OFFICIAL STATE STUFF
Originally performed to honor the gods, it's the state dance of Hawaii
the hula
These were first recorded in Greece in 776 B.C. & Greece led the medal standings with 1 as Coroebus of Elis won the only event
the Olympics
The first female CEO of a Fortune 500 company, Katharine Graham was the longtime publisher of this D.C.-based newspaper
This capital of Minnesota was named for an apostle
Saint Paul
Capitalizing on its own nickname, this Hollywood studio debuted the animated series "House of Mouse" in 2001
Disney
Its state monument is the 76-foot Golden Driller in front of Tulsa's Expo Center
Oklahoma
Hannibal brought 37 of these large animals over the Alps to help in his attack on Rome
Elephants
In 1975, Junko Tabei was on top of the world when she became the first woman to reach the summit of this highest peak
Mount Everest
The names of this pair of explorers are on a Montana county, an Oregon river & a 4,900-mile trail
Lewis & Clark
A 2012 readers' poll in Rolling Stone magazine listed "I Will Survive" and "Stayin' Alive" among the best songs in this genre
Disco
Arizona's state reptile is the ridge-nosed one of these venomous creatures, noted more for sound than appearance
a Rattlesnake
Title for the Egyptian king Ramses the Great, remembered for his wars & building projects around 1250 B.C.
pharaoh
A few years before playing Rose on "The Golden Girls", she became the first woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Game Show Host
Betty White
his alliterative Colorado "Peak" is named for a man who tried & failed to climb it in 1806; guess that was an "or bust"
Pikes Peak
According to regulations, this Olympic sport's equipment should be 22 cm in diameter for men and 18 cm for women
the Discus
Utah's state winter sports are skiing & this newer, similar one
Snowboarding
The first 3 kings of Israel were Saul, David & this wise ruler
Solomon
In 2018, she became the first American woman to win a medal in every single event at the World Gymnastics Championships
Simone Biles
An 18th century British captain gave his name to these South Pacific islands, now a popular tourist destination
Cook Islands
In law, it's "a justice's nonconcurrence with a decision of the majority"; it's also the nickname of the collar worn by RBG
dissent
This New England state that produces a lot of them has the lobster as its official state crustacean
Maine
By 2500 B.C. the Chinese were breeding a special "worm" in order to make thread & garments from this material
Silk
Decades before becoming the first female Supreme Court justice, she refused a marriage proposal from future Chief Justice Rehnquist
Sandra Day O'Connor
This strait between Asia & North America is named for a Danish explorer
the Bering Strait
Setting sail in 1610, it's the ship Henry Hudson used to navigate what we now know as the Hudson strait and Hudson Bay
the Discovery