Far From the Tree
Identical twins share nearly 100% of this.
What is DNA?
Astronomers use this term for a planet found outside our solar system.
What is an exoplanet?
This French term refers to a multi-course meal served at a fixed price.
What is prix fixe?
In Greek mythology, this landmark must be crossed to enter the underworld.
What is the River Styx?
A spy planted inside an organization for many years.
What is a sleeper agent?
This phrase describes observable characteristics such as height or eye color.
What is phenotype?
This robotic explorer famously searched for signs of ancient water on Mars.
What is Curiosity?
This adjustable slicing tool is prized for paper-thin vegetables but feared for its ability to nick fingers.
What is a mandoline?
In ancient Egyptian belief, this organ was weighed against a feather to judge a soul’s worthiness.
What is the heart?
This British intelligence agency handled codebreaking at Bletchley Park.
What is GCHQ?
This hormone, released during stress, can affect gene expression over time.
What is cortisol?
This equation estimates how many intelligent civilizations might exist in our galaxy.
What is the Drake Equation?
This role is responsible for managing front-of-house service, staff, and guest experience.
Who is the maitre d'?
This term refers to a person who claims to communicate with the dead.
What is a medium?
This Soviet intelligence agency preceded the KGB.
What is NKVD?
Changes in gene expression caused by environment, not DNA.
What is epigenetics?
This scientific effort listens for artificial radio signals from space.
What is SETI?
This Hong Kong dim sum restaurant made headlines by becoming the first of its kind to earn a Michelin star.
What is Tim Ho Wan?
This term describes a temporary state between death and rebirth in Buddhism.
What is bardo?
Operating under the code name “Homer,” this CIA officer passed U.S. nuclear secrets to Moscow while working inside American intelligence.
Who was Aldrich Ames?
This long-running study examined identical twins raised apart.
What is the Minnesota Twin Study?
This question asks why we have not detected intelligent life despite the vast size of the universe.
What is the Fermi Paradox or, "Where is everybody"?
This French chef is credited with codifying classical French cuisine in the early 20th century.
Who was Auguste Escoffier?
This Roman poet guided Dante through Hell and Limbo, where virtuous pagans reside without hope of heaven.
Who was Virgil?
This Cold War program secretly tested mind-control techniques, including LSD, without subjects’ consent.
What was MKUltra?