KEEPING IT SPICY
This compound binds to the TRPV1 pain receptors which causes the sensation of spiciness. Birds do not have these receptors. Lucky!
What is capsaicin?
Dan Reynolds says he’s “breathing in the chemicals” before a loud gasp in this hit 2012 song
What is Radioactive?
This is the largest overseas territory in the world, it is currently under annexation threats by the Trump administration
What is Greenland?
Also known as Princess Koriand’r, this teen from the planet Tamaran is Robin’s love interest
Who is Starfire?
These popular Canadian soft-baked cookies are a hit for school lunches
What are Bearpaws?
This city with only one Y has YYC as its airport code
What is Calgary?
This European spice is Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper’s eldest daughter in Blue’s Clues. So cute!
Who is Paprika?
In The Breath of the Wild, Link sets out to save Princess Zelda and prevent this character from destroying the world
Who is Calamity Ganon or Ganondorf?
Little Saint James, A.K.A. “Epstein’s Island”, is located in this American overseas territory
What is U.S. Virgin Islands?
This King of the Titans was overthrown by his son Zeus and imprisoned in the depths of Tartarus
Who is Cronus/Kronos?
This popular hairstyle for girls features two symmetrical bunches or braids on opposite sides of the head
What are pigtails?
The only country with two Ys in its name, this landlocked country of Turkic nomads gained its independence during the collapse of the Soviet Union
What is Kyrgyzstan?
Mapo tofu is a tongue-numbingly spicy dish from this province of China, which is known for their namesake peppercorns
What is Sichuan?
Otherwise known as the windpipe, this tube connects the larynx to the bronchi of the lungs
What is the trachea?
This French overseas department is located close to the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Its name is French for “meeting”
What is Reunion?
A few years after the titans knock down Wall Maria, this character is revealed to have the powers to become the Attack Titan. Spoiler Alert!
Who is Eren Yeager?
This gnarly girl group sings about a guy who’s been out of touch and implores to keep your hands off Gabriela!
What is KATSEYE?
Japanese, Cherokee, and Linear B are examples of this type of writing system, in which each unique character typically represents a consonant and a vowel, or just a vowel
What is a syllabary?
This two-word Indian tea is made by simmering black tea with milk and a blend of aromatic spices like ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves
What is masala chai?
In 1997, a Guinness World Record was set for the longest held musical note when Kenny G used this technique to sustain an E-flat on a saxophone for 45 minutes and 47 seconds
What is circular breathing?
The “C” of the ABC islands, this Caribbean island is known for its beaches, coral reefs, and colourful Dutch architecture
What is Curacao?
This actor plays Perseus in the 2010 movie “Clash of the Titans” and Lieutenant Rick Janssen in the 2018 movie “The Titan”
Who is Sam Worthington?
This highly radioactive, lava-like mass of melted concrete, sand, and nuclear fuel formed during the Chernobyl disaster
What is Elephant's Foot?
This quality refers to a balanced proportional arrangement of parts where an object remains invariant after transformations like rotation, reflection, or translation
What is symmetry?
This spicy pepper is an integral part of dishes from the Yucatan peninsula, despite its name suggesting it was from Cuba
What is the habanero?
Also known as “white death” or “the romantic disease”, several major operas have exploited the theme of heroines dying tragically of this respiratory disease
What is Tuberculosis?
Also known for a terrible sexual assault scandal, this smallest overseas territory by permanent population is also the last British Overseas Territory in the south Pacific
What are the Pitcairn Islands?
Launched in 1997, the Huygens probe successfully landed on Titan as part of this joint NASA-ESA mission named for the astronomers who discovered Saturn's rings and its largest moon
What is Cassini?
In Doctor Who, the eleventh doctor says he prefers this beloved British food item paired with custard
What are fish fingers?
With three Ys, this is a roughly straight-line configuration of three or more celestial bodies in a gravitational system
What is a syzygy?