SCIENCE
In physics a rad is the unit used to measure the amount of this absorbed by matter
Radiation
Alfred Drake was Rodgers & Hammerstein's 1st choice to play the ruler of Siam in this musical
The King and I
In 1893 Lord Stanley of Preston, governor-gen. of Canada, donated a trophy for this sport
Hockey
It may be branch, spring or mineral
Water
In 1965 Emilio Pucci designed clear plastic bubble helmets for these employees of Braniff Airlines
Stewardesses
In 1975 Isaac Asimov published a history of this scientific instrument called "Eyes on the Universe"
The telescope
Ernie Kovacs' wife Edie Adams was the first actress to play Daisy Mae in this musical
Lil'Abner
The Borg-Warner Trophy awarded to winners of this auto race remains at the Speedway Hall of Fame Museum
Indianapolis 500
It used to be an ale; now it follows "egg" in a holiday drink
Nog
In 1992 Johnson & Johnson introduced a new one of these called Reach Between
It's the process by which light nuclei combine to form a single heavier nucleus
Fusion
Hans Conried played a Bulgarian sculptor in this Cole Porter musical named for a dance
Can-Can
The Downtown Athletic Club of NYC annually presents this trophy to the top college football player
The Heisman Trophy
Name shared by a drink from Campbell's & a type of car engine
Australians call these annoying creatures "mozzies" for short
Mosquitos
Around 1820 Friedrich Mohs introduced the standard scale for measuring the hardness of these
Minerals
James Mitchell of "All My Children" danced to "They Call The Wind Maria" in this 1951 musical
Paint Your Wagon
Its official name is the International Lawn Tennis Challenge Trophy
The Davis Cup
The sloe is a small, bitter one of these fruits used to make sloe gin
Plum
In the '30s part of the Great Plains became known as this because of all the soil that blew around
The Dust Bowl
Now discredited, this theory held that living organisms originate from nonliving matter
Abiogensis (Spontaneous generation)
In the '70s they were playing this composer's songs in "They're Playing Our Song" & "A Chorus Line
Marvin Hamlisch
In 1984 this sport's World Championship Trophy was renamed to honor outgoing commissioner Larry O'Brien
Professional Basketball
A New England term for a milk shake, it also refers to liqueur poured over shaved ice
A frappe
In this Japanese form of fencing, the swords are made of bamboo
Kendo