Math and science
These crazy numbers can't be expressed as a quotient of 2 integers
Irrational numbers
A series of contests in which a final overall winner is crowned
Tournament
In a Grimm fairy tale, a poisoned piece of apple sticks in this woman's throat & her 7 housemates think she's dead
Snow white
These 5 words follow "be it ever so humble"
There's no place like home.
It = mc2
E
Newton's Third Law is often given as "for every action..." these 7 words
there is an equal and opposite reaction
Teen pharaoh of the 14th century B.C
Tutenkhamen
Ruby-throated is one variety of this creature that can beat its wings 50 times a second
Hummingbird
The 17th c. play "The Scornful Lady" speaks of kissing until this bovine action occurs
Till the cows come home
In the dictionary it comes before -ball, -bar & -shirt
T
This word before "star" refers to changes in shine; Algol's apparent magnitude goes from 2.1 to 3.4 every few days
variable
Extra things that come with a hotel room to make you feel more comfortable & at ease
Amenities
This term for a ruthless killer is also used for 3-player variations of some 4-player card games
cutthroat
Basketball gives us this expression about the psychological edge gained from familiar surroundings
Home court advantage
In the U.S. foods that have been certified kosher are most often marked with a K or this letter in a circle
U
The equation y2=2px describes this conic section, the shape of the arch in some bridges
A parabola
This long & slender flower part has all the anthers
Stamen
These medieval stone monsters at the tops of buildings take their name from the Old French for "throat"
Gargoyles
A familiar saying is "curses", like chickens, "always" do this
Come home to roost
In "The Scarlet Letter", Hester Prynne is forced to wear this letter on her dress
A
The name of this long-vanished supercontinent is from Greek for "all" & "Earth"
Pangea
At meetings this person well versed in procedure makes sure everyone follows the rules
The parliamentarian
About 500,000 U.S. kids a year undergo removal of these masses of lymphatic tissue below the adenoids
Tonsils
Lady Antebellum has a song called this, also a proverb about an emotional attachment to the place you're from
Home is where the heart is
It was the middle initial of vice president John Calhoun
C