U.S. "D" CITIES
Its metropolitan area includes Boulder
Denver
One limbless specimen of this desert plant was measured at 78 feet in height
A cactus
African Pygmies & Swiss mountain men practice this rapid alternation between high & low registers
Yodeling
A cheap diner that may be unsanitary is called this kind of "spoon"
Greasy Spoon
In September 1993 this chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff traded in his uniform for civilian clothes
Colin Powell
The cities of Highland Park & Cockrell Hill are surrounded by this Texas city
Dallas
Pollen from this hairy-stemmed annual is the most frequent cause of autumn hay fever in the U.S.
Ragweed
An ariette is a short one of these
An Aria
This kind of restaurant often has outdoor seating; it's also the French word for "coffee"
Café
When in New York, you might take the "A" train to this composer's home, now a national historic landmark
Duke Ellington
Cash register maker NCR Corporation is headquartered in this southwest Ohio city
Dayton
The sphagnum type of this is often used to pack plants & keep them moist for shipping
Peat Moss
Style of music that originated scat singing
Jazz
A staple is many Canadian restaurants, this favorite regional dish features cheese curds and gravy
Poutine
James Armistead won his freedom & a pension by spying for this Frenchman during the Revolutionary War
Lafayette
It's Minnesota's most populous city outside the Twin Cities metropolitan area
Duluth
This pigment in carrots also turns birch tree leaves yellow in autumn
Carotene
This term for a sailor song can be spelled with a C or an S
Shanty
It's a type of small restaurant as well as a flask for carrying drinking water
Canteen
In 1993 Benjamin Chavis Jr. succeeded Benjamin Hooks as head of this organization
the NAACP
This Iowa port was named for a French- Canadian explorer, the 1st to settle in the state
Dubuque
His 2 basic hereditary laws are the law of segregation & the law of independent assortment
Gregor Mendel
This female voice is one step below mezzo-soprano
contralto (alto)
There's a restaurant named for this famous aunt on Tom Sawyer Island in Disney World
Aunt Polly
A major Detroit thoroughfare is named for this woman who sparked the civil rights movement in 1955
Rosa Parks