Roots of the Matter
This word for a light midday meal comes from the French term for “lightly,” referring to a small pick-me-up
What is lunch?
This 1940 Disney film, a collection of animated segments set to classical music, features Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer’s Apprentice
What is Fantasia?
This gas, essential for human respiration, makes up about 21% of Earth’s atmosphere
What is oxygen?
This app, founded by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, was originally called “Burbn” before its 2010 rebrand
What is Instagram?
This term describes a restaurant’s slowest hours, often used to offer discounted food and drinks
What is happy hour?
This word for a person who studies the past comes from the Greek “historia,” meaning “inquiry"
What is historian?
This 1937 film was Disney’s first full-length animated feature, based on a Brothers Grimm fairy tale
What is Snow White?
This process allows plants to convert sunlight into energy, releasing oxygen as a byproduct
What is photosynthesis?
This app, popular for anonymous Q&A-style interactions among teens, was acquired by IAC before later folding
What is ask.fm?
This term describes a guest who dines and leaves without paying the bill
What is dine and dash?
This word for a mixed-up mess comes from Latin “confundere,” meaning “to pour together”
What is confusion?
This 1970s disney film was the last one Walt Disney personally worked on before he died
What is The Jungle Book?
This scientist developed the theory of general relativity
Who is Albert Einstein?
This investing app, known for commission-free trades and its role in the 2021 GameStop short squeeze, faced criticism for “gamifying” investing
What is Robinhood?
This industry slang term refers to a table that lingers long after finishing their meal, slowing down turnover
What is camper?
This everyday word comes from the phrase “God be with ye”
What is goodbye?
This Disney theme park, opened in 1983, was the company’s first outside the United States
What is Tokyo Disneyland?
This subatomic particle carries a negative charge and orbits the nucleus of an atom
What is electron?
This app, launched in 2004 as a way to rate Duke students, eventually became one of the most valuable social networks in the world
What is Facebook?
This term refers to giving a guest a free item or discount to smooth over a bad experience, often used by managers
What is comp?
This word comes from Pan, the Greek god who was believed to cause sudden, irrational fear in travelers and flocks
What is panic?
This 1964 film, blending live-action and animation, starred Julie Andrews as a magical nanny
What is Mary Poppins?
This state of matter, found in stars, consists of ionized gas with free-moving electrons and ions
What is plasma?
This app, founded by Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy at Stanford, was originally rejected by investors before becoming a multi-billion dollar company. This app has short form videos and fun filters
What is Snapchat?
This French culinary term refers to the setup and prep work done before service begins
What is mise en place?