A HALL OF FAME INFIELD
This Cubbie first baseman caught a lot of throws from Tinker & Evers
Orson Welles, atop this ride in "The Third Man": "Would you really feel any pity if one of those dots stopped moving forever?"
Ferris Wheel
In 1935 a race car went 277 MPH on this Florida beach; now there's an international speedway in town
Daytona
"Rosie" Rosenthal was a decorated WWII aviator & part of the legal team that prosecuted Nazis in this city
Nuremburg
The first mention of vanilla by Europeans was by Bernal Diaz, who remarked that Aztecs mixed it with these other beans
Cocoa
African American shortstop Willie Wells used a miner's hard hat as an early version of this
Batting Helmet
If you've summited this "royal" kids' game, survey your subjects below as they try to knock you off
King of the Hill
The British 50th Infantry Division landed 25,000 men on Gold Beach on this day in 1944
D-Day (June 6th)
Later active in New York City government, on September 8, 1945, Bess Myerson became the first & so far only Jewish holder of this title
Miss America
August 6 is the national day for these floats, mixed with vanilla soft-serve at A&W restaurants
Root beer floats
A manager said Harmon Killebrew "can knock the ball out of any park, including" this one est. by Uncle Sam in 1872
Yellowstone
In the Civil War the Union got valuable intel from over 3,000 missions by these, with Thaddeus Lowe in charge
Balloons
Edisto Beach, S.C. says no lights on the beach after dusk in summer to protect these sea turtles named for their big "heads"
Loggerhead
This scientist became an American citizen in 1940 but also retained his Swiss citizenship
Albert Einstein
Mrs. Bumstead could tell you that a brownie made with vanilla instead of chocolate is called this
Blondie
The Hall's class of 2018 includes Braves 3B Larry Jones, universally known by this childhood nickname
Chipper Jones
This mongoose relative, also called a suricate, emerges from its burrow, sits up tall & scans the horizon
Meerkat
This California beach town & surfing mecca is named for 19th century railroad magnate Henry
Huntington Beach
A campaigner for immigrant rights, she penned a poem that is on a plaque at the Statue of Liberty
Emma Lazarus
Whether or not there is dairy involved, vanilla-flavored carbonated drinks are called this
Cream soda
Carl Yastrzemski's plaque says "Yaz"; "Maz" was this Pirates second baseman & 1960 World Series hero
Mazeroski
In ballet versions of this Ravel piece, the ballerina dances high atop a large table surrounded by men
Bolero
It's the activity of gathering quahogs & longnecks, maybe on the beaches of Martha's Vineyard
Clamming
This early 20th c. Supreme Court justice got his name on the USA's only nonsectarian Jewish-sponsored university
Louis Brandeis
Britney & Beyonce have avowed their love for having vanilla scented these around the house
Candles