2 WORD COUNTRIES
Despite its name this nation lies not on the equator but north of it, & just south of Cameroon
Equitorial Guinea
Rabindranath Tagore & Mother Teresa are 2 Nobel laureates who went on to claim their heavenly prize after dying in this big city
Kolkata
You're landing in Seattle; I'm driving from this city also in the name of the airport, so if I'm early, I'll be in the cell phone lot
Tacoma
Da, the name of this strong drink comes from the Russian for "little water"
Vodka
This term for a tennis score of zero may come from a corruption of French for "the egg"
love
Residents of this West African country are known as Burkinabe
Burkina Faso
Called the Pink City, Jaipur is the capital of this Indian state that means "land of kings"
Rajasthan
The Glasshouse in Seattle is a one-of-a-kind structure holding a 100-foot sculpture by this artist
Chihuly
This state of transcendence & enlightenment in Buddhism means "extinction" in Sanskrit
Nirvana
In 2002-03 Venus Williams lost 4 straight Grand Slam finals to this player
Serena Williams
Population 52 million, it has twice the people but 20 times the per capita GDP of its neighbor to the north
South Korea
The Bahá'í Lotus Temple & India Gate are sites in this city
Delhi
Construction of this Seattle structure that opened in 1962 cost $4.5 million; a 2018 renovation, about $100 million
Space Needle
Swedish for "bread & butter table" gives us this word for a buffet with a variety of foods
The player here has ended up well behind this line, so you might try a drop shot on him
baseline
The 2 Central American countries that have 2-word names
Costa Rica and El Salvador
The name of this "Coast" that includes the southwestern state of Kerala likely comes from Tamil & Persian words
Malabar
The Museum of Flight in Tukwila, Washington includes the Red Barn, this company's original factory building
Boeing
Yiddish gave us this word for a clumsy or awkward person
klutz
Switzerland won its first Davis Cup in 2014 led by Stan Wawrinka & this legend
Roger Federer
Ostrava & Brno are cities in this country of Central Europe
Czech Republic
Before a 2020 visit from Pres. Trump, the replica tombs of these 2 lovers were cleaned for the first time in 300+ years
Shah Jahan & Mumtaz
Seattle seemingly had glory in sight for a second straight year in Super Bowl XLIX, but an ill-timed pass at the goal line was picked off by Malcolm Butler of this team
Patriots
It's suggested that this term for an imaginary creature comes from old Irish for "small body"
leprechaun
In 2021, this 18-year-old won the U.S. Open, the first British woman to win a Grand Slam tennis title since 1977
Emma Raducanu