Myths and Legends
Controversy has raged for 1500 years about this resident in a Scottish lake.
The Loch Ness Monster
The lowest point in the continental U.S.
Death Valley
Often called the greatest engineering feat of the 19th century
Transcontinental Railroad
9.58 seconds
Men's Hundred Meters
The Iron Lady
Margaret Thatcher
This is the day of the week named named for the Norse god, Odin.
Wednesday
The TVA is generating electric power in this river valley
Tennessee Valley
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in this state
Utah
3:43.13
One Mile (men)
She has been Chancellor of Germany since 2005
Angela Merkel
Legendary cowboy who used a rattlesnake as a whip
Pecos Bill
North of Sa Francisco, this valley produces some of the greatest wine in the world
Napa Valley
The federally funded passenger train service in the U.S.
Amtrak
29'4.5"
Men's long jump
Israel's fourth Prime Minister
Golda Meir
According to Hebrew mythology, Lilith was his first wife
Adam
The best views of this valley are along the Skyline Drive in the Blue Ridge Mountains
Shenandoah Valley
The longest railroad in the world
The Trans-Siberian Railroad
76'8.25"
Men's Shot Put
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became the first woman head of state in this African country, whose capital is named for an American president.
Liberia
She was the African queen who fell in love with Aeneas
Dido
Sandstone structures made from dry, hot winds in Arizona, are in this valley
Monument Valley
Trains created four of these, so accurate that you can set your watch by them.
Time Zones
2:01:39
Men's Maathon
She was India's first female Prime Minister, daughter of the first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.
Indira Gandhi