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"Q"uiz Time
100

This element is the lightest of the noble gases.

What is helium?

100

It's a line that touches the curve at exactly one point, or the side plot in your story.

What is a tangent?

100

Describing typically freezing temperatures, this word is the only one in English containing the string BZE.

What is subzero?

100

The canonical half-sister of the Knight, this spider character recently starred in a very long-awaited indie game.

Who is Hornet?

100

15 minutes out of an hour can be called this; it's what you get if you share something equally with three friends.

What is a quarter?

200

A second is defined using the frequency of a hypercooled atom of this element.

What is caesium?

200

In a world where two parallel lines can intersect, and a triangle can be made of three right angles, this term is used to describe the geometry here.

What is non-Euclidean?

200

Describing one who can do calculations very quickly, this adjective is the only one in English containing the string HSY

What is mathsy?

200

This co-op game follows the story of two parents, whose divorce plans are foiled by a sentient book thay forces them through challenges requiring them to work together.

What is "It Takes Two"?

200

Meaning sources of hesitation, one without these would feel extra confident in their decision.

What are qualms?

300

Alongside "vibranium" from Wakanda and "Badassium" from Tomy Stark, Marvel has also come up with this fictional element from the X-Men series.

What is adamantium?

300

As the values in this sequence diverges, the ratio of two consecutive values approaches the golden ratio.

What is the Fibonacci Sequence?

300

Meaning without delay, this adjective is the only one in English containing TAN twice in a row.

What is instantaneous?

300

The numbers 1 to 8 are the only clues you'll need to play this game.

What is minesweeper?

300

Besides the four physical elements of medieval philosophy, this was believed to be the fifth, and formed the mysterious heavens and stars. 

What is quintessence?

400

Despite technically being radioactive, this element is perfect safe to hold, and can even form colourful, popular crystals.

What is bismuth?

400

Rather than referring to promiscuous numbers, this term describes pairs of primes that have a difference of exactly 6.

What are sexy primes?

400

Describing situations in which bureaucracies hold a terrifying amount of power, this word is the only one in English containing the string FKA.

What is Kafkaesque?

400

In Pac-Man, this is the only ghost whose name doesn't rhyme with the other three.

Who is Clyde?

400

As opposed to typical scientific measurements made during Chemistry experiments, this type of analysis utilises colours, smells and sounds to identify compounds.

What is qualitative?

500

Named for the lab in Japan that discovered it, this element is one of the most recent to be found.

What is nihonium?

500

π is an example of this; it's a type of number which can never be the solution to a polynomial equation.

What is a transcendental number?

500

Describing anatomical processes below the sternum, this word is the only one in English containing the string BXI.

What is subxiphoid?

500

Besides the chameleon, the elephant and the bird, this is the fourth animal that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild takes inspiration from for its four divine beasts.

What is a camel?

500

Amounting to 1% of an Albanian lek, this denomination starts with Q but doesn't contain a U, making it a very useful word in Scrabble!

What is a qintar?