Bible Stuff
The first book of the Bible gets its name from a Greek word meaning "origin" or "beginning."
What is Genesis?
Developed in 1935, this logarithmic scale measures the magnitude or energy released by an earthquake.
What is the Richter scale?
In Greek mythology, this god of the sea wields a powerful three-pronged trident.
Who is Poseidon?
She co-starred alongside Cynthia Erivo in the film adaptation of the musical Wicked, playing the role of Glinda.
Spanning 11 time zones across Europe and Asia, this nation is the largest country in the world by total land area.
What is Russia?
After trying to flee God's command to go to Nineveh, this prophet was swallowed by a "great fish" and spent three days in its belly.
Who is Jonah?
A jalapeño ranges from 2,500 to 8,000 units on this scale used to measure the spiciness or heat of chili peppers.
What is the Scoville scale?
In Japanese folklore, a Kyūbi no Kitsune is a mythical creature known as this multi-tailed animal spirit.
What is a nine-tailed fox?
This actor and comedian starred in 2025's A Minecraft Movie after voicing Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
Who is Jack Black?
Coined by Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda in 1908, this word translates to "savory" or "deliciousness" and is recognized as the fifth basic taste.
What is umami?
This famous king of Israel, known for his wisdom, is traditionally credited with building the First Temple in Jerusalem.
Who is King Solomon?
This metric prefix denotes one billionth of a base unit, commonly used today when talking about miniature technology.
What is nano-?
In Chinese folklore, Sun Wukong is a legendary trickster hero better known by this primate-inspired name.
Who is the Monkey King?
Luis Fonsi teamed up with this Canadian pop superstar for a massive 2017 remix that brought Spanish-language pop back to the top of US pop charts.
Who is Justin Bieber?
While no common, non-proper English word perfectly rhymes with orange, this botanical term ending in "-ange" is recognized by major dictionaries like Merriam-Webster and Oxford.
What is sporange?
In John 11:35, this brief phrase describing Jesus' reaction to the death of Lazarus holds the title of the shortest verse in the English Bible.
What is "Jesus wept"?
Named for an Austrian physicist, this dimensionless number represents the ratio of an object's speed to the speed of sound in the surrounding medium.
What is the Mach number?
In Egyptian myth, this jackal-headed god presided over the mummification process and weighed the hearts of the dead.
Who is Anubis?
Winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles, this tennis icon famously dominated the sport alongside her older sister, Venus.
Who is Serena Williams?
Spread across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, this exact number of sovereign nations recognize Spanish as an official language.
What is 20?
Mentioned in Genesis 14, this enigmatic King of Salem and "priest of God Most High" blessed Abraham and was given a tenth of everything, later serving as an important priestly figure in Hebrews.
Who is Melchizedek?
Named for a Scottish engineer, this absolute temperature scale uses Fahrenheit-sized degrees instead of Celsius.
What is the Rankine Scale?
In the Babylonian epic, this heroic king of Uruk embarks on a quest for immortality after the death of his friend Enkidu.
Before playing Neo in The Matrix, this Canadian actor spent the 1990s playing bass guitar for the alt-rock band Dogstar after making his feature film debut in the 1986 hockey drama Youngblood.
Who is Keanu Reeves?
Four chemical elements—Yttrium, Terbium, Erbium, and Ytterbium—are all named after this tiny Swedish village on the island of Resarö.
What is Ytterby?