Alliterative History
Nickname of the First Volunteer Cavalry, which blazed into history books at the 1898 Battle of Santiago
Rough Riders
Emmy Noether was an innovator in the higher levels of this math branch that uses letters in place of specific numbers
Algebra
7 top 10 singles, a big flag, Bruce's behind
Born in the U.S.A
We'll enjoy Oskemen on the Irtysh River when we're in this country, but we will not make one Borat joke when we're there. Very nice!
Kazakhstan
This word for any extended break from work gets its name from a day of rest
sabbatical
Born in Venetia, Italy, he began leading the Church around the year 140
Pope Pius
In the 1930s mathematician John von Neumann's work helped show that indeterminacy was inherent to this new physics theory
quantum mechanics
A first from 2022: all 10 top spots in the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time
Midnights
Known locally as Dapsang, this very large mountain with a very short name rises from its base on the Godwin Austen Glacier
K2
The act of taking over someone else's computer with the goal of affecting social or political change is this portmanteau word
hacktivism
In Roman history, young girls were chosen to be these priestesses who tended the eternal flame of a hearth goddess
In the 1990s Andrew Wiles--subsequently Sir Andrew Wiles--shook up the math world by proving this 17th century man's "last theorem"
Fermat
Despite the title, no help needed: sizzling sales for SZA
SOS
Let's head to the Kota, or Old Batavia, in this world capital on the northwest coast of Java
Jakarta
There's a pair of Zs in this word for a type of musical entertainment presented between opera acts
intermezzo
DAILY DOUBLE Thaddeus Stevens & Charles Sumner were members of this "extreme" group in Lincoln's party advocating emancipation
Radical republicans
Though he didn't discover it, this Swiss genius naturally chose e to represent the important constant named for him
Euler
Beyoncé declares her fearless alter ego & puts a ring on things
I Am... Sasha Fierce
Oh, man! The Mohammed Al Ameen Mosque is breathtaking in this capital city on the Gulf of Oman
Muscat
DAILY DOUBLE Common in French, this diacritical mark gets its name from the Latin for "bend around"
circumflex
In the late 19th century, the Pinkertons infiltrated this cabal of coal miners named for a widowed Irishwoman
Molly Maguires
Called a Mozart of math, Terence Tao became a UCLA prof at 24 & won this "Nobel Prize of Math" at 31
a Fields Medal
2 of the tunes mentioned in the title are "Isn't She Lovely" & "Pastime Paradise"
Songs in the Key of Life
In Myanmar we'll enjoy cruising on this, the country's main river, as it flows 1,300 miles into the Bay of Bengal
the Irrawaddy
Pooch & pals are sitting pretty on the rock slab with this name familiar to architects & engineers
Cantilever (Rock)