The Four Elements
Ever since the philosopher Empedocles proposed the four elements of air, earth, fire, and water, humans have been fascinated by them. Can you identify a celebrity associated with each of them?
Milla Jovovich
publication date: Friday, December 31, 2010
category: 
Movies
clue: fell in love with a taxi driver
explanation: Jovovich's character was literally the fifth element in the movie The Fifth Element. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Amy Austin, and Jon Berry
trivia: Four players guessed Jodie Foster.
Ashley Fiolek
publication date: Thursday, December 30, 2010
category: 
Sports
clue: played silently in the dirt
explanation: Fiolek was a deaf motocross racer. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Amy Austin, and Jon Berry
Gertrude Ederle
publication date: Wednesday, December 29, 2010
category: 
Records
clue: crossed the English
explanation: Ederle was the first woman to swim across the English Channel. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Amy Austin, and Jon Berry
Red Adair
publication date: Tuesday, December 28, 2010
category: 
Disasters
clue: burned the midnight oil
explanation: Adair was a firefighter who specialized in oil well fires. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Steve Dunn, and Jon Berry
Michael Jordan
publication date: Monday, December 27, 2010
category: Sports
clue: soared high over Chicago
explanation: Jordan was nicknamed "Air Jordan" for his high-flying slam dunks for the Chicago Bulls. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Tony Peters, Scott Horowitz, Ryan Dunn, and Jon Berry
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Bird is the Word
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Checkmate
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I Will Survive
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Rising Sun
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States of the Union
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Muppet Mimics
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