ASTRONOMY
Self-luminous gaseous body, or Hollywood "celeb"
Star
This mountain and highest peak in South Wales is often mistakenly placed inside Snowdonia National Park, though it actually sits in the Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog).
Pen-y-fan
Genus Rana; frequent victim of biology class dissections
Frog
These rodents first got to America by stowing away on ships
Rats
This coffee-loving country has recently elected their president for a fourth term
Brazil
The evening or morning "star" is really this planet
Venus
The prefix "Aber-" appears at the start of many Welsh town names (like Aberystwyth).
River mouth OR confluence of water
L.B.J.'s hound dog or Darwin's ship
Beagle
There are about 40,000 muscles & tendons in this part of an elephant's body
Trunk
This prestigious trophy was just awarded to Harry Kane
Ballon d'Or
Planet once thought unique, it no longer runs "rings" around its neighbors
Saturn
At the National Eisteddfod, the highest and most coveted prize is not cash or a medal, but this individually carved wooden piece of furniture.
Chair
The basic unit of life; 3 billion die every minute in your body
Cells
When husbands "pop" for an ermine coat, they're actually buying this fur
Weasel
In a massive political shakeup, long-standing leader Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat after this European nation’s parliamentary elections were swept by a student-led movement.
Serbia
Launched Oct. 4th, 1957, it was Earth's 1st artificial satellite
Sputnik 1
He was not a native Welsh prince styled by birth in the modern sense, often remembered as the last native Prince of Wales before Edward I's conquest.
Llewelyn the Last
DAILY DOUBLE
It puts the green in greenery
Close relative of the pig, though its name means "river horse"
Hippopotamus
Dictionary.com announced this slang term, meaning to optimize one's appearance or capability to the absolute limit, as its official 2026 Word of the Year.
Maxxing
DAILY DOUBLE
Only planet to have seasons similar to Earth's
This famous Welsh village—the surreal setting for the 1967 cult TV series The Prisoner—was designed and built by architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis.
Portmeirion
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
If this species of hybrid's parents were reversed, you'd get a hinny
Mule
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk strongly condemned an escalation in devastating drone strikes that killed over 300 people in this East African nation during October alone.
Sudan