Science Class
In natural form a mixture of 3 isotopes, this element is the most abundant in the Earth's crust & in the human body
What is Oxygen?
A September 1666 fire destroyed much of this capital city, including its cathedral
What is London?
The 11 songs on "Ten" by this Seattle band include "Even Flow" & "Jeremy"
Who is Pearl Jam?
2012:
"I volunteer as tribute!"
What is The Hunger Games?
A person or thing that brings bad luck
What is a Hex or Jinx?
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES:
This Catholic university gets its name from the Latin for “new” & “house” & was in the news in Spring 2016
What is Villanova?
Used as a common medical treatment in the 19th century, laudanum is a tincture of this narcotic dissolved in distilled spirits
What is Opium?
September in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of this month in the north
What is March?
Chronicled in the miniseries "George and Tammy" the complex relationship of him & Tammy Wynette produced some country classics
Who is George Jones?
2010:
Spoken by Natalie Portman, "I was perfect"
What is Black Swan?
A social gathering for people to get to know each other
What is a Mixer?
TECH TALK:
In 1992 Jean Polly told new web users to do this & later explained they "need some skill... never know if there are going to be sharks"
What is Surf the Web?
Sedimentary deposits near Lake Superior produce the largest U.S. annual yield of hematite, the main ore of this metal
What is Iron?
On September 9 (not in spring) Japan observes Choyo No Sekku, a festival celebrating this flower
What is the Chrysanthemum?
This southern city is a hip-hop mecca & one of its temples is Lenox Square Mall, where the OutKast rappers met
What is Atlanta?
2008:
"Why so serious?"
What is Dark Knight?
An ability score in Dungeons & Dragons, it refers to skill with the hands or body
What is Dexterity?
COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD:
Until 1991 this country named for a river had a capital whose name means "lakes" in Portuguese
What is Nigeria?
Alfred Nobel invented dynamite by mixing kieselguhr, a type of chalky earth, with this liquid explosive
What is Nitroglycerin?
Tajikistan, Armenia & Latvia all gained independence in September of this tumultuous year
What is 1991?
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" propelled this rock 'n' roll legend to stardom in 1957
Who is Jerry Lee Louis?
Sulley: "I can still hear her little voice"
Boo: (from down the hall) "Mike Wazowski!"
What is Monster's, Inc?
From the Latin for "leap up", it means to feel triumphant jubilation
What is Exult?
WORLD CAPITALS:
In English, name of 1 of the 2 4-letter capitals with the same first & last letter, one in the N. & one in the S. Hemisphere
What is Apia or Oslo?
Around 1908, geneticist Thomas Morgan began using this insect to help establish the chromosome theory of heredity
What is a Fruit Fly?
Make a donation on September 27, the feast day of this saint "de Paul", the patron saint of charities
Who is Saint Vincent de Paul?
An ad in the Village Voice brought drummer Clem Burke into this band he's been playing with since the '70s
Who is Blondie?
2005:
"Noooo, Kelly Clarkson!"
What is The 40-Year-Old Virgin?
A relative of the elephant, this herbivorous mammal is also called a rock rabbit
What is a Hyrax?
CHEMICAL NAMES:
The name of this pungent gaseous compound is ultimately derived from the top god of the ancient Egyptians
What is Ammonia?