Of Teachers and Tests
I can read you like this 2-word term for an exam in which students are allowed to consult notes and texts
What is open book?
In 2019, using the event horizon telescope, the first of these cosmic objects was photographed
What is a black hole?
5-letter word for the leader of an African (as well as an Indian) tribe, like the Moro-Naba of Ouagadougou
What is a chief?
Alecia Moore got this nickname as a child, years before she dyed her hair accordingly
Who is Pink?
Asia forms the entire northern border of this ocean
What is the Indian Ocean?
Doctoral students write dissertations; a master's degree usually requires one of these, from the greek for "proposition"
What is a thesis?
A study at Johns Hopkins suggests that being around dogs at an early age may lessen the risk of this "split mind" disorder
What is schizophrenia?
A man from Germany's largest port city is called this--hold the bun
What is a Hamburger?
Who is Lady Gaga ?
This capital on the island of Java is sometimes spelled with a D at the beginning
What is Jakarta?
We'll gamble you know that this word for an exam supervisor once meant a roman governor
What is a proctor?
Observed in 2019, 2I/Borisov is the first identifed one of these bodies of rock and ice to visit from outside out solar system
What is a comet?
The Circassians are among the many peoples of this region, Kavkaz in Russian
What is the Caucasus?
The rapper born Bobby Ray Simmons goes by these 3 letters
Who is B.o.B?
Rising in the Valdai Hills northwest of Moscow this is Europe's longest river
Who is the Volga?
An experienced teacher who helps guide a new teacher; also, the name of a guide in the "Odyssey"
What is a mentor?
RBBP6, one of these compounds that contains amino acids, has proven effective against ebola
What is a protein?
The Lao Loum live in the lowlands; the Lao Theung, on the slopes; Lao Soung means people of here
What are mountain tops?
To avoid confusing with Davy Jones of the Monkees, Brittish singer Davey Jones took this last name for his "golden years"
What is Bowie?
The capital of the Cayman Islands & the capital of Guyana share this name
What is Georgetown?
This synonym of proficiency describes a type of learning that allows students to progress at the rate at which they master skills
What is competency?
Developers of this hyphenated type of battery that powers smartphones and electric cars won the 2019 nobel chemistry prize
What is a lithium-ion?
For at least the sixth time, the Al-Houthis are revolting along the country's northern border with Saudi Arabia
What is Yemen?
William Bailey used this stage name when he sang on hits like "Welcome to the Jungle"
Who is Axl Rose?
An arm of the Baltic Sea the Gulf of Bothnia separates Sweden from this country to the east
What is Finland?