"Her"story
On June 18, 1983 girls the world over could look up - figuratively and literally - to her, as she became the first woman to visit outer space.
Who is Sally Ride?
Who needs cold? Since 2020, this sport's Stanley Cup Finals have featured a team from Florida or Las Vegas every year.
What is ice hockey? (Also acceptable: What is hockey?)
Characteristically-insensitve Moe Szyslak has a soft side - He's seen reading to the less fortunate, tearing up as he closes "...and then they realized they were no longer little girls, they were" this Louisa May Alcott title.
What is Little Women?
Science rocks! Especially this study of Earth's structure, composition, and defining processes.
What is geology?
Sevillian Count Almaviva's philandering threatens the nuptials of his subject in Mozart's "The Marriage of" this man.
Who is Figaro?
In 1964, Otis Redding, perhaps misogynistically, asked for a little "Respect;" In 1967, this woman turned his composition into a feminist anthem, and got it.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
Bills Mafia knows the importance of home field advantage, so when stadium designer Populous drafted a new venue, they specifically left the roof open to allow this powdery winter precipitation to affect games; Buffalo's position on the eastern edge of Lake Erie means they get a lot of it.
What is snow?
Bart's report on this author's "Treasure Island" hits a snag when Mrs. Krabappel asks him to name the infamous pirate featured within.
Who is Robert Louis Stevenson?
Carbon-containing compounds are the central theme of this field, which sounds like it might be the title of a romantic comedy set at Whole Foods or Erewhon.
What is organic chemistry?
"I'm your little señorita" sings Bugs Bunny, as he seduces the folliculalry-challenged Elmer Fudd in a "hair"brained 1950 parody of this Rossini work.
What is "The Barber of Seville?"
Nestle quickly realized the potential of this new confection, developed (intentionally) and popularized by Ruth Wakefield at her Toll House Inn in 1938.
What is the chocolate chip cookie?
Demolished in 2001, MLB's Pirates and NFL's Steelers called this stadium home, named for its position at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and the Ohio.
What is Three Rivers Stadium?
Nelson uses Milhouse's glasses to start a fire when the kids are stranded on an island in an episode that mirrors the plot of this William Golding classic.
What is Lord of the Flies?
Your local weatherperson will tell you that this is the study of our atmosphere and its associated phenomena, and has nothing to do with rocks that fell from space.
What is meteorology?
Where in the world is this titular Bizet gypsy? She's in Seville, though we wouldn't fault Gen Xers for guessing San Diego.
Who is Carmen?
Jen Pawol broke new ground in baseball in 2025, becoming MLB's first woman in this position.
What is umpire?
When traditional grass courts wilted in the hot continental sun, tennis players seeking a solution covered them with this material, now a hallmark playing surface of the French Open.
What is clay? (Also acceptable: What is red clay?, or What is crushed brick?)
Bart thinks Esther Forbes missed an opportunity by burying the lede in her coming-of-age novel in which an aspiring silversmith's apprenticeship is ended prematurely by injury. She should've called her book "Johnny Deformed," rather than this actual title.
What is Johnny Tremain?
So-called Blue Zones are of particular interest to people in this field, focused on the implications of aging.
What is gerontology?
This Italian composer's La Forza Del Destino brings a nobleman of Incan descent to Seville, though his more famous works are set in Egypt or Paris.
Who is Verdi?
Without this Samson and Delilah actress's contributions to frequency-hopping, we might not have Wi-Fi or Bluetooth today.
Who is Hedy Lamarr?
Conditions at Colorado's Coors Field led to Major League Baseball's decision to store game balls in one of these, after Rockies staff noticed the dry air, not just high altitude, impacted gameplay.
What is a humidor?
Lisa's interested in "Great Books of Western Civilization," a collection which forgoes the obvious to include either of these "twin classics" from Herman Melville
What is Omoo or What is Typhee?
Ichythyologists know gills, and mammalogists know lactation. An expert on milkcaps knows both, thanks to a degree in this.
What is mycology?
Set in a Spanish prison, this Beethoven opera, chronicles a woman who disguises herself as a guard in order to save her politically-detained husband
What is "Fidelio?"