Venomous Animals
At 18 feet, the king type of this hooded snake is the longest venomous snake
a cobra
This princess of Monaco made her recording debut with the hit single "Comme Un Ouragan", "Like A Hurricane"
Stephanie
It's the deepest of the Great Lakes as well as the largest
Lake Superior
The international airport that serves Venice is named for this explorer famous for his Asian travels
Marco Polo
At Antwerp in 1920, the Olympic flag debuted & these birds were first released as symbols of peace
Doves
This poisonous lizard was named for the Arizona river valley where it was discovered
The Gila Monster
A member of the Seanad for 20 years, Mary Robinson became this country's first female president in 1990
Ireland
Major cities on this river include Phnom Penh in Cambodia & Vientiane in Laos
The Mekong River
This spiritual & political leader of India ended his last fast just days before he was slain in 1948
With 8,611 points, Robert Zmelik of Czechoslovakia won this multi-sport event in 1992
Decathlon
At birth the young of this zodiac arachnid attach themselves to their mother with tiny pincers
Scorpion
Liv Ullmann is a commander in the order of St. Olav, one of this country's highest honors
Norway
Created by the Aswan High Dam, it's also known as High Dam Lake
Lake Nasser
In 1817 the remains of Peter Abelard & this woman were entombed together in a Paris cemetery
Heloise
The Olympic motto, "Citius Altius Fortius",translates to "Swifter, Higher" & this
stronger
This marine animal's translucent float consists of nitrogen, oxygen & argon gases
Portuguese man-of-war
This tennis star of Aboriginal ancestry defeated fellow Australian Margaret Court at Wimbledon in 1971
Evonne Goolagong
This chief waterway of western Russia flows more than 2,200 miles before entering the Caspian Sea
The Volga
England's King Henry VIII had 3 wives named Catherine: Catherine Howard, Catherine of Aragon & this one
Catherine Parr
The 1968 summer games in this capital city were the first telecast in color
Mexico City
Unlike most spiders, this one with a violin-shaped mark on its back has 6 eyes instead of 8
Brown Recluse
After defecting in 1970, this ballerina said that staying in the Soviet Union would have been "artistic death"
Natalia Makarova
This Venezuelan lake receives most of its water from the Catatumbo River
In 1487 Pope Innocent VIII appointed him grand inquisitor for all of Spain
Tomas de Torquemada
The first torch relay was run in 1936, taking the flame from Olympia, Greece to this city
Berlin