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February 21, 2007 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC/BETT R Passport Destination: Same Name Game Packing Round 1. Kingston is best known as the capital city of this Caribbean island. JAMAICA 2. There is an Orange County in all of these states except TENNESSEE . 3 This Canadian province is also the name of a city in California`s San Bernardino County. ONTARIO 4. This largest city in Alabama shares its name with a city in England. BIRMINGHAM 5. Ithica, New York, is home to this Ivy League school. CORNELL 6. This New York city, with the name of an ancient capital, is the reputed source of "Uncle Sam". TROY Picture: river with stone, arched bridge Departure Round 1. Pittsburgh, Kansas, is the self-proclaimed FRIED CHICKEN Capital of the World. 2. Democrat Barack Obama recently announced his candidacy for the Presidency in SPRINGFILED , Illinois. 3. Which of these songs about London is a David Bowie number? LONDON BOYS 4. Cairo, Illinois, sits at the confluence of the Mississippi and OHIO Rivers. 5. The San Diego Padres and the SEATTLE MARINERS travel to Peoria, Arizona, for Spring Training. Picture: building shaped like binoculars On Tour 1. This city founder named St. Petersburg, Florida, after his home town in Russia. PETER DEMENS 2. Everyone knows Moscow is the capital of Russia, but do you realize it`s also a city in IDAHO . 3. According to a 2001 survey, this place name is found in all but four U.S. states. RIVERSIDE 4. St. Stanwix National Monument and Erie Canal Village are attractions in ROME , New York. 5. Unlike its counterpart in France, Versailles, Kentucky, is surrounded by HORSE farms. 6. This California city shares its name with a Texas town 52 miles west of Corpus Christi. SAN DIEGO 7. These are all tourist attractions in Portland, Maine except INTERNATIONAL ROSE TEST GARDEN Picture: large church 8. This state`s city of Columbus is situated on the Tombigbee River. MISSISSIPPI 9. The University of Miami is in Coral Gables, Florida, but Miami University is in OXFORD , Ohio. 10. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has the Liberty Bell, but MUMMY PORTRAITS are at the ruins of Philadelphia, Egypt. 11. Greenville, Maine, it situated on the edge of historic MOOSEHEAD Lake. 12. The university town of Athens, Georgia, is the birthplace of all of these bands except PINK FLOYD . Bonus Question One A colossal statue of RAMESES II is an attraction of the ruined ancient city of Memphis, Egypt. Bonus Question Two Where on the map of Egypt is Memphis found? Area 2 Picture: Eiffel tower replica Slide Show 1. The lovely stone Clare Bridge crosses the River CAM in Cambridge, England. 2. The Binocular Building designed by FRANK O. GEHRY , is in Venice Beach, California, not Venice, Italy. 3. Boston, England is home to the county's largest parish church which is nicknamed the BOSTON STUMP . 4. This Eiffel Tower topped by a cowboy hat is a landmark in Paris, TEXAS . (Anyone miss the Texas logo on the bottom right?) Clues for next destination: Oil Sheikdoms Dubai |