Words From Mythology
It's any long, eventful journey, but it doesn't have to last 10 years
What is an Odyssey
L:
Sprains of them range from grade 1 to grade 3
What are Ligaments?
This end-of-the-alphabet company sells a ferro rod for starting campfires, if you don't have one of its lighters handy
What is Zippo?
There are 100 of these in fermium, hence its atomic number
What are Protons?
After a phone call with Peter Jackson, Russell Crowe turned down this role (& a ton of money) that went to Viggo Mortensen
Who is Aragorn?
You are getting very sleepy... your eyelids are getting heavy... I am using this to put you in a trance
What is Hypnosis?
J:
The upper one is also known as the maxilla
What is the Jaw?
In an early 1900s camping guide, Horace Kephart wrote about a hiking snack of raisins, nuts & chocolate now called this
What is Trail Mix? or gorp
Ferromagnetism can occur when constituent atoms in magnetite, an oxide of this element, align properly
What is Iron?
In addition to writing the LOTR series, J.R.R. Tolkien was a professor of English Language and Literature at the this English University
What is Oxford?
This word for a sudden fear that comes over you is from the name of a Greek god who could cause it
What is Panic?
O:
They're the major source of estrogen
What are Ovaries?
Sunglasses named for this icy formation are designed to block sunlight reflecting off snow in Alpine terrain
What is Glacier?
In what's called radioactive this, a nucleus might emit a photon or other high-speed particle & subsequently change
What is Decay?
In the 1960's this insect-inspired band wanted to make — and star in — their own movie musical adaptation of LOTR
Who are the Beatles?
This shield or breastplate of the gods now means the protection of any powerful entity
T:
Adenoids are a type of these
What are tonsils?
Don't forget bug spray! The CDC recommends repellent with this 4-letter ingredient to repel ticks
What is DEET?
These are formed by the addition or removal of electrons from neutral atoms
What are Ions?
Tolkien coined this word, a synonym to preteen, in the Hobbit
What is tween?
A woman of stately beauty is sometimes described by this 9-letter adjective, after the Roman queen of the gods
What is Junoesque?
P:
Part of the alimentary canal, this passageway is between the esophagus & mouth
What is the pharynx?
For drinkable water, bring tablets of chlorine dioxide or this element, which nps.gov says is a "frequently used" disinfection agent
What is Iodine?
Triple bonds, where 2 atoms share 3 pairs of electrons, are this type of bond
What is Covalent?
The first paperback edition of LOTR published in the U.S. was unauthorized as it was done so by using a loophole in this type of law
What is copyright?