Gems & Jewelry
Navajo jewelry is typically made using turquoise stones & this metal
Silver
Davy Crockett was "King of the Wild Frontier", & people called him "Man of the New Frontier"
John Kennedy
OK--it's the postal abbreviation for this state
Oklahoma
Traditionally he is the last "celebrity" to appear in the parade
Santa Claus
This river that rises at Lake Itasca drains about 1/8 of the North American continent
Mississippi River
128-ct. diamond on display at its namesake NYC jewelry store that made Holly Golightly's mouth water
Tiffany's
Of our first 5 presidents, the only one who wasn't from Virginia
John Adams
The military expression that gave us the abbreviation G.I.
General issue (government issue)
A band from Jupiter led off the 1989 parade, & this guy from Melmac served as a TV host
ALF
Of New York City's 5 boroughs, the one that is New York County
Manhattan
Nephrite is the most common form of this green gemstone
Jade
After his dog named "Him" was killed, J. Edgar Hoover gave this president "J. Edgar"
Lyndon Johnson
When your ATM asks for your "PIN", it's trying to pin down this information
Personal identification number
Though 1989 was his 50th year in show biz, his new balloon wasn't in the parade, Doc; it broke
Bugs Bunny
This lake was created when Hoover Dam was built on the Colorado River
Lake Mead
The fiery colors of these milky stones are caused by impurities & by light catching the cracks
Opals
Our 12th president was Zachary Taylor & our 17th was this "Tennessee Tailor"
Andrew Johnson
In trigonometry "cos" means this but has nothing to do with helping someone get a loan
Cosine
Other than humans, most live animals in the parade nowadays are these
Horses
In Kansas more people live in this city than in Topeka & Kansas City combined
Wichita
At the end of the 16th century, these gemstones, favored by the Incas, began to arrive in Europe from S. America
Emeralds
After his term as president ended in 1829, he was elected to the House & died there in 1848
John Quincy Adams
Frequent fliers would know that BWI stands for this airport
Baltimore
The Snoopy balloon travels with this companion balloon
Woodstock
The 1842 Webster-Ashburton Treaty fixed this state's border with New Brunswick
Maine