METROPOLITAN OPERA
A 1965 Met performance of "Il Trovatore" had to be cancelled due to this famous power problem
the blackout in New York City
A type of boat motor
outboard motor
The story of ________ and the Thousand Paper Cranes was written by Eleanor Coerr and is often associated with Japanese children's books
Sadako
California desert resort whose slogan for over 19 years has been "P.S. I Love You"
Palm Springs
It's this fusion reactor which is used most often to turn grapes into raisins
the sun
While on a 1906 West Coast tour, the company survived this legendary disaster
San Francisco earthquake (and fire)
What you'd have to do to beat the fastest gun or best artist in the West
outdraw him or her
This classical Japanese dance-drama is well known for its involvement of actors who adorn themselves with elaborate make-up and beautiful kimono's
Kabuki
In 1950, Alcudia, on Spain's Costa del Sol, was the 1st of these 106 clubs to open
Club Med
Identified by the first 3 Greek letters, they are the 3 types of radiation or radioactive decay
alpha, beta & gamma
In 1940, this "star-studded" oil co. began its Saturday sponsorship of Met radio broadcasts
Texaco
You can plug your lava lite into it
an outlet
While baseball is a very popular sport in Japan, its national sport is?
Sumo Wrestling
Punta del Este, 90 miles from Montevideo, is the most famous beach resort of this country
Uruguay
Along with protons, these atomic particles in a nucleus make up most of an atom's mass
neutrons
Two great Italian tenors debuted at the Met on November 23, Pavarotti in 1968 & this singer in 1903
Caruso
A pariah
an outcast
__________is one of the unique arts of the East in which beauty is sought through the shape and position of the characters drawn, the gradation of the ink, and the force of the brushstrokes.
Calligraphy
Niagara Falls actually consists of these 2 waterfalls
the American Falls & Horseshoe Falls
This now-common household appliance has a magnetron, a tube whose emissions vibrate molecules
a microwave oven
Including "Lohengrin", all Met operas in the 1st season were sung in these 2 Romance languages
Italian & French
Frank, as one who calls a pariah a "pariah"
outspoken
Made from rice wrapped with seaweed, this Japanese dish is very popular in Japan.
Onigiri
Called the "Golden Isles", Jekyll Island, Sea Island, & St. Simons lie off the coast of this state
Georgia
This Italian-born American physicist achieved fission in 1934 & didn't know it
Enrico Fermi