Famous Women
This woman served as First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
Who is Michelle Obama?
This word, first used to describe colorful gondola races, comes from the Middle Italian 'rigattare'.
What is regatta?
This plant is known to help in soothing and healing sunburns.
What is Aloe Vera?
According to the theme song, everyone at Cheers knows this about you.
What is your name?
Although humans love it, theobromine is the main reason dogs shouldn't ingest this tasty dessert.
What is chocolate?
This famous artist was known for her self-portraits and depiction of Mexican folk culture.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
The name for this four-legged reptile comes from the Latin 'lacertus'.
What is a lizard? 'Lacertus' is Latin for 'lizard'. In Old French the word became 'lesard' or 'laisarde', and in Middle English it became 'liserd' or 'lesard'.
This carnivorous plant is known for its snap-trap mechanism.
What is a Venus Fly Trap?
On Seinfeld, Kramer's "out of this world" first name
What is Cosmo?
How many elements are in the periodic table today: 118, 120, or 132?
What is 118? Dmitri Mendeleev published the first version of the periodic table in 1869. His original chart had 63 elements.
According to Greek mythology, the first "moral woman" also was known for a famous box.
Who is Pandora? She is most remembered for the Pandora's box myth, in which she opened a box containing all the evils of the world but also containing hope.
Originating from the old French word puie, meaning "balcony", this is the name of a bench in a church.
What is pew?
One of the following is not a part of a leaf: the apex, veins, or temple.
What is the temple? The apex refers to the leaf point, while the veins of a leaf are very similar to those of a human and carry nutrients throughout the leaf.
The characters in M.A.S.H. call the senior staff members' tent after this natural landscape.
What is The Swamp?
This is the only continent where you won't find a single mosquito.
What is Antartica? Although other European nations have mosquitoes, the country of Iceland also shares the distinction of being mosquito-free.
This female author is known for writing the famous novel "Pride and Prejudice".
Who is Jane Austen?
Describing a sweet breakfast condiment, this English word is derived from the Arabic word "sharab".
What is syrup?
Where you find a panda, you will, no doubt, find this plant.
What is bamboo?
This TV show from the 1960's starred a talking horse.
What is Mister Ed?
Tulip bulbs were once exchanged as currency in this city of the Netherlands.
What is Holland? The demand for tulips there in the 1600s was so high that some prized bulbs could be worth more than a house.
This woman was the first female astronaut from the United States to travel in space.
Who is Sally Ride?
What is cannibal? Carib was a language spoken in the West Indies and northern South America. The Carib word 'galibi' led to the formation of the word 'cannibal'. Before Columbus travelled to the West Indies, the word meant 'valiant man'. Columbus mistook the word 'galibes' and called them 'canibales' instead.
It is from this plant that morphine is derived.
What is the opium poppy?
Captain Kirk is a main character in this popular series.
What is Star Trek?
Bronze is an alloy primarily made from these two elements.
What are tin and copper? The earliest bronze artifacts were made around 4500 BC.
The American Red Cross was founded by this woman in 1881.
Who is Clara Barton?
What is hearse?
This plant was worshipped by the ancient Egyptians, and could also be used to write on.
What is papyrus?
This TV series features a picture or reference to superman in every episode.
What is Seinfeld?
Great white sharks have this many bones.
What is none?! Shark skeletons are comprised of cartilage, with the exception of their teeth, which are made of a core of dentine covered in enameloid.