Name:_______________________________
A
__________________ Greek for “high city” describing a military and religious center in Greece
__________________ author of Little Women and Little Men
__________________ large saltwater lake in Kazakhstan which has shrunk to 50% its original size
__________________ ancient device used in China to perform arithmetic problems
__________________ property of two unlike substances that causes them to stick together
__________________ holiday set apart for planting trees
__________________ form of government in which one person holds supreme power
__________________ name for a long chain of islands (such as the Aleutian Islands)
__________________ people whose ancestors were the first to live in a country
__________________ location of 1836 battle; originally called San Antonio de Valero
__________________ the western-most Prairie Province of Canada
__________________ occurs when the same sound starts succeeding words
__________________ hard, yellowish-brown fossilized resin
__________________ alkaline gas made up of one part nitrogen and three parts hydrogen
__________________ highest waterfall in the world
__________________ holiday celebrating the end of WWI; now known as Veterans Day
__________________ capital of Turkey
__________________ the study of humanity and human culture
__________________ name of 1862 battle, which was the deadliest battle in American history
__________________ artificial channel through which water is conducted to a place it will be used
Name:_______________________________
B
__________________ capital of Louisiana
__________________ art of growing miniature trees
__________________ steep-sided hill rising sharply above the surrounding countryside
__________________ national park located in southwestern South Dakota
__________________ saltwater shellfish which fastens itself to objects underwater
__________________ title held by noblemen in the lowest rank in the British peerage
__________________ Irish scientist considered the founder of modern chemistry
__________________ collection of fluid below or between the surface layers of skin
__________________ last name of the author of The Wizard of Oz
__________________ atoll in Pacific used by the U.S. to test nuclear bombs
__________________ one of the world’s largest manufacturers of airplanes
__________________ branch of engineering that deals with the motion of projectiles
__________________ last name of writer of “God Bless America”
__________________ capital of Colombia
__________________ branch of biology which deals with the study of plants
__________________ disease known as coal workers’ pneumoconiosis
__________________ most important manufacturing and trading city in Spain
__________________ disease that paralyzes one side of the face
__________________ German battleship that was sunk by the British in WWII
__________________ last name of the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
Name:________________________________
C
__________________ group of advisors who help the leader establish policies and make decisions
__________________ author of Canterbury Tales
__________________ Scottish-born American who became the rich through steel manufacturing
__________________ capital of Nevada
__________________ cattle trail connecting Texas and Kansas
__________________ term of hostility toward Northerners who moved south after the Civil War
__________________ items that cause cancer
__________________ location of the Kentucky Derby
__________________ phylum that consists of animals with vertebrae
__________________ part of the brain responsible for higher level thinking
__________________ author of In Cold Blood
__________________ pseudonym of Charles Dodgson, known for writing Alice in Wonderland
__________________ chain of mountains extending from British Columbia to northern California
__________________ class of mollusk which includes octopi and squid; Greek for “head-foot”
__________________ only president to serve non-consecutive terms
__________________ formal term for a bruise
__________________ British explorer who sailed to Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii
__________________ Oglala Sioux Indian chief at the Battle of Little Bighorn
__________________ art style popularized by Pablo Picasso
__________________ technical name for the collarbone
Name:________________________________
D
__________________ leader of the Buddhist sect of Tibet
__________________ the study of human populations
__________________ wild dog of Australia
__________________ 856 ft. tower of volcanic rock in northeastern Wyoming
__________________ called the “Birthplace of Aviation” because the Wright’s lived there
__________________ temperature at which moisture in the air begins to condense
__________________ name often given to the southern part of the U.S.
__________________ last name of famous surrealist painter of Persistence of Memory
__________________ last name of American flier that led bombing raids on Tokyo in WWII
__________________ a stiff felt hat with a dome-shaped crown (aka bowler)
__________________ group of 87 settlers snowbound in the Sierra Nevada in 1846-47
__________________ second longest river in Europe
__________________ dry solid particles less than 0.00625 millimeters in diameter
__________________ last name of the author of Robinson Crusoe
__________________ invention of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel (founder of the Nobel Prize)
__________________ representative chosen by a group to speak or act in its interest
__________________ place in which a vessel can lie out of the water while repairs are made
__________________ last name of British naturalist who sailed on the H.M.S. Beagle
__________________ country that makes up the eastern ⅔ of the island of Hispaniola
__________________ saltwater lake in southwestern Asia
Name:________________________________
E
__________________ the power of the government to take private property for public use
__________________ the study of insects
__________________ outbreak of disease that attacks many people at the same time
__________________ either of two days in which the sun is directly above the equator
__________________ area of swamp in southern Florida
__________________ any substance that contains only one kind of atom
__________________ medical instrument used to look inside the body
__________________ order designed to stop the movement of goods between countries
__________________ an inflammation of the brain
__________________ crime committed when a person takes money or property entrusted to them
__________________ large flightless bird in Australia
__________________ civil rights leader killed in 1963 by Byron de la Beckwith
__________________ island famous for its large stone moai statues
__________________ deadly virus originating in Africa which causes hemorrhagic fever
__________________ capital and largest city of Scotland
__________________ “Wizard of Menlo Park”
__________________ act of spying on a country, organization, movement, or person
__________________ belief that one’s own culture is best and most natural
__________________ method aimed at improving the human race by selecting parents based on
inherited characteristics.
__________________ also known as “mercy killing “
Name:________________________________
F
__________________ unit of length used to measure depths of water
__________________ location of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination
__________________ name given to the animal life of a certain period of time or part of the world
__________________ system of government in which power is divided between national and local
__________________ Archduke of Austria-Hungary whose assassination triggered WWI
__________________ psychologist who pioneered psychoanalysis
__________________ practice of extending debate to block or delay action on a proposed bill
__________________ Pulitzer Prize winning poet of “Mending Wall”
__________________ bacteriologist who discovered the germ-killing effects of penicillin
__________________ common name of iron pyrite
__________________ ballroom dance that became popular in the U.S. around 1914
__________________ name of the scientist in a novel by Mary Shelley
__________________ U-shaped valley created by glacial erosion
__________________ political party organized in 1848 and opposed to the expansion of slavery
__________________ 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89 . . .
__________________ country in the South Pacific made of hundreds of small islands
__________________ general term applied to a any small seed-eating songbird
__________________ Scandinavian country
__________________ author of The Great Gatsby
__________________ term used to describe goods found floating in the sea
Name:________________________________
G
__________________ group of islands in the Pacific Ocean known for isolation and biodiversity
__________________ small lake in northern Israel fed and drained by the Jordan River
__________________ nickname for U.S. paper money circa 1860
__________________ power generated from heat released by magma
__________________ largest island in the world; province of Denmark
__________________ eye disease characterized by increased pressure of fluid within the eye
__________________ large, nearly treeless desert in southern Mongolia and northern China
__________________ calendar used by most of the world; established in 1582
__________________ long, slender boat used on the canals of Venice, Italy
__________________ imaginary creature that supposedly causes mechanical problems in airplanes
__________________ section of a city settled by a minority ethnic, religious, or nationality group
__________________ tangy spice most commonly used in baking and in flavoring beverages
__________________ Palestinian controlled region of Israel along the Mediterranean coast
__________________ device used to detect the presence of radiation, such as in uranium
__________________ 18th President of the U.S.
__________________ island located off the northwest coast of the mainland of Europe
__________________ the study of family origins and ancestral lines
__________________ family name of Jakob and Wilhelm, known for their collection of fairy tales
__________________ condiment made from avocados
__________________ invented a printing press with moveable type
Name:________________________________
H
__________________ musical composition used to announce the presence of the President
__________________ first Secretary of the Treasury
__________________ author of Old Man and the Sea and For Whom the Bell Tolls
__________________ language of the Jewish people throughout history
__________________ island containing the nations of Haiti and Dominican Republic
__________________ hereditary disease in which the blood does not clot normally
__________________ capital of Montana
__________________ king of Babylon known for one of the earliest written collection of laws
__________________ 29th President of the U.S.
__________________ director of movies, such as Psycho, Birds, Vertigo, and North by Northwest
__________________ unit used to measure the frequency of waves
__________________ fictional detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
__________________ shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981
__________________ river located almost entirely in the state of New York
__________________ Japanese city on which the first atomic bomb was dropped
__________________ author of The Scarlett Letter
__________________ leader of the National Socialist party
__________________ branch of physics that studies the behavior of liquids at rest and in motion
__________________ informal name for the Netherlands, land of the Dutch
__________________ medical term for the disease commonly called high blood pressure
Name:________________________________
I
__________________ peninsula containing the countries of Spain and Portugal
__________________ five British laws restricting the colonists as a result of the Boston Tea Party
__________________ country sometimes called the Land of Fire and Ice
__________________ branch of biology that deals with fishes
__________________ country consisting of 13,600 islands, many volcanic
__________________ executive department that manages lands and areas within the U.S.
__________________ rock formed by the hardening and crystallization of molten material
__________________ nation located on the Apennine Peninsula
__________________ process of protecting the body against disease by means of vaccine
__________________ legislative vote to bring charges of misconduct against a government official
__________________ style of art epitomized by Monet, Degas, and Renoir
__________________ deep blue dye used to color cotton and wool
__________________ Pacific island containing Mt. Suribachi; site of 1945 battle
__________________ author of “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
__________________ nation founded in 1948 as a homeland for Jews
__________________ city in Turkey; formerly known as Byzantium and Constantinople
__________________ narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses
__________________ term referring to the dividing line between Eastern and Western Europe
__________________ native people who live in and near the Arctic
__________________ country with the capital of Tehran
Name:________________________________
J
__________________ wild dog that lives in Asia, Africa, and south-eastern Europe
__________________ highest military advisory group in the United States
__________________ name for the “skull and bones” pirate flag
__________________ U.S. president nicknamed “Old Hickory”
__________________ capital and largest city of Indonesia
__________________ unit of measurement for work or energy
__________________ common name of a group of evergreen shrubs and small trees
__________________ ability of the Supreme Court to deem laws unconstitutional
__________________ veins that return blood to the heart from the head and neck
__________________ school in New York City dedicated to performing arts
__________________ place where two or more bones meet in the skeleton
__________________ city in Guyana known for the mass suicide of the People’s Temple
__________________ river that feeds the Dead Sea in Israel
__________________ city along the James River settled by the Virginia Company of London
__________________ hero in Greek mythology who led a band of men called the Argonauts
__________________ national park named after the unusually shaped trees in southern California
__________________ yellowish discoloration of the skin, tissue, and whites of the eyes
__________________ first chief justice of the Supreme Court
__________________ large brown beetle in the U.S. related to the ancient scarab beetles of Egypt
__________________ wife of Jupiter in Roman mythology; most powerful goddess
Name:________________________________
K
__________________ traditional name for the teachings of Jewish mysticism
__________________ capital and largest city of Afghanistan
__________________ English author of The Jungle Book
__________________ leader of the Soviet Union from 1958 to 1964
__________________ flightless bird in New Zealand
__________________ Africa’s highest mountain, located in Tanzania
__________________ large, arid basin in southern Africa, mostly in Botswana
__________________ large green or brown insect with long antennae, similar to a grasshopper
__________________ oven used for solidifying pottery, bricks, and ceramics
__________________ region in the Yukon Territory of Canada, known for a gold rush
__________________ Hebrew word for “fit” or “proper”, usually applied to food
__________________ Indonesian volcano which erupted in 1883
__________________ fast-growing climbing vine common in the southeastern U.S.
__________________ small Arab nation at the north end of the Persian Gulf
__________________ former Soviet republic located in central Asia
__________________ animal also known as orca
__________________ African-American holiday celebrating the harvest of the first crops
__________________ German astronomer who developed three laws of planetary motion
__________________ southernmost city in the continental U.S.
__________________ largest unit of biological classification
Name:________________________________
L
__________________ term for an elected official who is finishing a term after a defeat in election
__________________ fish with a long eel-like body
__________________ founder of the Communist Party in Russia
__________________ area of northern Scandinavia, know for nomadic herding of reindeer
__________________ name of St. Petersburg during the Soviet years
__________________ capital of Peru
__________________ scientific study of languages
__________________ amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
__________________ river near the site of Custer’s Last Stand
__________________ substance that is used to indicate whether a solution is an acid of a base
__________________ crime of stealing without threat or intrusion
__________________ informal name for tetanus
__________________ large, renowned art museum in Paris, France
__________________ author of To Kill a Mockingbird
__________________ any of the plants that belong to the pea family
__________________ German Air Force (translated as air weapon)
__________________ branch of philosophy that deals with the rules of correct reasoning
__________________ name given to the settlement established in 1587 on Roanoke Island
__________________ winter sport consisting of a sled and steeply banked, ice-covered course
__________________ British passenger liner that sank in 1915 after torpedoed by a German sub
Name:________________________________
M
__________________ large island off the southeast coast of Africa
__________________ seasonal wind that blows over the northern part of the Indian Ocean
__________________ one of the most common wild ducks
__________________ members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
__________________ region of northeast China
__________________ American inventor of the electric telegraph
__________________ stringed musical instrument
__________________ person of mixed white and black descent
__________________ last name of the author of the Communist Manifesto
__________________ ruled Italy from 1925 to 1945
__________________ famous mountain peak in the Pennine Alps
__________________ island off the southeastern coast of Massachusetts
__________________ small burrowing mammal in Africa
__________________ emperor of Mexico form 1864 to 1867
__________________ last name of the author of Moby Dick
__________________ delicate pale purple or violet
__________________ Russian chemist who developed the periodic table
__________________ one of the world’s largest medical center located in Rochester, Minnesota
__________________ instrument that beats time for musicians
__________________ 27th President of the United States
Name:_______________________________
N
__________________ marine animal whose soft body is partly covered by a coiled shell
__________________ tropical tree that is grown commercially for the spice it provides
__________________ Greek word that means city of the dead
__________________ unit of force in the metric system
__________________ The Granite State
__________________ American lawyer famous for fighting business and government practices he
felt endangered public health and safety
__________________ Japanese city destroyed by an atomic bomb on August 9, 1945
__________________ invented the game of basketball in 1891
__________________ last name of the English scientist that invented calculus
__________________ group of Vikings that settled in France, England, Italy, and Sicily
__________________ water route across or around North America
__________________ summer resort off the coast of Massachusetts
__________________ capital city of Kenya
__________________ French astrologer and physicist famous for his prophecies
__________________ lake in southern Egypt
__________________ disease that causes excessive sleepiness
__________________ principle explosive ingredient in dynamite
__________________ 13 trials held to judge leaders of Germany for their actions during WWII
__________________ large group of people united by a common language, history, and culture
__________________ according to Buddhist belief, it is perfect peace and blessedness
Name:_____________________________
P
__________________ second largest river in South America
__________________ partly decayed plant matter found in marshes
__________________ egg-laying mammal
__________________ animal skin that has been prepared as a surface for writing
__________________ river located in Nebraska
__________________ persistent, strong fear of a certain object or situation
__________________ decision of the Supreme Court concerning racial segregation
__________________ crime in which a person lies in a court of law
__________________ substance used by doctors as a medicine, though it contains no active
ingredients
__________________ study of diseases
__________________ city destroyed by Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79
__________________ disorder of the brain that reduces muscle control
__________________ hero of James Barrie’s novels
__________________ extremely rare disorder that causes premature aging in children
__________________ Russian physiologist who discovered classical conditioning
__________________ bird also known as a quail
__________________ branch of medicine that deals with artificial body parts
__________________ land that included parts of what are now Iran and Afghanistan
__________________ small people
__________________ French scientist that developed a vaccine for rabies
Name:_______________________________
S
__________________ river located in the Central Valley of California
__________________ mental disease characterized by unpredictable disturbances in thinking
__________________ largest division of Islam
__________________ small island country near the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula
__________________ Germanic people that invaded Britain about 1500 years ago
__________________ last name of the author of Frankenstein
__________________ oldest literary language of India
__________________ small breed of horses
__________________ last name of the author of The Jungle
__________________ small lizards that live in mild and tropical climates
__________________ shrub which grows on the dry plains of the western U.S.
__________________ last name of the Tennessee man who was tried for teaching evolution in
public schools
__________________ farmers and mountain guides in Nepal
__________________ oldest permanent European settlement in the U.S.
__________________ hereditary blood disease usually occurring in African-Americans
__________________ brightest star that can be seen from the Earth at night
__________________ beetles held sacred by the Egyptians
__________________ small herb with leaves made up of three leaflets (aka clover)
__________________ trees that can grow to 300 feet and live for 2500 years
__________________ hollow, air-filled space in the front of the skull
Name:_______________________________
T
__________________ transparent container in which small plants or small land animals are kept
__________________ destructive wave that sweeps in from the ocean like a huge tide
__________________ device used for measuring engine rpm in cars
__________________ silver-white metal used to make filaments for light bulbs
__________________ serious disease that affects muscles; also called lockjaw
__________________ longest river in England
__________________ mountainous island in the South China Sea, 90 miles off the Chinese coast
__________________ food made of soybean curds pressed into cakes or blocks
__________________ tax placed on goods that one nation imports from another
__________________ trade name for polytetrafluoroethylene, often used in cookware
__________________ also known as a love apple
__________________ largest island in French Polynesia in the South Pacific
__________________ amount of twisting force exerted on an object
__________________ island located off the southern coast of Australia
__________________ prehistoric sea animal from the phylum Arthropoda
__________________ mandarin citrus fruit that results from the cross between a tangerine and a
grapfruit
__________________ location of a near meltdown at a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania
__________________ legal term used to describe ownership of property
__________________ second sign of the zodiac, symbolized by a bull
__________________ smaller rivers and steams that feed into a larger river