video games
Before getting his own starring role in a 1983 arcade hit, this Nintendo icon debuted in 1981's Donkey Kong under the name "Jumpman."
Mario
In J.K. Rowling's famous fantasy series, this young wizard discovers on his 11th birthday that he has been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Harry Potter
Winding over 4,100 miles through northeastern Africa before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea, this is widely considered the longest river in the world.
Nile
Played on a green table, this cue sport requires players to sink balls in numerical order, starting with the 1-ball and ending with the title ball.
9 ball pool
Making up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere by volume, this gas is the most abundant element in the air we breathe.
Nitrogen
Alexey Pajitnov created this legendary puzzle game in 1984 while working at the Soviet Academy of Sciences in Moscow.
tetris
In Leo Tolstoy's epic novel War and Peace, the narrative centers on the French invasion of Russia in 1812 led by this Emperor.
Napoleon
Covering parts of 10 countries across North Africa, this desert is the largest hot desert in the world.
Sahara
In American football, a player achieves a "triple crown" on offense by leading their league in receptions, receiving yards, and this statistic.
Receiving touchdowns
Located in the center of an atom, this dense region contains protons and neutrons and holds nearly all of the atom's mass.
nucleus
In Valorant, attackers win a round by successfully detonating this explosive device, or by eliminating all defenders.
Spike
In George Orwell's 1984, this superstate serves as the main setting where citizens are constantly monitored by Big Brother.
oceania
Though Sydney is its largest city, this planned city located in the Australian Capital Territory serves as Australia's federal capital.
canberra
This iconic tennis tournament, played annually in London, is the only Grand Slam event still played on traditional grass courts.
Wimbeldon
Often called the "powerhouses of the cell," these organelles generate most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell's biochemical reactions
mitochondira
This duel-wielding, wind-controlling duel-ist agent from South Korea is known for her high mobility and "Blade Storm" ultimate in Valorant.
jett
This classic 1813 Jane Austen novel centers on the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth Bennet and the wealthy, reserved Fitzwilliam Darcy.
Pride and prejudice
Nestled in the Andes mountains, this landlocked South American country has two official capital cities: La Paz and Sucre.
Bolivia
Born Cassius Clay, this legendary heavyweight boxer famously coined the phrase "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
Muhammed Ali
What was einsteins famous equation
e=mc^2
To stay alive and protect themselves from storm damage in standard game modes, players collect wood, stone, and metal to construct these three main building pieces: walls, floors, and these sloped structures.
ramps
Published in 1953, Ray Bradbury's famous dystopian novel about book-burning takes its title from the temperature at which paper allegedly catches fire and burns.
Fahrenheit 451
eparating Spain from Morocco, this narrow strait connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and is only about 8 miles wide at its narrowest point.
Straight of gibraltar
In professional golf, this term describes a score of three strokes under par on a single hole, most commonly achieved by making a hole-in-one on a par 4.
Albatross
Sitting at -273.15 degrees Celsius (or 0 Kelvin), this theoretical temperature represents the point where all molecular motion completely stops.
Absolute zero