State Capitals
In 1955 Martin Luther King, Jr. led a boycott of this Alabama capital's segregated bus system
Montgomery
Statisticians often use this information to identify trends and make decisions
Data
First used in 1706 by William Jones, it's the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
Pi
Kings called pharaohs once rules this country
Egypt
The person who shows up after the agreed upon time to take you to the movies
Late date
One of the 2 state capitals whose names include that of the state
Indianapolis or Oklahoma City
A florist might place fresh-cut flowers into this decorative container
Vase
An alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
Delta
The NHL's Oilers play their home games in this Canadian city
A feline run over by a steamroller
Flat cat
In 2002, the Winter Olympics took place in this state capital
Salt Lake City
This type of upscale event may feature evening gowns, auctions, or speeches often to raise money for a cause
Gala
This multiple star in Centaurus is 4.3 light years from Earth
Alpha Centauri
Home to a cathedral, a castle & a royal palace, it's the capital city of Scotland
Edinburgh
A distant Sun-like object
Far star
The name of this capital is French for "red stick"
Baton Rouge
In marketing or ecology, this term refers to a highly specialized role or space that something fills
Niche
These rays are emitted by radioactive decay mostly in a range from 50,000 to 60 million electron volts
Gamma Rays
The only country in South America that fits the category
Ecuador
A shy Athenian who will inherit the Earth
Meek Greek
Dating from 1764, this city's "Courant" is one of our nation's oldest newspapers
Hartford
This adjective is part of a term that describes the group of people that forms every four years to vote for the president and vice president
Electoral
This Greek letter appears in the title of a 1971 film in which Charlton Heston thinks he's the last man on Earth
The Omega Man
The French name for this narrow body of water is La Manche
The English Channel
An eating utensil for hog meat
Pork Fork