BIOLOGY
These compounds are called the building blocks of protein
AMINO ACIDS
This German wasn't trying to break up with the Roman Catholic Church with his 95 Theses, but the Church broke up with him
MARTIN LUTHER
If you gazed into the face of this mortal Gorgon, you would be turned to stone
MEDUSA
This office, held federally by a representative of the monarch, performs ceremonial duties and grants royal assent to legislation passed by Parliament of Canada.
Governor General
LEFT OR RIGHT?
right
In invertebrates, this outermost layer of the skin is usually only one cell thick
EPIDERMIS
Rivals of Rome, the Parthians ruled a vast empire from their kingdom south of the Caspian Sea in what is today this nation
In Greek mythology, this trio spins the threads of human destiny, they were Clotho, Lachesis & Atropos
the fates
In Canada’s parliamentary system, this type of vote can trigger an election if the government loses it, often tied to budgets or major policy measures in the House of Commons of Canada.
confidence vote (i'll also take "vote of no confidence")
heads or tails?
tails
A fungus gets mighty cozy when it teams up with one of these organisms to live symbiotically as a lichen
AN ALGAE
The execution on the guillotine of Robespierre & many of his associates in 1794 marked the end of this bloody period
REGIN OF TERROR
This planet is named for the original god of the sky in Greek mythology
uranus
A legislative maneuver in which a minority prolongs debate to delay or block a vote, most famously associated with extended speeches in the American (and Roman) Senate
filibuster
ROCK, PAPPER, OR SCISSORS? (if you tie, you don't gain or lose points)
opponent plays: SCISSORS
The "m" in "mRNA" stands for this
messanger
Before the Franks lent their name to the country, France was known by this 4-letter name & predominantly a Celtic land
GAUL / GAULIA
Calypso let this man return to Ithaca after keeping him on the island of Ogygia
Odysseus
This occurs when Congress fails to pass funding legislation, forcing federal agencies to halt non-essential operations and furlough workers.
government shutdown
pick a number: 7, 12, or 40
In vertebrates, this lowest portion of the brain regulates heart rate & respiration
THE MEDULLA
"Emancipation", a 2024 book, compares the end of American slavery with the freeing of these Russian peasants, also in the 1860s
serfs / abolition of serfdom
The guys who sailed with Jason were called these, after the name of their ship
THE ARGONAUTS
The Constitution mandates this speech given by the (american) president before Congress in January
STATE OF THE UNION
pick a colour: red, blue, green
green