"A"-djectives
It can mean "full of life", or describe characters like Rocky & Bullwinkle
animated
Christoph Scheiner said sunspots were satellites; this Italian armed with a telescope said, uh, no
Galileo
Aristotle described him as a great physician & implied he was small in stature
Hint: think about an oath
Hippocrates
This tennis player, known for his elegant and grace on the court, won 20 Grand Slams and 8 Wimbledons
Roger Federer
This singer & judge on TV's "The Voice" was People Magazine's 2013 "Sexiest Man Alive", known for songs like Locked Away and Sugar
Adam Levine
Above 66 degrees 33 minutes north latitude
In 1603 Francis Bacon wrote a treatise supporting the union of these 2 kingdoms, an idea King James liked
England & Scotland
Hamilcar Barca put the hand of this 9-year-old son on a sacrificed animal & made him swear hatred of Rome --grew up to be one of the most legendary generals in history who led his army of elephants across the Alps
Hannibal
This UFC star was the longest reigning UFC lightweight champion ever, subject to many controversies due to his affliation with Ramzan Kadyrov (Chechnya's leader)
Khabib
Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, she won the 4th season of "American Idol" in 2005
Carrie Underwood
Done without thinking or shifting
automatic
This famous French philosopher who uttered the phrase "I think, therefore I am" and developed the coordinate system we use today based on axes andpoints
Descartes
Around 60 A.D. this emperor began giving public performances playing the lyre & later appeared on stage as a actor -- also known for "fiddling" as Rome burned
Nero
This basketball player played in the NBA for 20 seasons for the Lakers, amassing multiple MVP awards and starring as an All Star for 19 of them. He starred in a Bruce Lee movie Enter the Dragon as an antagonist and was known as Lew Alcindor during his high school career.
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Before the gaudy excesses of albums like "The Fame" & "Artpop", she was an extra on "The Sopranos"
Lady Gaga
Smelly, but in a good way
Jack Dorsey co-founded Twitter & moved on to this "geometric" mobile payment company
Square
DNA analysis suggests that King Tut may have been the son of Akhenaten & this main wife
Nefertiti
This table tennis player is considered the most famous and arguably the greatest table tennis player in the world. He is a two-time Olympic champion, three-time World Champion, and three-time World Cup champion in men's singles. He is also the only male player to complete a career Double Grand Slam
Ma Long
This band Wentzed to No. 1 with the album "American Beauty/American Psycho" in 2015
Fall out boy
Los Angeles is classified as "semi-" this condition of little rain
arid
The "test" of A.I. named for him is whether a computer can make a person think it's a person
Turing
This Persian prophet founded a religion based on a supreme god named Ahura Mazda, the "wise lord"
(I will accept the religion itself as well)
Zoroaster
This F1 driver has won four Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won consecutively from 2021 to 2024 with Red Bull, and has won 65 Grands Prix across 11 seasons. Born in Hasselt and raised in Maaseik, name this driver appointed an Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau in 2022.
Max Verstappen
In 2010 Shakira had a world smash hit with this double-talk song that sounds like something Fozzie Bear says
Waka Waka