What is the name of the scientist that proved lightning is electricity through his kite experiment?
Benjamin Franklin
Kangaroos & gorillas gather in these groups (as do Boy Scouts)
Troops
Appropriately, the name of this first book of the Bible means "origin" or "beginning"
Genesis
Literally or figuratively, it's what you wave when you surrender
White flag
A natural ability, maybe for math
Aptitude
Known for illustrating the relation between each side of a right triangle, what famous theorem is best known by its famous equation "a^2 + b^2 = c^2"?
Pythagorean theorem
A stand of these pink wading birds can also be called a flamboyance
Flamingoes

Gumdrops

Greenhouse
Solitude
The world's largest desert
Antarctica
A prickle is a group of these large rodents--which makes sense, as "prickle" means sharp point or spine
Porcupines
Rumor has it that it's talk of a personal nature about another person--pass it around
Gossip
Under FIFA rules a soccer player receives this for a first serious foul; a second means ejection
Yellow card
It's a measure of the brightness of a star or the size of an earthquake
Magnitude
This Greek word, meaning "I have found it," was supposedly shouted by the mathematician Archimedes upon realizing that the volume of his body displaced an equal volume of water in his bathtub
Eureka
A group of these reptiles is a lounge, & you might also find the "lounge" type in a nightclub
Lizard
In ancient Rome these trained warriors fought to the death for public entertainment
Gladiators
Ryan Seacrest interviews celebs arriving at the Oscars "live from" this colorful place
The Red Carpet
Courage, in pain or adversity
Fortitude
Chalk is made of this, a type of rock formed by the fossils of marine animals
Limestone
An obstinacy is a group of these plains bovines, no matter where they roam
Buffalo
It's a helpful list of terms & definitions at the back of some textbooks
Glossary
A magazine devoted to martial arts is named for this gi accessory, its quite a high ranking
Black Belt
Supreme blessedness: Also taught by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount
Beatitude(s)