Science
On the pH scale, a substance with a rating of 7 is neutral; any substance with a rating lower than 7 is classified as this.
What is Acid?
In a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides—a theorem named after this Greek mathematician
What is Pythagoras?
This document, signed in 1776, announced the thirteen American colonies' formal separation from Great Britain
What is the Declaration of Independence?
In this F. Scott Fitzgerald classic, the title character throws lavish parties in West Egg in hopes of reuniting with Daisy Buchanan.
What is The Great Gatsby?
This is the highest adult female singing voice, often taking the lead melody in choral arrangements.
What is a Soprano?
"Sweet Caroline! (Bum, bum, bum) / Good times never seemed..."
What is "So good"?
I am in front of the classroom counting to 10. Why will I not be able to get to 10 when counting out loud?
What is 6 7?
This term describes the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion; it is the focus of Newton’s First Law.
What is Inertia?
In the acronym PEMDAS (or BEDMAS), this is the operation that must be performed first
What are Parentheses (or Brackets)
This ancient trade route connected the East and West for centuries, facilitating the exchange of goods like spices and textiles, as well as ideas
What is the Silk Road?
This term describes a comparison between two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as."
What is a Metaphor?
This is the term for a specific way to cut vegetables into long, thin strips, often called "matchsticks."
What is a Julienne?
"Billie Jean is not my lover / She's just a girl who claims that I am the one / But the kid..."
What is "Is not my son"?
When a student tells you your outfit is "Mid," they are giving you this specific (and mildly insulting) rating.
What is average or mediocre?
This is the theoretical lowest temperature possible, equivalent to -273.15 degrees Celsius, where all molecular motion stops.
What is Absolute Zero?
This is the square root of 225
What is 15?
This mountain range, the longest in the world, runs along the western coast of South America
What are the Andes?
Often called a "super comma," this punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses without using a conjunction.
What is a Semicolon?
This term refers to a color scheme that uses different tints, tones, and shades of a single color.
What is Monochromatic?
"I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare / I'm just a kid, I know that it's not fair / Nobody cares, 'cause I'm alone and the world is
What is "Having more fun than me"?
In the world of Brain Rot slang, this word refers to a person’s "charisma," specifically their ability to attract a partner.
What is Rizz?
Humans typically have 12 pairs of these bones, but a small percentage of the population is born with an extra "cervical" one.
What are Ribs?
This is the specific name for a triangle where all three sides are of different lengths
What is a Scalene triangle?
This 13th-century document, signed by King John of England, was the first to formally limit the power of a monarch.
What is the Magna Carta?
This specific type of third-person narrator knows the thoughts, feelings, and motivations of all the characters in the story, not just one
What is Third-Person Omniscient?
This type of muscle contraction occurs when the muscle tension rises but the muscle does not change length, such as when holding a "plank" position.
What is Isometric?
"On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair / Warm smell of colitas,
"Rising up through the air"?
The "stealth" move where a student wears a hoodie in 90-degree weather is to hide what in order to maintain their connection to a spotify playlist?
What are AirPods or headphones?
In fingerprinting, these are the three basic patterns found on human fingertips; one is a loop, one is a whorl, and this is the third.
A polygon with exactly twelve sides is known by this name
What is a Dodecagon?
This ancient code of laws from Mesopotamia is famous for the principle of "an eye for an eye."
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
This 19th-century transcendentalist spent two years living in a cabin near a pond in Concord, Massachusetts, later publishing his experiences in Walden.
Who is Henry David Thoreau?
In stage directions, if an actor is told to move toward the audience, they are moving in this direction.
What is Downstage?
"Say it ain't so, I will not go "
What is "Turn the lights off, carry me home"
This is what the student who hasn’t attended class in three weeks and has a 12% average will email you for at 11:45 PM the night before grades are due.
What is "Extra Credit"?