Sports Teams Nicknames
Founded by an auto parts maker, this city's Pistons were originally the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
Detroit
Everyone hit the beach to enjoy this state's official sports: surfing & outrigger canoe paddling
Hawaii
Oui! Oui! In 2000 this "French Chef" became the first U.S. chef to receive France's Legion of Honor
Julia Child
One variety of the white-tailed species of this weighs only 50-75 pounds & lives in the Florida Keys
Deer
Also called epidemic parotitis, it's characterized by a swelling of salivary glands near the neck
Mumps
Cleveland's NFL team took this name from coach Paul, not running back Jim
Brown
This state amphibian of Oklahoma gets a mention in the pop song "Joy To The World"
Bullfrog
In 1999 these 2 former presidents each received the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter
This wild African pig has 2 pairs of tusks that may reach a length of 24 inches
Warthog
Transmitted by a mosquito bite, protozoans called Plasmodia cause this dangerous disease
Malaria
Pittsburgh's National League team is sometimes known as the Bucs, short for these
Buccaneers
New Mexico's official state question, "Red or green?" refers to this state vegetable
(Chili) Peppers
The celebrities named Man & Woman of the Year by this club each receive a 'revolutionary' pudding pot
The Hasty Pudding Club
Despite its large size, this wild ox of Tibet is quite agile & can swim swift rivers
Yak
Caused by a type of streptococcus, it's a "colorful" childhood malady marked by a widespread red rash
Scarlet fever
Nickname of the Columbus Major League Soccer team -- we don't know how "motley" they are
(the) Crew
This feline with long, pointed canines is California's state fossil
Saber tooth tiger
The Blues Foundation of Memphis presents annual awards named for this "Father of the Blues"
W.C. Handy
It's estimated that fewer than 1,000 members of the Bactrian species of this exist in the world, all in Mongolia & China
Camel
AKA varicella, it's marked by blisterlike eruptions on the skin & is even more severe in adults than children
Chicken pox
It's no trick that this "magic"-al team went by the nickname Showtime
The LA Lakers (Magic Johnson)
"Roll On, Columbia, Roll On" is this state's official folk song
Washington
"Jumanji" & "Where the Wild Things Are" are among the picture books to win this illustrious medal
Caldecott Medal
The soft, pliant leather from this cud-chewing goat is used as a polishing cloth & to make shirts
Chamois
Without using a "diph"stick, the Schick test can tell if you've had a close shave with this disease
Diphtheria