Math
It's the term for a polygon with exactly eight sides?
What is an octagon.
This 11-letter word meaning "lasting for a very short time" contains all 5 vowels exactly once?
What is ephemeral.
This giant palm order gets its name from Roman times, when a leaf from it was placed in a victor's hands after a contest?
What is a palm (or palm tree).
These three major world religions share a common spiritual origin through the patriarch Abraham?
What are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
(The Abrahamic Faiths)
If someone tells you to "spill" this hot breakfast beverage, they actually want you to share some juicy gossip?
What is tea.
This is the only even prime number?
What is 2.
It's the only punctuation mark used to form a contraction?
What is an apostrophe.
Trees block these life-giving rays to cool the air beneath their branches?
What is sunlight.
At the Wedding at Cana, Jesus performed his first public miracle by turning this beverage into wine?
What is water.
(Miracles of Jesus)
Often used to describe a suspicious or untrustworthy person, this 4-letter word stems from a classic video game among us?
What is sus.
In a right triangle, it is the name given to the longest side, which sits directly opposite the right angle?
What is the hypotenuse.
This parts-of-speech term describes words like "oh!", "ouch!", or "wow!" that express sudden emotion?
What is an interjection.
One large tree provides four people with a day's worth of this essential gas, critical for life on planet Earth?
What is oxygen.
This Hebrew prophet was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind by a chariot of fire without experiencing physical death?
Who is Elijah.
(Old Testament Figures)
If you are ignoring someone completely by cutting off all digital communication without warning, you are doing this to them?
What is ghosting.
To find this statistical value in a set of data, you arrange the numbers in order and pick the exact middle value?
What is the median.
From the Greek for "bad writing," this term refers to poor handwriting or incorrect spelling?
What is cacography.
Trees absorb this harmful gas along with other potentially harmful gases including sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide?
What is carbon dioxide.
This sacred text of Islam is believed by Muslims to be the direct revelation of God as recited to the Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel?
What is the Quran (Koran).
(World Religions)
This 5-letter word describes something mainstream, predictable, or unoriginal—like pumpkin spice lattes or UGG boots?
What is basic.
Named after a 12th-century Italian mathematician, this sequence begins 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, and finds each subsequent number by adding the two previous ones?
What is the Fibonacci sequence.
This grammatical mood is used to express wishes, hypothetical situations, or possibilities, as in "If I were you"?
What is the subjunctive mood.
This liquid, distilled from pine trees, is commonly used as a paint thinner or solvent?
What is turpentine.
This apostle wrote a famous passage on love in 1 Corinthians 13, concluding that the greatest of faith, hope, and love is love?
Who is Paul.
(New Testament Letters)
This term refers to crashing someone else's photo right before the shutter clicks?
What is a photobomb.