U.S. TERRITORIES
Halfway between Hawaii & Australia, Howland Island was a designated refueling spot for her in 1937, but she never made it
(Amelia) Earhart
Constructed of iron & wood, a velocipede was an early (& uncomfortable) version of this vehicle
a bicycle
Also called a half moon cookie, it goes back to N.Y. bakeries in the early 20th century; Obama called it a "unity cookie"
a black & white
A passively gazing bystander
onlooker
To help in anticipating the flooding of this river, the Egyptians created a 12-month calendar
the Nile
Palmyra Atoll is home to the world's largest land invertebrate, the robber type of this crustacean; it can open coconuts
a crab
Introduced in 1997, this Toyota model was the world's first mass-produced hybrid vehicle
a Prius
This dessert of Sicilian origin consists of cigar-sized tubes of pastry filled with sweet ricotta cheese
a cannoli
Imperceptible to the sense of hearing
inaudible
Marine chronometers use springs to tick away time since this swinging device is disrupted by the movements of a ship
a pendulum(s)
Named for a British sea captain, Wake Island was used in 1975 to process refugees from this country that soon ceased to exist
South Vietnam
The world's largest public BRT, or bus rapid transit system, is the Transjakarta bus system in this country
Indonesia
This fried cruller-like delicacy from Mexico is dredged & dunked in sweet, beautiful cinnamon sugar
a churro
Laminated plastic used for countertops, flooring & more
Formica
Beginning in the 6th c. or earlier, the Chinese kept time by using this slow-burning odorous material, like sandalwood
incense
Puerto Rico is the easternmost island in this "Greater" chain that includes Jamaica & Cuba
(Greater) Antilles
Traveling between the host city & Osaka, the first one of these began operating in 1964, just in time for the Tokyo Olympics
a bullet train
Angel food or red velvet on a stick--that's this 2-word treat
a cake pop
The general vibe of a place, or a pressure of 14.7 pounds per square inch
atmosphere
Lord Kelvin was an early proposer of this kind of clock, citing the independent "time of vibration of a sodium particle"
an atomic clock
Saipan, the capital of these "Northern" islands in Micronesia, was the site of a major 1944 battle
the Northern Mariana Islands
In the shipping & freight biz, this term refers to cargo that's being transported; a "bill of" it is kind of like a receipt
(a bill of) lading
Literally "mix mix" in Tagalog, this double talk dessert combines shaved ice, condensed milk, jackfruit & other sweets
halo-halo
Computer talk for a group of 8 binary digits
a byte
The 24-hour Shepherd Clock is set to this, named for a borough of London & adopted as the astronomical standard in 1925
Greenwich Mean Time