LET THE GAMES BEGIN
Joint military exercises like the ones the U.S. conducts with South Korea also have this more playful name
War Games
The death of the prophet Muhammad,
BDA 1095 A.D.
Before
Tommy Lasorda of this MLB team said Danny Heep was so slow, "if he got in a race with a pregnant woman, he'd finish third
The Dodgers
The Verrazano-Narrows bridge is a mess! Getting from Staten Island to this neighboring borough? Fuhgedaboudit!
Brooklyn
When telling a tale, you "spin" this thread
A yarn
The first world mind sports games, Beijing 2008, included chess, checkers & this card game
Bridge
The publication of Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight",
BDA 2001
After
The athletic teams of this New England school founded in 1861 are called the Engineers
MIT
Slow goin' on the 118, aka the Ronald Reagan Freeway, in this state; all traffic seems to be pulling off to the right
California
It means "served raw"
Tartare
These games held in Rio in 2007 & slated for Guadalajara in 2011, outlived the similarly named airline
The Pan Am Games
The Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway,
BDA 1996
Before
In 2007 Plaxico Burress & Michael Strahan were big players for this team; by 2009 both were gone
The (New York) Giants
I-15 is stop & go between Butte & Great Falls; this state capital is about halfway between 'em, so stop & go get food
It's Russian for "king"
These games for athletes with physical disabilities began in Rome in 1960
The Paralympics
The real charge of the light brigade,
BDA 1854
During
From 1980 to 1983 the N.Y. Islanders won 4 straight Stanley Cups, after this team up north had won the previous 4
The Montreal Canadians
I-10 is stop-dead between La Place & Metairie in this state; now y'all drive safe!
Louisiana
An indication of a river's height, or an impression on a piece of paper visible in light
Watermark
These are held wherever Scottish culture has spread, like Maxville, Ontario, home of the Glengarry ones
The Highland Games
The Lewis & Clark expedition hits the trail,
BDA 1801
After
This "hot" Midwestern Major League Soccer team shares its name with a current NBC drama
The Chicago Fire
I-80 is backed up near North Platte in this state; plan ahead if you're heading for Kearney Airport
Nebraska
The pope's titles have included this "of Christ" & "of St. Peter"
Vicar