THE ANCIENT GREEKS
The first event in history recorded by the ancient Greeks were these contests that took place in 776 B.C.
the Olympics
"Kicking & Screaming"
Soccer
This 4-letter button on your phone prevents your coughing from affecting the conference call
Mute
Bed bugs are attracted to this gas, as it indicates the presence of humans, so they can be lured with dry ice
Carbon Dioxide
Reed instruments like the clarinet & English horn belong to this family of orchestral instruments
Woodwinds
To the Greeks the "navel of the world" was in this town where the oracle of Apollo spoke
Delphi
"Cool Runnings"
We once said "button your lip"; now we use a slide fastener to hush people with this phrase
zip it
Rusty metal is not the source of this disease, but it's a good place for the clostridium bacteria that cause it to grow
Tetanus
Flat feet are also referred to as fallen these
Arches
Impiety toward the gods & corrupting the young were on this philosopher's final rap sheet
Socrates
"Blue Crush"
Surfing
On your neck, this makes it less cold; on your car, it makes it less noisy
Muffler
During his work with optics, this British scientist created a wheel with colors corresponding to musical notes
Newton
It was the "conservative" starting position played by the NHL's Brett Hull & Gordie Howe
Right Wing
In 335 B.C. he brought many more than seven against Thebes when it foolishly rose against his leadership
Alexander the Great
"Blades of Glory"
To put a stop to noise, or a type of car on Amtrak trains where you lower your voice & don't talk on the phone
Quiet
Haptic feedback uses this human sense to relay information from your smartphone
Touch
There's a word for a Central European monarch in the name of this type of roll
Kaiser
In his comedy "The Clouds", this playwright poked fun at intellectuals like the sophists
Aristophanes
"Whip It"
Roller Derby
To put a stop to noise, or a state of "S"tillness that "gives consent" in an old idiom
Silence
If the half-life of trebekium-13 is 10 years, in 20 years your 100-gram sample will be down to this many grams
25 grams
In 2017 Changi airport in this southeast Asian city-state was named the world's best airport for a 5th straight year
Singapore