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- Jodie Foster (4460 bytes)
5: ...], before going on to [[Yale University]], where she earned a BA in literature, graduating ''[[magna c...
7: ...[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her role in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s film ''[[Taxi Driv...
9: ...[[Anthony Hopkins]] in 1991's ''[[The Silence of the Lambs]]''.
11: ... [[biography]] identifies her as such, but since the book is unauthorized, it is highly suspect.
13: [[John Hinckley]] claimed he shot [[President of the United States of America|U.S. President]] [[Ronal... - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
1: [[Image:KH_40s-10.jpg|frame|right|Katharine Hepburn]]
2: ..., the [[American Film Institute]] ranked Hepburn the greatest actress of all time.
4: ==Hepburn's early years==
5: ...edly liberal family, who she credited with giving her a sense of adventure and independence.
7: ...ms such as ''[[Bringing Up Baby]]'', which is now held up as an exemplar of [[screwball comedy]]. - Helen Hunt (3298 bytes)
1: [[Image:Helen_hunt.jpg|left|thumb|Helen Hunt]]
3: ...]. She was born in [[Los Angeles, California]], the daughter of an acting coach.
5: ...erformance in [[1996]], [[1997]], [[1998]], and [[1999]].
7: ...It Gets]]'' (with [[Jack Nicholson]]), for which she won an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] in [[19...
9: ...win both an [[Emmy]] and an [[Academy Award]] in the same year. - Nicole Kidman (11782 bytes)
2: ...Janelle Ann (nee MacNeille). At the time, her father was a cancer research specialist in [[Washington...
3: ...s old, when Tony Kidman took on a lectureship at the [[University of Technology, Sydney]].
8: ...rated on her family responsibilities until her mother's recovery.
10: ... in ''[[Dead Calm]]'' which gained her notice in the United States.
13: ...as Eve]] of [[1990]] in [[Telluride, Colorado]]. The couple adopted two children, Isabella and Connor,... - Meryl Streep (12114 bytes)
2: ...sent day, has been regarded as one of the best in her field.
5: ...tharine Hepburn]]. She won [[Academy Award]]s for her roles in ''[[Kramer vs. Kramer]]'' ([[Academy Aw...
7: ... ''[[Angels in America]]'', "There are some days when even I think I'm overrated, but not today."
9: ...lm to date—and her noted comic turn in ''[[She-Devil]]''.
11: ... of the Heart]]'', for which she learned to play the [[violin]]. - Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
1: ...drews as Maria, with the Von Trapp children in ''The Sound of Music''.]]
3: ... film]]s ''[[Mary Poppins]]'' ([[1964]]) and ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' ([[1965]]).
5: ... American debut). During her run in the musical, she starred in [[Rodgers & Hammerstein]]'s television...
7: ...d Burton]] and newcomer [[Robert Goulet]]. As was her previous show, it was a smash hit.
9: ...s in [[Hollywood]]. As a result, she appeared in the three-hour epic ''[[Hawaii (1966 movie)|Hawaii]]'... - Reese Witherspoon (2585 bytes)
1: ...Image:reesewitherspoon.jpg|frame|right|''Reese Witherspoon'']]
2: ...actress]] perhaps most familiar as Elle Woods in the [[film]] ''[[Legally Blonde]]'' ([[2001]]) and it...
5: ...urse and college professor. She has a younger brother named John, who works as a real estate broker.
7: ... Ava Elizabeth Phillippe, born [[September 9]], [[1999]] and Deacon Phillippe, born [[October 23]], [[20...
9: ...haracter of Greta Wolfecastle in an episode of [[The Simpsons]]. - Laila Ali (3660 bytes)
1: ...hter of the [[boxing|boxer]] many consider to be the greatest fighter of all time, [[Muhammad Ali]].
3: ...e [[boxing]] [[world]] in [[1999]] by announcing she would try a hand at [[women's boxing]].
5: ...ous fight trilogy, and a fight which was part of the [[International Boxing Hall Of Fame]] induction w...
7: ...ight round [[knockout]] win over her division's other world champion, [[Valerie Mahfood]] in [[Las Veg...
9: ...uld fight [[Christy Martin]] on [[August 23]]rd. She beat Martin by a knockout in four rounds. - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
1: ...e finisher [[Shirley Strickland]] is depicted on the far left.]]
3: ...wned upon by many. It earned her the nickname ''"The Flying Housewife"''.
5: ...riod, in events as diverse as the [[long jump]], the [[high jump]], sprint and [[hurdling]] events.
7: ...she was voted "Female Athlete of the Century" by the [[International Association of Athletics Federati...
11: ...nd she would have a better chance to qualify for the Olympics in athletics. - Nadia Comaneci (5337 bytes)
1: [[Image:Nadia Comaneci.jpg|framed|Comaneci at the 1976 Montreal Olympics]]
3: ...greatest athletes in the 20th century and one of the world's greatest gymnasts of all time.
5: ...ina; she was named after "Nadezhda" ("Hope"), the heroine of a Russian film.
7: ...[[Associated Press]] named her their "Athlete of the Year."
9: ...led her to be named a "Hero of Socialist Labor," the youngest Romanian to receive that recognition. N... - Steffi Graf (16410 bytes)
1: ...effi Graf.jpg|right|thumb|Steffi Graf honored at the [[WTA]].]]
2: ..., and is the only player to have won all four of the Grand Slam titles at least four times each.
6: ...naments with regularity, and in [[1982]] she won the European Championships 12s and 18s.
8: ...saying there were "hundreds" of kids like her in the [[United States]].
10: ...r early years, but led to a steady improvement in her play. - Mia Hamm (6476 bytes)
1: ...]], where she played for 17 years as a member of the [[United States women's national soccer team]].
3: ...]] player of the year for the last three years of her college tenure.
5: ... all time records for [[Atlantic Coast Conference|her conference]] in goals with 103, assists with 72,...
7: ...year'' and the other two for ''Female Athlete of the Year''.
9: ...na women's national football team|China]] to win the gold medal. - Laura Serrano (2835 bytes)
1: ...y default, but soon she showed she was born with the talent to become a champion.
3: ...)|draw (tie)]] in a fight many observers thought she should have won.
5: ...st all [[women's boxing]] undercard ever held at the [[Aladdin Hotel and Casino]] in [[Las Vegas]].
7: ...rs. Mexico had also proclaimed equallity between the sexes in [[1992]] (sort of a [[Mexican]] version ...
9: ... in [[1999]], she came back and won a decision in her comeback bout. - Brain (22060 bytes)
1: ...als, the brain is located in the [[Head (anatomy)|head]].
3: ...[[emotion]], [[memory]], [[motor learning]] and other sorts of [[learning]].
5: ...te brains have over one hundred billion neurons. The [[human brain]] is particularly complex and enlar...
9: ...' that are flanked by two large optical lobes on the left and right (Butler, 2000).
11: ...volume of the brain compact enough to fit inside the skull. - Retina (13061 bytes)
1: ...lip Art]]] Many animals have eyes different from the human eye.]]
3: ...e]]s and some [[cephalopod]]s; it is the part of the eye which converts [[light]] into nervous signals...
5: ...a and the optic nerve originate as outgrowths of the [[brain]].
7: ...y or Medicine]] for their scientific research on the retina.
9: The unique structure of the [[blood vessel]]s in the retina have been used for [[biometric]] identific... - Ivory (4783 bytes)
1: ...s. The word "ivory" was traditionally applied to the tusks of [[elephant]]s.
5: ...han elephant is well established and widespread. Therefore, "ivory" can correctly be used to describe ...
9: ...The teeth of most mammals consists of a root and the tusk proper.
11: ...e within the tooth that conforms to the shape of the pulp.
13: ...trol and is therefore a characteristic unique to the order. - Imhotep (3367 bytes)
3: ...dynasty of Egypt|3rd Dynasty]]. His name means ''the one who comes in peace''.
5: ...ilments and [[anatomy|anatomical]] observations. The Edwin Smith Papyrus was probably written around 1...
7: ...stice, and [[Amenhotep son of Hapu]], who was another deified architect.
13: ...hitect Imhotep most likely provided the name for the character.
15: ...rham for the Virgina Cavaliers football team for the year of 2004. - Egypt (18830 bytes)
6: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Flag of the Arab Republic of Egypt 1984.png|125px|Flag of Egy...
10: ...0px" | [[Coat of Arms of Egypt|The Great Seal of the Republic]]<!--
21: | '''Other widely spoken languages'''
40: | from the [[United Kingdom|UK]]<br />[[28 February]], [[192...
48: | '''[[National anthem]]''' - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
1: ...sdent.jpg|200px|thumb|[[Seal of the President of the United States]]]]
3: ...deral government]] and [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[United States armed forces|armed forces]].
5: ...dent was sometimes referred to as "the leader of the free world," a phrase that is still invoked today...
7: ...]]. Today the office is widely emulated all over the world in nations with a [[presidential system]] o...
9: The current President of the United States is [[George W. Bush]]. - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
14: ...tha Wayles Skelton Jefferson|Martha]] died before he took office
18: ...[slavery|slaveowner]], [[author]] and founder of the [[University of Virginia]].
20: ...residency include the [[Louisiana Purchase]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
23: ...e founding his own vision of higher education at the [[University of Virginia]].
25: ...usly solicited Jefferson to prepare the draft of the Declaration alone.
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