Discoverers & Inventors
English blacksmith Thomas Newcomen developed this type of engine, constructing one in 1712
What is Steam (Engine)
In 2007 this former VP won the Nobel Peace Prize, sharing it with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Who is Al Gore
To repeat a piece of poetry before an audience
What is Recite
If you are asked to keep something secret, you've been told "in" this, also a word meaning "self-assurance"
What is Confidence
2012 brought online gamers a deluxe "Mists of Pandaria" digital download expansion of this game
What is World Of Warcraft
DAILY DOUBLE: In 1783 Antoine Lavoisier named this element, from Greek words for "water former"
What is Hydrogen
n 1869 Elizabeth Cady Stanton & this woman formed the National Woman Suffrage Association
Who is (Susan B.) Anthony
Falling products of condensation in the atmosphere
What is Precipitation
During World War II, this girl & her sister Margot lived in a secret annex
Who is Anne Frank
His song "Home" downloaded huge after he won "American Idol" in 2012
Who is Phillip Phillips
This polio vaccine developer established a research facility in San Diego that's named for him
Who is Jonas Salk
In 1959, he gave up the title of chairman of the People's Republic of China but kept control of the country
Who is Mao Tse-Tung
A car starts to do this--lower in value due to wear & tear--the second it leaves the lot
What is Depreciate
This law enforcement division was created in 1865 to fight counterfeiting
What is Secret Service
One of 2011's top nonfiction Kindle downloads was "Inside" this: "The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion"
What is Scientology
In the 1930s this Caltech seismologist devised a way to determine the magnitude of earthquakes
Who is (Charles) Richter
Singular last name of Zebulon, who got a Colorado peak named for him without ever reaching the top
Who is Pike
To make a return as for something given, like a favor
What is Reciprocate
In a book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Mary Lennox finds a key that she hopes will open this title place
What is The Secret Garden
One mouthwatering iPhone app was this food-cutting game featuring the wise sensei
What is Fruit Ninja
"Reaching for the Stars" is a biography of this rocket scientist, the son of a German baron
Who is (Wernher) von Braun
Brutus called this man, his co-conspirator, "the last of the Romans"
Who is Cassius
DAILY DOUBLE: Superficially pleasing or plausible; it describes some arguments
What is Specious
This anti-immigrant party that peaked in the 1850s grew out of a secret society
Who are The Know-Nothings
You can download a podcast of the Kokua Festival started by this Hawaiian singer-surfer-songwriter
Who is Jack Johnson