In 1925, the first of these lodging places along highways & byways appeared in San Luis Obispo, California
A motel
Use this device to really get your point across
A bullhorn
Valvoline offers this product in viscosity grades including 5W20 & 20W50
Motor oil
You don't want contact lenses in if you encounter this spray named for its oleoresin capsium ingredient
Pepper spray
This "unadorned" branch of geometry deals with figures in 2 dimensions
Plane geometry
In 1998, this relationship guru began his rise to fame by appearing on Oprah's show every Tuesday
Dr. Phil (McGraw)
An earthmover
A bulldozer
Geographically young & usually found near the earth's surface, lignite is the lowest grade of this product
Coal
No weapons, but bring an Arrow T72 one of these guns to put signs together
Staple gun
You can call me this, a half-line that extends in one direction indefinitely & has only one endpoint
A ray
A donation of 120 pounds & 400 books helped by the Mass. Bay Colony start a college in the 1600s, today know as this
Harvard
On July 26, 1964 this Oscar winner was born in Arlington, Virginia
Sandra Bullock
From an EF-0 to an EF-5, the enhanced Fujita scale is used to grade the intensity of these weather events
A tornado
Evade bans on loudspeakers: have a group in unison repeat 1 person's words, in "the human" this device
Microphone
10-letter word of rthe side opposite the 90-degree angle in a right triangle
A hypotenuse
Sputnik
Named for their call, these semi-aquatic critters can reach 28 inches in length when you include their hind legs
Bullfrogs
As determined by the USDA, it's the highest grade of lamb, veal, or beef
Prime
Even under a romantic moon in an occupied park, don't approach a stranger with ZZ Top's "Slip Inside my" this
Sleeping bag
A geometric figure with a circular base that rises to a single point
A cone
Following a crisis earlier in the decade, this cabinet department was created August 4, 1977
Energy department
Gold or silver in block form
Bullion
The 4-letter superior grade of paper is named for the type of financial document it was used to print
Bond paper
Though you may think they're a mockery of the First Amendment, respect FSZs, short for these
Free speech zones
From the Latin for "agreeing," it means identical in shape & size, like the two objects seen below
Congruent