Earth and Environmental Science
The Hawaiian Islands and Yellowstone are two examples of this kind of volcano, which forms not due to tectonic stresses, but from localized anomalies in Earth's lithospheric mantle.
What is a hotspot?
In "Animal Farm" by George Orwell, Snowball is this kind of animal.
What is a pig?
The name of this kind of dessert originates because, in the original recipe, there was exactly one pound used for each ingredient.
What is pound cake?
Her alter-ego is named "Sasha Fierce."
Who is Beyonce Knowles?
The name of this ancient civilization translates to "between two rivers."
What is Mesopotamia?
The eon containing the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic Eras.
In "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton: "Stay [this color], Ponyboy."
What is golden?
This flavor of ice cream is actually made of three flavors: vanilla is usually in the middle.
What is Neapolitan?
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Following a feud with now-former producer Scooter Braun, this singer is re-releasing masters of her old albums as "[Her] Version."
Who is Taylor Swift?
in 1440, he was elected tlatoani of the Aztecs.
Who was Moctezuma (I Ilhuicamina)?
The first "this" was discovered and correctly identified in Haddonfield, New Jersey, launching a global interest in paleontology.
What is dinosaur?
In this work by Franz Kafka, the main character awakens one morning to find that he has turned into a giant beetle.
What is "The Metamorphosis"?
Milton Hershey opened his first chocolate shop in 1873 in this major East Coast city.
What is Philadelphia?
In a 2009 song, Britney Spears gives instructions on what to do if you seek this woman.
Who is Amy?
During the Old Kingdom (2650-2134 B.C.), Egypt was known as "Kemet" - which translates to [this color] land.
What is black?
The two most abundant rock-forming mineral groups on Earth's surface.
What are quartz and feldspar?
In "A Clockwork Orange," the main characters speak a pidgin slang of English and this other language (the country of which is strongly implied to have invaded Europe).
What is Russian?
This doughy confection often used to ice cakes (though not to be confused with fondant) consists of sugar, honey and almond meal.
What is marzipan?
This singer was placed third on Billboard's 2020 list of the Greatest Latino Singers of All Time - after all, her posthumous album, "Dreaming of You" debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 charts.
Who is Selena Quintanilla?
Though fictionalized in "The Iliad," the ten-year siege of this city was most likely real - today, that city is known as Hisarlik, in Turkey.
What is Troy?
This "cool" lobe-shaped feature forms at the feet of mountains, as loose material that tumbled down due to gravity; the closer to the mountain you are, the larger the boulders will be.
What is an alluvial fan?
In "The Count of Monte Cristo," Edmond Dantes is falsely imprisoned in Chateau d'If after being accused of loyalty to this historical figure.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
Linguists believe that the root etymology of this popular Mediterranean pastry may be Mongolian, meaning "to wrap up" or "to pile up."
What is baklava?
This rocker ditched her Grammy-winning band to release her first solo single, "Simmer," in 2020.
Who is Hayley Williams?
The Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BC) supplanted the Shang, and introduced this concept to justify their rule.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?