Science
Term for the temperature at which water vapor in the air begins to condense & fall.
Lunar New Year on Friday, February 12, 2021 heralded this year of the Chinese Zodiac, which represents hard work and movement.
What is the Year of the Ox?
The Hunt for Red October, which was adapted into a film starring Sean Connery, was based on a 1984 book by this author.
Who is Tom Clancy?
Dwight's Pot is a nickname for this cup awarded to the Men's International Tennis Federation championship team.
What is the Davis Cup?
The first commercially printed valentine's cards in the US appeared in the mid-1800s and often featured this roman god.
Who is Cupid?
18399 feet down & probably pretty darn cold the Molloy Deep is the deepest point in this ocean.
What is the Arctic Ocean?
Retired Navy meteorologist Paul Grisham had his lost wallet returned to him 53 years after losing it in this location, nicknamed "The Ice."
Where is Antarctica (McMurdo Station)?
The protagonists turn inwards in this 1864 Jules Verne novel, which has been adapted for film and television a total of 15 times since 1959.
What is Journey to the Center of the Earth?
Presidential first name of male baseball player Bumgarner & of female tennis player Keys.
Who is Madison?
This British chocolate maker, known for his eggs, had the genius idea in 1861 to sell heart-shaped boxes for Valentine's day and first established the connection between chocolate and romance.
Who is Richard Cadbury?
Natural objects such as ferns often exhibit these patterns of similar structures at smaller & larger scales, studied since the 1970s.
What are fractals?
A fire broke out at this summer camp for seriously ill children, founded by late actor, Paul Newman.
What is the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp?
A cargo ship out of India loaded with zoo animals doesn't make its final port in this Yann Martel novel.
What is The Life of Pi?
With his 1981 title John McEnroe was the last in tennis history to win the U.S. Open with one of these.
What is a wooden racket?
Florists in France are trying to discourage Valentine's Day clients from sending traditional red roses due to this crisis.
What is climate change and the carbon footprint of shipping from Africa?
Count the crab's limbs & you'll know why it & many other crustaceans are classified as these.
What is a Decapod?
This animal recently inherited a 5 million dollar trust when its owner passed in last 2020.
Lulu the 8 year old border collie from Nashville.
"On the Train," "Who Lived," "In Room 105," and "In the Book" are a few titles that begin with these 2 words.
What is "The Girl"?
Tennis great Althea Gibson was also the first African American on the tour of this association in another sport.
What is the LPGA?
This English author from the middle ages is credited with writing the first Valentine's Day poem in his 699-line work, The Parlement of Foules.
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?
Iron is Fe, NOT Ir, which belongs to this metallic element impervious to almost all acids.
What is Iridium?
This week the 7.1 magnitude aftershock of an 9.0 magnitude earthquake from 2011 rocked this Eastern Hemisphere country.
Where is Japan (Fukushima)?
The Paris Wife is a fictional account of Hadley Richardson, first wife of this novelist.
Who is Ernest Hemmingway?
Joakim Noah, the professional basketball player, is son of this a French tennis pro (winner of the 1983 French open) and and singer and a former Miss Sweden.
Who is Yannick Noah?
Before St. Valentine's Day was celebrated by Christians, people from this city held an annual festival in which young men ran around striking at women with soft leather thongs to render them fertile.
Where is Rome, Italy during the Lupercalia festival?