Famous Firsts
This woman was the first to win two Nobel Prizes, in two different sciences.
Marie Curie
This is the closest star to Earth, other than the Sun.
Proxima Centauri
This English scientist published "On the Origin of Species" in 1859, introducing the theory of evolution.
(Charles Darwin)
This alliterative Lake City tradition watches rubber animals float down the river and celebrates winners with cold hard cash.
(Ducky Derby)
It's a form of journalism, or a Muppet of an indeterminate species.
(Gonzo)
In 1953, this man became the first person to summit Mount Everest.
Edmund Hillary
This NASA telescope, launched in 1990, revolutionized our view of the universe.
(Hubble Space Telescope)
This gas makes up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere.
(Nitrogen)
There are this many formal, established churches in Lake City.
4
Essential to baklava, this nut was dyed red when imported from Iran.
(Pistachio)
This is the year women were first allowed to vote in the United States.
1920
This planet rotates on its side, with an axial tilt of about 98 degrees.
(Uranus)
This element has the atomic number 79 and is represented by the symbol Au.
(Gold)
This is the par for the entire Alpine Mini Golf course in Lake City.
38
The name of this feared group was an abbreviated version of words meaning "secret state police."
(Gestapo)