CAPITALS
This city, founded by Tsar Peter the Great in 1703, served as the country's capital from 1712-1918.
St. Petersburg, Russia.
This now-famous actor got his breakthrough role in the drama-series, ER.
George Clooney
This is type of religious figure who traveled on foot, begged for sustenance, and preached the Gospel.
Friar.
or "Mendicant"
The science of determining a tree's age by looking at its growth rings.
dendrochronology
This island-country and microstate of Micronesia, has a seat of Parliament, but not a capital city. It is the 3rd smallest country in the world, behind Monano and The Vatican.
Nauru.
This African-American baseball player was featured on the September 22, 1947 cover of Time with the caption “He and the boss took a chance.”
Jackie Robinson
One way to judge guilt was “trial by” this six-letter word, like putting the accused’s arm in boiling water.
Ordeal
At this temperature, Celsius and Fahrenheit are equal.
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