The public library of this Pennsylvania town is located at 701 Cocoa Avenue |
Hershey |
200 |
November 7, 2017 |
It's the 2-word name of Vermont's state tree, valued for its wood & sap |
sugar maple |
400 |
November 7, 2017 |
Yes, you are allowed to climb this monolith, the first national monument in the United States |
Devil\'s Tower |
600 |
November 7, 2017 |
Mount Rainier is the highest peak in Washington state & in this mountain range |
the Cascades |
800 |
November 7, 2017 |
90% of Las Vegas' water comes from this man-made lake that was created by Hoover Dam |
Lake Mead |
1000 |
November 7, 2017 |
I'd like to "lei" around wearing nothing but a lei on Kapalua Beach in this state |
Hawaii |
200 |
October 2, 2007 |
Caroling to the animals is a holiday tradition at the Lincoln Park Zoo in this midwest city |
Chicago |
400 |
October 2, 2007 |
The state nut of Alabama isn't your kooky cousin, it's this thin-shelled pie ingredient |
pecans |
600 |
October 2, 2007 |
Alphabetically, this southern state's counties run from Adams to Yazoo |
Mississippi |
1000 |
October 2, 2007 |
Its state song says, "Follow the old Kit Carson Trail, until desert meets the hills" |
Nevada |
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October 2, 2007 |
The ski resorts Alta & Snowbird are within 30 miles of this capital of Utah |
Salt Lake City |
200 |
February 16, 2007 |
Oregon's major cities, including this state capital, lie in the fertile Willamette Valley |
Salem |
400 |
February 16, 2007 |
Tell your mama, tell your pa, I'm gonna send you back to this state, maybe to Pine Bluff |
Arkansas |
600 |
February 16, 2007 |
A conservatory of music in Boston is named for this 6-state region |
New England |
800 |
February 16, 2007 |
In Pennsylvania, 2 rivers meet to form this third one that shares its name with a state |
the Ohio River |
|
February 16, 2007 |
Massachusetts' state rock is the Roxbury puddingstone; its state historical rock is this celebrated stone |
Plymouth Rock |
200 |
October 27, 2006 |
You might want to wear your mackinaw to cross the Mackinac bridge in this state |
Michigan |
400 |
October 27, 2006 |
If you're leaving Normal, you're leaving a university town near Bloomington in this "Prairie State" |
Illinois |
600 |
October 27, 2006 |
On clear days, Seattleites are fond of saying, "The mountain is out", meaning this mountain |
Mount Rainier |
800 |
October 27, 2006 |
The Great Falls of the Passaic are a sight to be seen in this state |
New Jersey |
1000 |
October 27, 2006 |
Fillmore filled in as Utah's territorial capital until this city took over in 1856 |
Salt Lake City |
100 |
June 19, 2000 |
The "American" breed of this dog is Virginia's official state dog -- Tallyho! |
Foxhound |
200 |
June 19, 2000 |
Music lovers know this city is home to the Rhode Island Philharmonic |
Providence |
300 |
June 19, 2000 |
Sounds fishy, but Mystic Aquarium is one of the top attractions in this state |
Connecticut |
400 |
June 19, 2000 |
At 306 feet high, the Bennington Battle Monument in this state was once the tallest battle monument in the world |
Vermont |
500 |
June 19, 2000 |
Val-Kill Cottage near Hyde Park was the main residence of this first lady after her husband died in 1945 |
Eleanor Roosevelt |
100 |
March 7, 2000 |
The title of Alaska's official one is "Alaska's Flag" (& don't say state flag) |
State song |
200 |
March 7, 2000 |
In 1982 architect Helmut Jahn designed a dramatic 23-story addition to this Midwest city's Board of Trade |
Chicago |
300 |
March 7, 2000 |
Kids love to explore the Exploratorium inside this Northern California city's Palace of Fine Arts |
San Francisco |
400 |
March 7, 2000 |
It may sound sappy, but St. Albans in this state is known for its maple festival |
Vermont |
500 |
March 7, 2000 |
If you live in this city that was founded in 1718, you're an Orleanian |
New Orleans |
100 |
February 17, 1999 |
Peter Demens, who built a railroad to this Florida city, named it for his hometown in Russia |
St. Petersburg |
200 |
February 17, 1999 |
Stand atop the state capital steps in this city & you'll be exactly 5,280 feet above sea level |
Denver, Colorado |
300 |
February 17, 1999 |
This California city's name anagrams to "No Serf", though "No Surf" would be more appropriate |
Fresno |
400 |
February 17, 1999 |
The Fifth Avenue art museum named for this man opened a Soho branch in 1992 |
Solomon R. Guggenheim |
500 |
February 17, 1999 |
Aloha Tower stands at the entrance to the harbor of this city |
Honolulu |
100 |
October 16, 1997 |
The name of this state capital isn't pronounced like a French name, but like a synonym for "dock" |
Pierre, South Dakota |
200 |
October 16, 1997 |
This monument is at the site where Colorado, Utah, Arizona & New Mexico meet |
Four Corners |
300 |
October 16, 1997 |
"Rusticators" are city folk with a summer address in this Pine Tree State |
Maine |
400 |
October 16, 1997 |
The Tatertwister & Chipshot are products from Presto, headquartered in Eau Claire in this state |
Wisconsin |
500 |
October 16, 1997 |
If you visit this "colorful" Wisconsin city, "pack" in a visit to the National Railroad Museum |
Green Bay |
100 |
July 9, 1997 |
This "Silver State"'s longest river, the Humboldt, is named for explorer Baron Von Humboldt |
Nevada |
200 |
July 9, 1997 |
The Muscle Shoals area of this state includes the cities of Sheffield & Tuscumbia |
Alabama |
300 |
July 9, 1997 |
You can keep the gems you find at Crater of Diamonds State Park in this "Land of Opportunity" |
Arkansas |
400 |
July 9, 1997 |
The Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival is an annual event in this New England state |
Massachusetts |
500 |
July 9, 1997 |
This state's motto is "Agriculture And Commerce", but it could be "The Home Of Country Music" |
Tennessee |
100 |
January 22, 1997 |
The Jackson Zoo Blues is an annual music festival at the zoo in this state's capital city |
Mississippi |
200 |
January 22, 1997 |
Built in 1876, the Flying Horses Carousel on this Massachusetts island is a national historic landmark |
Martha\'s Vineyard |
400 |
January 22, 1997 |
Exeter, capital of this state during the Revolutionary War, has an American independence museum |
New Hampshire |
500 |
January 22, 1997 |
Appropriately, this Pine Tree State has a pine tree on its state flag |
Maine |
|
January 22, 1997 |
"The Apotheosis of George Washington" appears on the domed ceiling of this Washington, D.C. building |
Capitol |
100 |
October 14, 1996 |
Opened in 1861, the Charles Krug winery is the oldest winery in this California valley |
Napa Valley |
200 |
October 14, 1996 |
Centennial Park in Nashville boasts a full-scale replica of this Athenian temple |
Parthenon |
300 |
October 14, 1996 |
This Boston landmark was built in 1723 as a "house of prayer for all people" |
Old North Church |
400 |
October 14, 1996 |
In 1989, to recapture the spirit of the old west, this South Dakota city legalized gambling |
Deadwood |
500 |
October 14, 1996 |
Jim Boren, Earl Dodge & Isabelle Masters each received under 1,000 votes for this highest office in 1992 |
the president |
100 |
April 3, 1996 |
Service academy football teams include the Air Force Falcons, the Army Cadets & this Navy team |
the Midshipmen |
200 |
April 3, 1996 |
Great Lake with the greatest area within the U.S. |
Lake Michigan |
400 |
April 3, 1996 |
In January 1995 the first U.S. area codes were allocated that didn't use either of these 2 center digits |
0 or 1 |
500 |
April 3, 1996 |
This state has coastlines on 2 different oceans |
Alaska |
|
April 3, 1996 |
A city in Utah is named for this Virginia home of Thomas Jefferson |
Monticello |
100 |
March 22, 1996 |
Bertha Raffetto wrote Nevada's official one, "Home Means Nevada" |
State Song |
200 |
March 22, 1996 |
Some descendants of Jean Lafitte's pirate crew still live on Grand Isle in this state |
Louisiana |
300 |
March 22, 1996 |
Every other year the people of Monroe in this state celebrate Cheese Days |
Wisconsin |
400 |
March 22, 1996 |
This Ithaca, N.Y. school is the only Ivy League university established after the American Revolution |
Cornell |
500 |
March 22, 1996 |
In 1978, this New Jersey city hit the jackpot with the opening of its first casino |
Atlantic City |
100 |
January 15, 1996 |
The Wadsworth Athenium, America's oldest public art museum, is located in this Conn. capital |
Hartford |
200 |
January 15, 1996 |
The visitor center at this fort offers a film of the writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" |
Fort McHenry |
300 |
January 15, 1996 |
A formation known as Half Dome rises more than 4,700 feet in this California national park |
Yosemite |
400 |
January 15, 1996 |
What's thought to be the oldest log cabin in the U.S. is located on Vermont's Grand Isle in this lake |
Lake Champlain |
500 |
January 15, 1996 |
This "Sunshine State" is also known as "The Alligator State" |
Florida |
100 |
January 4, 1996 |
This Alabama capital is named for a Revolutionary War hero |
Montgomery |
200 |
January 4, 1996 |
The Atchafalaya Floodway & the Bonnet Carre Spillway help control flooding in this state |
Louisiana |
300 |
January 4, 1996 |
This state is the site of the annual Makawao Rodeo |
Hawaii |
400 |
January 4, 1996 |
This city the starting point of the Santa Fe Trail & the home of President Truman |
Independence |
500 |
January 4, 1996 |
This residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue has approximately 6,000 visitors each day |
the White House |
100 |
November 10, 1995 |
This praline ingredient is Alabama's state nut |
the pecan |
200 |
November 10, 1995 |
This nickname for Iowa is believed to honor the Sauk Indian chief Black Hawk |
the Hawkeye State |
300 |
November 10, 1995 |
A rich farming area, the Delmarva Peninsula is divided among Delaware & these 2 states |
Maryland & Virginia |
400 |
November 10, 1995 |
Though Trenton is N.J.'s capital, Drumthwacket, the governor's official residence, is in this college town |
Princeton |
500 |
November 10, 1995 |
A courthouse where this pres. practiced law was moved from Illinois to Michigan's Greenfield Village |
Lincoln |
100 |
October 19, 1995 |
This southern state's oldest radio station, WBT in Charlotte, began broadcasting in 1922 |
North Carolina |
200 |
October 19, 1995 |
This northeastern metropolis has been dubbed "The City of Brotherly Shove" |
New York City |
300 |
October 19, 1995 |
The Old Spanish Trail ran from this city, now a state capital, to Los Angeles |
Santa Fe |
400 |
October 19, 1995 |
The Hawaii campus of Brigham Young University lies on this island |
Oahu |
500 |
October 19, 1995 |
The memorial to this man in Menlo Park, N.J. features a 13-foot light bulb |
Edison |
100 |
May 25, 1995 |
The islands of Attu & Kiska in this Alaskan chain were occupied by Japan in WWII |
the Aleutians |
200 |
May 25, 1995 |
Oceangoing vessels can travel this river as far north as the Troy-Albany area |
the Hudson |
300 |
May 25, 1995 |
North Carolina's "Triad" is made up of the cities of High Point, Greensboro & this hyphenated one |
Winston-Salem |
400 |
May 25, 1995 |
This is the second largest of the Great Lakes |
Huron |
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May 25, 1995 |
A kona us a southwesterly wind that blows over this U.S. state |
Hawaii |
100 |
May 8, 1995 |
Tar Heels know its state motto is "Esse Quam Videri" â to be rather than to seem |
North Carolina |
200 |
May 8, 1995 |
In 1609 Henry Hudson explored the area of Sandy Hook Bay in what is now this state |
New Jersey |
300 |
May 8, 1995 |
The Cherokee Advocate, the 1st newspaper in what is now this state, was printed in English & in Cherokee |
Oklahoma |
400 |
May 8, 1995 |
Its official nickname is "The Bay State" |
Massachusetts |
|
May 8, 1995 |
Indian legend says that Bayou Teche in this state was created by a giant snake |
Louisiana |
100 |
April 3, 1995 |
There's a museum in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin that's devoted entirely to this yellow condiment |
mustard |
200 |
April 3, 1995 |
Hereford, Texas is known as the "Town Without a Toothache" because its water is high in this compound |
fluoride |
300 |
April 3, 1995 |
The 2 presidents whose birthplaces, homes & final resting places can be visited in Quincy, Mass. |
John Adams & John Quincy Adams |
400 |
April 3, 1995 |
A statue of this orator represents Nebraska in Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. |
William Jennings Bryan |
500 |
April 3, 1995 |
South Dakota's official one is "Under God the People Rule" |
its motto |
100 |
February 25, 1994 |
The name of this state known for its derby may come from a Native American word for "meadowland" |
Kentucky |
200 |
February 25, 1994 |
Founded in 1852, the Intelligencer of Wheeling is one of this state's oldest newspapers |
West Virginia |
300 |
February 25, 1994 |
You'll find the University of this state in Missoula |
Montana |
400 |
February 25, 1994 |
This state flower appears on Kansas' state flag |
the sunflower |
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February 25, 1994 |
If youâre not up to climbing this NYC buildingâs 1,860 steps, you can take one of 73 elevators |
Empire State Building |
100 |
December 31, 1993 |
Some of the trees still standing on this Virginia Estate were planted by George Washington himself |
Mount Vernon |
200 |
December 31, 1993 |
For a couple of pucks...er, bucks, you can visit a U.S. Hall of Fame for this sport in Eveleth, Minnesota |
hockey |
300 |
December 31, 1993 |
Acadia & Evangeline are parishes in this state |
Louisiana |
400 |
December 31, 1993 |
A memorial in Spillville, Iowa honors this composer who worked on his âNew Worldâ Symphony there |
(Anton) Dvorák |
500 |
December 31, 1993 |
There's a macadamia nut festival in this state every year |
Hawaii |
100 |
November 9, 1993 |
In the 1870s there were "rushes into the South Dakota area for land & for this |
gold |
200 |
November 9, 1993 |
Though it's widely cultivated, the Monterey cypress is native only to this state |
California |
300 |
November 9, 1993 |
This "Tar Heel State" is also nicknamed "The Old North State" |
North Carolina |
400 |
November 9, 1993 |
The 50 states touch these 3 oceans |
the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Arctic Ocean |
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November 9, 1993 |
Though Colorado's called a mountain state, less than half of it is in this mountain range |
Rockies |
100 |
September 22, 1993 |
Palisades Interstate Park is in N.Y. & this state |
New Jersey |
200 |
September 22, 1993 |
All of these in Maryland are artificially created & Deep Creek is the largest |
lakes |
300 |
September 22, 1993 |
In the 1850s this "New" Massachusetts city was the whaling capital of the world |
New Bedford |
400 |
September 22, 1993 |
U.S. Highway 26, offers close-up views of this mountain, Oregon's highest point |
Mount Hood |
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September 22, 1993 |
The Vermeil room of this Washington, D.C. residence is noted for its golden plates & vases |
the White House |
100 |
September 6, 1993 |
Once a month bargain hunters head for the Rose Bowl Flea Market & Swap Meet in this Calif. city |
Pasadena |
200 |
September 6, 1993 |
The Cafe du Monde in this Louisiana city has been serving cafe au lait & beignets since 1862 |
New Orleans |
300 |
September 6, 1993 |
Big Sky is a popular resort community in this state known as "Big Sky Country" |
Montana |
400 |
September 6, 1993 |
This state's Odessa College hosts an annual Shakespeare festival in a replica of the Globe Theatre |
Texas |
500 |
September 6, 1993 |
A 1991 railroad accident dumped 19,500 gallons of pesticide into this state's Sacramento River |
California |
100 |
July 1, 1993 |
This phrase begins Kentucky's motto, which ends, "divided we fall" |
United we stand |
200 |
July 1, 1993 |
This state capital is named for William Trent, a Colonial Chief Justice of New Jersey |
Trenton |
300 |
July 1, 1993 |
In 1845 the town of Marthasville, Georgia was renamed this after the Western & Atlantic Railroad |
Atlanta |
400 |
July 1, 1993 |
This is Washington, D.C.'s oldest college as well as the oldest Catholic college in the nation |
Georgetown |
500 |
July 1, 1993 |
This background color of Washington's state flag represents the state's forests |
green |
100 |
February 25, 1993 |
Its state fair is held in Harrington, not in Dover |
Delaware |
200 |
February 25, 1993 |
Its state capital, Charleston, lies in the Kanawha Valley |
West Virginia |
300 |
February 25, 1993 |
This state known for its dairy products is the birthplace of malted milk |
Wisconsin |
400 |
February 25, 1993 |
The Grand Teton Music Festival is an annual summer event in this state |
Wyoming |
500 |
February 25, 1993 |
Designated in 1975, Canaveral in this state is the newest national seashore |
Florida |
100 |
October 2, 1992 |
The curve of this river through New Orleans gave it the nickname Crescent City |
the Mississippi |
200 |
October 2, 1992 |
Waterloo in this state is the home of the Hawkeye Institute of Technology |
Iowa |
300 |
October 2, 1992 |
This state's motto is Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono |
Hawaii |
400 |
October 2, 1992 |
The "Lost Colony" of this island, established in 1587, was actually the second founded there |
Roanoke |
500 |
October 2, 1992 |
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100 |
January 30, 1992 |
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200 |
January 30, 1992 |
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300 |
January 30, 1992 |
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400 |
January 30, 1992 |
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January 30, 1992 |
It's the largest city in Maine & in Oregon |
Portland |
100 |
October 23, 1991 |
In Washington State, the 90-mile-long Wonderland Trail encircles this mountain |
Mount Rainier |
200 |
October 23, 1991 |
The Hudson River rises in this mountain range, which is often considered to be part of the Appalachians |
Adirondacks |
300 |
October 23, 1991 |
Manteo, seat of North Carolina's Dare County is on this island |
Roanoke |
400 |
October 23, 1991 |
Punchbowl, an extinct volcano in this capital city, contains a national cemetery |
Honolulu |
500 |
October 23, 1991 |
The April 16, 1990 cover of Newsweek depicted this body of water, calling it "Huck's River" |
the Mississippi |
100 |
July 15, 1991 |
The Dance Theatre of this area of Manhattan celebrated its 20th anniversary in 1989 |
Harlem |
200 |
July 15, 1991 |
To see the National Museum of Women in the Arts, go to 13th St. & New York Ave. NW in this city |
Washington, D.C. |
300 |
July 15, 1991 |
With some 12,000 students, Baylor University in this state is the largest Baptist university in the world |
Texas |
400 |
July 15, 1991 |
Legend says pirate Jose Gaspar kept his female captives on Captiva Island in this state |
Florida |
500 |
July 15, 1991 |
First generation Americans of this ethnic origin are Issei, 2nd generation are Nisei |
Japanese |
100 |
May 17, 1990 |
It's named after Jonas Bronck, its first European settler |
The Bronx |
200 |
May 17, 1990 |
This river made famous in an Edgar Lee Masters "Anthology" is a tributary of the Illinois River |
Spoon River |
300 |
May 17, 1990 |
Montgomery C. Meigs, who was the first to suggest it to A. Lincoln as a cemetery site, is buried there |
Arlington National Cemetery |
400 |
May 17, 1990 |
It was first surveyed to settle a dispute between the Penn family & the Calvert family |
Mason-Dixon Line |
500 |
May 17, 1990 |
Dauphin Island, the largest coastal island in this state, lies at the entrance to Mobile Bay |
Alabama |
100 |
September 8, 1989 |
Washington, D.C. residents did this for the 1st time in November, 1964 |
vote for president |
200 |
September 8, 1989 |
This state is home to The National Fishing Tackle Museum & The 5 Civilized Tribes Museum |
Oklahoma |
300 |
September 8, 1989 |
Smurfs frolic on Smurf Island at Carowinds, an amusement park on the border of these 2 states |
North & South Carolina |
400 |
September 8, 1989 |
Appropriately, the magnolia is the state flower & the state tree of this "Magnolia State" |
Mississippi |
500 |
September 8, 1989 |
The lyrics to its state song were written by King Kalakaua |
Hawaii |
100 |
February 27, 1989 |
Most of us know the General Grant National Memorial by this name |
Grant\'s Tomb |
200 |
February 27, 1989 |
City in which you'd find the hotel claimed to be America's tallest, the 72-story Peachtree Plaza |
Atlanta |
300 |
February 27, 1989 |
As far as we know, it's the only city in the world with an 8 1/2-foot statue of Rocky Balboa |
Philadelphia |
400 |
February 27, 1989 |
The banquet following the Iditarod Dog Sled Race is in this city, but we doubt they serve mush |
Nome |
500 |
February 27, 1989 |
It's the state song of our smallest state; it's also the name of our smallest state |
"Rhode Island" |
100 |
February 13, 1989 |
This Quaker who founded Pennsylvania was once imprisoned in the Tower of London |
William Penn |
200 |
February 13, 1989 |
It's the standard 2-letter postal abbreviation for the state you're standing in |
CA |
300 |
February 13, 1989 |
A New World Pavilion was built at this Virginia site in 1957 in honor of its 350th anniversary |
Jamestown |
400 |
February 13, 1989 |
U.S. site at which Begin & Sadat held a peace conference in September 1978 |
Camp David |
500 |
February 13, 1989 |
From 1980-87 this state's population rose about 31%, yet it now averages only 1 person per square mile |
Alaska |
100 |
December 26, 1988 |
Postal abbreviations include NC for North Carolina, SC for South Carolina & DC for this |
District of Columbia |
200 |
December 26, 1988 |
At the Julius Sturgis Company in Lititz, Penn. you can learn how to twist these |
pretzels |
300 |
December 26, 1988 |
He said, "A penny saved is a penny earned," & it's traditional to throw a penny onto his grave |
Benjamin Franklin |
400 |
December 26, 1988 |
The "Peace Garden" state, it shares an International Peace Garden with Manitoba |
North Dakota |
500 |
December 26, 1988 |
Texas cracks down on fathers who refuse to do this by putting them on a "10 Most Wanted" list |
pay child support |
100 |
December 23, 1988 |
Popular with vacationers, this S.C. island was named for an English captain, WIlliam Hilton |
Hilton Head Island |
200 |
December 23, 1988 |
The 3 states that share the Delmarva Peninsula |
Delaware, Maryland & Viginia |
300 |
December 23, 1988 |
A Mecca for hang gliders, Jockey's Ridge on the N.C. coast is the tallest one of these in the East |
sand dunes |
500 |
December 23, 1988 |
The French named this oldest permanent settlement in Michigan in honor of the Virgin Mary |
Sault Ste. Marie |
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December 23, 1988 |
Montana's tallest building, an 18-story bank, is in this city that sounds like "buildings" |
Billings (Montana) |
100 |
May 28, 1987 |
It's rumored the buyer thought he bought a different bridge when he bought this 1 now at Lake Havasu, Ariz. |
the London Bridge |
200 |
May 28, 1987 |
At "The Water Bar" in this affluent city surrounded by L.A., you can order 55 varieties of H2O |
Beverly Hills |
300 |
May 28, 1987 |
Juarez, largest Mexican border city, lies across from this largest Texas border city |
El Paso |
400 |
May 28, 1987 |
This "City o'Lakes", with 22 lakes inside city limits, is the largest in the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" |
Minneapolis |
500 |
May 28, 1987 |
Total number of the heads carved on Mt. Rushmore that are wearing hats |
zero |
100 |
December 12, 1986 |
Of J.C. Penney, the U.S. Coast Guard, & the L.A. Dodgers, one which doesn't ban beards |
J.C. Penney |
200 |
December 12, 1986 |
It's what the Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association recommends in pamphlet titled "Get It On" |
your seat belt |
300 |
December 12, 1986 |
100 years apart, Joseph Pulitzer & Lee Iacocca raised money for this |
the Statue of Liberty |
400 |
December 12, 1986 |
In 1986, this state celebrated 150th anniversary of its admittance to the union |
Arkansas |
500 |
December 12, 1986 |
Among the water stops along route of this city's 1st marathon was Frederick's of Hollywood |
Los Angeles |
100 |
October 15, 1986 |
At over 70 million bushels in 1985, it's the #1 apple grown in the U.S., yum yum |
delicious |
200 |
October 15, 1986 |
From its title, what the '86 concert hosted by Williams, Goldberg, & Crystal offered the homeless |
<i>Comic Relief</i> |
300 |
October 15, 1986 |
The Supreme Court upheld the Air Force ban on wearing this Jewish clothing accessory with dress uniforms |
yarmulke |
400 |
October 15, 1986 |
The NYC Ballet derives 1/4 of its annual ticket income from the holiday ballet |
<i>The Nutcracker</i> |
500 |
October 15, 1986 |
Including the president, it's said only 291 of those living in Washington, D.C. in 1802 were this |
federal employees |
100 |
September 29, 1986 |
After the Winter Olympics of 1980 were held here, the Olympic Village was used as a prison |
Lake Placid |
200 |
September 29, 1986 |
From 1961 until it ended in 1975, this cost the U.S. about $28 million a day |
the Vietnam War |
300 |
September 29, 1986 |
Of about 35, 50 or 75%, amount of U.S. population occupying the most densely settled 2.1% of the land |
75 |
400 |
September 29, 1986 |
The 53 million acres "given" to the Indians contain 1/2 of the nation's supply of this element |
uranium |
500 |
September 29, 1986 |