Hit The Beaches
In 1935 a race car went 277 MPH on this Florida beach; now there's an international speedway in town.
Jacksonville
Daytona
Ormond
Daytona
Language groups as disparate as Celtic, Slavic & Indo-Iranian are part of the family called Indo-this.
Indo-European
Indo-Germanic
Indo-Aryan
Indo-European
This Cubbie first baseman caught a lot of throws from Tinker & Evers.
John Titus
Billy Southworth
Frank Chance
Frank Chance
Italian for "plucked"
Pizzicato
Staccato
Arco
Pizzicato
Humperdinck's opera about these fairy-tale siblings was the first complete opera aired on radio.
Cinderella
The Three Brothers
Hansel & Gretel
Hansel & Gretel
The British 50th Infantry Division landed 25,000 men on Gold Beach on this day in 1944.
June 4th
June 6th
June 14th
June 6th
Last name meanings in this language include Pospisill, "one who hurried", & Navratil, "one who returned".
Slovak
Czech
Polish
Czech
Negro Leagues shortstop Willie Wills used a miner's hard hat as an early version of this.
Fastpitch Fielder's Mask
Jaw Guards
A Batting Helmet
A Batting Helmet
Italian for "high"
Tenor
Soprano
Alto
Alto
An annoyed critic wrote of this -ism's 1876 show, "Trees are not violet...the sky is not the color of fresh butter".
Expressionism
Impressionism
Fauvism
Impressionism
Edisto Beach, S.C. says no lights on the beach after dusk in summer to protect these sea turtles named for their big "heads".
Razerbacks
Hawksbill
Loggerheads
Loggerheads
The best way to find Belize's Mennonites is to look for modestly dressed blond people & listen for this language.
Italian
Dutch
German
German
A manager said Harmon Killebrew "can knock the ball out of any park, including" this one est. by Uncle Sam in 1872.
Yellowstone
Lassen
Grand Teton
Yellowstone
French for "German"
Sarabande
Courante
Allemande
Allemande
You'll find several paintings Veronese on the eyes in Venice's Palazzo Ducale or these officials' "Palace".
The Doge
The Prime Minister
The President
The Doge
This California beach town & surfing mecca is named for 19th century railroad magnate Henry.
Huntington Beach
Newport Beach
Venice Beach
Huntington Beach
In French words like garcon & francais, this diacritical mark goes under the "c" to soften it to an "S" sound, not a "K" sound.
A Cedilla
A Descender
An Ogonek
A Cedilla
The Hall's class of 2018 includes Braves 3B Larry Jones, universally known by this childhood nickname.
Junior Jones
The Big Unit
Chipper Jones
Chipper Jones
Italian for "deep bass"
Basso Profundo
Basso Cantante
Basso Buffo
Basso Profundo
He had nothing to do with the title, but Aaron Copland said, "I've begun to see the mountains myself" on hearing this piece.
Fanfare for the Common Man
An American in Paris
Appalachian Spring
Appalachian Spring
It's the activity of gathering quahogs & longnecks, maybe on the beaches of Martha's Vineyard.
Oystering
Clamming
Shrimping
Clamming
In Turkish a "G" under a little curvy line is basically silent, as in this last name of Recep Turkey's leader since 2003.
Erdogan
Orban
Khomeini
Erdogan
Carl Yastrzemski's plaque says "Yaz"; "Maz" was this Pirates second baseman & 1960 World Series hero.
Roberto Alomar
Bill Mazeroski
Maziyar Jobrani
Bill Mazeroski
Italian for "from the head"
Ab Initio
Dal Segno
Da Capo
Da Capo
In a Delibes ballet, Dr. Coppelius is a toymaker & the title character Coppelia is one of these.
Doll
Puppet
Marionette
Doll