PORTS
Athens
DHMO, or di-this monoxide, is a jocular way to say "water"
hydrogen
In the Christmas carol "Silent Night", "all is" this, "all is bright"
calm
Just before his death, Lenin wrote of his wish to remove this man from the secretary generalship but that didn't work
Stalin
On June 9, 1963, in Owensboro, Kentucky this pirate captain came ashore
Johnny Depp
Piraeus' modern port is the gateway between this world capital & the numerous surrounding islands of the country
China
"How Bright Was the Big Bang?" is an article from the AJP, the American Journal of this
Physics
These creatures swim hundreds of miles upriver from the Pacific to spawn
salmon
Yuri Andropov was head of this Soviet security agency before becoming the nation's leader in 1982--wonder how that happened?
the KGB
Once upon a time in Hollywood, November 11, 1974 was his inception
Leonardo Di Caprio
The Port of Long Beach is paired with this big city's port as part of the San Pedro Bay Port Complex
Los Angeles
At NASA, EOM means end of this--time for a cold one!
Mission
Part of your lower leg, or a baby black Angus
calf
The U.S. boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics in protest of Russia's invasion of this country the year before
Afghanistan
April 30, 1985 in Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel gave us this wonder of a gal
Gal Gadot
Jebel Ali is a massive port in this largest city of the United Arab Emirates
Dubai
LED is short for this emitting diode
Light
There's a silent L in this word for silently sneaking up on prey
stalk
In a 2014 election, there was no box to check to vote for this republic to remain as part of Ukraine
Crimea
This "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" señor was born March 1, 1969 in the Canary Islands
Javier Barden
Located at the mouths of the Meuse & the Rhine, this city is the largest port in Europe
Amsterdam
As a measurement of volume, CCs are these
cubic centimeter
"To act on" someone's this is to represent their interests
behalf
Name it whatever you want, Mr. the Great! In 1703 the czar founded this city on land taken from Sweden; around 5 mil. live there now
St. Petersburg
She was born to a Danish-born dad November 22, 1984 in NYC & later found herself "Lost in Translation"
Scarlett Johanson