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FIRST NAME HOMOPHONES
HEALTH & FITNESS
A LOOK AT HISTORICAL AMERICANS
FROM THE FRENCH
100
In 1994 the famed photo of this creature was revealed to be a hoax; a fake head had been attached to a toy submarine
the Loch Ness Monster
100
A paint variety that dries to a dull finish
matte
100
A standing row exercise can help strengthen this ball-&-socket joint, which has more mobility than any other in humans
shoulder
100
Here she is with her literal partner in crime; she was only 23 when she was escorted not so gently from our plane of existence
Bonnie Parker
100
It's a French word for "word" & can mean a prisoner's promise not to try to escape, as well as a conditional release
parole
200
In 1835 The New York Sun printed a series of articles in which an astronomer claimed to have discovered life forms here
the Moon
200
One of the steps on the way to becoming a feudal man-at-arms
page
200
In the 1830s a Belgian statistician developed this, BMI for short; many today are moving away from it as a measure of fitness
body mass index
200
For this American hero, earning degrees in both English & physics preceded leaving Earth's atmosphere in 1983
Sally Ride
200
Group noun for those who use one person's services; the one at my salon, Monsieur Ken, is extremely loyal
the clientele
300
He purposely spelled Pennsylvania wrong on money in 1739; counterfeit bills would be easy to spot if it was spelled right
Benjamin Franklin
300
One does this reverentially before entering a pew
kneel
300
It's the 12-letter word for standard exercises like push-ups & chin-ups
calisthenics
300
Okay, he's not a ringer for Kevin Costner, but he is this man who, at just age 26, headed up the Prohibition Bureau in Chicago
Eliot Ness
300
With accents on both its French words, this cultured product is delish spooned over berries
crème fraîche
400
Anna Anderson was among those who claimed to be her, survivor of an execution & heir to the Romanov fortune
Anastasia
400
A circular current moving in contrast to the main one
eddy
400
Whole grains are part of the diet called DASH--dietary approaches to stop this, abnormally high blood pressure
hypertension
400
He labored to run for president five times between 1900 & 1920; spoiler--he went 0 for 5
Eugene Debs
400
It's a 7-letter heavy bombardment of artillery fire, or more broadly of anything not fun to be hit by
a barrage
500
Colonists flooded the market with imitation this, shells strung together & used as currency by 17th c. Native Americans
wampum
500
To decrease gradually in strength or intensity
wane
500
The bench press works muscles including the anterior deltoids & the largest, aka major, of this chest muscle group
pectorals
500
The first American to be convicted of a felony while holding a Cabinet post, he took a bribe as part of the Teapot Dome Scandal
Albert Fall
500
Paris's Grande Halle de la Villette, a center for concerts & exhibitions, was once less cultured as this French-named last stop for cattle
an abattoir