A cheerleader wields it
pompom
The soft underlay of feathers from a duck or goose is used to stuff pillows.
In this game, an entry sport to baseball, the batter hits the ball that rests atop a tube
T-Ball
They're the 2 things Little Miss Muffet was consuming while sitting on her tuffet
curds & whey
This capital of Nepal was once an independent principality
Kathmandu
We hope kids never stop "walking the dog" & going "around the world" with this toy
a yo-yo
When this cools quickly after an eruption, it can form a type of glass called obsidian
The Vancouver Grizzlies & the Toronto Raptors are the newest franchises in this professional sport
Basketball
In 1921 the Washburn Crosby Company created her to promote its flour & baking products
Betty Crocker
This capital of Israel is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world
Jerusalem
The music for this high-kicking dance of France is heard here
the cancan
It's a song, frequently sung in church, in praise of God
Hymn
With a 1996-97 salary of $30 million, he's the NBA's highest-paid player
Michael Jordan
To make a paddy cocktail, you'll need vermouth & this kind of whiskey
Irish whiskey
Proverbially, it's where "all roads lead"
to Rome
In a popular children's song, it's followed by "little star, how I wonder what you are"
Twinkle, twinkle
This type of "goose chase" is fruitless
Wild
This German won 7 of 9 Wimbledon women's singles titles from 1988-1996
Steffi Graf
This fast food chain with more than 17,000 stores worldwide dropped its full name in 1991 & began using an abbreviation
KFC
In Mandarin, this city's name means "northern capital"
Beijing
It's another name for miniature golf
putt-putt
A spot of light on a radar screen, perhaps denoting an incoming plane
Blip
Long jump rival Mike Powell reportedly called him "The best track and field athlete ever"
Carl Lewis
Valmeuse & St. Benoit are nice soft runny these
cheese
Its Gaelic name, Baile Atha Cliath, means "town of the ford of the hurdles"
Dublin