Animalia
Canis familiaris
What are (domestic) dogs
Seasoning your food with this alkali metal in its pure form would probably be a bad idea: it reacts explosively with water.
What is Sodium
The world's largest metropolitan area at over 37 million inhabitants, this city's transportation network features over 900 train stations across 62 lines.
What is Tokyo
Born Iosif Dzhugashvili in Gori, Georgia, this leader is better know by his adopted pseudonym meaning, somewhat appropriately, "Man of Steel."
Who is Joseph Stalin
Equus asinus
What is Donkey
As a noble gas, this element is not very reactive. However, running an electric current through it at low pressure results in a bright, reddish-orange glow.
What is Neon
This Tsar was certainly great in stature, standing 6' 8" by some records. Among his more notable accomplishments: building the empire an ostentatious new capital. The similarity between its name and his own is pure coincidence, of course.
Who is Peter the Great (Peter I)
Ursus maritimus
What is Polar Bear
The alloy bronze is composed of seven parts copper to one part of this soft, malleable metal.
What is Tin
Panthera leo
What is Lion
The second most abundant element in earth's crust, the most common form of sand contains two parts oxygen and one part of this element.
What is silicon
Apis mellifera
What is (European) Honey Bee
Confused by this element's atomic symbol: Hg? It's a short form of it's latin name, hydrargyrum.
What is Mercury
The third Russian tsar by this name was great, but the fourth was terrible.
What is Ivan