HELLO KITTY
One theory says that this endearing cat sound is caused by the vibration of the false vocal cords
a purr
The Guinness Storehouse
Dublin
To aimlessly wander, or Italy's capital city
roam/Rome
Our nation's top judicial body employs this professional fool
Supreme court jester
Someone who looks ill or nauseated is said to be green around these fish organs
Gills
The Siberian is the largest of these, the largest member of the cat family
a tiger
The Edvard Munch Museum
Oslo
A whole seed grain of corn, or a military rank
kernel/colonel
Government body that protects the great outdoors & brings color & fabric swatches for the indoors
Department of Interior designers
"When all else fails, read" these
the instructions
Because its smell is exciting to cats, this aromatic herb of the mint family is often used as a stuffing for cat toys
catnip
The Corcoran Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C.
Expected at a certain time, like a library book, or moisture condensed from the air
due/dew
A 2-time Oscar-winning actor is honored by a 554-foot obelisk
the Denzel Washington Monument
The line about eating this & having it too was recorded in a 1546 book by John Heywood
Cake
The face of this fastest cat has black lines that curve from the eye's inner corner to the mouth's outer corners
a cheetah
The Borghese Gallery
Rome
Percussion instruments that clang, or things that represent other things
cymbals/symbols
Coffee maker with a plunger that holds briefings for journalists
the French press secretary (or the French press room)
A 17th century prince reportedly said he'd fight until he died in this, now found before "effort"
(till he died in the) last ditch
This larger cousin of the Bobcat can be found in northern forests in North America, Asia and Europe
A lynx
The Bauhaus Archives & Museum of Design
Berlin
To modify, or a place where sacrifices are performed
alter/altar
A disaster-defying breakfast chain that serves pancake alternatives to 435 members
the Waffle House of Representatives
This French phrase means "reason for being"
raison d'être