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I am a person…..
I died in 1968 I am female My first famous word was “wah-wah”
which meant water I became blind and deaf at age two Alexander Graham Bell helped me find
a teacher
I am a person….
I learned to read Braille Annie Sullivan was my teacher I spent my life lecturing to benefit the
handicapped I graduated from Radcliffe College I was the first person to earn a
Bachelor of Arts degree with my challenges
I am a person….
The award winning play “The Miracle Worker” is my story
I was born with eyesight and hearing I am an author I wrote The Story of my Life I received the Presidential medal of
Freedom in 1964
I am a person….
I came from Alabama When I was young, I screamed and
threw terrible tantrums I became a famous lecturer I lived in the 20th century
I am a place…..
I am in America I am named for a U.S.President Maryland and Virginia donated land to
me I am a capital city I am home to Capital Hill
I am a place……
I can see the Lincoln Memorial I house America’s largest library You can see me on television The Smithsonian Institution is here My famous zoo has pandas
I am a place……
My Redskins don’t live in teepees I have housed former US leaders Concerts are played at my monument The Potomac River flows by me. My initials stand for District of
Columbia
I am a place….
I am a tourist attraction Every year I host the Cherry Blossom
Festival The Supreme Court meets in me Visit me and visit the White House Congress makes my laws
I am a thing…..
I can come in many colors but I’m usually white
I never move but I have moveable parts
You’ve seen many of my kind I never leave my room You had no use for me when I was a
baby
I am a thing…….
I’m filled with water but I’m not an aquarium
Sometimes I make a loud noise I’m made of porcelain but I’m not
fragile A special kind of paper is made just for
me I live in your house
I am a thing…..
“Put a lid on it” is sometimes said about me
Using me is considered private People sit on me every day I have a special room all to myself Flushing, NY is my favorite city
I am a thing…..
My bowl has nothing to do with football games
My relatives are called bidets Guys know that I sometimes hang on
the wall Plumbers know me
I am a person…..
I am a US civil rights leader I was born in Atlanta, Georgia I am African American I am male I am the King of nonviolent protest
I am a person….
I fought against racism I am an author I was arrested and jailed I won the Nobel Peace Prize I wrote the famous “ Letter from
Birmingham Jail”
I am a person…..
My holiday occurs each January I am a doctor, but didn’t study
medicine I was assassinated by James Earl Ray I am no longer living My wife’s name is Coretta Scott
I am a person….
I led a march on Washington I have a dream Jesse Jackson followed me I am named after a reformation leader I am a pastor
I am a place……
I resemble a marble I am a planet I am the closet planet to Mars Geologists study my make-up I am the fifth largest planet
I am a place…..
Rearrange my letters and you can spell “heart”
I have a crust, but I am not a pie I’m always moving My inside is made of hot rocks People used to think that I was flat
I am a place…..
Every time I spin around, a day passes I am afraid of losing my ozone layers Dinosaurs used to live on me I travel around the sun About 70 % of me is water
I am a place……
I have one moon How I was created has been the talk of
ages I am at least 4.5 billion years old I weigh 6000 billion tons I have seven continents
I am a thing….
I am Asian I am popular with beginning pianists Some people find me hard to handle You won’t find me in Thailand Sometimes I come with instructions
I am a thing….
I have a tapered physique Some people catch flies with me I am long and thin Like shoes, I come by the pair Sometimes women stick me in their
hair
I am a thing…..
Mulan used me in the Disney animated film
I don’t go with pizza or burgers I like eating My use requires fine motor skills I am usually made of wood or plastic
I am a thing…..
Some people use me as drumsticks I’m a utensil I need you to lend me a hand People expect to see me in Chinese
restaurants
I am a person…..
San Francisco is my kind of town I set the home run record in 2001 I was a Pirate before I grew up to be a
Giant I wear number 25 I am a professional
I am a person….
My father was a baseball player, just like me
I like to steal, but I am not a criminal I’m a living American I wear black and orange to work My cousin is Reggie Jackson
I am a person……
Candlestick was my backyard I hit 73 homeruns in one season My initials are B.B. In 2001, I was MVP for the fourth time I beat Sammy, Babe, and Mark
I am a person….
I wear one earring I have a strong swing I am a male My bats don’t hang out in caves
I am a place….
I am the southernmost state in the US My people hula without hoops My natives are called “Polynesians” My alphabet has only 12 letters Visit me and you might attend a luau
I am a place….
I was originally called the Sandwich Islands
I am not in the continental US I have black beaches I am a favorite vacation spot I am the 50th state
I am a place…..
Honolulu is my capital My people tell stories with their hands My agriculture includes coffee and
macadamia nuts I might greet you with aloha I contain 132 islands, reefs, and shoals
I am a place…..
I was formed by volcanoes I am famous for my warm weather I am in the Pacific Ocean Pearl Harbor is located here
I am a thing……
I need to get charged up every day to do my thing
I’ve been called a public nuisance I have good hearing My ancestors often stayed by your bed
or in the kitchen I can be a lifesaver in an emergency
I am a thing…..
E.T. would have been much shorter if I had been around
I’ve been known to distract drivers I might die on you Some speculate that I cause cancer Despite my name, I have nothing to do
with molecular biology
I am a thing…..
I can go almost anywhere you go Black is my favorite color I can play games with you I am usually banned on airplanes I can reconnect you to your mother
I am a thing…..
The word I hear most often is “hello” I might not always give you a great
reception I fit in your back pocket In England, I am mobile