Islands' Countries
The DNA of Music
Alaska
Airport Stores
Oh, the Irony!
It "is" what it "is"
600
Lizard Island,
Kangaroo Island
Australia
600
In her song "Can't Be Tamed", she sings "it's set in my DNA"; her dad, Billy Ray, passed down to her some of that genetic code
Miley Cyrus
600
Alaska has more of these birds than any other U.S. state --and that's not even counting the ones on the backs of quarters
bald eagles
600
In 2021, the dry stout brand opened a bar in Dublin airport's terminal 1
Guinness
600
"Tall" is actually among the shorter group of cup sizes at this national coffee chain
Starbucks
600
It's thought that about 40% of Americans can trace their ancestry through this immigration station, seen here
Ellis Island
1200
Phuket,
Ko Samui
Thailand
1200
A Kidz Bop version of her 2017 song opens "I just took a DNA test, turns out I'm 100% that kid"
Lizzo
1200
The 4 largest cities in the U.S. by area are all in Alaska: Sitka, Juneau, Wrangell, and this city, also the most populous
Anchorage
1200
Hungry? Many restaurants at Incheon airport serve bibimbap as well as this, the national dish of South Korea
kimchi or bulgogi
1200
Even though it anagrams to "vote loser", it's the surname of two men who were elected U.S. president
Roosevelt
1200
Uncle Dan turned 50, got a Corvette, got hair plugs, got a tattoo... I think he's having a "midlife" this
crisis
1800
Ithaca,
Paros
Greece
1800
This boy band kicked off their DNA World Tour in 2022; they sang "I Want It That Way" & other hits
Backstreet Boys
1800
Part of a 24-year quest to circle the globe on foot, Karl Bushby hiked and swam from Alaska to this country in 2006
Russia
1800
Pacific Coast News and Thinking Canada are two stores at YVR, the 3-letter code for an airport serving this major city
Vancouver
1800
Though it's said to "gather no moss", this magazine featured Elisabeth Moss on its cover in 2010
Rolling Stone
1800
The birthplaces of B.B. King, Muddy Waters & Robert Johnson are markers on this state's "Blues Trail"
Mississippi
2400
Tenerife,
Minorca
Spain
2400
For their hit song "DNA", this K-pop band released a video in which they dance and form a double helix
BTS
2400
Before its native name Denali was restored in 2015, America's tallest peak was named for this guy who never set foot in Alaska
William McKinley
2400
African Origins and MadeInSA are two craft stores in O.R. Tambo airport, a hub located in this city
Johannesburg
2400
Dimes and quarters are 91.67% copper and, ironically, 8.33% this
nickel
2400
Like a mythological character who loved his own reflection, people with this personality style are in love with themselves
narcissism
3000
Komodo, Java
Indonesia
3000
"I got, I got, I got, I got loyalty, got royalty,
inside my DNA" is a lyric in a 2017 rap hit by this Pulitzer winner
Kendrick Lamar
3000
A 1988 New York Times review counted over 275 diverse characters in "Alaska", the "latest huge novel" by this author
Michener
3000
There's a Louisville Slugger store in Louisville Muhammad Ali Intl. Airport; there's also a store named after this racetrack
Churchill Downs
3000
Even though his first name ends with "war", this president of Egypt won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1978
Anwar Sadat
3000
Used to make comparisons, this hyphenated phrase literally means "face-to-face" in French
vis-a-vis