The thickest & most powerful tendon in the body, it's formed by the calf muscles & inserts into the heel
the Achilles
This country's philharmonic was founded in 1936 as the Palestine Orchestra
Israel
This capital's Big Dam Bridge, almost a mile long, spans a dam on the Arkansas River
Little Rock, Arkansas
A panda baby & a hyena baby are each called this
a cub
It's commonly served parmigiana
veal
DNA sequencing has greatly aided the mapping of this entire blueprint of a human being
a genome
In 1962, after 70 years in Carnegie Hall, this orchestra moved to its new home in Lincoln Center
the New York Philharmonic
Although designated Delaware's state capital in 1777, it wasn't incorporated as a city until 1929
Dover
A shoat is a young one of these & as such might cry "wee wee wee" all the way home
a pig
You "take" this when you make your vows and become a nun
the veil
The zygomatic bone is this facial one that may lead people to praise your bone structure
a cheekbone
In 1926 this symphony that hatched the Pops became the first to play live on the radio
Boston
This capital's name is derived from a Hebrew word meaning "peace"
Salem (Oregon)
It's the largest animal whose baby is called a calf
a blue whale
This word meaning to use an e-cigarette was Oxford Dictionaries' Word of the Year for 2014
vape
To visit the islets of Langerhans, take a trip to this gland that sits behind the stomach
the pancreas
The Los Angeles Philharmonic has 2 homes: the Walt Disney Concert Hall & this outdoor venue
the Hollywood Bowl
While traveling Route 66 through this capital, you'll pass by the Will Rogers Theatre & its striking Art Deco sign
Oklahoma City
An armadillo baby is called this palindromic name
a pup
It's the mouse-like rodent seen here
a vole
Blood flows from the left atrium to the left ventricle via the mitral valve, which is also called this because it has two points, just like a certain tooth
bicuspid
In 2015 this capital's symphony appointed Sir Simon Rattle its new music director effective September 2017
London
The state museum here is often called the William Penn Memorial Museum due to the statue of Penn in the central hall
Harrisburg
It's the only animal native to the U.S. that has a baby called a joey
a possum
A femme fatale
a vamp