World Currencies
Mexico, Philippines, Argentina…
Peso
Raise a number to the third power, or a common form for ice & sugar
In 2019, this team became the first from a Big Ten school to reach the College World Series finals since Ohio State did it in 1966
Michigan
In 1964, the Beatles got their first U.S. #1 hit with this tune
I Want to Hold Your Hand
This kind of island common in the Pacific Ocean is ring-shaped and formed on top of old coral reefs.
What is an Atoll?
India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan…
Rupee
The average value of a set of numbers, or cruel
Mean
If a pitcher doesn’t come to a complete stop before starting his delivery, the umpire will call this, allowing all baserunners to advance to the next base
A balk
In 1950, an executive for this company came up with the company’s slogan after hearing a doctor say “you’re in good hands” to his recovering daughter
Allstate
At more that 35,000 feet underwater, this deepest part of the ocean is further from sea level than the top of Mount Everest
Mariana Trench
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland
Krona/Krone
The operation of combining numbers, or a wing appended to a building
Addition
Howie Kendrick led this team to the 2019 World Series title with a go-ahead two-run home run off of the foul pole in the seventh inning
Washington Nationals
The top hand symbolizes enlightenment and the bottom, the world of appearances, in the Dhyana Mudra gesture of this religion
Buddhism
Anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) have caused this process, which among other things, makes it harder for coral reefs to make their skeletons.
What is ocean acidification?
Venezuela
Bolívar
An angle greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees, or lacking sharpness of intellect
Obtuse
This man, who has been Commissioner of Baseball since 2015, called the World Series trophy, which bears the name of his job title, “a piece of metal”
This became the first official hand gesture of a U.S. state when the Hawaii governor signed legislation in 2024
Shaka (hang loose) 🤙
Winds going parallel to the shore can displace warm surface water, causing colder, nutrient-rich water to come up from the bottom of the ocean in this process
Upwelling
Algeria, Iraq, Serbia…
A trigonometric function that equals sine/cosine, or a conversational digression
Tangent
A walk is called this in the Official Baseball Rules
Base on Balls
If you’re getting rich in a hurry, you’re said to be making money this 3-word way that sounds slightly redundant
Hand over fist
Complex and unique ecosystems form around these, where heat from the earth’s mantle reaches the sea floor
hydrothermal vents