The 21st Century
That's A Myth
Thomas Jefferson
Guinness World Records
Body Parts
100
The last flight of one of these took place with the launch of the Atlantis on July 8, 2011
What is a space shuttle?
100
These one-eyed giants forged Zeus' thunderbolts
What are the Cyclopses?
100
In 1819 Thomas Jefferson founded the University of this, his home state
What is Virginia?
100
A record 73 inches of this fell on the island of Reunion in just 24 hours in 1952
What is rain?
100
This colored part of the eye shares its name with a colorful flower.
What is the iris?
200
In 2006 she became Alaska's first female governor
Who is Sarah Palin?
200
Daedalus built this maze that confined the Minotaur, but was later imprisoned in it himself
What is the Labyrinth?
200
Thomas was staying just outside this European city July 14, 1789, so he knew of the big events there
What is Paris?
200
In 2004, Tia, a mastiff, gave birth to the largest litter of these ever--24
What are puppies?
200
Pink, red or purplish, a port-wine stain is a large one of these usually on the face or neck
What is a birthmark?
300
On Jan. 15, 2006 NASA's Stardust spacecraft, having "tailed" this type of celestial body, came back with dust from it
What is a comet?
300
Only this one of the 3 Gorgons was mortal; Perseus killed her
Who is Medusa?
300
In 1815 Thomas sold his collection of about 6,700 of these to the government for $23,950
What is books?
300
At 451 feet tall, the one named for Khufu at Giza in Egypt is the tallest one of these structures in the world
What is a pyramid?
300
The dura mater is the outermost protective layer that covers the spinal cord & this organ
What is the brain?
400
Name of the man who has presided over the U.S. Senate since 2009
Who is Joe Biden?
400
Poets gave this name to Amor, the winged boy god of love
Who is Cupid?
400
In October 1823 he wrote this man, his predecessor as president, to implore him to renew their friendship
Who is John Adams?
400
At 70 years old in 2004, George Brunstad became the oldest person to swim this waterway between Britain & France
What is the English Channel?
400
Unfortunately, high cholesterol can lead to atherosclerosis, in which these blood vessels become clogged
What are arteries?
500
In 2009 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defeated Mir Hossein Moussavi to win re-election as president of this country
What is Iran?
500
She's Apollo's older twin sister
What is Artemis?
500
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on this day, the same day that the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What is July 4th?
500
The world's largest royal family, with over 4,000 princes, is the Al-Saud family of this Mideast country
What is Saudi Arabia?
500
Also called leukocytes, these nearly colorless blood cells defend the body against infection
What are white blood cells?
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