Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
“Cool as a cucumber,” uses this figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind.
Simile
It’s a series of American action spy films starring Tom Cruise both based on and a follow-on from the television series of the same name.
Mission: Impossible
He was an in-house producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, though he always wanted to be a rapper. He finally got his break in the early 2000s and released his first album, “The College Dropout.”
Kanye West
Oh no, a number two is in the works and you’re not trying to scare off your date. Thank god for this “spray-before-you-go” toilet spray that will have your back in case of these emergencies.
Poo-pourri
Last name Kane, Sporting #9 and playing left wing for the San Jose Sharks, was named after this boxer, but don’t worry Sharks fans, his ears are fine.
This man was regarded as the first person killed in the Boston Massacre and thus the first person killed for American freedom.
Crispus Attucks
Tore your PCL, or this cruciate ligament? Kiss your sports season goodbye. On the bright side, there won’t be any fans to see you this year anyways.
Posterior
Before he made us “Happy,” he made his bones as a producer with the occasional guest appearance on songs with artists such as Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, and Gwen Stafani.
Pharrell Williams
Roman emperor Caligula made Inciatus an official senator of Rome. But wait, Inciatus wasn’t a human! Inciatus was this.
A Horse
The “Money Fight,” was a boxing match that took place in August 2017 that featured these two fighters. One was a boxer, the other was an MMA fighter. Go figure, the boxer won by virtue of knockout.
Connor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather
He originally persecuted “beyond measure,” the Church of God, and suddenly had a conversion on his way to Damascus, where he was blinded for three days. He eventually regained sight and lived a life that led to sainthood.
St. Paul, Paul the Apostle, or Saul
To give an inclination or tendency to beforehand, make.
Predispose
Brendon O’Brien was the producer for every album Pearl Jam released throughout the 1990s except for their first album, titled this, also basketball Mookie Blaylock’s number in 1991.
Ten
The Black Death reduced the population of Europe by two-thirds, with nearly 50 million dying in a four-year period during this century.
14th Century
While Vegeta always seemed to hate Goku, the two former enemies somewhat became friends after joining forces to beat Frieza on this tv show, though they did occasionally have their ups and downs.
Her species is deemed Australopithecus Aferensis, and she was an ancient hominid and human ancestor discovered with most of her skeleton in Ethiopia, 1974. Her name? Beatles fans might know.
Lucy
An act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
Juxtaposition
Most people don’t remember that he produced rock vocalist Chris Cornell’s poorly received solo hip hop/pop album, Scream, but remember him more for his work on Just Timberlake’s “Sexy Back,” among others.
Timbaland
Yes, today it is the name of the popular Dave Grohl “dad rock” band, but back in World War II, allied aircraft pilots referred to UFOs or mysterious aerial phenomena as these.
Foo Fighters
In this classic martial arts film, Bruce Lee is persuaded to attend a high-profile martial arts competition on a private island owned by Han, the antagonist. After discovering drug trafficking and prostitution on the island, Lee eventually defeats Han in an epic showdown, and the island is shut down.
Enter The Dragon
These are the storage places in cells. They hold water, waste, and other material until the cell can use it to get rid of it.
Vacuoles
12-letter term for the way in which Tupac has released seven of his albums.
Posthumously
Rick Rubin has produced well over 150 albums with some of the biggest names in music. One of his first massive successes was this Beastie Boys album, remembered for hits such as “Fight For Your Right,” and “No Sleep Till Brooklyn."
Licensed To Ill
Though different variations of the cotton gin date back to the 12th century, this man’s iteration of the short-staple cotton gin for which he received a patent in 1794 has led to this man being seen as the creator of the modern cotton gin.
Eli Whitney
The final fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier took place at Araneta Coliseum in the Philippines in 1975. The epic fight was given this name, and Ali was deemed the winner via technical knockout.
The "Thrilla In Manilla"