THOMAS JEFFERSON
GOOD SPORTS
AROUND THE WORLD
BODY BASICS
"B"s
200
'In 1819 Thomas Jefferson founded the University of this, his home state'
Virginia
200
'The dad of this 2006 British Open winner was the 1st African-American baseball player in the then-Big 7 conference'
Tiger Woods
200
'The name Lebanon comes from a word for "white", referring to this atop mountains'
snow
200
'This colored part of the eye shares its name with a type of flower'
the iris
200
'This is the thin-sliced, salted & dried back & sides of the hog'
bacon
400
'Thomas was staying just outside this European city July 14, 1789, so he knew of the big events there'
Paris
400
'Now with Miami, at age 24, this 7'1", 325-lb. guy was the youngest man on the NBA's "50 Greatest Players" list'
Shaquille O\'Neal
400
'In the board game Risk, they're 2 of the 4 South American countries represented'
(2 of) Brazil, Argentina, Peru, & Venezuela
400
'Pink, red or purplish, a port-wine stain is a large one of these usually on the face or neck'
a birthmark
400
'Still used today, in Ancient Rome this instrument called the faithful to worship in the temples'
the bell
600
'It's what Thomas was designing here'
his own tombstone (or his own grave marker)
600
'In 2006 this team's David Ortiz was wicked excellent with 54 HRs & 137 RBIs'
the Boston Red Sox
600
'Built on 14 islands, this capital of Sweden is one of the world's most picturesque cities'
Stockholm
600
'The dura mater is the outermost protective layer that covers the spinal cord & this organ'
the brain
600
'This type of immunization is used to renew or maintain the effects of a previous one'
a booster
800
'In 1815 Thomas sold his collection of about 6,700 of these to the government for $23,950'
books
800
'The jersey of the Houston Rockets' Tracy McGrady was China's top seller in 2005; this teammate & center was 3rd'
Yao Ming
800
'(Cheryl of the Clue Crew takes a stroll outside in Kyoto, Japan.) The tourist areas of Japan are especially crowded in the spring season of hanami, the time for viewing these blossoms'
the cherry blossoms
800
'Unfortunately, high cholesterol can lead to atherosclerosis, in which these blood vessels become clogged'
the arteries
800
'In the 1800s John Farrar was one of the first to move teeth in slow increments using a mechanism that evolved into these'
braces
1000
'In October 1823 he wrote this man, his predecessor as president, to implore him to renew their friendship'
John Adams
1000
'In 1997 this QB led the Packers to a 35-21 Super Bowl win vs. the Patriots; as of 2007, he was still their QB'
Brett Favre
1000
'This large sea serves as the Sahara's northern boundary'
the Mediterranean
1000
'Also called leukocytes, these nearly colorless blood cells defend the body against infection'
white blood cells
1000
'The oldest signs of life on Earth are fossilized ancestors of these one-celled organisms'
bacteria