Slang of all ages
A popular acronym used in texting often indicating relatability, but literally defined as noticably audible laughter.
What is lol?
The sixth planet from the sun, and the 2nd of the Jovian planets.
What is Saturn?
This popular song released in 1971 by John Denver was featured in the 1995 film Whisper of the heart and is widely considered to be one of the most famous country songs of all time.
What is Country roads?
A small anthropormorphic boardgame piece with a designated colour given to each player to distribute as resource collectors or workers.
What is a meeple?
"In a hole in the ground, there lived a Hobbit."
What is the Hobbit?
Literally meaning hollow and cylindrically shaped, most notably used in the 70s and 80s after the popularisation of surfer culture.
What is tubular?
A number that represents the number of protons in an atom.
In the operatic classification of voices, this is the highest class, often occupied by women, and pre-adolescent males.
What is Soprano?
This boardgame utilises an 8x8 grid made up of black and white squares and requires 2 opposing players to engage in strategy with their 16 pieces to win.
What is chess?
"Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to Great Places! You're off and away!"
What is Oh The Places You'll Go!?
Thought to have originated from the German term "die Trulle", meaning untidy woman, this word is an archaic term referring to a salacious woman.
What is a trollop?
The process that eukaryotic cells undergo in order to multiply, made up of 4 stages known as Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase and Telophase.
What is mitosis?
According to the Guiness world records, the largest group of people to dance to this song was over 5800 people for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, Birdsville Big Red Bash in 2020.
What is the nutbush?
In Mario kart, this powerup allows you to personally attack the driver in 1st place, and can be blocked using powerups with meticulous timing.
What is the blue shell?
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."
What is Pride and Prejudice?
Originating from the mid-20th century, this phrase means to have a particularly enjoyable or amazing time.
What does it meant to have a gas?
This scientist won the 2015 Nobel prize in Physiology and Medicine for discovering artemisinin as a compound that could help treat Malaria.
Who is Tu Youyou?
In 2011, this soundtrack by Randy Newman won the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, beating Avatar by James Horner, Alice in Wonderland by Danny Elfman, and Inception by Hans Zimmer.
What is Toy Story 3?
In 2019, this contentious Uno rule was confirmed to be illegal, despite the continuation of it to be considered a house rule.
What is stacking Draw 2 and +4 cards?
"The story so far: in the beginning the universe was create. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
What is the restaurant at the end of the universe?
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What is the unimpressed emoticon?
What is lepidopterology?
According to legend, this prodigal composer was anonymously commissioned to write their final piece while on their deathbed. However, was completed post-humously by their pupil Franz Xavier Süssmayr.
Who is Mozart/Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
This mob is made in Minecraft by stacking a carved pumpkin or jack o'lantern on top of 4 iron blocks shaped into a T.
What is an iron golem?
"It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn’t know what I was doing in New York."
What is the Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath?