SPORTS TALK
In baseball, the designated hitter usually hits in place of this person
the pitcher
RAM & ROM are 2 types of this important computer storage
memory
Exercise can increase the HDL of good kind of this in your blood while lowering the bad
cholesterol
This statue's fingernails are 13 inches long
Statue of Liberty
This current U.S. coin, a cupro-nickel composition, is 25% nickel
a nickel
In basketball, this line is 15 feet from the basket
foul line (or free throw line)
It's the decorative term for the background design on your computer screen
wallpaper
For added protection against cavities, you can use a rinse with this compound that's also added to water supplies
fluoride
Used by violinists, it's slightly incurved & about 30 inches long
the bow
The "C" in NASCAR stands for this
car
It's typical in this sport to "address the ball"
golf
It's the "rigid" disk inside your computer magnetized to hold the operating system & lots of data
hard drive
Rhinology is the study of this body part & rhinoplasty is plastic surgery performed on it
the nose
On the crested variety of this rodent, the quills can be over 14 inches long
porcupine
In October 2003, police in Monroe Township, Penn. looked for a cat burglar who stole these from a local shelter
cats
In tennis, 2 of the tournaments that make up the Grand Slam
2 of (US Open, French Open, Wimbledon, Australian Open)
Excel is a popular version of this type of computer program that puts data in rows & columns
spreadsheet
Because it's often contracted in a pool, otitis externa is popularly called this
swimmer's ear
This Biblical measure was equal to about 18 inches
a cubit
According to the New Book of Knowledge, the panhandle of Texas is located next to this part of Oklahoma
the panhandle
A football field is often called this, because the pattern of lines resembles a certain cooking utensil
gridiron
It's not a small Granny Smith, it's a small piece of computer code that can be transferred over the Internet
applet
If you've got sensitive skin, look for soap, lotion & even earrings labeled with this 14-letter word (DD)
hypoallergenic
This insulating fat of marine mammals can be up to 20 inches thick in some whales
blubber
Each year this magazine sponsors a geographic-based bee for kids
National Geographic