General

Question 1

State flower of Texas

Answer 1

Blue bonnet

Question 2

State flower of Oklahoma

Answer 2

Mistletoe

Question 3

State flower of North Carolina

Answer 3

Dogwood

Question 4

State flower of Alaska

Answer 4

Forget-me-not

Question 5

State flowers of North and South Dakota

Answer 5

Wild prairie rose and pascueflower

Question 6

Bucephalus was the favorite horse of this ancient warrior, who built a city in its honor when it died

Answer 6

Alexander the Great

Question 7

This author first learned of his African ancestor Kunta Kinte while living with his grandparents in Tennessee

Answer 7

Alex Haley

Question 8

This French author penned the immortal line “All for one, and one for all”

Answer 8

Alexandre Dumas

Question 9

This scientist was knighted in 1944 for his discovery of penicillin

Answer 9

Alexander Fleming

Question 10

A manor over current off of Peru is named for this man who charted it in 1802

Answer 10

Alexander von Humboldt

Question 11

Ivy League school in Ithaca

Answer 11

Cornell

Question 12

Largest planet in solar system

Answer 12

Jupiter

Question 13

It’s the only planet yet to be visited by a spacecraft

Answer 13

Pluto

Question 14

Named for a water nymph, Naiad is this planet’s nearest know moon

Answer 14

Neptune

Question 15

Argentinian region (P, nine letters)

Answer 15

Patagonia

Question 16

Sterling silver is not pure silver; it’s actually an alloy consisting of 92.5% silver and 7.5% this metal

Answer 16

Copper

Question 17

Poisoning from this metal is sometimes called plumbism or Saturnism

Answer 17

Lead

Question 18

Cassiterite is the chief ore of this metal used to coat food containers

Answer 18

Tin

Question 19

Built in the 400s B.C., the temple of Athena, known as the Parthenon, is the greatest example of this ancient architectural style

Answer 19

Doric

Question 20

At greenwichpast.com I learned that this famed skywatcher was Astronomer Royal from 1720 to his death in 1742

Answer 20

Sir Edmond Halley

Question 21

Webmd.com tells me this condition, which can cause no symptoms until a stroke, is the “silent killer”

Answer 21

High blood pressure

Question 22

You’ll find the French word for “day” in this word that may be a daily assignment

Answer 22

Journal

Question 23

This clue would get or receive a failing & inadequate grade for inordinate & excess use of this 10-letter problem

Answer 23

Redundancy

Question 24

From the Latin for “speak” in speaking, it’s clarity of pronunciation; in writing, it’s word choice

Answer 24

Diction

Question 25

This state and its capital were named for 2 dukedoms held by the same British man

Answer 25

New York