ALLITERATION ALL AROUND
This 2-word term refers to someone whose tedious job requires a lot of writing & record-keeping
Pencil Pusher
Give yourself a hand if you know that this group of New York lakes includes Otisco, Owasco & Cayuga
The finger lakes
This "sweet" fighter held the world welterweight title from 1946 to 1951
Sugar Ray Robinson
In names of cocktails, this liquor precedes mockingbird & sunrise
Tequila
The sun was said to truly set on the British empire on July 1, 1997 when this region was ceded back to China
Hong Kong
John Roebling designed this NYC landmark, but working on it cost him his life
Brooklyn Bridge
The French name of this chief river of Nebraska refers to its shallowness
The Platte
Boxing's "Golden Boy", he now promotes a stable of fighters under his Golden Boy Promotions
Oscar De La Hoya
In names of cocktails, this liquor precedes mockingbird & sunrise
Bourbon
Based in Patna in what's now this country, the Mauryan empire declined after Emperor Ashoka died c. 232 B.C.
India
Physicist George Smoot won a Nobel Prize for his work supporting this theory of the evolution of the universe
The Big Bang
The Willamette river of Oregon flows northward for about 190 miles before emptying into this river
The Columbia
Nicknamed "Hit Man", he held titles in 4 different weight divisions with 46 KOs in his 60-win career
Thomas Hearns
For brunch you might opt for this drink made with champagne or sparkling wine & peach puree
A bellini
"We'll rule for a thousand years!", said this "sacred" empire in 800 A.D., "then 6 years more, & shuffle off in 1806"
The Holy Roman Empire
This alliterative exclamation of surprise dates back way before "Great Balls Of Fire": it goes back to the 1700s
Goodness Gracious
This southern bay on the Atlantic coast is part of the largest marine park in the national park system
Biscanye Bay
Similar to the UFC this fighting competitions includes eye gouges and crotch shots
Sambo
Combine orange juice, club soda & this almond-flavored liqueur & you've got yourself a bocce ball
ameretto
Seen at its height around 500 B.C., this empire once led by Darius I ended in 330 B.C. at the hands of Alexander the Great
Persian Empire
To stem bleeding, use this alliterative spot
where an artery lies over a bone,
like in the upper arm and the top of the thigh where it meets the abdomen.
Pressure Point
Named for the Southern poet, Lake Sidney Lanier is a popular manmade lake in this state
12
They're the 2 main ingredients in a Cape Codder, one for adults & one for all ages
Vodka and Cranberry Juice
I decree the Mongol empire got broken into many parts after the death of this man in 1294
Kubla Khan