EPONYMS I

An eponym is a real or fictitious person from whom something is thought to have taken its name. William Penn is the eponym of Pennsylvania. A serious weakness in an otherwise strong person would be his Achilles' heel. Use the following clues to identify these eponymous words or expressions.

1. Throat feature found chiefly in men

2. Book of maps

3. Obstetrical procedure

4. Reading and writing system for the blind

5. Type of engine

6. The happiest place on earth

7. Paris landmark

8. Unit of electrical power in light bulbs

9. Life jacket

10. Distinguished award given in the arts and sciences

Answers:

1. Adam's apple

2. Atlas

3. Caesarean section

4. Braille

5. Diesel

6. Disneyland

7. Eiffel Tower

8. Watt

9. Mae West

10. Nobel Prize