BIG MEN ON CAMPUS
FAMOUS TROJANS
PHYSICS
FIRST NAMES
YOU GET A D MINUS
200
'Strom Thurmond has a wellness & fitness center named for him at this school, the other USC'
the University of South Carolina
200
'This strait entering the Aegean may be named for Troy's founder, Dardanus'
the Dardanelles
200
'"Energy is never created or destroyed" is one way of stating the law of this "of energy"'
conservation
200
'"Everybody Loves" this first name that means "mighty protector"'
Raymond
200
'The rise & fall of ocean waters loses a D & transforms into neckwear'
tide & tie
400
'As a midshipman, Ross Perot was elected president--not of the U.S., but of his class at this school'
the Naval Academy
400
'The greatest of the Trojan warriors, he's killed by the greatest of the Greek warriors'
Hector
400
'In 1912 experiments by Max von Laue established that X-rays are not particles but these'
waves
400
'Real first name of U.S. president Grover Cleveland; it was also that of Texas pioneer Austin'
Stephen
400
'Mr. Roddick's first name thinks the D is passe, so out it goes & it becomes a word for "some"'
Andy & any
600
'(Jon of the Clue Crew reports from a college campus.) Luckily, spelling the name of this school's Coach Krzyzewski isn't a requirement for admission'
Duke
600
'Seen here is Achilles slaying Penthesilea, queen of these warriors who fought for the Trojans'
the Amazons
600
'(Sarah of the Clue Crew performs an experiment.) I'll put a coin in the bowl, but you won't be able to see it until I pour in water, which causes this, from the Latin for "to break"'
refraction
600
'First name of Britain's Commissioner of Works in 1856; a bell was named for him'
Ben
600
'She's wearing her white dress, about to be married... Oh no! No D, & she's now a soft white cheese'
bride & brie
800
'A 7-foot statue of this colonial statesman overlooks the campus of GMU, the university named for him'
George Mason University
800
'This son of Priam was raised as a shepherd after his mom learned in a vision he would cause the fall of Troy'
Paris
800
'An "electric eye" alarm detects a break in the beam of light not with a simple "electric" cell but with this type of cell'
photoelectric
800
'Henry VIII married 3 women with this first name'
Catherine
800
'Another name for Satan, after losing a D, shows its true colors & gets truly wicked'
devil & evil
1000
'This Quebecois began teaching law at the University of Montreal in 1961 & became Canada's P.M. 7 years later'
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
1000
'The rose seen here shares its name with this Trojan woman, who deserted her lover for Diomedes'
Cressida
1000
'Electromotive force, or EMF, is energy put out per unit of charge put in; this is its basic unit of measure'
the volt
1000
'First name of pollster Gallup & 19th century U.S. VP Clinton'
George
1000
'A vertical blade that steers a ship sets one D adrift & acts more discourteous'
rudder & ruder
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