LAKES & RIVERS
The Loup & Elkhorn Rivers are the main tributaries of this 310-mile river that flows across Nebraska
the Platte River
John Quincy Adams didn't take his oath with his hand on a Bible; he used a law book that included this document that he read from
The Constitution
Created in 2007 by the Library of Congress, the first prize went to this "One Trick Pony" singer
Paul Simon
Developer Jef Raskin loved this type of apple so much he named an Apple computer after one
a McIntosh
The right or bowhead this gets tangled in fishing nets, which can stunt growth, causing the species to be shorter than its typical 52 feet
a whale
Man with the golden touch
(5 letters)
midas
This country's largest salt lake is now called Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, reviving its aboriginal name
Australia
James Madison was honored at the first of these inaugural events, held at Long's Hotel with tickets costing $4 a person
ball
Born in Saginaw, Michigan, this 2009 honoree was recording with Motown Records at age 12
Stevie Wonder
BB is the stock symbol of this company that today is more into cybersecurity than devices
BlackBerry
The 2-toed one of these can live up to 20 years, most of it upside down in the canopy of the rainforest
a sloth
Supplement containing the ABCs & more
(12 letters)
multivitamin
About 9 times as salty as the ocean, this sea, actually a lake, lies at the mouth of the Jordan River
The Dead Sea
Even when inaugurations were in this month for over a century, snow could still be an issue as it was for President-Elect Taft
March
In 2013 this singer-songwriter became the first woman to get the prize thanks to her "Tapestry" of hits
Carole King
Makes sense: BR Standard is a fashion line from this store
Banana Republic
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When faced with danger, certain ducks, snakes & mammals do this, also called thanatosis
play dead
Fashion dummy
(9 letters)
mannequin
This "colorful" river of Asia is the sixth longest in the world
Yellow River
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This man flubbed some of the words while administering the oath to Barack Obama, so they did it all again a day later
Justice John Roberts
The 2014 Gershwin Prize concert honoring him included Boyz II Men performing his doo-wop tribute "The Longest Time"
Billy Joel
Named for a green sushi condiment, this company calls itself "the world's hottest cloud storage"
The kestrel is also known as this type of hawk, after the nice little bird it's looking around for here
sparrow (hawk)
Marsh gas
(7 letters)
methane
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Clouds of dust from the exposed bed of Lake Texcoco add to the air pollution of this world capital
Mexico City
A new blueberry variety of this treat was created for Ronald Reagan's 1981 inauguration
jelly bean
In 2012 this man was honored along with songwriting partner Hal David
Burt Bacharach
This restaurant chain says the only ingredient it uses that's hard to pronounce is the pepper in its name
Sweden's only wild feline is this short-tailed cat that's able to bring down much larger animals, like reindeer & roe deer
lynx
Written declaration of political intentions or views
(9 letters)
manifesto