The Periodic Table
This element is the lightest of the noble gases.
What is helium?
It's a line that touches the curve at exactly one point, or the side plot in your story.
What is a tangent?
Describing typically freezing temperatures, this word is the only one in English containing the string BZE.
What is subzero?
The canonical half-sister of the Knight, this spider character recently starred in a very long-awaited indie game.
Who is Hornet?
15 minutes out of an hour can be called this; it's what you get if you share something equally with three friends.
What is a quarter?
A second is defined using the frequency of a hypercooled atom of this element.
What is caesium?
In a world where two parallel lines can intersect, and a triangle can be made of three right angles, this term is used to describe the geometry here.
What is non-Euclidean?
Describing one who can do calculations very quickly, this adjective is the only one in English containing the string HSY
What is mathsy?
This co-op game follows the story of two parents, whose divorce plans are foiled by a sentient book thay forces them through challenges requiring them to work together.
What is "It Takes Two"?
Meaning sources of hesitation, one without these would feel extra confident in their decision.
What are qualms?
Alongside "vibranium" from Wakanda and "Badassium" from Tomy Stark, Marvel has also come up with this fictional element from the X-Men series.
What is adamantium?
As the values in this sequence diverges, the ratio of two consecutive values approaches the golden ratio.
What is the Fibonacci Sequence?
Meaning without delay, this adjective is the only one in English containing TAN twice in a row.
What is instantaneous?
The numbers 1 to 8 are the only clues you'll need to play this game.
What is minesweeper?
Besides the four physical elements of medieval philosophy, this was believed to be the fifth, and formed the mysterious heavens and stars.
What is quintessence?
Despite technically being radioactive, this element is perfect safe to hold, and can even form colourful, popular crystals.
What is bismuth?
Rather than referring to promiscuous numbers, this term describes pairs of primes that have a difference of exactly 6.
What are sexy primes?
Describing situations in which bureaucracies hold a terrifying amount of power, this word is the only one in English containing the string FKA.
What is Kafkaesque?
In Pac-Man, this is the only ghost whose name doesn't rhyme with the other three.
Who is Clyde?
As opposed to typical scientific measurements made during Chemistry experiments, this type of analysis utilises colours, smells and sounds to identify compounds.
What is qualitative?
Named for the lab in Japan that discovered it, this element is one of the most recent to be found.
What is nihonium?
π is an example of this; it's a type of number which can never be the solution to a polynomial equation.
What is a transcendental number?
Describing anatomical processes below the sternum, this word is the only one in English containing the string BXI.
What is subxiphoid?
Besides the chameleon, the elephant and the bird, this is the fourth animal that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild takes inspiration from for its four divine beasts.
What is a camel?
Amounting to 1% of an Albanian lek, this denomination starts with Q but doesn't contain a U, making it a very useful word in Scrabble!
What is a qintar?