The Law of Attraction
Attraction to pre-pubescant children
Pedophilia
DAILY DOUBLE
This is the world's slowest mammal, with top speeds of 0.24 km/h
The result of addition is called this.
Sum
War officially began on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded this country.
Poland
This was the overall goal of the Crusades, so if we go by this metric, it was a failure.
Stop Muslim expansion / Reclaim Jerusalem
Attraction to dead bodies
Necrophilia
This large reptile can only move a couple of kilometres a day, mostly because its shell is so heavy.
Giant Tortoise
DAILY DOUBLE
The mathematical average of a data set, calculated by dividing the sum of all values by the total count.
The United States entered the war late in 1941 when Japan attacked this naval base in Hawaii.
Pearl Harbor
Soldiers and Knights were promised this to entice them to join crusades.
Automatic forgiveness for their sins / eternal salvation
Attraction to inflicting pain on others
This colourful slug wins for slowest creature on land, with speeds of 0.003 mp/h
Banana Slug
An angle measuring more than 90o but less than 180o.
Obtuse angle
This battle is often cited as the deadliest in history, but was a turning point in the war on the Eastern Front.
Battle of Stalingrad
Instead of reaching the Holy Land, crusaders in the Fourth Crusade (1202-1204) veered south and attacked this ancient capital.
Constantinople
Attraction to shoes, especially high heels
Shoe fetishism / Retifism
This marine invertebrate is the slowest animal in the water. It can take over a day just to move a few centimetres across the ocean floor.
Sea Anemone
A symbol, such as x or n, used to represent an unknown value.
Variable
A turning point in the Asian theatre was the battle over this island in the Pacific which crippled the Japanese naval fleet.
Midway
This is the number of officially recognized major crusades.
Eight
Attraction to dolls
Dollophilia
This is the world's slowest flying bird. They can fly as slowly as 8km/h without stalling during courtship displays. They're also slow on the ground with their funny wobble walk.
American Woodcock
The top number in a fraction.
Numerator
Trade embargos prevented Coca-Cola syrup from entering Germany, so the Germans created this new soda using leftover food scraps.
Fanta
This is the name of an unauthorized crusade made up of youths and peasants who believed the Mediterranean Sea would part for them so they could walk to Jerusalem. Unfortunately, many of the participants would starve or be sold into slavery.