A person in this seated, cross-legged yoga position
lotus
Proverbially, you go "under" it when you head into surgery
(under the) knife
Beware the wheels designed to slice up this Italian dish–they are sharp
pizza
A slang term for coffee comes from the name of this main Indonesian island
Java
This Oscar-winning actor was destined for greatness in the arts–he was named for da Vinci
Leonardo DiCaprio
For Trekkies, there's this gesture favored by Mr. Spock
live long and prosper (or the Vulcan salute)
Mom might let you run with rock or paper, but never with these
scissors
A 2018 study said inequitable distribution of this post-dinner chore is most likely to ruin relationships
washing the dishes
Got Gotland? Then you've got an island belonging to this Scandinavian country
Sweden
In 2018 she was fined $17,000 for code violations including breaking her racket during the U.S. Open final
Serena Williams
This primate has 5 emojis, including smiling, hearing no evil, seeing no evil & speaking no evil
a monkey
It's a tool & a deadly weapon in a game of Clue & can also mean to twist violently
a wrench
The slicer named for these fruits will give you wedges without the core
apples
A street where Rihanna grew up in this island nation was named in her honor
Barbados
It's the last name of the model sisters seen here
Hadid
A man in a suit defies gravity & is doing this synonym for floating, from the Latin for "light"
levitating
This "d'etat", a sudden forced change in government, can get dangerous fast
a coup
Some say a colander is a larger type of this mesh utensil, but I don't think that holds water
a sieve (or a strainer)
In 1954 the immigration station here in New York Harbor closed its doors
Ellis Island
He did some fencing in school, but when it came to playing Will Turner on screen, he trained with a sword master
Orlando Bloom
Tree choices include evergreen & this type that, by definition, sheds its leaves annually
deciduous
A silent "C" is the second letter of this agricultural implement, Death's symbolic tool of the trade
a scythe
I got a new Evergrind model of this from Insinkerator, so please don't put forks inside it
a garbage disposal
About 2/3 of Hawaii's people live on this island
Oahu
She played characters named Sophie in Letters to Juliet & the 2 Mamma Mia! movies
Amanda Seyfried