College Knowledge
A lot of UCs say that freshmen shouldn't bring these with them when they go to college - take the bus, I guess?
Their cars
You learn this math discipline pretty early on in your school career, when you start finding sums like 1+1 or 2+2.
Addition
Delia Owens authored this popular story about Kya, a North Carolina girl who becomes a murder suspect while raising herself alone in the wild marshlands outside of town.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
Jim Carrey
Patriarchal societies see men holding most of the power, while this type of society hands the reins to the women.
Matriarchal
A lot of entry-level college courses end with this three-number designation.
101
This early childhood art form just requires some pliable pigments and your imagination; your stubby little fingers probably couldn't hold a brush at that age anyway.
Finger painting
Horror icon Vincent Price provided the opening voice-over for this hit Michael Jackson music video.
Thriller
Top Gun (1986)
Tombstone (1993)
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Val Kilmer
The Greeks gave us this root word, which means "together" or "at the same time".
If you want to join a fraternity or sorority, you'll start your journey with this title.
It's usually in third grade that you're asked to memorize this important fact sheet - quick, what's 9x9?
Multiplication/times table
Hunger Games contestant Peeta was highly skilled in this art, which he somehow perfected by decorating cakes in his starving village.
Makeup artistry
Hairspray (2016)
Don't Look Up (2021)
Wicked (2024)
Ariana Grande
The title raccoon of this long-running nature magazine series teaches kids about ecology and conservation.
Ranger Rick
These types of student loans require the student to account for the interest accrued while they are attending school.
Unsubsidized
I'm really not sure why, but in middle school a lot of students learn about the different styles of this specific type of Greek architecture.
Columns
This Tik Tok trend sees users post their morning routines and goes by GRWM - which stand for this.
Get Ready With Me
Anchorman (2004)
The Office (2005-2013)
Despicable Me 4 (2024)
Steve Carrell
This last name is of Hawaiian origin, can be spotted locally, and maybe one of you can help me pronounce it.
Uwekoolani
Some colleges that were founded before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are designated as HBCUs, which stands for this.
Historically Black colleges or universities.
Part of 8th grade science sees you focus on these energy-carrying disturbances on which all communications rely.
Waves
The Road Not Taken is this poet's most often cited work; sometimes I wish I could take the path where I don't have to read it for the 1,000th time.
Robert Frost
The Scorpion King (2002)
Jumanji (2017)
Moana 2 (2024)
Dwayne Johnson
This east coast vacation spot got a bit of a bad rap after a group of meatheads blundered their way through a reality show of the same name.
The Jersey Shore
Forget flashy animals, Stanford thought it would be cool to go with this mascot instead.
A tree
These are traditionally considered "The Three R's of Education" - even though only one actually starts with an R.
Reading, writing, and arithmetic.
Don't click that weird video about singing tapeworms or the algorithm might mess up this landing page on Tik Tok.
For You page
Camp Rock (2008)
Jumanji (2017)
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
Nick Jonas
Lagrange points are special positions where an object will remain relatively stable because this type of force is balanced between at least two celestial objects.
Gravity