States That Flow Together
One has St. Louis, the other has East St. Louis
Missouri & Illinois
Both from 1960: "Ocean's ____" times "The Magnificent ____"
77
"Arise, then discover an aroma of java"
wake up and smell the coffee
Florida's Streamline Hotel is the birthplace of this auto racing organization
NASCAR
It means learning to read by recognizing letters & putting them together to understand words
phonics
Hoover Dam is on their border
Nevada & Arizona
"The ____ Year-Old Virgin" minus "The Dirty ____"
28
"Similar to absconding with the sweets of one tot"
like taking candy from a baby
On April 22, 1954 the NBA changed forever with the adoption of a shot clock with a time limit of this many seconds
24
They moved to become the Oklahoma City Thunder
Seattle Supersonics
The state where Martin Luther King was born & the state where he married Coretta Scott
Georgia & Alabama
"____ Men and a Baby" times "____ Degrees of Separation"
18
"Upon being presented with astringent citrus fruits, prepare a sweetened drink"
when life gives you lemons, make lemonade
This tournament was first contested in 1930 & won by host nation Uruguay, 4-2 over Argentina
the World Cup
It's another word for "amateur dramatics"--sarcastic or not
histrionics
This big land buy named for one also got us the other
Louisiana & Arkansas
"Gone in ____ Seconds" plus "Assault on Precinct ____"
73
"Insufficient space for twirling one expired feline"
not enough room to swing a dead cat
It took 11 hours & 5 minutes over 3 days at this grand slam tennis venue in 2010 for John Isner to defeat Nicolas Mahut
Wimbledon
This is the trendier term for aquaculture or tank farming
hydroponics
One has Rocky Mountain National Park, one has Cherokee National Park
Colorado & Oklahoma
"(____) Days of Summer" times "____ Heads in a Duffel Bag"
4000
"Every turnpike ends in the seven-hilled city"
All roads lead to Rome
Leading his team to a come-from-behind victory, this 24-year-old Kansas City QB became the youngest Super Bowl MVP winner in 2020
Patrick Mahomes
The black box is part of this system on a plane