June 6, 1944
D-Day
The National Gallery of Art (in the United States)
Washington, DC
Italian for "unknown", it's how you travel when you don't want to be recognized
Incognito
As early as 1901 this U.S. state was described as "The Mitten State"
Michigan
OLD FAIR
Florida
In a 1954 experiment, U.S. Air Force Dr. John Stapp accelerated to 632 miles per hours in five seconds, surviving 46 of these units
G-Force
The Exploratorium
San Francisco
Tossed at New Year's, it has a name meaning "sweetmeats", the little candies tossed during carnival
Confetti
The case of this enslaved man v. Sandford is often called the worst Supreme Court decision ever
Dred Scott
A FRAIL ICON
California
The most common human blood type (make sure to include whether it's positive or negative)
O Positive
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Pittsburgh
These quick appearances by guest stars in films can carve out a little comic "relief"
A Cameo
It's the M in mRNA
Messenger
SUMO IRIS
Missouri
A cheap film shown in addition to the main feature
B Picture (B Movie)
The Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum
Baltimore
Ben Jonson's 1598 comedy "Every Man in His Humour" uses this Italian term for a brothel
A Bordello
This mythic watchdog of the underworld had snakes growing from its back
Cerberus
SAW NOTHING
Washington
Violinist August Wilhelmj's arrangement of the 2nd movement of Bach's "Suite No. 3 in D major" is known as "Air On" this
The G-String
The Museum of Pop Culture in this city has been called "Blobitecture"
Seattle
Somewhere along the line this instrument's name lost its big finish of "forte"
Piano
Fretum Herculeum is the Latin name of this strait
The Strait of Gibraltar
EAR BANKS
Nebraska