THE EYES HAVE IT
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
WE'VE GOT THE RECEIPTS
DD
200
An inflammation of the eyelid's lining, conjunctivitis is more commonly known by this colorful name
pinkeye
200
His arrival to play with the L.A. Galaxy in 2007 significantly boosted the league's visibility
Beckham
200
The price of this 1803 land deal, including interest, came to a bit more than $27 million
the Louisiana Purchase
200
A congressional study estimated the 1898-1899 price of this conflict at $283 million, or nearly $9 billion today
the Spanish-American War
400
Get to a doctor pronto if this layer of tissue that processes light detaches from the back of your eye
the retina
400
This squad in the nation's capital won the first MLS Cup in 1996 & has won 3 more since
D.C. United
400
Peter Minuit is said to have purchased this island in 1626 for 60 guilders worth of trade goods
Manhattan
600
Surgically removing these cloudy areas on the lens of the eye is one of the most common medical procedures in the world
a cataract
600
For scoring a league-leading 23 goals during the 2024 season, Christian Benteke was a shoe-in for this award
Golden Boot
600
The human cost of building this waterway prior to its 1914 opening?
More than 5,600 lives
the Panama Canal
800
The most common form of color blindness affects a person's ability to see shades of red & this color
green
800
Like its NFL counterpart, MLS' New England Revolution plays its home games at this stadium in Foxborough
Gillette
800
When this car first went on sale in 1908, it cost $850; thanks to the assembly line, by 1925 you could get one for under $300
a Model T
1000
Lasik surgery corrects vision problems by using a laser to alter this dome-shaped tissue at the front of the eye
the cornea
1000
Of the 3 Canadian teams in the league, this one is based farthest west
the (Vancouver) Whitecaps
1000
Daily Double!!
A congressional study estimated the 1898-1899 price of this conflict at $283 million, or nearly $9 billion today