Mythology
In Greek myth, this hero performed 12 labors, the first being the slaying of the Nemean Lion
Who is Heracles (Or Hercules)?
This marine animal has a bright celestial body, and also is a slow-moving creature that lives on the ocean floor.
What is a Starfish?
This gas, with the symbol He, is used to make party balloons float and can make your voice sound high-pitched.
What is Helium?
If someone were to refer to your jawbone, they're using the common name for this bone.
What is the Mandible?
This Country has the strongest military in the world, and dominates the western hemisphere, especially with its "Monroe Doctrine".
What is the United States of America? (U.S.A.)
This Greek god, known as the God of the sun, drives a golden, four-horse chariot across the sky.
Who is Helios?
This 8-letter word describes a small, portable timekeeper or a sequence of events shown in a film.
What is a Stopwatch?
Bodybuilders spend a lot of time "Pumping _____". Known for its strength, and the main ingredient in steel.
What is Iron?
If a doctor tells you that you have Hypertension, they are saying you have this "under pressure" condition.
What is High Blood Pressure?
Italy fully encloses these two countries, one belonging to the pope in a stalemate when he declared himself "Prisoner" during the Risorgimento, and the other kept their independence because they aided Giuseppe Garibaldi in unifying Italy.
What are the Vatican city (Holy see), and San Marino?
This Egyptian god of the afterlife is easily recognized by his jackal head.
Who is Anubis?
Its a common farm bird, and also the small, protective place where a pilot sits.
What is a Cockpit?
All life on Earth is primarily made up of this element.
What is Carbon?
This bone is apart of your respiratory system, located between the Pharynx and the trachea, and is used to speak.
What is the Larynx?
What is Europe? (Europa)
In Norse mythology, this "All-father" sacrificed one of his eyes at Mimir's well to gain infinite wisdom.
Who is Odin?
Combine a common round fruit with a word for an explosion or loud noise to get this synonym for "Great success".
What is a Blockbuster?
Named after the Greek word "hidden," this noble gas (Kr) is the name of Superman's home planet.
What is Krypton?
A "Contusion" is the clinical term for this common skin discoloration caused by an impact or suction, destroying the blood vessels underneath the skin.
What is a Bruise?
This Country, which originally started as a Dutch colony, was bought by the British and became a Penal colony, eventually becoming apart of the British Dominion and going onto gaining independence, but still has close ties with the British.
What is Australia?
When Spanish conquistadors came to the Aztecs, they mistook Hernan Cortes for this ancient Aztec God, known as the "Feathered Serpent".
Who is Quetzalcoatl?
This 9-letter word describes a major setback, or problem.
What is a Drawback?
This is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.
What is Mercury?
These small colorless disk-shaped cell fragments are found in large numbers in blood and involved in clotting blood in wounds.
What are Platelets?
This Geographical term, represents the mouth of a river, which is created when a river slows down and deposits sediment as it enters a larger, calmer body of water such as an ocean or lake.
What is a River Delta?