sportsball
The first 3-D animated Barbie film which released in 2001 adapted this wintry ballet composed by Tchaikovsky.
"The Nutcracker"
Before moving to Indiana, Lillian's family lived in this state known as the "Garden State".
New Jersey
A South African nut commonly used in Indian cuisine, and to which Lillian is allergic.
cashew
The recent One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed in July 2025 will result in $1.1T of cuts to this government healthcare program.
Medicaid
In the Summer 2012 Olympics, Katie Ledecky won gold in the 800m for this stroke, which is also a term used to refer to an improvised performance.
freestyle
In his popular video series "The Potato War", Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade quotes this famous military strategist.
Sun Tzu
Lillian's parents graduated from this university in 1992.
Peking University (Beijing University)
The word for a popular breakfast food often associated with mascots is derived from this Roman goddess' name.
The number of rounds of papal conclave voting which took place until Pope Leo XIV was selected.
4
This apparatus is the only one besides floor common to both women's and men's artistic gymnastics; also where Taylor's Version releases might be said to be from.
vault
MotoGP sponsor Monster Energy currently supports the factory team of this mobility manufacturer whose parent company also created the popular vocaloid Hatsune Miku.
Yamaha
When added to a chemical reaction, this is not consumed and remains unchanged after the reaction, and is also the name of a Rice University science publication for which Lillian was editor in chief.
Catalyst
These two fruity foods are commonly used substitutions for eggs in baking.
applesauce, bananas
Monaco, a common residence for many F1 and tennis athletes, operates under this form of government.
Semi constitutional monarchy
In figure skating, a jump where the skater spins 1440 degrees in the air, or a rectangular space on a college campus with the sides mostly or entirely occupied by buildings.
quad
When the WNBA began in 1997, the league's first four championships were won by this team named for an astronomical object.
Houston Comets
Lillian's GoodReads review of this book, posted December 24, 2024, begins with "** spoiler alert ** WOSJCNSKJDNDKSKSNDKSNEJXNSJKSJEJEKSNDK
SNDJSKXNDNDNDJSKSKXNJDKDNDJXKDJEJSNDNN
DKSNDJDJDJDJEJEKKDNDKD"
Wind and Truth
This large pharmaceutical company manufactures EpiPens.
Pfizer
The name of the first world leader elected via Discord.
Sushila Karki
Winning all four of the major tennis championships in a calendar year, or the Denny's menu item consisting of two buttermilk pancakes, two eggs, two bacon strips, and two sausage links.
Grand Slam
The founder of Team Liquid, Victor Goossens, used an in-game ID referencing Lord of the Rings, which led to the banner and eventual logo design to feature this animal.
horse
Lillian's birthday according to her Google+ account, before the social network ceased operations in 2019.
September 29
This word derived from the latin word for white, "albus", means egg white.
albumen
In The Poppy War, the experiments conducted on Altan are inspired by this real life warfare research facility.
Unit 731
When a player accumulates a total of ten or more in two statistical categories in one basketball game, or the beginning of the "Song of the Witches" from Act IV, Scene i of Macbeth.
double double