10 letter words
The act of renouncing the throne (hint: not the verb, the noun)
what is abdication?
The year in George Orwell's classic dystopian novel is also the year the original Tetris was released
When is 1984?
A chemical process that releases heat by burning fuel
What is combustion?
This anime show didn't start on TV; its characters were first part of Nintendo's "Pocket Monsters"
What is pokemon?
A god of war:
EARS
Who is Ares?
Any substance known to produce cancer, like benzene or coal-tar pitch
What is a carcinogen?
The year mentioned in "Boom Boom Pow" by the Black Eyed Peas is also the year Obama was first elected president
When is 2008?
The water droplets that sometimes form on the outside of a glass are an example of this process
What is condensation?
In this anime TV series, Bumblebee turned into a VW Beetle; in the 2007 live-action movie, he got upgraded to a Camaro
What is transformers?
A major roman god, and namesake of a planet: TEEN PUN
Who is Neptune?
A type of ice cream combining popular flavors, who's name refers to its origins in the Italian city of Naples.
What is neopolitan?
The year in the title of a song from Childish Gambino is also a millenium after Hurricane Katrina hit the US
What is 3005?
It is a unit, and also the last name of the man who developed it, also called "centigrade"
What is Celcius?
This classic 5-letter anime film isn't named for director Kurosawa's first name but rather a boy who destroys Tokyo
What is Akira?
A goddess of revenge: SEEN SIM
Who is Nemesis?
One who has left his or her native land; Americans living in, say, Ecuador form this "community" (hint: the noun is the same as the verb)
What is expatriate?
The year in the title of a popular party song by Prince is also the year the first spongebob episode aired.
When is 1999?
This element whose symbol is Co, is used to make blue pigment for pottery & glass
What is Cobalt?
This "lunar" Naoko Takeuchi creation is an example of a magical girl given powers to save the world, who is known for "fighting evil by moonlight" and "winning love by daylight"
What is Sailor Moon?
The goddess Athena "created" this monster: AMUSED
Who is Medusa?
The Greek for "stomach" gives us this word for the science of good eating
What is gastronomy?
The year in the title of Tchaikovsky's overture in which he famously used cannons is also the namesake of a North American war, and the year Napoleon invaded Russia
When is 1812?
Derived from the Latin name for Wales, it was the first period of the Paleozoic Era during which the diversity of lifeforms "exploded"
When is the Cambrian?
One of the highest-grossing films in Japanese history is the anime film about a titular 14th century princess
Princess Mononoke
A greek hero who killed the minotaur: SEE SHUT
Who is Theseus?