Tip to Tip
Mont Blanc is the highest peak in this iconic European mountain range that sweeps across France, Switzerland, Italy, and Austria
The Alps
Carl (or Kael)
Invoker
Combine what rises from an open campfire with the dense low-lying cloud that blinds morning drivers to name this hazardous city haze
Smoke + Fog = Smog
Developed by Toby Fox using simple retro sprites, this 2015 indie RPG lets players spare every single monster they meet—or wipe them all out in a merciless Genocide route
Undertale
Willingly telling a material falsehood or lying under oath during a sworn deposition or courtroom trial constitutes this felony crime
Perjury
Rising solo above the plains of northeastern Tanzania, this massive dormant stratovolcano holds the title of the tallest peak on the African continent
Mount Kilimanjaro
Nevermore
Shadow Fiend
Blend an outfit worn on Halloween or onstage with a dramatic theatrical script to name the hobby of dressing up as fictional anime or comic characters
Costume + Play = Cosplay
Often hailed as a 2D side-scrolling cousin to Minecraft, this pixel-art sandbox game challenges players to build housing for NPCs and defeat cosmic bosses like the Moon Lord
Terraria
In criminal law, while "assault" is the threat or attempt that creates a reasonable fear of immediate harm, this separate offense is the actual unlawful physical contact itself
Battery
Running north-to-south through western Russia, this ancient mountain chain is widely recognized by geographers as the traditional natural boundary separating Europe from Asia
The Urals
Gondar
Bounty Hunter
Merge the study of automated feedback control systems with any living plant or animal form to name a sci-fi character with human flesh and machine parts
Cybernetic + Organism = Cyborg
Combining 2.5D pixel art with restaurant management, this breakout 2023 indie hit has players harpooning exotic fish by day in the giant Blue Hole and serving fresh sushi alongside Chef Bancho by night
Dave the Diver
From the Latin for "under penalty," this mandatory official court summons compels a witness to testify in person or hand over requested documents and evidence
Subpoena
This rugged mountain barrier forms the natural international border separating Spain and France, also completely encircling the microstate of Andorra
The Pyrenees
Lyralei
Windranger
Fuse an automobile with a place where travelers book overnight rooms to name this roadside lodging with outdoor room doors
Motor + Hotel = Motel
Set in the grim, religion-haunted land of Cvstodia, this Spanish-developed dark fantasy metroidvania stars the "Penitent One," who wears a towering, thorned metal cone helmet
Blasphemous
The standard required under the Fourth Amendment by which police officers possess sufficient trustworthy evidence to obtain a search warrant or make an arrest
Probable Cause
In May 1953, New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary and this Nepalese-Indian Sherpa became the first confirmed climbers to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest
Tenzing Norgay
Ostarion
Wraith King
Take the base-2 numbering system made entirely of ones and zeros, add a single numeric character or finger, and you get this fundamental unit of computer data
Binary + Digit = Bit
Lucas Pope's 2013 dystopian pixel simulation tasks players with inspecting passports, entry permits, and fingerprints as an immigration inspector at the Grestin border
Papers, Please
In common law, while manslaughter covers killings done in the "heat of passion," first-degree murder strictly requires the prosecution to prove this three-word Latin-origin mental state meaning "with planned intent to kill"
Malice Aforethought / Premeditation