Astrology
This fiery zodiac sign is symbolized by a ram and is the first sign of the astrological year.
Aries
This type of USB connector is reversible, meaning it can be plugged in either direction.
USB-C
In chess, this special move develops a rook while tucking the king to safety in one turn.
Castling
This large red structure has become an iconic symbol of North American farming—home to hay, animals, or equipment.
Barn
The principle advising that among competing explanations, you should prefer the one with the fewest assumptions.
Occam's Razor
Represented by the twins, this mutable air sign is known for communication and adaptability.
Gemini
Before smartphones, these handheld devices stored phone numbers, schedules, and to‑do lists for business users.
PDA's (Personal Digital Assistants)
In Clue, players try to determine the suspect, the weapon, and this third element.
The Room
This machine separates grain from the stalk and chaff, making harvest time much faster than doing it by hand.
Combine
A classic ethics scenario: is it permissible to divert a runaway trolley to a track where it will kill one person instead of five?
The Trolley Problem
In Western astrology, the 12 sectors that map life areas like identity, partnership, and career.
The Houses
This term refers to the tiny computers embedded in appliances, wearables, and smart home devices.
Internet of Things (IOT)
These two properties—each marked in dark blue—are the most expensive in the game.
Park Place and Boardwalk
Soil with a mix of sand, silt, and clay—often considered ideal for crops—is known by this four‑letter name.
Loam
Socrates claimed the “unexamined” one of these “is not worth living.”
Life
In astrology, your “rising sign” is determined by the sign appearing here at the moment of your birth.
Ascendant (eastern horizon)
Noise‑cancelling headphones reduce external sound using this principle of combining opposite-phase sound waves.
Active Noise Cancellation (phase inversion)
This ancient strategy game from China, played on a board with a 19×19 grid, is considered one of the most complex games ever created.
Go
This practice of using insects, birds, or microbes to reduce pests—rather than chemicals—is called this type of “control.”
Biological Control
In decision making, this bias leads people to stick with a failing plan because they’ve already invested time or money.
The sunk cost fallacy
This water sign is ruled by the Moon and is often associated with intuition, home life, and emotional sensitivity.
Cancer
Before DVDs, this disc format offered improved picture and sound using analog video encoded on a large 12-inch platter.
Laserdisc
In Settlers of Catan, only one resource has four hexes on the board, the most of any resource,
Pasture (wool)
Drip irrigation saves water by delivering it straight to a plant’s roots, a method especially popular in this dry type of farming region.
Arid or Desert Agriculture
In Buddhist thought, craving leads to suffering. This is captured in the Sanskrit term “tanha,” which literally means this—not to be confused with wanting seconds of dessert.
Thirst