Vikings!
This explorer reached North America around 1000 AD, nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus.
Who is Leif Erikson?
Dropping this mint candy into a fresh bottle of sode creates a massive, explosive column of foam and fizz.
What are Mentos?
These cute and fluffy pets are nasal breathers, meaning they cannot breathe through their mouths.
What is a bunny?
The first-ever Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in this city.
What is Seattle?
Yes, it is technically both a mineral and a rock, and you need it in order to live.
What is salt?
Popular culture got it wrong—Viking warriors did not actually wear this clothing item to battle, despite being depicted wearing it in popular media.
What is a horned helmet?
The term for the bubbly layer of foam created on the ocean surface when waves break, trapping millions of tiny air bubbles.
What is spindrift?
This pet possess a "parietal eye" on the top of their heads.
What is a bearded dragon?
Besides Apple, Steve Jobs was also the CEO of this media company.
What is Pixar?
Ancient landmarks like the Great Pyramids of Giza were built using this common rock.
What is limestone?
The Old Norse word "viking" literally means this, and it makes sense, because they mostly did this.
What is pirate OR raid?
The oldest soft drink brand in America, first sold in 1885 at Morrison’s Old Corner Drug Store in Waco, Texas.
What is Dr. Pepper?
I don't know why anyone would want them as a pet, but these can completely regrow lost legs or pedipalps over the course of successive molts as they shed their old exoskeletons.
What is a tarantula?
Long before video games, Nintendo was founded in 1889 as a manufacturer of this.
What are playing cards?
These kinds of rocks cover about 70% of Earth's surface, acting as a historical tape recorder that traps fossils and layers of sand, mud, and shells.
What are Sedimentary rocks?
The primary status symbol and most valuable weapon a wealthy Viking warrior could own.
What is a sword?
The technical, scientific term for the fizzing sound and bubbling caused by gas escaping from a liquid.
What is Effervescence?
This former zookeeper gained international fame as the central figure of the 2020 Netflix true-crime documentary series.
Who is Joe Exotic?
This Swedish multinational retailer's name is an acronym made from the founder's initials, his family farm, and his nearby village.
What is IKEA?
This dark igneous rock cools so fast during a volcanic eruption that crystals do not even have time to form.
What is "Obsidian"?
What type of strong, rot-resistant wood was the absolute preferred choice for building the hulls of Viking longships?
What is oak?
Planetary scientists believe that oceans on which icy moon of Saturn might actually fizz like soda due to high concentrations of dissolved CO2 under pressure?
What is Enceladus?
This pet is socially-dependent, in Switzerland, it is legally classified as animal cruelty to own just a single one of these, because when alone they suffer severe depression and loneliness.
What is a guinea pig?
This American company is the world’s largest distributor of toys, even though it isn't a toy store.
What is McDonalds?
Diamonds are not part of the standard rock cycle path, but they rely on similar extreme metamorphic forces, and are made of pure this chemical element.
What is carbon?