The Indiana Fever, whose star Tamika Catchings retired in 2016
basketball
For La Paz, Bolivia, this is over 11,900 feet, tops for any capital city in the world
elevation
As a blood debt to the gods, humans were sacrificed by removing this organ & holding it up to the sun
In March 1985 this man who would make big changes became general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party
Mikhail Gorbachev
Balancing on one's palms vertically is doing one of these
handstand
The New York Empire, coached by Patrick McEnroe
tennis
Seen here is an example of this, a partly enclosed coastal body of water where river water mixes with sea water
estuary
This ruler's ornate throne, seen here, was built to commemorate the new fire ceremony in 1507
Montezuma
She married Napoleon March 9, 1796; 2 days later, her groom left for the army
Joséphine Bonaparte/Joséphine de Beauharnais
To associate with the wealthier folks
hobnob
The Durham Bulls
baseball
Found on the North Saskatchewan River, this petroleum & meatpacking city was established as a fort in 1795
Edmonton
The Aztecs made a version of cheese from blue-green this that they took from the surface of Texcoco Lake
algae
DAILY DOUBLE
In March 1865 this general said all his congress did was "eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my army is starving"
Robert E. Lee
This hyphenated term for sound reproduced over the full range of frequencies came to mean a music-playing apparatus
hi-fi
The Portland Timbers
soccer
Kaliningrad is one of these territories for Russia, part of the nation, but not directly attached to it
exclave
The cuauhololli, with a ball at one end, was the Aztec version of this war club
This country once known as South West Africa gained full independence in March 1990
Namibia
There's a musical instrument in the name of this word meaning "boring"
humdrum
Hoosier Team Pineapple, 2016 men's champs of the PVL, the "Premier" this "League"
volleyball
This seaport about 25 miles north of Seattle is home to aircraft & technology industries, like Boeing
Everett
Every 52 years, Aztecs feared the world's end; they felt safe when this "sisterly" star cluster appeared directly overhead
Pleiades
On March 23, 1933 this body passed the "Enabling Act" making Hitler absolute dictator
Reichstag
Mutton & potatoes cooked in a covered receptacle is this dish
hot pot