Medicine
In 1959 methicillin was one of the first medications introduced to cope with bacteria resistant to these drugs
What are antibiotics?
A 15th century rule change transformed the weakest chess piece to this one, the strongest on the board
What is the queen?
Long flowy dresses are typical of boho fashion, boho being short for this
What is bohemian?
The Amazon River basin is home to stands of this "national" nut tree; the nuts are big in protein & the oil, big in shampoos
What are Brazil nuts?
A rule by royals; Saudi Arabia has an absolute one
What is a monarchy?
The A1C test measures average blood sugar over the past 3 months; at 5.7% you're pre-this, at 6.5 you're this
What is diabetic?
In 1990 this classic card game was included as part of Windows 3.0, turning millions of casual computer users into gamers
What is solitaire?
Often seen on the front of a hoodie, this type of pocket resembles a certain animal's pouch
What is a kangaroo pouch?
Let this alliterative Amazon water creature light up your night... & despite its name, it's a knifefish
What is an electric eel?
Buzzfeed examined "Why" this synonym for damp "is the Worst Word Ever"
What is moist?
Iatrogenic is the term for a medical problem caused by the act of one of these, with maybe a lawsuit as a consequence
What is a doctor?
In 1875 a British army lieutenant modified a form of pool to create this very British billiards game
What is snooker?
1980s fashion included wearing these cozy accessories outside the ballet studio
What are leg warmers?
Iquitos, the world's largest city that can't be reached by road, is on the Amazon in this nation on Chile's northern border
What is Peru?
This group of animals includes squid as well as shellfish
What is mollusks?
A patient is often put on a ventilator in a procedure called endotracheal this -ation
What is intubation?
This card game scored with pegs on a board evolved from an earlier one called Noddy
What is cribbage?
This winter coat echoes the name of a deadly sushi fish
What is a puffer jacket (coat)?
Seen floating on the Amazon is Victoria amazonica, the largest one of these; its pads can be six feet wide
What is a water lily?
Angora goat fabric
What is mohair?
Thomas Hodgkin's paper on "morbid appearances of the absorbent glands & spleen" described this type of cancer
What is Hodgkin's lymphoma?
In 2019 season 10 of this online survival game ended with a giant asteroid blowing up its virtual island, leaving a black hole
What is Fortnite?
This portmanteau word is used of casual clothes for exercise & for just hanging out
What is athleisure?
The Casiquiare River connects 2 major river systems, the Amazon & this 1,300-mile one
What is the Orinoco?
It's Spanish for "young guy"
What is muchacho?