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This chemistry department professor brought medals of world-wide recognition to Scripps not once, but twice, and coined the term "click chemistry".

Who is K. Barry Sharpless, PhD?

100

Ukelele is a small guitar with four strings, derived from this language.

What is Hawaiian?

100

The field of higher education, teaching, and research, especially in colleges and universities. 8 letters

What is academia?

100

In a C.S. Lewis classic, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie discover the magical land of Narnia by stepping through this piece of furniture.

What is a wardrobe?

100

2024 Summer Olympics took place in this city, also known as the "City of Light".

What is Paris?

200

Scrolling through the faculty page in alphabetical order, you can expect to see this translational medicine professor at the very end.

Who is Eric Zorrilla, PhD?

200

Meaning school or preschool for children aged between 3 and 5 (depending on the country), kindergarten is derived from this language.

What is German?

200

This word means a person who lives an unconventional and nonconformist life, and is also found in the title of a famous 1975 song by Queens. 8 letters

What is bohemian?

200

In this beloved 1943 novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, an aviator stranded in the Sahara meets a young traveler from Asteroid B-612 who teaches him that "what is essential is invisible to the eye."

What is The Little Prince?

200

This urban dance style made its official Olympic debut as a medal event at the 2024 Games

What is Breaking (or Breakdancing)?

300

This MacArthur "genius grant" winner earned his PhD at 24, ran his own lab at 26, and got tenure at 28, all at Scripps Research.

Who is Phil Baran, PhD?

300

A strong, dangerous wind that forms itself into a spinning column of air that causes significant damage as it moves across the ground, Tornado is derived from this language.

What is Spanish?

300

This adjective describes plants or animals that live or grow partly in water and partly on land (for example, beavers). 11 letters

What is semiaquatic?

300

In this 1932 dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley, the World State keeps its citizens docile and compliant by heavily distributing a pleasure drug called soma.

What is Brave New World?

300

Held in Tahiti, this competition broke the record for being the furthest Olympic event from its host city

What is the surfing?

400

This celebrated chemistry professor's name is on both the list of faculties and facilities. 

Who is Chi-Huey Wong, PhD?

400

Loose trousers and a shirt that people wear for sleeping, it can be spelled pyjamas (UK) or pajamas (US) depending on the region and is derived from this language.

What is Hindi?

400

This word is defined as pollution in the atmosphere, especially noxious vapors from decomposing organic matter. 6 letter word

What is miasma?

400

One of Kafka's best-known works, this book tells the story of salesman Gregor Samsa, who wakes to find himself inexplicably transformed into a huge insect.

What is The Metamorphosis?

400

Going viral for his "guy-next-door" aura and hand-in-pocket shooting style, Yusuf Dikeç won a silver medal in the mixed team 10-metre air pistol for this country.

What is Turkey?

500

With over 1,300 peer-reviewed articles, this professor from the department of translational medicine is one of the most highly cited professors at Scripps Research (more than 400,000 citations). 

Who is Eric Topol, MD?

500

Meaning "please respond" in English, RSVP is actually acronyms for words from this language.

What is French?

Répondez s'il vous plaît

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In math, this word means an algebraic expression made of two unlike terms, while in statistics it's a probability distribution showing the number of successes in a set number of independent yes/no trials. 8 letters

What is binomial?

500

Widely cited as the single best-selling novel in history with an estimated 500 million copies, this 17th-century epic follows a Spanish nobleman named Alonso Quijano who rides out on his aging horse, Rocinante.

What is Don Quixote?

500

These two nations tied for the most gold medals (40) at the 2024 Olympics, marking the first time a gold medal tie occurred between the top two nations.

What are USA and China?

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