Traditions of Japan
This tradition holds for samurai that the only two options are death or success
what is bushido
This subatomic particle is commonly used to see very small things.
This spanish ham is made from acorn fed pigs.
This 1789 event in Paris, where revolutionaries stormed a medieval fortress prison, became a symbol of the French Revolution
Storming of the bastille
this novel is about a dystopian society controlled through pleasure and conditioning
Brave new world
Another word for seppuku, this suicide ritual is the consequence of failure or dishonor.
What is hara-kiri
This particle which couldnt be measured for many years rarely interacts with matter and has no electric charge.
What is the neutrino?
This French Provençal stew traditionally combines eggplant, zucchini, peppers, tomatoes, and herbs.
This Sarajevo-based event triggered world war I
Assassination of archduke franz ferdinand.
this Joseph Conrad novella follows Charles Marlow’s journey up the Congo River in search of the enigmatic ivory trader Kurtz.
Heart of darkness
Inhabitants of Tokyo arranging flowers could be considered practitioners of this art form
What is ikebana?
This principle states that no two identical fermions in the same system can occupy the exact same quantum state simultaneously.
What is the pauli exclusion principle?
This Japanese grilled eel dish is typically served over rice and glazed with a sweet soy-based sauce
Unagi
This 313 CE proclamation by Roman emperors Constantine and Licinius granted religious toleration throughout the Roman Empire and ended official persecution of Christians.
Edict of Milan
This 1957 novel by Ayn Rand presents an architect named Howard Roark who refuses to compromise his artistic vision.
This tradition might have been practiced by Robin Hood if he ever visited the land of the rising sun.
What is Kyudo?
First detected accidentally in 1965 by Penzias and Wilson, this is the thermal remnant of the early universe.
What is the cosmic microwave background?
Ethiopian sour fermented flatbread used as both plate and utensil.
injera
This 1687 publication by Isaac Newton fundamentally changed science by introducing the laws of motion and universal gravitation.
Principia Mathematica
This novel is narrated by Humbert Humbert.
Lolita
This tradition is the careful reassembly of broken pottery with gold and silver infused laquer glue.
What is Kintsugi
This temperature limit determines the maximum mass of a stable white dwarf before gravitational collapse occurs.
Chandrasekar limit
This Georgian cheese-filled bread, often topped with an egg and butter in the Adjarian style, is a national comfort food.
Khachapuri
This 1978 peace agreement between Egypt and Israel was negotiated at a U.S. presidential retreat in Maryland.
Camp David Accords
This novel is about a student who commits murder to test a political theory.
Crime and punishment