Rocks and Minerals
H2O below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, it's considered a mineral if it's formed naturally.
What is Ice?
Winning 4-2, France claimed victory in the 2018 men's soccer World Cup final held in this Russian capital.
What is Moscow?
As a unit of time, an eon generally lasts for this many years.
What is a billion?
This carrot-topped Viking explorer colonized Greenland.
Who is Erik the Red?
Drop an "E" from a lavish meal to get this verb meaning to abstain from food.
What is fast? (feast)
Lodestone, a naturally magnetic rock, contains this elemental metal.
What is Iron?
The oldest of pro tennis' 4 Grand Slam tournaments is this one held in England since 1877.
What is Wimbledon?
A standard "hour" of treatment with a therapist lasts this many minutes, 83.33% of an hour.
What is 50?
In 1492 he was given the title "Admiral of the Ocean Sea"
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Drop the "L" from a type of bedspread to get this verb that means "to resign"
What is quit? (quilt)
Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of this 4-letter substance, particles of soil smaller than .002 millimeter.
What is clay?
The IJF is the International Federation for this martial art that gives belts of rank from white to black.
What is Judo?
The days-in-each-month mnemonic that starts with these 4 words has been traced back to 1425.
What is "30 days hath September?"
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
Drop the "T" from intense fear to get this mistake.
What is error? (terror)
To make quartz you need oxygen & this element--& lots of crystallization.
What is silicon?
In 2018 Jessie Diggins & Kikkan Randall dashed across the snow for the 1st Olympic gold by U.S. women in this sport.
What is cross country skiing?
Leap seconds are sometimes added to clocks because this is slowing down.
What is the rotation of the Earth?
DAILY DOUBLE
He set sail from England in December 1577 & completed his circumnavigation of the world on Sept. 26, 1580.
A synonym for "vision" drops its "T" & becomes this sound of relief or weariness.
What is sigh? (sight)
Crystals fall into seven systems based on the arrangement of the axes they form; the three axes are equal length & all perpendicular in this this symmetric one, known by a 5-letter adjective.
What is cubic?
A tournament in this sport named after a school is held yearly among Argentina, South Africa, Australia & New Zealand.
What is Rugby?
DAILY DOUBLE
Jet lag is a disruption in these rhythms of the body, from Latin words for "about the day"
In 1911 local Quechua speaker Melchor Arteaga led Hiram Bingham to this "lost" Incan city.
What is Machu Picchu?
Drop the "F" from a word meaning very cold & it comes this, stiff or unyielding.
What is rigid? (frigid)