The 1990s
Operation Desert Shield was the buildup to the 1991 military offensive against Iraq that was called this operation
Desert Storm
"Spotted breed...(whose) affinity for horses remains a basic instinct to this day"
Dalmatian
Large coastal seaweed
(4)
Kelp
Smallest state:
This, 1,214 square miles
Rhode Island
The coldest recorded winter temperature in the U.S. was the Jan. 1971 temp of -80 at Prospect Creek Camp in this state
Alaska
The bidding began in 1995 when Pierre Omidyar launched this auction website
eBay
"Tall and lean, (it) is the fastest breed of dog... hare hunter... in early times, only royalty bred them"
Greyhound
Coffee-flavored liqueur brand
(6)
Kahlua
In the Southern Hemisphere, winter begins in this month
June
Protests & riots ensued when this group, the WTO, met in Seattle in November 1999
World Trade Organization
"Well known as 'purse dogs'... some believe (it) originated from the fennec fox... not more than 6 pounds"
Chihuahua
Hopi carved doll
(7)
Kachina
Longest bridge span:
Verrazano-Narrows in this state, 4,260 feet
New York
Following "hot" or the name of a liquor, it's booze, hot water & sugar to take the chill off winter
A Toddy
Dolly, the first clone of an adult mammal, was a Finn Dorset one of these animals
Sheep
It's "hailed as the world's leading police, guard and military dog... most commonly black and tan"
German Shepard
Long-horned grasshopper kin
(7)
Katydid
Deepest lake:
This one in Oregon, 1,943 feet
Crater Lake
Hibernation uses a natural form of this serious 11-letter condition that results from a dangerous drop in core body temp.
Hypothermia
About $25 billion in damage to Florida was the bill from this Atlantic hurricane, the first named one of 1992
Andrew
"Elegant toy dog... distinguished from other breeds by (its) beautiful, butterfly-like ears"
Papillon
Pyramid-builder Cheops' aka
(5)
Khufu
Widest highway:
The Katy Freeway in this state, 26 lanes
Stranded on his farm one winter around 1937, Joseph-Armand Bombardier of Quebec invented this transport
The Snow Mobile