It was 1907 when the 700-lb. ball descended a flagpole at this spot for the first time, & 1908 after the ball landed
Times Square
At last count this city had approximately 70 streets with Peachtree in their names
Atlanta
Herbie Hancock &
Billy Joel
Piano
A high number of these, XBH, would be a great stat for a baseball player
Extra Base Hits
Body area just above the hips, & milieu of a trash collector
waist, waste
Fulgencio Batista said adios in a hurry in 1959, fleeing to the Dominican Republic as this man took control of Cuba
Castro
The thermal waters that give this Arkansas city its name flow out of the ground at an average of 143 degrees
Hot Springs
Sonny Rollins &
Bill Clinton
Saxophone
Put some miles on your shoes with this type of running event, XC
Cross Country
Get water out of a boat, & make bundles of hay
bail/bale
In 1890 this So. Cal. city held its first Tournament of Roses--the parade was followed by games like jousting & tug-of-war
Rose Bowl
The seat of Delaware's Kent county, it was named for a town in Kent, England
Dover
Herb Alpert &
Louis Armstrong
Trumpet
ZEV stands for this type of environmentally friendly transport
Zero Emission Vehicle
It describes something spoken or something you let happen
aloud/allowed
Though used as a noncash monetary unit since 1999, this intl. currency began appearing on notes & coins on Jan. 1, 2002
Euro
Famous for its cereal, this Michigan city hosts an annual Cereal Fest where you can meet Tony the Tiger & Sugar Bear
Battle Creek
Tiny Tim &
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Ukulele
We're going to kill those cancer cells & shrink that tumor using XRT, this
X Ray Therapy
Those waiting for treatment in a hospital, & what they might need to endure the wait
patients, patience
In 1804 this Caribbean nation became independent from France & named itself for an Arawak word meaning "mountainous land"
Haiti
The 1905 treaty of this former New Hampshire colonial capital officially ended the Russo-Japanese War
Portsmouth
Jack Benny &
Joshua Bell
Violin
YST is this, used in the north of Canada, where they don't spring forward or fall back
Yukon Standard Time
A Big Mac, & a citizen of a European town of yore
burger, burgher