THE NORDIC COUNTRIES
AMERICAN POETRY
METAL MANIA
FOREVER YOUNG
SONGS IN GANGSTER MOVIES
"Q" UP THE ADJECTIVES
400

The first of these theme parks opened in Denmark in 1968; others would be built around the world brick by brick

Legoland

400

In the words of Joyce Kilmer, "Poems are made by fools like me, but only God can" do this

make a tree

400

Discovered in the late 18th century, this radioactive metal was named for a then-recently discovered planet

uranium

400

Later Detroit's first Black mayor, Coleman Young also served in WWII in this first Black flying unit in the U.S. military

the Tuskegee Airmen

400

"Goodfellas" ends with Sid Vicious' cover of this Sinatra signature song

"My Way"

400

It's the hyphenated adjective for a mattress fit for a female monarch, or, for any sleeper

queen-size

800

A French army officer became king of Sweden in 1818, ruling as Karl XIV Johan & converting to this Protestant branch

Lutheranism

800

This 1830 poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes helped save the title warship from being dismantled

"Old Ironsides"

800

South Africa is the leading producer of this precious silver-white metal rarer & denser than gold

platinum

800

No. 7 of "Strategic Objectives" of this university: "Focus on mission-aligned hiring"

Brigham Young

800

An acoustic version of "Crazy" by this singer appears in Spike Lee's film "Clockers"


Seal

800

Charming & old-fashioned, like the town seen here


quaint

1200

Called "The Chopin of the North", he composed works including "Norwegian Peasant Dances"


Grieg

1200

A fan of repetition, she began her poem "Susie Asado", "Sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet tea"

Gertrude Stein

1200

Atomic number 29, this reddish metal has an antimicrobial effect on bacteria & is used to coat frequently touched surfaces

copper

Triple Stumper

1200

Malcolm Young was the non-schoolboy-uniform-clad Young in this band that always leaves us "Thunderstruck"

AC/DC

1200

A radio station in "GTA: III" has songs such as "Push It To The Limit" from this Miami-set film directed by Brian De Palma

Scarface

1200

In algebra it describes a polynomial equation of the second degree

a quadratic

1600

A series of clashes between the U.K. & Iceland over territorial rights in the North Atlantic were called these "fishy" wars

the Cod Wars

1600

In this famous anthology, Edgar Lee Masters gave voice to some 200 residents at rest, including Isa Nutter & Anne Rutledge

Spoon River (Anthology)

1600

Alkali metals like sodium & cesium are so called because when they react with water, they form these, high-pH substances

bases

1600

Last name of bros Theodore & Alwin(!); it precedes "& Young" in an accounting firm with more than 700 offices worldwide

Ernst

1600

Michael Madsen improvised his dance to Stealers Wheel's "Stuck In The Middle With You" in this caper film

Reservoir Dogs

1600

More commonly a noun, but if you know your elements, it's another word for mercurial

quicksilver

2000

American diver Pat McCormick won 2 gold medals at the northernmost Summer Olympics, the 1952 Games in this city

Helsinki

2000

In the 1950s, he launched the "City Lights Pocket Poet Series" with his own "Pictures of the Gone World"


Ferlinghetti

2000

Named after the founder of the Greek city of Thebes, this metal is used in nuclear reactors & rechargeable batteries

cadmium

2000

John Young blasted into space aboard this mission, the penultimate one to the Moon & the first to land in the lunar highlands

Apollo 16

2000

"That's Entertainment" by the mod band The Jam closes out "The Gentlemen" by this British director

Guy Ritchie

Triple Stumper

2000

Latin for "every day" gives this adjective meaning... well, occurring every day

quotidian