HISTORY & HERSTORY
Scholars have referred to the years 1585 to 1592 as "the Lost Years" of this English playwright
Shakespeare
The Olympic Games began in 776 B.C., took a long break & reappeared in 1896 in this country
Greece
This Atlantic island is larger than the second-, third-& fourth-biggest islands combined
Greenland
It's nicknamed the "Windy City"
Chicago
In humans, the central nervous system consists of the brain & this long cable of nerves
the spinal cord
In 1776 she took over the family upholstering business; she also made flags for the Navy of Pennsylvania
Betsy Ross
After this queen died in 30 B.C., Egypt fell under Roman domination
Cleopatra
Manhasset, Islip & Ronkonkoma are stops on the LIRR, short for this New York railroad
the Long Island Railroad
Kids young & old like to hit the track in one of these
a go-kart
For the most part, these are composed of dentin, which is harder than bone
teeth
He got 34 patents for the telephone, but don't say Bell; he also got 389 for electric light & power
Thomas Edison
Covering 120,000 square miles from Mexico into Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador & the Honduras, this civilization peaked from 250 to 900 A.D.
the Mayans
Lying at the southern tip of South America, the islands of Tierra del Fuego are split between these 2 countries
Chile & Argentina
A group of islands such as the Bismarck one in the Southwest Pacific
an archipelago
Over most of the body, this outermost layer of skin is about as thick as a sheet of paper
the epidermis
This Confederate Gen. & Virginian opposed secession but "could take no part in an invasion of the Southern states"
Robert E. Lee
He was Tetrarch of Galilee before he was King of Judea at the time of Jesus' birth
Herod (the Great)
According to Hindu myth, a bridge once connected the Indian subcontinent to this island nation to the south
Sri Lanka
Have some family fun traveling the country in one of these R.V.s
a Winnebago
2 coronary these supply blood to the heart muscle
arteries
In 2001 this woman known for aiding Lewis & Clark was made an honorary sergeant in the Regular Army
Sacagawea
Born in China in 551 B.C., this teacher & philosopher is also referred to as Kongfuzi, or "Master Kong"
Confucius
The primary port of entry for tourists in this Caribbean island nation is Sangster Airport near Montego Bay
Jamaica
It's often defined as a sensation of dizziness
vertigo
This spongy substance that fills the bones produces the body's blood cells
marrow