STATE CAPITALS
the state capital out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
Honolulu
With shorter strings, the upright type of this generally has a poorer tone than the grand
the piano
One adventure of these 2 Twain boys: attempting to cure warts with a dead cat out in the cemetery at midnight
Huck Finn & Tom Sawyer
90% of Qatar's income comes from the export of this product
oil
Unsighted, like the flying mammal
blind as a bat
This Missouri capital is one of the 4 named after a U.S. president
Jefferson City
The Scottish Highland & German Dudelsack are mouth-blown; other types of this instrument use bellows
bagpipes
The epilogue of this novel says, "I have now told the singular, but veracious story of the opera ghost"
Phantom of the Opera
The hills around San Jose are covered with trees growing this, Costa Rica's top export
coffee
Not in view, not in brain
out of sight, out of mind
One of the 2 that end in "polis"
Annapolis (or Indianapolis)
The piccolo is a smaller version of this instrument & is pitched an octave higher
the flute
Actually the third book in the series, this kids' classic recounts the Ingalls family's move to Kansas
Little House on the Prairie
This crop is king in Mali; about 1/2 of its export income comes from it
cotton
A comparable location to one's abode does not exist
there's no place like home
It's the northernmost state capital; it can get real cold there too
Juneau
After the double bass, it's the largest member of the violin family
the cello
This thriller by Richard P. Hendrick is about a mutiny aboard the USS Alabama, a nuclear submarine
Crimson Tide
A big export for Tuvalu is copia, the dried meat of this
coconut
One graphic impression equals 103 groups of sounds with meaning
one picture is worth a thousand words
As governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger had his office in this state capital
Sacramento
You'll rarely "catch" a rock band without this drum, also called a side drum
a snare drum
Almost 60, John Steinbeck set out in search of America with his dog & chronicled the adventure in this book
Travels with Charley
In ancient times, the most famous export of the Phoenician town of Byblos to Greece was this material
papyrus
Enunciation is simpler, compared with execution
easier said than done