WORD ORIGINS
From the Latin for "increase", it's a public sale where the price gradually increases until an item sells
Auction
In 1877 Australia beat England by 45 runs in the first test match played by international teams in this sport
Cricket
A German motto states, "alles mit der zeit", "everything comes in" this
time
World War II P.O.W.s looked forward to the arrival of food-filled parcels from this international organization
The Red Cross
In May-June 2002 32 teams competed as Japan co-hosted this international sporting event with South Korea
The FIFA World Cup
This word once used for the effigy of a man who tried to blow up Parliament is now a man, a dude, a fellow
"guy"
Fans at U.S. Bank Stadium got thrills when ESPN brought these games to Minnesota from Austin in 2017
The X Games
"Oro y plata" is a Spanish motto mentioning these 2 elements
gold and silver
In winter 1777 a quartermaster reported he had just 25 barrels of flour & a little pork to feed an army camped here
Valley Forge
In 2015 the space probe Akatsuki entered orbit around this inner planet to study its atmosphere
Venus
This anglicized French word once meant "hearthside" but now refers to a lobby or entrance hall
Foyer
In August 2018 a Hawaiian squad beat the team of youngsters from South Korea to take this championship
The Little League Championship
Burundi's motto is "Unité, Travail, Progrès", meaning "unity," this,"progress"
work
Nikita Khrushchev wrote, "without" this Hormel product, "we wouldn't have been able to feed our army" in WWII
Spam
In 2019 a rare papal visit to Japan included a speech against nuclear arms in this, the second city where an A-bomb was used in war
Nagasaki
(Daily Double) The Greek for "sand tray" gives us the name of this counting device
Abacus
The 2018-19 season of auto racing's World Endurance Championship concludes with the 87th running of this event
The 24 Hours of Le Mans
(Daily Double) The Greeks use the motto "Eleftheria i thanatos", "freedom or" this
Death
In 1918 U-boats cut food shipments to England, where even the king had this type of card allotting staples like milk & flour
A Ration Card
In a 2019 referendum 70% on this island opposed a plan to move a U.S. Marine air base to another spot still on the island
Okinawa
It once referred to a "crazy" Viking who fought with the fury of a wild beast
Beserk
Pioneered by the Gracie family, BJJ is short for Brazilian this
jiujitsu
The French faithful know "Tout pour l'église", "All for" this
The Church
Union soldiers of the Civil War subsisted largely on tough biscuits with this durable name
Hardtack
In Japan's first foreign combat zone deployment since WWII, troops served in Samawah in this country in 2004
Iraq