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This continent is the largest in area |
Asia
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You might have to get as high as 20 feet off the ground to win a medal in this "vaulting" Olympic event |
the pole vault
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The gravitational pull of this object is the main force holding the solar system together |
the sun
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History: Study up on this ship that anchored in Plymouth Harbor on Dec. 26, 1620 |
the Mayflower
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On July 8, 1776 it was rung to proclaim the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence |
the Liberty Bell
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Capable, succeed, accomplish |
(Charlie: [*]?) (Alex: ...Say--remember to phrase it in--) (Charlie: What is [*]?) (Alex: That's it.)
capable
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Early explorers called parts of this continent Vinland |
(Rachel: What is Greenland?)
North America
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At 26.2 miles, it's the longest running event in the Summer Olympics |
(Eddie: What is cross-country?)
the marathon
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Galileo was the first person to see the rings around this planet |
Saturn
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Home ec.: Make this breakfast dish of battered & fried bread, called pain perdu in France |
French toast
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Suffragettes were women who wanted the right to do this (& got to with the 19th Amendement) |
vote
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This continent has a lot of marsupials, like the native wombat |
Australia
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In the Olympic 400-meter relay final, this many runners compete together as a team |
4
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Not the first but this second planet is the hottest, because its atmosphere causes a severe greenhouse effect |
Venus
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Spanish: You'll have to use your cabeza, this body part, to pass the class |
your head
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Check out exotic marine life at one of these, like the National one in Baltimore |
an aquarium
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Wind, wander, wonderful |
wonderful
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This continent has the longest mountain chain |
(Charlie: What is Asia?) ... (Alex: The Andes, correct.)
South America
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Throwing events include this one, the hurling of a spearlike shaft |
the javelin
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It was last seen in the skies in 1986 & won't return until 2061 |
(Eddie: Uh... uh... what is...) (Alex: It's not coming to you?) (Eddie: No.) ... [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Halley's Comet
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Tulsa's newspaper is called The World; Boston's is named for this object that depicts the world |
a globe
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Salt, pepper, sage |
(Eddie: What is... pep--what is salt?)
sage
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In 1957 countries on this continent signed a treaty creating an economic community, or common market |
Europe
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In 2004 the USA's Bryan Clay, with 8,820 points, took the silver in this 10-event contest |
(Charlie: What is the dialthlon?)
the decathlon
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Science: Discover animal anatomy, starting with Ursidae, this animal family |
the bear family
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The name of this Texas city is Spanish for "yellow" |
Amarillo
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Candor, center, canter |
candor
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