OBSCURE ORCHESTRATION
This mechanical machine uses a crank to rub a wooden wheel against strings, producing music.
Hurdy-Gurdy
Beavers famously cannot resist making this structure when they hear the sound of running water.
Dam
Mary Poppins popularized this word, meaning "extraordinarily wonderful."
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Homonym for the artist behind the hit 2012 song, Gangnam Style.
Psi (Ψ)
An Olympian nicknamed "Raygun" famously sucked at this Paris 2024 sport.
Breaking
You can hear this Russian guitar-like instrument playing tunes like Kalinka, and other Russian folk tunes.
Balalaika
Some would say this water thing was the antagonist of the 1997 movie Titanic.
Iceberg
Rapper and music producer T-Pain famously rhymed this strange pronunciation of a U.S. state.
Wiscansin
A river formation that creates a triangular area of marshland home to many fertile plants.
Delta (Δ)
The subjects of the 1993 Disney comedy Cool Runnings, this Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics Bobsleigh team hailed from this unexpected country.
Jamaica
Cousin to the Scots' bagpipes, across the sea the Irish use a bellows to sound this instrument.
Uilleann Pipes
These large packs of ice split the landscape in two, creating Norway's famous fjords.
Glacier
One might expel this gutteral half-laugh at an overused Dad joke.
Chortle
In Playstation's God of War series, this symbol is used to represent Kratos.
Omega (Ω)
This Beatle performed at the London 2012 opening ceremony -- for only $1.
Paul McCartney
This lap instrument, strung in a trapezoidal shape, can be played using a conventional guitar pick, or with hammers.
Dulcimer
Oxbow Lake
A recurring sidekick in the Barbie movies, this word is onomatopoeic for the sound a river or creek makes.
Bibble
On twitch.tv, this emote is usually used to convey sarcasm as a precursor to the tone indicator.
Kappa (K)
The longest track-and-field event in the Olympics involving obstacles, a runner here will jump over a hurdle into a pool of water.
Steeplechase
Earliest ancestor of the tuba, this brass instrument is made of wood and bone.
The Serpent
Volcanic activity that provides hot, mineral rich water at the bottom of the ocean.
Hydrothermal Vents
A mish-mash of different words, this Appalachian word describes things that are crooked or out of line.
Sigogglin
Logo for a Valve video game franchise that can't seem to get a third installment (aside from VR).
Lambda (Λ)
In the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, this long distance event was a disaster, with a napping Cuban mailman taking fourth.
Marathon