Rhyme Time
A skinny female monarch
Lean Queen
This mineral is the most stable form of carbon, though not when you sharpen your pencil too fine
Graphite
Chalti-Bhasa is the spoken form of this official language of Bangladesh
Bengali
With a total of $1.8 billion, this big 1997 film about a big boat has the biggest worldwide box office ever
Titanic
Although it's a poisonous gas, this element is used to purify drinking water & swimming pools
Chlorine
Any seasoning for pilaf
Rice Spice
This isotope with a half-life of about 5,730 years is used to date organisms that didn't last quite so long
Carbon 14
It's the official language common to Belgium, Canada and Monaco
French
"The World is Not Enough" was the third time Pierce Brosnon played this action hero
James Bond
It's the most abundant element in the universe
Hydrogen
Instruct college kids on the art of oration
Teach Speech
This carbon compound found in auto exhaust can prevent body tissues from getting oxygen
CO
Farsi is the official language of this Islamic republic
Iran
In this windy 1996 action smash, Bill Paxton played storm-chasing weatherman Bill Harding
Twister
This element once widely used in plumbing is known in Latin as plumbum, hence its symbol Pb
Lead
A casaba or cantaloupe in serious trouble with the law
Melon Felon
Plant products called alkaloids contain carbon & this element, the next one up on the periodic table
Nitrogen
This language is spoken by about 11 million in Europe and about 200 million in South America
Portugese
In this 1995 space thriller based on a true story, a moon-bound mission develops severe trouble
Apollo 13
At room temperature, this liquid element, symbol Br, gives off a poisonous reddish vapor
Bromine
A dangerous disease that breaks out in the Netherlands' seat of government
Hague Plague
The structures of compounds like this one, C6H6, have a certain "ring" to them
Benzene
Group of languages that are based on French, English, Portuguese spoken mostly in the Caribbean
Creole
In this 2001 action movie, Gene Hackman plays a Navy commander trying to rescue two downed aviators
Behind Enemy Lines
If you know this element is No. 102 on the periodic table, you deserve a "prize"
Nobelium