Famous Johns
though the Gospels differ on the details of Jesus' baptism, this man, possibly a cousin, did the honors
John the Baptist
known originally in France as "jeu de paume" tennis was not always played with a racket, but using this part of the body
the palm
separation anxiety often affects parents when children leave home for college and is often described as this type of syndrome
empty nest
chess players finish and start their tournaments with this gesture of respect
a handshake
an actual unit of time, this refers to 1/100th of a second
a jiffy
depicted as a cowardly lion who sucks his thumb and calls foe mummy, this Disney character was based on an actual historical figure
Prince John from Robin Hood
before 1972 tennis balls were predominantly this color, which made them hard to see on the court.
white
the vernacular word for a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair, most commonly found at the crown or hailine
cowlick
gaining its power in the 15th century, this piece was originally the weakest on the board
the Queen
-40 degrees Celsius is strangely equal to what - degrees Farenheit
-40
an american film icon, this swaggering actor's birth name was Marion Morrison. Though he was later nicknamed The Duke
John Wayne
the origin of this tennis term possibly derives from the French word "l'oeuf" meaning egg
love
car insurance rates for young men drop significantly around this age
25 years old
the Persian phrase "Shah Mat" meaning "the king is dead" sounds much milder in this modern derivation used when a game has been won
checkmate
every odd number has this vowel letter in it
"e"
a driving force behind the Declaration of Independence, this man died exactly fifty years after America"s founding on July 4,1826
John Adams
these two sisters were the first ever set of sisters to win Olympic gold medals in tennis
Venus and Serena Williams
from the Greek words for "small" and "sound" this device was built to take tiny weak sound and make it detectable
microphone MIKROS PHONE
legend say that this adjustment to the chess board is credited to and English priest who was trying to conceal his board in the form of a book
folding chess board
this is the only number in the English language that is spelled with the same number of letters as the number itself
FOUR 4
without this man Jamestown might never have survived,a little help from Pocahontas didnt hurt
John Smith
tennis balls are now made of a combination of rubber and felt, but the first ones were made entirely of this.. baaaaaa
wool
electricity actually move through a wire close to the speed of light but these actual components crawl at a super slow pace of just a few inches every hour
electrons
chess is believed to have originated in this country where its earliest form was called chaturanga meaning "four divisions of the military"
India
few people know this name belonging to the symbol for division
obelus