Books R Lit
In F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic, this character stares at a green light across the bay.
Who is Jay Gatsby?
In biology, this "powerhouse of the cell" is responsible for generating ATP.
What is the Mitochondria?
This 3-digit number, usually ranging from 300 to 850, tells lenders how 'trustworthy' you are when it comes to borrowing money.
What is a Credit Score?
This 10-letter word means to "delay or postpone an action; put off doing something."
What is procrastinate?
If you have successfully convinced someone you are cooler than you actually are, or have high "charisma," you are said to have this 4-letter attribute.
What is Rizz?
In William Golding's The Lord of the Flies, this object is used to summon the boys to assembly and represents order and democracy.
What is the conch shell?
According to this law, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
What is Newton's Third Law?
This is the acronym for the federal form that students must fill out to receive financial aid for college.
What is FAFSA?
This 8-letter verb means "to make a problem or a bad situation less severe or painful."
What is "(to) mitigate?"
These fuzzy, monster-faced "blind box" collectibles from Pop Mart became the must-have accessory of last year.
What are Labubus?
Arthur Miller wrote this play as an allegory for McCarthyism, using the Salem Witch Trials as a setting.
What is The Crucible?
What is Plate Tectonics?
When a bank charges you interest for borrowing money, it's known as this.
What is interest?
Often used to describe a political leader, this 8-letter adjective means "having or exercising absolute power, often in a cruel or oppressive way."
What is "despotic?"
This specific nonsense phrase became a 'brainrot' staple in 2025, combining a fictional character with a US state's name.
What is Skibidi Ohio?
In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield expresses a desire to be this figure, standing in a field to catch children before they fall off a 'cliff' into adulthood.
What is the Catcher in the Rye?
In Chemistry, this law states that at a constant temperature, the pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to its volume (P1V1 = P2V2).
What is Boyle's Law?
This term refers to the 'internal clock' that regulates your sleep-wake cycle over a 24-hour period.
What is the Circadian Rhythm?
This 9-letter noun refers to a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage; a "suck up"
What is a "sycophant?"
This controversial AI-generated actress became a household name in late 2025 after rumors spread that a major Hollywood agency was going to sign her.
Who is Tilly Norwood?
This phrase completes Blanche Dubois' iconic final line in A Streetcar Named Desire: "I have always _______________."
What is "depended on the kindness of strangers?"
This law of thermodynamics states that the total entropy of an isolated system can never decrease over time.
What is the Second Law of Thermodynamics?
This "W" form is what you fill out when you start a new job to tell your employer how much federal income tax to withhold from your paycheck.
What is a W-4?
This 9-letter word describes someone who is friendly, outgoing, and enjoys the company of others.
What is "gregarious?"
This term refers to the act of using a "dead" or "cringe" meme from 2024 (like the Grimace Shake or Sigma face) specifically to cause physical/mental discomfort to your peers, often labeled "Post-irony" or this 4-letter word.
What is "Core?"
Also acceptable: What is "Uncanny?"