Russian Words
It's both a Russian grandmother & her scarf
a babushka
In baseball, it's a weakly hit ball; in movies, it's something funny that didn't make the main cut
blooper
In figure skating, a single one of these jumps named for Mr. Paulsen is 1 1/2 revolutions; a triple is 3 1/2
axel
Concerning his "Alice in Wonderland" books, he said, "I meant nothing but nonsense"
Lewis Carroll
It was the royal family name of Henry VIII
Want 1/100 of a ruble? You're in luck with this Russian monetary unit
kopeck
In "A League of Their Own", coach Jimmy Dugan gives right fielder Evelyn Gardner this line regarding a taboo in our national pastime
There's no crying in baseball
Elvis Stojko won his first Olympic medal, a silver in men's figure skating, at the 1994 Winter Games in this Norwegian city
Lillihammer
In real life, Jane Austen visited this English city known for its waters; some of her characters visited the pump room there
Bath
When crowned British king in 1714, he spoke no English & had to have the ceremony described to him in Latin
George I
This Russian word from early 20th century Communist infighting came to mean any subversive or radical person
Bolshevik
Fans of winning baseball teams know this term for a flag that's longer on one side than the other, often tapering to a point
a pennant
In the 1980s Katarina Witt dominated women's figure skating competing for this country that no longer exists
East Germany
Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" begins with these 12 words
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
He called himself "king of Great Britain" after gaining England's throne in 1603--he was already king of Scotland
James I
In the Russian book title "Prestupleniye i nakazaniye", nakazaniye translates to this
punishment
This 2-word term can refer to a baseball fielded just after it bounces or a brief airplane ride
short hop
In figure skating a spin executed in the arabesque position is named for this beast of burden
camel spin
2015 BBC poll of literary critics said the greatest British novel is this George Eliot work named for a town
Middlemarch
This king may have been starved to death by order of Henry IV, but at least he got his own Shakespeare play
It's a Russian word for a boreal forest with many pine trees
taiga
In baseball, "A-Rod" is Alex Rodriguez; in tennis, it's this American star
Andy Roddick
Figure skating has scrapped the old system, where this number was perfect, for a new one with triple-digit scores
6
This British physician and novelist based his Holmes character on one of his university professors
Arthur Conan Doyle
England's beloved Queen Mother grew up in this castle that's featured in "Macbeth"
Glamis