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TV catchphrases by Show
A National Monument-al Challenge
Pun-forgivable
Military Idioms
100
This opera, later famous for its Disney adaption and for the destruction of its titular location in 2019, premiered in Monte Carlo

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

100

"D'oh!" 

The Simpsons

100

O say can you see this national monument & historic shrine? You sure can, at 2400 East Fort Avenue in Baltimore

Fort McHenry

100

"The hog products you crave", or a mammal with quills

Pork you pine

100

Having these items "on the ground" means soldiers have been deployed to a hostile environment

Boots

200

This "Mother of Modern Physics", along with her husband, isolate the radioactive compound radium chloride

Marie Curie

200

"Yabba Dabba Doo!" 

The Flintstones

200

The 20-room cliff dwelling in Arizona with the name of this Aztec ruler provides a look at the culture of the Sinagua people

Montezuma

200

"A spot for handing out pink slips", or a hearth at the base of a chimney

a fire place

200

Getting in trouble is called "catching" this, a type of anti-aircraft gun

Flak

300

This children's book, about a mischievous rabbit, by Beatrix Potter is published

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

300

"Bazinga!"

The Big Bang Theory

300

Including the nickname of African-American troops, an Ohio site is named Charles Young these Soldiers National Monument

Buffalo

300

"What you say to scare a lemon pie topping", or an Australian aboriginal weapon

Boo! Meringue

300

Referring to a clock position, if a soldier says he's "got your" this number, he's watching your back

Six

400

This first college football game, now an annual event drawing over 90,000 fans, takes place between Michigan and Stanford in Pasadena, California

The Rose Bowl

400

"Nanu-nanu"

Mork and Mindy

400

Enjoy a close encounter with this national monument in Wyoming AKA Grizzly Bear's Lodge, a remnant of a volcanic intrusion

Devil's Tower

400

"Where Noah stored his bees aboard his vessel", or a place where historical documents & records are kept

an ark hive

400

Meaning a choice to use atomic weapons, it was applied by Trent Lott to a drastic change in Senate rules

The nuclear option

500

This author, famous for the novel "East of Eden", is born

John Steinbeck

500

"Book'em, Danno."

Hawaii 5-0

500

Wind-blown gypsum gives this national monument in New Mexico it's self-evident 2-word name

White Sands

500

"To break God's law until a prime time hour", or to sparkle brightly

sin till late

500

By tradition, you can fool an enemy ship with a fake flag until battle begins--then you have to "show your" these

(true) colors