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THE FIRST MODERN OLYMPICS |
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HISTORIC ELEMENTS & MINERALS |
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A remnant of the ancient Lake Bonneville, it's the largest lake in the western United States |
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As in ancient times, the first Modern Olympics, held in this country in 1896, had only male participants |
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This word can describe a sheep with a thick fleecy coat, or an extinct mammoth also noted for its coat |
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A portrait of James Joyce as a young man included opening this city's first movie theater, the Volta |
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The Rappahannock River rises in the Blue Ridge Mountains & flows just over 200 miles before emptying into this bay |
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Germany's Carl Schuhmann won 4 medals, one for wrestling & 3 for this, including team parallel bars |
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If your dog sits, stays or heels on command, he's considered this 8-letter highly desirable adjective |
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In 1931 Gandhi picked up some mud & referring to this in it, said, "With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire" |
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Like Doc Holliday, Zane Grey was trained as one of these professionals |
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The original "Star Trek": Mr. Spock |
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Popular for bass fishing, the manmade Grand Lake o' the Cherokees is in this state |
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Seen here, dressed in traditional garb, Spyridon Louis became a national hero after winning this 26-mile race |
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From the Latin word for "tree", this term is used for certain monkeys who spend most of their time in trees |
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Pliny the Elder knew a long time ago that quartz was able to split light into one of these arrays |
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"This is Us": Randall Pearson |
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As seen here, the city of Florence, Italy, lies on both sides of this four-letter river |
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America's Robert Garrett threw a 5-pound, 8-inch diameter one of these almost 96 feet to victory |
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This word describes birds that travel great distances during certain seasons of the year |
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In the 19th century Cornwall was a world leader in producing tin & tin's by-product, this poison with atomic number 33 |
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"Fawlty Towers": Basil Fawlty |
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This longest river of Poland runs through the city of Warsaw |
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Though joined together at the time, these 2 Central European countries competed separately |
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Aggressive cats may also be this, extra protective of their home turf or personal space |
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Cardinal de Rohan, actually the dupe of a con woman, was arrested in 1785 as part of "The Affair of" this necklace |
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Early jobs for this "Hitchhiker's Guide" author include bodyguard, chicken shed cleaner & script editor for "Doctor Who" |
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"The Walking Dead": Rick Grimes |
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