"Monticello" or "Happiness Pursuer"
Jefferson
Eating pasta? Thank North Dakota, the USA's biggest producer of the durum type of this, which gives us semolina
wheat
In a mind-boggling combo of DNA, this Patriot & his supermodel wife welcomed a baby boy to their family in 2009
Tom Brady
In the flash-bang method, after a lightning flash, count until you hear thunder, then divide that number by 5 to find how many miles away the storm is because it takes roughly 5 seconds for this to travel 1 mile
sound
MEN OF SCIENCE
The symbols for 6 chemical elements spell out his name, beginning with cobalt, phosphorus & erbium
"Q-Bert" or "John 2"
John Quincy Adams
Once considered unhealthy, this hog fat has made a comeback; it's high in Vitamin D
lard
How long did it take Hall of Fame voters to go over this Green Bay QB's winning candidacy in 2016? Between 6 & 9 secs.
Brett Favre
In 2015 a Delta plane's nose cone was damaged & windshields cracked by this type of precipitation
hail
The symbols for 6 chemical elements spell out his name, beginning with cobalt, phosphorus & erbium
Copernicus
"Non-consecutive" or "Uncle Jumbo" (relatives actually called him that one)
(Grover) Cleveland
The hormone bovine somatotropin is used to increase the production of this
milk
In 1950 QB Jim Hardy had a record 8 of these turnovers in a 45-7 loss but the very next week, threw 6 TDs
interceptions
The warm waters near the Equator are breeding grounds for hurricanes, and as the warm air rises in the storm, this area of low pressure forms
the eye
"Hermitage Guy" or "The 20"
Andrew Jackson
Growers of this nut, the top crop of California's San Joaquin Valley, had no "joy" in being blamed for using too much water
almonds
Tim Couch, Brady Quinn, Trent Dilfer & Johnny Manziel are 4 of the 20+ QBs to start for this team since 1999
the Browns
The "Super Outbreak of 2011" is named for more than 300 of these that struck 15 states
tornadoes
"Quiet Man" or "X-Mass Gov"
Coolidge
On Angola's flag agricultural work is represented by this large, heavy knife with a Spanish name
a machete
He won the Super Bowl as a QB in 1999 & as a GM in 2016
(John) Elway
Rapidly swirling air over a lake can make one of these: the Itsy-Bitsy Spider knows about the word in another sense
a waterspout