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- 2. Kids in North America spend approximately half a billion dollars on ____ gum every year. (“burst your ____”)
- 4. Minnesota has a large number of _____, and is known by the slogan: “Land of 10,000 _____”. (body of water)
- 6. Athens, Greece has had nearly every form of ___: monarchy, democracy, socialism, capitalism, communism
- 8. Global Warming helped settle a land dispute between India and Bangladesh, b/c the island ____ in 2010. (sank)
- 11. USS _______ Memorial: marks resting place of 1,102 sailors & Marines killed on USS _______ (Pearl Harbor)
- 13. ______ is former President Bill Clinton’s wife. She ran for President against Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
- 15. Matthew’s father is Mr. ___.
- 16. Its skyline punctuated by skyscrapers, _______, the third most populous US city, is on Lake Michigan in IL.
- 18. The “F” in F.M. radio stands for _______, for example 95.1 on the FM dial. (Hint: rate of recurrence)
- 19. The 110-acre ‘Snake Island’ in Sao Paulo has 4,000 snakes. It’s one of the world’s ______ islands. (most lethal)
- 21. _______, TX is closely linked with the Space Center at NASA’s astronaut training and flight control complex.
- 22. building in Washington, DC; headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense (Hint: five-sided polygon)
- 23. Biro Company sells 14 million pieces of “BIC Crystal” _______ pens a day, the best-selling in the world.
- 24. _____ is the US state that’s farthest north, east and west, crossing the 180-degree meridian where east meets west.
- 25. 2nd president John Adams: Founding Father who sought peace with France and ______ (Hint: United Kingdom)
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- 1. More than one-third of the world’s commercial supply of _______ comes from Hawaii. (Hint: Dole Cannery)
- 2. Over 100 million copies of the _____ are sold each year. It’s divided into the Old and New Testaments. (Hint: Holy)
- 3. leading figure in America’s early development; 3rd U.S. President; drafted The Declaration of Independence
- 5. ______ is the fourth most populous state in the U.S. behind CA, TX and NY. It’s known as the “Sunshine State”.
- 7. What metropolis is known as the “Big Apple”? (Hint: 9/11 Memorial Museum, Statue of Liberty)
- 9. Tootsie Rolls candy ran the promotion for baseball’s one millionth ____. “I usually go for a ____ in the morning.”
- 10. “Polynesia” is generally defined as the islands within the Polynesian _______. (Hint: three-sided polygon)
- 12. Benjamin Franklin: “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I _____.” (absorb, pick up)
- 14. U.S. President from 1789 to 1797 and Commander-in-chief during the war of independence (NW U.S. state)
- 17. What is the rarest M&M color? The Eiffel Tower in France is ____. Grizzly Bears are also known as ____ Bears.
- 20. second largest U.S. city by population (Hints: Hollywood, “City of Angels”, Rams, Dodgers, Lakers)
- 23. Matthew’s mother