The West Indies archipelago discovered by Columbus in 1503 isn't the Crocodile Islands but these
What are The Cayman Islands
Also an underground part of a plant, it's the solution to an equation
What is the root
Oh no! Temblor de tierra, this!
What is an earthquake
July:
Like Dorothy's Slippers
What is a ruby
The moment an airplane lands on the ground
What is a touchdown
For a European getaway, split to Split in this country on the Adriatic sea
What is Croatia
A '50s comedy song joked about a movie called "The Eternal Triangle", with Ingrid Bergman as this longest right triangle side
What is the hypotenuse
If a store is abierto, it's this
What is open
May:
Like Dorothy's destination city
What is emerald
The profit you get back on an investment
What is a return
This African country's English name doesn't fit the category, but its French name does
What is Cote d'lvoire
In math, it's a rectangular array of numbers, not the setting for a dystopian 1999 sci-fi movie
What is a matrix
In Latin it means "place"; in Spanish, "crazy"
What is loco
April:
A 726-carat one was found in 1934
What is a diamond
Hook, line, sinker... all that fishing gear
What is tackle
Its waters separate Azerbaijan from Turkmenistan
What us the Caspian sea
Students usually take this, the study of angles & their functions, after geometry & algebra
What is trigonometry
This means a race; this "de toros" means a bullfight
What is corrida
September:
Precious New York Times columnist William
What is a sapphire
A sharp momentary surge in electrical current
What is a spike
This city used to be a center for the Inquisition in the New World & is now a major Colombian oil port
What is Cartagena
In calculus, it's what the notation df/dx represents; don't try to be original
What is the derivative
In Spanish it means "insignificant"; we know it better as a soup
What is menudo
January:
Its color is one of the school colors of Florida State University
What is a garnet
Folded Pastry
What is a turnover