THE 20th CENTURY
This canal officially opened August 15, 1914
the Panama Canal
After Lou Costello died, this comic attempted a comeback with a new partner, Candy Candido
Bud Abbott
From 1961 to 1971, Smokey Robinson had 14 Top 20 hits with this group
The Miracles
Stones from this infamous Paris prison were used to build the Pont du la Concorde
the Bastille
Bourbon was named for a county in this "Bluegrass State"
Kentucky
James Doolittle led the surprise air raid on this country April 18, 1942
Japan
In the 1950s fashion designer Ralph Lifshitz changed his name to this
Ralph Lauren
"Hail! Hail! Rock 'N' Roll" was a 1987 documentary about this pioneer performer
Chuck Berry
In England crumpets & Chelsea buns are often served at this 4:00 p.m. pick-me-up
tea time
Though it's colorless, odorless & not aged, it still packs a wallop in a bloody Mary
Vodka
In 1931, while people read "The Good Earth", thousands of miles of this Asian country flooded
China
Books by this celebrity chef include one on "French Cooking" & another that includes "Recipes from Spago"
Wolfgang Puck
His "Another Day In Paradise" won the 1990 Grammy for Record of the Year
Phil Collins
In 1993 Circus Circus opened Grand Slam Canyon, a theme park under a dome, in this city
Las Vegas
The whiskey in a seven and seven comes from this country
Canada
A May 18, 1954 L.A. Times headline read "Supreme Court Outlaws" this "in Schools
"Segregation"
In 1989 this first American woman in space became the director of the California Space Institute
Sally Ride
5 years after the release of his first album, he had his first top 10 hit with "Just The Way You Are"
Billy Joel
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is a narrow gauge railway that climbs to 7,400' in this country
India
At his first sip of this, Dom Perignon cried, "I am tasting stars!"
champagne
After conquering Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary set off to find this creature; he didn't succeed
the abominable snowman (yeti)
Newsweek said of this Irish flutist, he "can break your heart with his diminuendos"
James Galway
Her biggest hit "Me and Bobby McGee" was featured on the posthumous album "Pearl"
Janis Joplin
While many of Mexico's resorts are on the Pacific Ocean, Cancun lies on this sea
the Caribbean
A Brandy Alexander contains brandy, cream & this flavor of liqueur
chocolate