SYNONYMS FOR BLACK
TRANSPORTATION TERMS
BRITISH HISTORY
MOVIE MONSTERS
PHYSICS
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Corvus corax is the scientific name of this crow cousin
a raven
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It's the term for weight placed low in a ship to make it more stable & seaworthy
ballast
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Only 2 British PMs have been born outside the British Isles: Andrew Bonar Law (Canada) & this 2019 arrival (NYC)
Boris Johnson
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In The Conjuring film franchise, a vintage doll with this title name serves as a conduit for evil
Annabelle
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At earth's surface the acceleration produced by this force is about 9.75 meters per second per second
gravity
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5-letter magazine founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson
Ebony
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Landing a plane in this, an airflow that hits broadside, can be challenging
crosswind
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On Sept. 30, 1888 Elizabeth Stride & Catherine Eddowes both ran afoul of this terrible man in London
Jack the Ripper
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This Oscar-winning director's 21st century monster movies include Pacific Rim & Pan's Labyrinth
(Guillermo) del Toro
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About 75% of all chemical elements are in this class of substances, all good conductors because of an abundance of free electron
metals
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Ancient Egyptians used this 4-letter cosmetic to line the eyes
kohl
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It's inserted into the crankcase to check a car's oil level
a dipstick
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British colonies granted independence following WWII included India in 1947 & this nearby island in 1948
Sri Lanka
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The Thing, about a shapeshifting alien menace crash-landing on Earth, takes place in this desolate region
Antarctica
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Measured in Hertz, it's the term for the number of complete waves passing a certain point in a unit of time
frequency
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The RAF's Gloster Meteor, for example
a jet
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A horse rented out for riding is known as this, also a slang term for a taxi driver
a hack
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In 1981 the bells were ringing for Prince Charles & Diana Spencer, married in this cathedral
St. Paul's
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The Gill-Man is a prehistoric beast from the Amazon in this 1954 movie
The Creature from the Black Lagoon
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Water seems to defy gravity in this "action": the molecules' adhesion to the walls of a tube is stronger than their cohesion
capillary action
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Residue of coal tar distillation used to pave roads & waterproof roofs
pitch
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This 7-letter activity is the K in the WKA, an association excited about going 100 mph, 1 inch off the ground
karting
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This liberal man was 84 in 1894 when he stepped down after his fourth and final time as prime minister of Great Britain
(William) Gladstone
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In this 1941 monster movie, Lon Chaney Jr. is transformed into the hirsute title character
The Wolf Man
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A 1976 paper has one of the first mentions of this "model" that accounts for 3 of the universe's 4 fundamental forces
The Standard Model