Hurricanes
The first hurricane of the year is given a name beginning with this letter
A
April 15, 2013
Boston Marathon Bombing
Founded before 1200 on a river 50 miles northwest of London
Oxford
Cleveland Cavaliers, 2013
Anthony Bennett
Chris Paul and Steven Adams
Oklahoma City, OK
The 3 colors on the flag of Italy are red, white & this
Green
With the most hurricanes ever recorded in one year, this year also saw the costliest hurricane to ever make landfall
2005
Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were convicted
Oklahoma City Bombing
Founded 1701 & located in a town just west of downtown New Haven, Connecticut
Yale
Oakland Raiders, 2007
JaMarcus Russell
Ironic Name
Salt Lake City, UT
Standard Italian came from the dialect used in this city by Dante, Petrarch & Boccaccio
Florence
A tropical storm is classified as a hurricane once winds goes up to this miles per hour or higher
74
Man responsible for bombings between 1978 and 1995
Unabomber or Ted Kazynski
Founded in 1592, it is also called the University of Dublin
Trinity
San Diego Chargers, 1998
Ryan Leaf
2 major rivers converge in this state
The Italian part of this coastal resort area runs from the French border to Tuscany
Riviera
The greatest danger in a hurricane is this region of the storm
Eyewall
Eight "anarchists" were tried for inciting a riot; four were hanged; one committed suicide, and three won pardons after seven years in prison in this May 4, 1886 bombing.
Haymarket Square bombing
Chartered 1693 by the eponymous pair
William and Mary
Charlotte Bobcats, 2006
Adam Morrison
Small country with not-so-small amounts of oil reserves
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Stendhal wrote about "The Charterhouse of" this city, world famous for its cheese
Parma
Due to this effect, hurricane winds move counterclockwise around the center, while in the Southern Hemisphere, the winds travel clockwise
Coriolis Effect
The city where a building was dynamited during a labor dispute, killing 20 people. Two leaders of the ironworkers union plead guilty.
Fondee vers 1257, cette ecole Parisienne
Sorbonne
Washington Football Team that plays football for the city of Washington D.C., 1994
Heath Shuler
On March 21, 1847, this country declared itself an independent republic and Carrera became its first president.
Guatemala City, Guatemala
To reach the island of Sicily from the "toe" of Italy, cross this narrow strait
Strait of Messina