The Age of Enlightenment
Contributors to the age from America included Ben Franklin & this third president
Who was Jefferson?
To hear something with thoughtful attention & making no sound
What is listen and silent?
Oh, soccer! Ronaldo is "Il Fenomeno", Ronaldo de Assis Moreira is "Ronaldinho" & this guy is "CR7"
Who is Cristiano Ronaldo?
It's the only U.S. state that borders 2 different oceans
What is Alaska?
Bill Clinton jokingly called this residence "the crown jewel of the federal penal system"
What is the White House?
His discovery of universal gravitation weighed heavily on minds of the great thinkers of the age
Who was Newton?
A mixture of 2 or more metallic elements & true blue
What is alloy and loyal?
This late Lakers superstar gave himself the nickname "Black Mamba", the code name of an assassin in the film "Kill Bill"
Who was Kobe Bryant?
In 2025 the U.N. reported this Indonesian capital had overtaken Tokyo as the world's most populous city
What is Jakarta?
This U.S. Armed Forces honor instituted in 1782 was originally called the Badge of Military Merit
What is a Purple Heart?
Under her rule in 1783, Russia licensed private publishing houses
Who was Catherine the Great?
A glowing streak in the sky & an adjective meaning distant
What is meteor and remote?
William Perry played in the NFL for 10 seasons as a defensive tackle, where he was known by this household appliance-inspired nickname
What is the refrigerator?
This African nation is the world's only country that achieved its independence in the 2010s
What is South Sudan?
It's 1970 & you need a plumber or psychic--where to look? An ad campaign said, "Let your fingers do the walking" through these
What are the yellow pages?
The Age of Enlightenment in Europe is said to have ended with this country's revolution
What is France?
The main enemy of a novel's hero & a situation of no economic growth
What is antagonist and stagnation?
In 1974 Muhammad Ali reclaimed his heavyweight boxing title from this man in the "Rumble in the Jungle" in Zaire
Who was George Foreman?
This smallest Central American country is also the only one that doesn't border the Caribbean Sea
What is El Salvador?
This nickname of heavyweight champ Joe Louis is inscribed on his headstone at Arlington National Cemetery
What is the Brown Bomber?
In a 1784 essay, this German philosopher, who critiqued pure reason, asked, "What is enlightenment?"
Who was Kant?
One bead of fluid from the lacrimal gland & an animal that attacks other animals
What is teardrop and predator?
In baseball, "A-Rod" is Alex Rodriguez; in tennis, it's this American star
Who is Andy Roddick?
Over 1,300 miles from a major city, this capital of Western Australia has been called the world's most isolated metropolis
What is Perth?
It means "eloquent", not "having a precious metallic body part"
What is silver-tongued?