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NFL HALL OF FAMERS BY NUMBER |
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Kaelin's Restaurant claims to have originated this all-American meat-&-dairy item |
the cheeseburger
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A quarterback: San Francisco 49ers No. 16 |
(Erin: Who is Joe Namath?)
Joe Montana
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The Biology Ig Nobel was won by a team studying the odoriferous secretions of 131 of these toad cousins |
frogs
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In the will-like "Heiligenstadt Testament" to his brothers in 1802, Beethoven lamented this infirmity |
deafness
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This 4-letter word for a time of day comes from the Latin for "ninth hour" |
noon
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The Filson Club's Kentuckiana collection includes a tree stump inscribed by this 18th century pioneer |
Daniel Boone
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A linebacker: Chicago Bears No. 51 |
Dick Butkus
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2 men won in Fluid Dynamics for "Pressures Produced When" these birds "Pooh", published in Polar Biology |
penguins
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Of Mozart, Haydn or Bach, the one Beethoven studied under in his early 20s |
Haydn
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7 moons of our solar system are larger than this ninth planet, which some say should be reclassified |
Pluto
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Don't dive for the Olympic gold medal Muhammad Ali said he threw into this river--it's listed as "impaired" for swimming |
(Alex: He said he threw it into the [*].)
Ohio River
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A running back: Chicago Bears No. 34 |
Walter Payton
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Gauri Nanda won the Economics prize for inventing one of these that runs away & hides after doing its morning job |
an alarm clock
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Total number of operas completed by Beethoven |
one
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Muslims may hope this ninth month of their calendar goes by fast |
Ramadan
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This symbol on Louisville's official seal represents French aid during the Revolutionary War |
the fleur-de-lis
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A quarterback: Minnesota Vikings No. 10 |
Fran Tarkenton
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2 U.K. minds won the Peace Ig Nobel for analyzing brain cells of locusts that were watching this 1977 George Lucas film |
Star Wars
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Beethoven was born in 1770 in this city that until 1990 was the capital of West Germany |
Bonn
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If you know one small, tiny thing about the Greek alphabet, it should be that this is its ninth letter |
(Erin: What is mu?) (Alex: No, if you know one small, tiny thing, you know one [*]. [*], that's the ninth letter.)
iota
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Knowing that Zachary Taylor was a soldier should tell you this Cabinet Dept. maintains the cemetery he's in |
(Alex: And that would be [*]. Sorry, Erin, not quickly enough.)
Veterans Affairs
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A fullback: Miami Dolphins No. 39 |
(Alicia: Oh, gosh! Who is, um...) (Alex: Oh, too much time.) (Alicia: Too much time.)
Larry Csonka
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For Literature, the African entrepreneurs of this country were honored for their attempts to con via e-mail |
Nigeria
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Gary Oldman played Beethoven with fiery relish in this insightful 1994 biopic |
(Randy: What is Beloved Infidel?)
Immortal Beloved
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The Ninth Labor of Hercules was to steal this Amazon queen's girdle |
Hippolyta
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