THE PLANE TRUTH
On airplanes, position lights are green on the starboard one & red on the port one
wings
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If Tie Domi crosses the blue line before I get the puck to him, we'll be guilty of this infraction
offsides
Alan S. Boyd, the first Secretary of Transportation, went on to head this railway corporation
Amtrak
In 1905 a large searchlight was installed at the top of this Colorado peak
Pikes Peak
Created by C.W. Post in 1897, this breakfast cereal does not contain either of the two components in its name
Grape-Nuts
Tandem, tricycle & tailwheel are the 3 main types of this equipment you definitely want on your plane
landing gear
To figure out how many points a player has, simply add these 2 totals
goals and assists
Korean for "modernity" gives us the name of this car company that makes the Elantra
Hyundai
Belleville, Illinois is part of this Missouri city's metropolitan area
St Louis
Macadamias were originally native to this continent
Australia
This supersonic plane could dip its nose so the pilot could see better during takeoff
the Concorde
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Any player who messes with me will deal with Tie Domi, who has this job--also the name of a "Dirty Harry" film
enforcer
In 1936, Beryl Markham was the first woman to achieve this solo flying east to west; Lindbergh had gone the easy way
crossing the Atlantic
The largest lake in the western U.S., it's fed by freshwater streams but has a heavy saline content
the Great Salt Lake
The Red Delicious apple was originally called the Hawkeye apple; it was developed in an orchard in this state
Iowa
Having more than 2 blades on this is less efficient but also quieter--some have as many as 10
propeller
Bryan Trottier sparked this team to 4 Stanley Cup championships from 1980 through 1983
the New York Islanders
The B-29 named this was the first plane to drop an atomic bomb
Enola Gay
Wind Cave National Park is located in these eroded mountains in western South Dakota
the Black Hills
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The name of these sugar, egg white & coconut cookies comes from the same root word as a pasta
macaroons
The Seafire was the carrier-based naval version of this World War II fighter plane
the spitfire
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It's the 13-letter word for the skill I was just demonstrating (Mario Lemieux doesn't have to worry)
stickhandling
In "Planes, Trains & Automobiles", Steve Martin told him, "Those aren't pillows!!!"
John Candy
Northern California's Mount Shasta & Lassen Peak are at the southern end of this mountain range
Texas grows a Texas-sized amount of blue corn, often used to make these unleavened flat breads
tortillas