Elements Named For Places
Element Marie Curie named after her home country
Polonium
Grandma Bagthorpe's deceased cat
Giants left fielder; 762 career home runs
Barry Bonds
Vichy
Both of Kublai Khan's attempts to invade Japan failed because of this type of storm.
Typhoon
Namesake of Berkelium; this university's scientists discovered a total of 16 elements.
The University of California, Berkely
Jack's eccentric aunt
Aunt Celia
Russian figure skater who supposedly drank her grandfather's medicine
Kamila Valieva
Country whose capitals are Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Current capital of Iraq; sacked by the Mongols in 1258.
Baghdad
Scandinavian country that's home to Ytterby, a village with 4 elements (Erbium, Terbium, Ytterbium, & Yttrium) named after it
Sweden
Billy Goat Gruff belonged to this young arsonist
Daisy Parker
Mets 2nd baseman; suspended from 2021 season because of positive drug test
Robinson Cano
From 1776 - 1818, this country had 2 capitals: Peshawar and Kabul
Afghanistan
The Mongols were successful because of these, which allowed them to shoot arrows while aboard their horses.
stirrups
Mediterranean island that is probably the namesake of copper.
Cyprus
Jack's older brother who likes drumming (first name required)
William Bagthorpe
Designated hitter; published a 2005 book about PEDs in which he admitted to using them
Jose Canseco
Country with 2 capitals: Sucre and La Paz
Bolivia
Chinese dynasty founded by the Mongols
Yuan Dynasty
Ruthenium's name originates from Ruthenia, which is Latin for this country.
Russia
Author of The Bagthorpe Saga
Helen Cresswell
American cyclist; 7-time Tour de France winner
Lance Armstrong
Name all 3 capitals of South Africa.
Pretoria, Cape Town, Bloemfontein
After Genghis's death, the Mongol Empire split into four of these, each of which was ruled by a Khan.
Khanates