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| It grows on the snout of a rhino |
a horn
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| On New York's state flag, 2 ships are sailing on this river |
the Hudson River
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| These Arctic animals may weigh less than 3 pounds at birth but later, around a ton |
polar bears
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| In Agatha Christie's "The Tuesday Club Murders", this detective & her friends gather to swap tales |
Miss Marple
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| When the canal opened in 1825, it was only 4 feet deep & ran 363 miles from Albany to this city on Lake Erie |
(Justin: What is Rochester?) ... [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Buffalo
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| 4-letter verb meaning to become weary |
tire
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| This state's flag is the only one with different designs on each side; one features a yellow beaver |
Oregon
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| Many readers enjoyed "The Clan of" this bear that went extinct 10,000 years ago |
the cave bear
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| Montresor seeks revenge on wine connoisseur Fortunato in his 1846 tale "The Cask of Amontillado" |
(Edgar Allan) Poe
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| After an eye injury in 1974, this legendary NBA center began wearing Plexiglas goggles |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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| The $7 million cost of the canal was recouped in only 10 years largely through these, in place until 1882 |
tolls
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| A quick race, or a punctuation mark |
a dash
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| This state's flag is the only one of the 50 to bear the word "republic" |
(Alex: Yes, and it also has a bear on it.)
California
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| All this "deadly sin" bear wants for Christmas is its 2 upper front teeth, which it lacks |
a sloth bear
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| "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" introduced his characters the Glass family |
J.D. Salinger
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| Lee Trevino said if you're afraid of lightning, hold up this lowest-number club of its type--not even God can hit one |
a 1-iron
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| With the success of the canal, in a few short years, NYC had replaced this city as the nation's no. 1 port |
(Alex: And we have a minute to go now.)
Philadelphia
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| An athlete who inspires his teammates; Draymond Green is said to be the Warriors' |
the spark plug
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| This sailing accessory can be found on the flags of both Rhode Island & Wisconsin |
an anchor
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| We're an American bear! Ursus Americanus, we're comin' to your town, we're 600 pounds, we're an American bear! |
black bear
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| Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Celestial Railroad" is an allegory based on this John Bunyan work |
Pilgrim's Progress
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| After cracking 3 ribs in 1978, QB Dan Pastorini became the first NFLer to don this 4-letter "jacket" |
a flak jacket
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| In part, the canal snakes its way through the valley of this river named for a Native Amer. tribe that once lived there |
(Justin: What is the Cuyahoga River?)
the Mohawk River
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| Your body, excluding the head & limbs; it's AKA the torso |
the trunk
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| This state's flag was designed by Miss Willie Hocker of the D.A.R.'s Pine Bluff chapter |
Arkansas
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| The sun bear of this Thai peninsula is the smallest bear species, only 3 feet long |
the Malay Peninsula
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| New York governor from 1817 to 1823, this man with a familiar political last name led the effort to fund & build the canal |
DeWitt Clinton
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