Childhood Disease
Every year from 1966-2010, Jerry Lewis hosted the telethon to help “his kids” who have this disease.
What is muscular dystrophy?
Moses, Saint Peter, and the infant Jesus have all been painted with these on
What are glasses?
Proof of a good workout is breaking into this before going into the steam room.
What is a sweat?
A study of Eskimos revealed only 5% of those eating a native diet had this common dental disease.
What are cavities?
Revolutionary who was druggist, general, & traitor.
Who was Benedict Arnold?
After accidents, this disease is still leading cause of death in children up to 1 year old.
What is SIDS?
Ben Franklin needed them, so he invented them.
What are bifocals?
How many meters you’ve ran if you finish a 10k race.
What is 10,000?
Bottles of this liquid exposed to several hours of sunlight lose up to 70% of riboflavin content.
What is milk?
Legend says Lana Turner was discovered at this family’s pharmacy, but legend was wrong.
What is Schwab’s?
Disease which makes kids look like “connect the dots”, same virus can cause shingles later on.
What are chicken pox?
Nearsighted Napoleon preferred using one of these.
What is a monocle?
Hot term for catabolic tissue breakdown, it’s what Jane Fonda “goes for”.
What is the burn?
Of fats, proteins, & carbohydrates, the 1 that makes up the least % of U.S. caloric intake.
What are proteins?
He worked in his dad’s store in Dooland, S.D. before moving on to the Senate & vice-presidency.
Who is Hubert H. Humphrey?
Due to sugar, additives, & preservatives in processed foods, that “overly rambunctious” kids might be this.
What is ADHD (hyperactive)?
Experts believe the distortion in El Greco’s painting swas due to this defect.
What is astigmatism?
Serious body builders go for the “washboard” effect with these muscles.
What are the abdominals?
2 of 4 vitamins considered toxic if taken in excessive doses.
What is vitamin A, vitamin D, B6 or niacin (B3)?
Member of the Guild of Physicians &Apothecaries of Florence, a continent was named for him.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
Amblyopia, it could be called the indolent optical organ affliction.
What is lazy eye?
His Babylonian code gave his subjects permission to use “aids to vision for infirm eyes”.
Who was Hammurabi?
Exercising to the point of oxygen debt puts you in this condition, meaning “without oxygen”.
What is anaerobic?
Tocopherols supply this vitamin.
What is vitamin E?
Trained as a pharmacist, this German poet was known as the last “universal” man.
Who is Goethe?