In another life
In 2019 Abby Wambach was inducted into the national hall of fame for this sport
Soccer
Kansas to Emerald City distance in miles, no traffic"; "red slippers from witch, curse?"; "winged monkeys unionized?"
Wizard of Oz
In 1925 the first of these lodging places along highways & byways appeared in San Luis Obispo, California
A motel
Traveling on foot, he planted apple orchards all over the Middle West
Johnny Appleseed
A bald housekeeper with a hoop earring and the biceps of a Greek god
Mr. Clean
Before becoming the first American woman in space, she was a star tennis player at Stanford & Billie Jean King told her to go pro
Sally
Ride
"Makeup that makes you look like a rock"; "Panem child labor laws"; "are these berries I found poisonous?"
The Hunger Games
Les Paul developed & popularized the solid-body type of this instrument in the 1940s
The electric guitar
Some teach that the ghost of this pirate who died in 1718 glows under the waters off North Carolina, searching for his own head
Blackbeard
Brand of diapers that means "treats with too much indulgence"
Pampers
Kat Von D rose to TV fame on "Miami Ink" & "L.A. Ink" in this profession
A tattoo artist
"Vegas flight for bachelorette but cheap"; "stomach hurts trying on dresses, why?"; "'Hold On' by Wilson Phillips lyrics"
Bridesmaids
In its infancy in the early 1960s, it was promoted as "sidewalk surfing"
Skateboarding
It's the legendary hairy humanlike creature of the Pacific Northwest also known as sasquatch
Bigfoot
"Rain Man" didn't have a very high opinion of this retail chain that filed for bankruptcy in January 2002
K-mart (R.I.P.)
In "Justice League" Jason Momoa plays this hero of Atlantis
Aquaman
How to get rid of fairy tale creatures in swamp", "can you cook waffles if you have hooves?", "donkey-dragon power couples"
Shrek
This U.S. agency began in 1961; its director Sargent Shriver said it had 15,000 volunteers in 50+ countries in less than 6 years
The Peace Corps
This giant lumberjack & hero of logging camps had a giant blue ox named Babe as a companion
Paul Bunyan
This footwear brand turns up often in hip-hop lyrics; the Notorious B.I.G. & Smif-n-Wessun called them "Timbs"
Timberlands
In a busy 1997, this queen of romantic novels hit the list with "The Ghost", "The Ranch", & "Special Delivery". Bestsellers of 1998 included her novels "Mirror Image" & "The Long Road Home"
Danielle Steel
"Cabbie weekly salary"; "Charles Palantine campaign woman name"
Taxi Driver
A guitar, fiddle, banjo & mandolin are all featured on the 2024 stamp celebrating this uniquely American genre of music
Bluegrass
This "King of the Wild Frontier" once claimed to have killed 105 bears during a few months in 1825. This "Coonskin Congressman" wasn't above making up a few tales about himself.
Davy Crockett
On "The Big Bang Theory", Raj said he'd been having a rendezvous with these 2 pancake ladies
Aunt Jemima and Mrs. Butterworth