GENERAL SCIENCE
This scale is measured in values from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral
pH scale
It's the less formal name for table tennis
ping-pong
In this colorful technique, meat is rubbed with Cajun spices & cooked at high heat until charred, giving it a crispy crust
blackening
To keep all of something for oneself
to hog
After the fall of Yorktown, he drafted a letter of abdication but never presented it to Parliament
King George III
Thrust propels the weight of an airplane forward; this directly opposing force tends to hold it back
drag
"My Country 'Tis Of Thee" is alternately known by this one-word title
"America"
This term refers to making sugar brown by heating in a skillet over low heat until melted & golden
caramelizing
To keep all of something for oneself
wolf (it down)
At Valley Forge, Washington had all his soldiers inoculated against this disease, greatly reducing deaths
samllpox
6 noble gases were discovered between 1894 & 1900 with argon being the first & this one, Rn, the last
radon
Persian, the official language of Iran, is also known by this 5-letter name
Farsi
This thin cotton cloth is used to strain liquids & bundle up herbs & spices that can be dropped into soup stock
cheesecloth
To bother someone repeatedly, like Wisconsin's state animal
badger
The Treaty of Paris ending the war guaranteed America's right to fish in the Grand Banks & the nearby gulf of this river
the St. Lawrence
Sodium hypochlorite, NaOCl, is the main ingredient in this laundry product
bleach
Varicella is another name for this childhood disease
chickenpox
This term for vegetables cut into long, thin strips to accompany a salad comes from a French first name
julienne
To extend one's neck for a better view
crane
The 59 cannon used to evict the British from Boston in 1776 were taken from this New York fort
Fort Ticonderoga
These white blood cells that have a single well-defined nucleus are the largest blood cells
the monocytes
From the Greek for "wolf man", it's another term for werewolf
lycanthrope
To do this to herring or salmon, you must split, salt & smoke it
kipper
To habitually get money from someone without doing anything in return for it
to leech (or to sponge)
Last name of brothers Admiral Richard & General William who led the British sea & land forces in America
Howe