History
In July 1099, crusaders stormed this holy city, killing its Muslim & Jewish inhabitants
Jerusalem
Saudi Arabia has provided asylum to this former Ugandan dictator
Idi Amin
A Hungarian professor designed the prototype of this puzzle in 1974; by the 1980s, it was a sensation
a Rubik's Cube
Serve yourself as much as you want & don't forget dessert at the chain called Hometown this
Buffet
An April 1985 attempt to make the regular kind of this soda taste more like the diet kind led to marketing disaster
Coke
Legend says an Etruscan family, the Tarquins, ruled this "Eternal City" from 616 to 510 B.C.
Rome
Common in the Middle East, this cylindrical felt hat is named for a Moroccan city
Fez
This smiling gal with yarn for hair was the subject of a U.S. patent issued in September 1915
Raggedy Ann
In 2017 it offered special $200 trips for 2 to Italy along with 8 weeks of unlimited access to its never ending pasta bowl
Olive Garden
In April 1906 an earthquake hit this U.S. city followed by a massive fire & the loss of 3,000 lives
San Francisco
Because of his Albanian descent, some said this king, deposed in 1952, was not a true Egyptian
Farouk
Origin & meaning of the name of this principal port of Israel is uncertain
Haifa
Someone's block will be knocked off when the Blue Bomber takes on the Red Rocker in this 5-word game
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
Famous for its sliders, it was voted the chain with the most craveable burgers; Harold & Kumar would agree
White Castle
Major League Baseball's first of these postponed the opening of the 1972 season to April 15
a strike
In 1570, Pius V issued a papal bull which excommunicated & tried to depose this English queen
Elizabeth I
Middle Eastern language in which Eartha Kitt sings the following:
"Üsküdar'a gider iken aldi da bir yagmur..."
Turkish
In 1999 this classic toy wagon landed at the National Toy Hall of Fame
Radio Flyer
Serving "good food fast", this southern favorite is known as WaHo for short
Waffle House
In April 1513 Ponce de Leon landed in what he named Florida, searching for this legendary spring
the fountain of youth
Circa 950, under Harald Bluetooth, this was 1st Scandinavian country unified under just 1 king
Denmark
Petra, where huge temples & tombs are carved into cliff walls, is tourist attraction in this country
Jordan
I got a brand new pair of Riedell 911 Jammer Jams, these
Roller Skates
The largest operator of teppanyaki restaurants in the U.S., it celebrated its 50th anniv. in 2014
Benihana
On April 15, 1974, as everyone else paid taxes, this radical "Army", the S.L.A., was robbing a bank of $11,000