True Story
John Hersey wrote about 6 survivors of an August 6, 1945 explosion in this title city
Hiroshima
One variety of the white-tailed species of this weighs only 50-75 pounds & lives in the Florida Keys
Deer
After mobs attacked several Havana newspapers in January 1898, the U.S. sent this battleship in
the Maine
The number after 2 in the product of 9 & 3
7 (27)
By definition, a number that’s infinitesimal is close to, but greater than, this
0
In “Duty First”, alum Ed Ruggero calls this military academy “America’s premier leadership school”
West Point
This wild African pig has 2 pairs of tusks that may reach a length of 24 inches
The Warthog
His “You furnish the pictures & I’ll furnish the war” line to Remington seems to be more fiction than fact.
William Randolph Hearst
In the quotient of 48 & 2
4 (24)
As a noun it’s part of a fastener used with a nut; as a verb it means to dash rapidly away.
Bolt
Dr. Jerri Nielsen givers her account of discovering that she had breast cancer while “ice bound” here.
The South Pole
Despite its large size, this wild ox of Tibet is quite agile & can swim swift rivers
The Yak
One good thing to come out of the war was achieving the near eradication of this disease.
Yellow Fever
At 6 degrees of separation below the Fahrenheit freezing point
6 (26)
The coping type of this tool has a U-shaped frame.
A coping saw
This gonzo journalist tells the “Strange and Terrible Saga” of flying with angels—Hell’s Angels
Hunter Thompson
It’s estimated that fewer than 1,000 members of the Bactrian species of this exist in the world, all in Mongolia & China
The Camel
Some of the first American casualties on Cuba were from the cavalry troop nicknamed this
The Rough Riders
In the next prime number after 19
Arabic for “peace”, it’s a salutation in the East, as well as a low bow.
Salaam
“Into Thin Air” is his account of scaling Everest & the tragedy that befell others around him
Jon Krakauer
The soft, pliant leather from this cud-chewing goat is used as a polishing cloth & to make shirts
A Chamois
At 5:41 A.M. on May 1, 1898 Dewey told this captain of the Olympia, “You may fire when you are ready”
Gridley
In 58 percent of 50 bucks
9 (29)
French for “animation”, it’s the vitality of the group that sang “Bitter Sweet Symphony”
Verve