In 1994 he hit 3 HRs for the Double-A Birmingham Barons; in '96 he was the NBA's season & finals MVP
Michael Jordan
It stretches southward to Cape Horn
Chile
Stuff the Magic Dragon:This NBA city
Orlando
U.S. schoolkids began reciting this as part of Columbus Day observances in 1892
Pledge of Allegiance
DHMO or di-this monoxide is a jocular way to say water
Hydrogen
What team won the very first NBA game?
The New York Knicks defeated the Toronto Huskies 68-66 in the very first NBA game on November 1, 1946. Any fan taller than Toronto center George Nostrand was granted free admission.
Gaining independence in 1804 it was the second country in the Americas to free itself from colonial rule
Haiti
The horse-like Miles:In the NFL's AFC West
The Broncos
Term for the limited allocation of goods on the WWII home front; for gasoline & coffee it began in fall 1942
Rationing
How Bright Was the Big Bang? is an article from the AJP the American Journal of this
Physics
Who was the youngest player to score 10,000 points in the NBA?
At 23 years and 59 days, LeBron James became the youngest player to score 10,000 points in the NBA.
In the 19th century this Mideast nation fell under the control of the Al Thani Dynasty which still rules there today
Qatar
Sourdough Sam:An NFL miner
The 49ers
In the 1859 Pig War the U.S. & this country nearly came to blows over ownership of the San Juan Islands
Great Britain
At NASA EOM means end of this--time for a cold one!
Mission
Who was the first teenager in NBA history to score 20+ points in 10 consecutive games?
Zion Williamson was drafted by the New Orleans Pelicans with the first pick of the 2019 NBA draft. Although he tore his meniscus during the preseason of his rookie year, he would return just three months later. With just 19 games before the season was paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Williamson still managed to do what no rookie had ever done with a full season, scoring 20+ points in 13 consecutive games.
The rugged Mahabharat range of the Himalayas spans part of this landlocked Asian nation
Nepal
Barrelman:A Midwestern MLB mascot
The (Milwaukee) Brewers
In 1892 John Muir co-founded this organization dedicated to protecting the great outdoors
The SIerra CLub
LED is short for this emitting diode
Light
Which NBA player was nicknamed after a rifle
Andrei Kirilenko was nicknamed "AK-47", in reference to both his initials and the jersey number he wore. Coincidentally, Kirilenko was born in the city of Izhevsk, in the former Soviet Union (now in Russia), where the AK-47 rifle was first manufactured.
This kingdom consists of some 170 islands located about 1300 miles north of New Zealand
Tonga
Iceburgh:An NHL bird
The Pittsburgh Penguins
Known as the Pathfinder this soldier-explorer mapped most of the Oregon Trail in the 1840s with Kit Carson
John C Fremont
As a measurement of volume CCs are these
Cubic Centimeters