NEW YORK CITIES' NICKNAMES
This nickname for New York City was used by Washington Irving; Bruce Wayne put it before "City"
Gotham
This religion spread in southeast Asia with the help of the king of Malacca, who converted around 1430 & became a sultan
Islam
A dog command, or to make someone feel better via medicine
heel/heal
For water, it's 100 degrees Celsius
boiling
"The Donut" by Michael Krondl says the treat became popular with this profession back when all-night food options were few
policemen
This nickname for New York City was used by Washington Irving; Bruce Wayne put it before "City"
Hudson
Before the Industrial Revolution, people worked from home in what's called this kind of house industry
cottage
Stop the car, or smash to bits
brake, break
In 1958 this trade magazine launched the Hot 100, the gold standard for ranking popular songs
Billboard
Milk & powdered sugar are Mark Bittman's 2 ingredients for this 5-letter substance that covers many a Krispy Kreme donut
glaze
Slowly I turned... to this "Honeymoon Capital of the World"
Niagra
Mao said, "Never forget" this Marxist "struggle"; 2 years after he died, China kind of got amnesia & moved toward capitalism
class struggle
To favor one position over another, or released an exasperated sound
side, sighed
This NBA center's 1962 scoring record of 100 points in a single game still stands today
Wilt Chamberlain
In Israel, jelly donuts are the traditional food during this winter holiday
Hannukuh
Second only to New York City in population, this western port is the "Nickel City"
Buffalo
Developed in Germany in the 1450s, this information technology next moved on to Italy
Printing
To twist hair, or made a sound like a donkey
braid/breyed
In a non leap year, the 100th day falls on this date
April 10th
Your basic donut shop donut is made with yeast; this crispy type named for a different treat uses baking powder
cake donut
Sharing its name with a European capital, it was known as "Copper City" for its production of that metal
Rome
Despite a Soviet blockade, this operation brought food to a war-ravaged city in 1948 to the delight of the kids
Berlin
Join a gathering, or deliver justice
meet/mete
The oldest person ever to serve as a U.S. senator, he was 100 when he retired in 2003
Strom Thurmond
Your basic donut shop donut is made with yeast; this crispy type named for a different treat uses baking powder
salvation army