Words From Mythology
Anatomy A To Z
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Lord Of The Rings
400

It's any long, eventful journey, but it doesn't have to last 10 years

What is an Odyssey

400

L:
Sprains of them range from grade 1 to grade 3

What are Ligaments?

400

This end-of-the-alphabet company sells a ferro rod for starting campfires, if you don't have one of its lighters handy

What is Zippo?

400

There are 100 of these in fermium, hence its atomic number

What are Protons?

400

After a phone call with Peter Jackson, Russell Crowe turned down this role (& a ton of money) that went to Viggo Mortensen

Who is Aragorn?

800

You are getting very sleepy... your eyelids are getting heavy... I am using this to put you in a trance

What is Hypnosis?

800

J:
The upper one is also known as the maxilla

What is the Jaw?

800

In an early 1900s camping guide, Horace Kephart wrote about a hiking snack of raisins, nuts & chocolate now called this

What is Trail Mix? or gorp

800

Ferromagnetism can occur when constituent atoms in magnetite, an oxide of this element, align properly

What is Iron?

800

In addition to writing the LOTR series, J.R.R. Tolkien was a professor of English Language and Literature at the this English University

What is Oxford?

1200

This word for a sudden fear that comes over you is from the name of a Greek god who could cause it

What is Panic?

1200

O:
They're the major source of estrogen

What are Ovaries?

1200

Sunglasses named for this icy formation are designed to block sunlight reflecting off snow in Alpine terrain

What is Glacier?

1200

In what's called radioactive this, a nucleus might emit a photon or other high-speed particle & subsequently change

What is Decay?

1200

In the 1960's this insect-inspired band wanted to make — and star in — their own movie musical adaptation of LOTR

Who are the Beatles?

1600

This shield or breastplate of the gods now means the protection of any powerful entity

What is the aegis?
1600

T:
Adenoids are a type of these

What are tonsils?

1600

Don't forget bug spray! The CDC recommends repellent with this 4-letter ingredient to repel ticks

What is DEET?

1600

These are formed by the addition or removal of electrons from neutral atoms

What are Ions?

1600

Tolkien coined this word, a synonym to preteen, in the Hobbit

What is tween?

2000

A woman of stately beauty is sometimes described by this 9-letter adjective, after the Roman queen of the gods

What is Junoesque?

2000

P:
Part of the alimentary canal, this passageway is between the esophagus & mouth

What is the pharynx?

2000

For drinkable water, bring tablets of chlorine dioxide or this element, which nps.gov says is a "frequently used" disinfection agent

What is Iodine?

2000

Triple bonds, where 2 atoms share 3 pairs of electrons, are this type of bond

What is Covalent?

2000

The first paperback edition of LOTR published in the U.S. was unauthorized as it was done so by using a loophole in this type of law

What is copyright?