BRIDGES
O say, can you see the Francis Scott Key Bridge that opened in 1977 & crosses the harbor of this city? Yes, yes you can
Baltimore
Katherine Paterson built a bridge to a Newbery Medal with a "Bridge to" this fantasy land
Terabithia
Petroleum is classified as one of these "archaic" energy sources
fossil fuels
A greater distance away
further
At the time of its breakup in 1991, it was the world's largest country in area
the Soviet Union
A feat of 19th century engineering, the Brooklyn Bridge spans this river
the East River
Monkeys & rhinos were literally in the house & the game was afoot in this 1982 Caldecott Medal winner by Chris Van Allsburg
Jumanji
Hydrofracking, injecting shale with pressurized fluid to release oil & gas, is short for "hydraulic" this
fracturing
A prefix meaning "straight", it comes before "-dox" & "-pedist"
ortho-
He ran for governor of Vermont several times, unsuccessfully as a member of the Liberty Union Party
Bernie Sanders
A steel-arch bridge across Port Jackson & a nearby opera house are landmarks of this city
Sydney
1972's Nebula for Best Novel was "The Gods Themselves"; it was written by this prolific "master of science fiction"
Asimov
A good thing, this word that follows "energy" is calculated as a ratio of the result amount divided by the amount put in
efficiency
To toss a ball out of a receiver's reach, or to toss out a monarch
overthrow
The complete name of this large labor union says it also includes chauffeurs & warehousemen
the Teamsters
Though its name means "new bridge", it's the oldest existing bridge across the Seine
Pont Neuf
Hop to it! This John Updike character "is Rich" & also, a 1982 Pulitzer winner
Rabbit
The 3 types of heat energy transfer are conduction, convection & this type like that from the Sun to the Earth
radiation
Nelson Mandela fought this policy for decades (& triumphed)
apartheid
Promoting non-professional sports & fitness programs since 1888, the AAU is this Union
the Amateur Athletic Union
Tradition says that a couple who kisses while passing beneath this Venetian bridge in a gondola will enjoy eternal love
the Bridge of Sighs
The National Book Award decided they "Better Call" this author, a winner for "Herzog" & "The Adventures of Augie March"
(Saul) Bellow
CFLs, compact fluorescent lamps, light up by exciting atoms of this silver-colored element
mercury
Named for a 1950s senator, it became synonymous with making unfair accusations to restrict dissent
McCarthyism
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869 when the tracks of the Union Pacific & Central Pacific were joined in this state
Utah