Add one letter to a sleep-aid drug & you get this "noise"; in production it's called room tone
Ambient
On June 8, 1966 one of these destroyed 800 homes & did $100 million damage in Topeka
Tornado
A spade & a book of dramatic fiction
shovel and novel
The total money in a standard version of this real estate board game is $15,140
Monopoly
Frederick Cook claimed to have discovered this in 1908, a year before Robert Peary
The North Pole
The last shot of the day is also known as this gin cocktail shot--because the next shot is in that cocktail's glass
Martini shot
Before Alaska & Hawaii were states, this point was near Lebanon in north central Kansas
Geographic center of the US
A vessel that carries blood to the heart & a mug for drinking ale
vein and stein
Hasbro said this action figure that debuted in 1964 was "America's movable fighting man"
GI Joe
A shiny pebble discovered in South Africa in 1867 turned out to be this type of gem, kicking off a major industry
Diamond
Want to show video of what your on-screen talking head is yapping about? Use this letter "roll" that paints the story
B roll
The main campus of the University of Kansas occupies 1,000 acres of this city
Lawrence
The serpent that killed Cleopatra & a hornet
asp and wasp
This handheld device made its debut at the 1939 World's Fair & hit it big when it started showing Disney images
View Master
On January 24, 1848 James Marshall discovered gold while building a mill for this man, & the rush was on!
John Sutter
Geometrically speaking, a high-this shot makes a character seem puny
High Angle Shot
This 10-letter occupation is the complete epitaph on the grave of William Inge in Independence, Kansas
playright
Classical dance & a wooden hammer
ballet and mallet
Applejack & Pinkie Pie are 2 of the teensy equines in this toy line
My Little Pony
This dangerous virus transmitted by a mosquito was first discovered in Africa in 1937
The West Nile Virus
Empty
empty
John Kloehr & other citizens of Coffeyville, Kansas made sure that this gang's Oct. 5, 1892 raid was its last
the Dallon Gang
A buccaneer & an angry adjective
pirate and irate
Will you identify this item, originally called the Syco-Seer? Signs point to yes
Magic 8 Ball
In 1911 Hiram Bingham discovered--or rather rediscovered--this ancient Inca settlement in Peru
Machu Picchu