CHEESE IS ACTIVE
Queen Victoria received this as a wedding gift, weighing over a thousand pounds.
What is a cheese wheel?
This, the 2024 Oxford University Press Word of the Year is described to be a sort of ‘slang overload’ by some, where others would just say it is so skibidi ohio.
What is brainrot?
Named for the messenger of the gods, this element can be found communicating the temperature.
What is mercury?
Used in tutus, many wedding dresses, and veils for all occasions, this fabric is designed to be stiff.
What is tulle?
The thirteen years in which the 18th amendment was the law of the land refers to this time period.
What is prohibition?
Americans, per capita, consume about 40 pounds of cheese each year–about 30% of the per capita consumption of this cheese ingredient.
What is milk?
The NATO phonetic alphabet was designed with these three languages in mind, as the words chosen had to be both prevalent and SFW in each language.
What are English, Spanish, and French?
The most abundant element in the universe is so critical in measurement of concentrations that there is a logarithmic scale named for its potential.
What is hydrogen?
This product, used by ballet dancers to prevent slipping in addition to many members of the orchestra for their bows, is created from pine trees and other plants.
What is rosin?
This refers to the mathematical likelihood of a given event or outcome.
What is probability?
One of over 2,000 varieties, this is the biggest-selling cheese variety in the U.S., followed by Cheddar.
What is Mozzarella?
This adjective rose in popularity somewhat recently, but not without the help of a quick Google search for many to learn what it meant–apparently its Old French roots of ‘ripe,’ and ‘grave’, weren’t clear enough.
What is demure?
Dancer Loie Fuller was interested in using radium in her costuming and lighting techniques, new to Paris and the world, all thanks to this scientist.
Who is Marie Curie? (Or, Maria Skłodowska)
Initially a flop heavily criticized for its plot, this ballet first premiered in 1892.
What is The Nutcracker?
This method of transportation is more commonly used by rich people for fun or sport while on vacations.
What is a speedboat? (Or, powerboat)
Cheese has been found to provide health benefits, particularly with its antibacterial effects as well as the promotion of the production of this liquid.
What is saliva?
A popular methodology developed in the late 80s by a company of the same name, the promise was to get children to read, both in elementary schools and for the early childhood home.
What is Hooked on Phonics?
Lightning strikes produce this inorganic molecule, which has an odor reminiscent of chlorine.
What is ozone?
August Bournonville, of La Sylphide and Konservatoriet fame, was the director of the Royal Danish Ballet, located in this city, the capital of Denmark.
What is Copenhagen?
For gamers looking to upgrade their PC, one of the primary aspects to consider when shopping is if it was this costlier adjective, where the work is already done.
What is a prebuilt?
Mac and Cheese was first prepared in the US in the late 18th century thanks to James Hemings although this man, his slave master, is often solely credited with bringing it across the pond.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Building on the work of those before him, this man is sometimes considered as the father of modern linguistics, in part due to his proposal of generative syntax, though also possibly in part due to his other successful career as a political activist.
Who is Noam Chomsky?
Sometimes we learn things the hard way, and sometimes we learn things the wrong way, because it’s easier. An incorrect atomic model, still used today to teach beginning chemistry, was created by this man, whom the 107th element is named for.
Who is Niels Bohr?
This positioning refers to an angle at which the dancer stands–not to be confused with the word for going ‘front side back side.’
What is croisé?
This word is the process of drawing blood from a patient using a needle.
What is phlebotomy?