AMERICANA
Naval Academy graduate Edward "Butch" O'Hare, class of 1937, had one of these named for him in 1949
Airport
The Straits of Florida connect this body of water to the Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Absorbed into the blood slower than nitrogen, this lightest inert gas is mixed with oxygen for deep-sea divers
Helium
To suddenly swerve in a different direction
Veer
In 2010 the Air Force Research Lab built one of the world's fastest computers using more than 1,700 of these Sony game systems
Playstation
James Montgomery Flagg's iconic poster of Uncle Sam with this 3-word phrase was first used to recruit troops during WWI
I Want You
This river flows into Lake Constance, which borders Switzerland, Germany & Austria
Rhine
This inhaled anesthetic gas with a 5-letter name was first used for surgery in 1842
Ether
Mentions of these gentle people in the Bible are found in Psalm 22 & in Matthew 5
the meek
This nail-filing powder is traditionally crushed corundum, whether or not it's on a "board"
Emery
San Francisco's Boudin Bakery has been making this bread from the same mother dough since 1849
Sourdough
The Cayman Islands are in this sea
Caribbean Sea
Trademarked in 1930, it's the name for gases used as refrigerants thanks to their low boiling points
Freon
Vladimir Putin enjoys a cocktail made with horseradish & this veggie beloved in Russia
Beets
This man whose first name means "brave lion" designed a lion automaton in the 16th century
Leonardo da Vinci
2020 marks the 75th anniversary of this iconic toy that sprung forth from mechanical engineer Richard James & his wife Betty
Slinky
Named for an Englishman, it connects the Atlantic & the Pacific between Cape Horn & the South Shetland Islands
Drake's Passage
Trapped in pockets underground where plant decomposition has occurred, natural gas is primarily this gas
Methane
Synonyms for this verb include consider & judge
Deem
In 1932 Brazil's Olympic team had to sell bags of this crop while sailing to Los Angeles in order to pay for the trip
Coffee
This Ohio city was named for a fort built by "Mad" Anthony Wayne, who boldly dared the English & Native Americans to take it
Fort Defiance
In French it's known as Le Golfe de Gascogne
Bay of Biscay
Harriet Brooks is sometimes credited with discovering this 5-letter element, a gas emanating from thorium
Radon
Delicate & intricate patterns of thin gold or silver wire used as decoration
Filigree
HBO's "John Adams" depicted an actual administration of this sticky 2-part punishment
Tarring & Feathering