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(I'm Jeff Probst in Panama.) He was the U.S. president when the Panama Canal officially opened in 1914 |
(Lara: Who is Taft?)
Woodrow Wilson
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These title instruments are "dueling" on the "Deliverance" soundtrack |
banjos
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Until standardized in 1825, there were 3 different British units called this to measure the volume of wine, ale & corn |
gallon
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He's the hero of the parable in Luke 10 |
the Good Samaritan
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In 1992 this future First Lady released her own chocolate chip cookie recipe |
Hillary Rodham Clinton
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He learned Russian at a church school in Georgia, beginning there in 1888 around age 9 |
Stalin
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One of the longest mountain chains in the world, it ranges from Chile to Panama |
the Andes
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He was acclaimed for his lead role in "Hotel Rwanda", the true story of a man who saved refugees during a genocide |
Don Cheadle
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In July 1959, the U.S. & the U.K. finally agreed that an inch was equivalent to 2.54 of these |
a centimeter
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Spoiler alert: The title schoolmaster of this 1934 novel dies at the end |
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
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According to the instructions, it takes 90 seconds to prepare this man's ready product |
Uncle Ben
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Born about 1925 in the Ugandan village of Koboko, he spent much of his childhood tending flocks |
Idi Amin
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This title Tom Hanks character was named for the founder of the KKK |
Forrest Gump
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Sandpaper is graded according to this, the number of particles per square inch |
grit
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The liturgy of this day includes a reading of the Passion according to St. John |
Good Friday
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Bramley apples are a popular cooking ingredient in this country of their origin |
England (Great Britain)
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Until he attended the Collegio Lasalle in about 1932 around age 6, he worked in his family's sugar cane fields |
(Michael: Who is Franco?) (Lara: Who is Duvalier?)
Fidel Castro
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Fittingly, Cristobal is the port area of this city named for an explorer |
Colon
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"The jungle is jumpin'!" was a tagline of this 1967 Disney film classic |
The Jungle Book
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Around 1714 he set the freezing point of water at 32 degrees & the boiling point at 212 |
Fahrenheit
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False Bay lies between Cape Hangklip & this promontory |
the Cape of Good Hope
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Often using vinegar, it's a mixture in which foods are soaked for seasoning prior to barbecuing |
a marinade
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Orphaned as a boy, he reportedly spent his youth on his uncle's melon farm near the Tigris |
Saddam Hussein
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The national currency of Panama bears the name of this man, the first European to see the Pacific |
Balboa
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This 1981 Best Picture Oscar winner takes place in part at the 1924 Olympics |
Chariots of Fire
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Ahoy, there! It's equal to 1.15 statute miles per hour |
a knot
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1994 Savannah-set John Berendt bestseller |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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In addition to beets, you can make borscht with the leaves of the red variety of this, cut into 1/4-inch strips |
cabbage
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In 1903, when he was barely a teenager, his father Alois died |
Adolf Hitler
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