Florida Keys
When visiting the famous Southernmost Point Buoy at the corner of Whitehead and South Streets in Key West, what island country are you closest to?
Cuba.
Cuba is the largest single island of the West Indies
If you can make it to the island of Hawaii, check out the Merrie Monarch Festival, billed as "the perpetuation of" this dance
hula
In the acronym HOMES, it's the "H"
Huron
Miles Davis was central to the musical movement known as "cool" this
jazz
It follows "RAV" & precedes "Runner" in the names of Toyota models
4
What is the climate of the Florida Keys classified as?
Tropical.
The weather in the Florida Keys is hot and humid from June to October, and it is the only place in Florida without any frost.
You can hang glide from sand dunes & visit the Wright Brothers Memorial in this state's Outer Banks
North Carolina
Differing by a letter, these 2 rivers both rise in Switzerland; one is about 830 miles long & the other, more than 500
the Rhône & Rhine
With flavors like Cool Ranch, it's no surprise this chip brand has a cool stylized triangle on its bags
Doritos
It makes models called A4, A5, A6, A7... I'm seeing a pattern here
Audi
In what year did U.S. businessman John Simonton buy the island: 1790, 1822, or 1877?
1822.
Simonton bought Key West for $2,000, which is just shy of what it costs to rent a house on the island today.
Panama City, Florida is a great place to see these dolphins named for the shape of their snouts
bottlenose
You'll find the United Arab Emirates at the south end of this body of water
the Persian Gulf
In the Holocene Epoch, we've had a "medieval cool period" from 1250 to 1500 & a "little" one of these just after
an ice age
The 2005 Chevy Corvette C6 introduced a new GM engine with a capacity of 6.0 of these metric units
liters
What president considered Key West his second favorite place in the world? Hint: His first favorite place was his hometown of Independence, Missouri.
Harry S. Truman.
The Harry S. Truman Little White House was constructed in 1890 as a housing office for naval officers. It eventually became the winter White House of Truman, and he spent 175 days of his presidency there. It is now the state’s own presidential site and has been visited by many former presidents
Spring break is major party time on the beaches of SPI, this Texas spot
South Padre Island
Under an agreement first drawn up in 1903, the U.S. maintains a strategically important naval base on this Cuban bay
Guantanamo
Riff in this Broadway musical suggests that despite the rocket you may have in your pocket, "Keep coolly cool, boy"
West Side Story
This company has made 7 generations of its 3 series, including the 330i sedan
BMW
What heightening feature do many homes in the Keys have due to hurricanes and high-water surges?
They are built on stilts.
In addition, the houses must be built to withstand winds of up to 180 mph.
If you can make it to Cancun, try a little of this; not afraid of heights, are you?
parasailing
In ancient times the Dardanelles Strait was called this & was associated with the story of Hero & Leander
the Hellespont
Who knew gangsters could thrive in Hollywood? "Be Cool" was this novelist's follow-up to "Get Shorty"
Elmore Leonard
Oldsmobile called a classic muscle car the 4-4-2 because it had a 4-barrel carburetor, 4-speed this, & 2 exhaust pipes
transmission