Let's play the latest word puzzle from NPR on-air challenge!!!

I'm going to give you clues for some famous people past and present. The first two letters of each clue are the initials of the answer.

 

Ex. Fancy dancer --> Fred Astaire

 

1. Printer and patriot of colonial Boston

2. Annual prize creator in Physics, Chemistry, and Literature

3. Jogged to a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics

4. Assassinated Egyptian leader

5. Astronaut who was the first American in space

6. Writer of political commentary in the early 20th century

7. Madame Secretary of State under Bill Clinton

8. Oscar-winning director for "Platoon"

9. Emmy-winning "Saturday Night Live" comic

10. Early American patriot

11. Batman player in 2016

12. The star of "Philadelphia" and "Sully"

13. She was the mother of six of Thomas Jefferson's children

14. Two-time winner of the PGA Tour FedEx Cup

15. Swinger of a mean tennis racket

 

 

Answer Keys

    1.  PR: Paul Revere

    2.  AN: Alfred Nobel

    3.  JO: Jesse Owens

    4.  AS: Anwar Sadat

    5.  AS: Alan Shepard

    6.  WR: Will Rogers

    7.  MA: Madeleine Albright

    8.  OS: Oliver Stone

    9.  EM: Eddie Murphy

    10.  EA: Ethan Allen

    11.  BA: Ben Affleck

    12.  TH: Tom Hanks

    13.  SH: Sally Hemings

    14.  TW: Tiger Woods

15.              SW: Serena Williams