Paul Revere
Anagrams that Make Sense
Poetic Forms
Potpourri Around the World
California Here I Come!
400

Revere's color engraving of this March 5, 1770 event depicted Crispus Attucks as white instead of black

The Boston Massacre

400

Home for a college student:
DIRTY ROOM

Dormitory

400

Pindar was famous for this 3-letter type of poem

An ode

400

The Ninety-Nines, an organization of women pilots, bestows memorial scholarships named for this woman

(Amelia) Earhart

400

The 1906 quake named for this city had a magnitude of 7.9; more than 28,000 buildings lay in ruins

San Francisco

800

In 1801 Revere opened America's first copper-rolling mill; he later made copper sheeting for this ship's hull

The Constitution

800

It's hard to get a handle on these casino games:
CASH LOST IN 'EM 

Slot machines

800

As you might guess, Anselm Hollo's poem "5 & 7 & 5" is in this form

Haiku

800

On Feb. 19 2008 this longtime leader announced he'd give up his presidency

(Fidel) Castro

800

The second-most populous city in the nation, it's more than 450 square miles in area

Los Angeles

1200

While practicing this profession, Revere advertised devices "of real use in speaking and eating"

Dentistry

1200

He was a poet, actor & dramatist:
I'LL MAKE A WISE PHRASE

William Shakespeare

1200

Many Greek & Latin epic poems open with an invocation to one of these goddesses

The Muses

1200

The Virgin Islands celebrate Thanksgiving in October to give thanks to the end of this weather "season"

Hurricane season

1200

The falls that bear the name of this national park plunge 2,425 feet down a rock wall

Yosemite

1600

In 1775 Congress commissioned Revere to set up a mill to make this product whose main ingredient is saltpeter

Gunpowder

1600

Richard Henry Lee of the Virginia colony proposed this document:
NO FINER DEED
AN IDEAL CONCEPT

Declaration of Independence

1600

Each line of a sonnet typically contains 5 of these metrical feet

Iambs

1600

Many Indian foods are accompanied by these popular relishes of spices & fruits often made from mangoes

Chutneys

1600

This desert region whose name sounds a bit morbid contains the lowest point in the U.S.

Death Valley

2000

Paul Revere was a leader of this secret organization founded in 1765 to oppose the Stamp Act

The Sons of Liberty

2000

A Stanley Kubrick film:
KOOK CREW GO CARNAL

A Clockwork Orange

2000

Sometimes used as a mnemonic device, an abecedarian poem is marked by adherence to this

The alphabet

2000

Many of this country's postage stamps reproduce paintings in Prince Hans-Adam's art collection

Liechtenstein

2000

This city really must be the Magic Kingdom! Here, Ducks become champions of pro hockey

Anaheim