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200

This capital of Texas was originally a village called Waterloo

Austin

200

In 1986 he became the 1st golfer to win the Masters tournament in 3 different decades

Jack Nicklaus

200

The Cyclone at Coney Island has been called "the king of" these rides

A roller coaster

200

Albert Einstein announced his special theory of this in 1905 & his general theory in 1915

Relativity

200

Classes at the University of Quebec are taught in this language, Quebec's official one

French

400

Abraham Lincoln's tomb, completed & dedicated in 1874, is this city's greatest monument

Springfield

400

In 1984 Cheryl Miller led USC to an NCAA title in this team sport

Basketball

400

A person or a nation that seems powerful but is actually weak is this kind of "tiger"

A paper tiger

400

Under the oceans, this part of the Earth is generally only 3-5 miles thick

The crust

400

Anguilla & Antigua are in this sea

the Caribbean

600

Polynesian settlers gave this capital its name, which means "protected bay"

Honolulu

600

Arie Luyendyk won this auto race in May 1990 averaging a record 185.984 mph

The Indianapolis 500

600

Recipes inspired by this film include Twelve Oaks plum pudding & Mammy's shrimp cakes

Gone with the Wind

600

Chalk & limestone are naturally occurring forms of this compound, CaCO3

Calcium Carbonate

600

It's believed that Cadiz, a city in this country, was once Gadir, a Phoenician settlement

Spain

800

It's located at the edge of the Laramie Mountains, more than 6,000 feet above sea level

Cheyenne

800

In 1979 this woman tennis star's string of 125 consecutive clay-court victories was broken

Chris Evert Lloyd

800

Barbara Bush wore a coat of this, her signature color, to her husband's 1989 inauguration

Blue

800

Ammonia, widely used as a refrigerant & cleaner, is composed of hydrogen & this element

Nitrogen

800

Most gem-quality topaz is mined in this South American country

Brazil

1000

In Nov. 1991 a Fortune mag. survey ranked this so. capital the best place in the nation to do business

Atlanta (Georgia)

1000

In 1989, for a record 7th straight season, this Red Sox third baseman had over 200 hits

Wade Boggs

1000

At age 66 he wrote new songs for the movie "There's No Business Like Show Business"

Irving Berlin

1000

Proteins such as pepsin & rennin that act as catalysts in the body are termed these

Enzymes

1000

It's Hawaii's "Pineapple Island" though it could be called the "Patio Island"

Lanai