1970s In Music
This Swedish group won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 with their hit "Waterloo," launching them to international fame
ABBA
This term refers to a word that has the opposite meaning of another word, such as "hot" and "cold."
Antonym
This expression means to disclose a secret, often unintentionally or indiscreetly.
Spill the beans
This is the term for the path the Sun appears to take across the sky over the course of a year, influencing the changing seasons.
Ecliptic
This island is the largest in the world and is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.
Greenland
Known as the "King of Rock and Roll," this iconic singer passed away in 1977, leaving behind a legacy that includes hits like "Suspicious Minds" and "Burning Love."
Elvis Presley
This punctuation mark is used to indicate possession or the omission of letters.
Apostrophe
Used to describe an action that's very easy to accomplish, this phrase likens the task to taking confectionery from a child
Taking candy from a baby
These "shooting stars" are actually not stars at all, but the light produced when these floating rocks burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
Meteors
Known as the last outpost of the Inca Empire, this island in the middle of Lake Titicaca is famous for its terraced hillsides and ancient ruins.
Isla del Sol
This 1971 album by Led Zeppelin, unofficially known by its four symbols, includes classics like "Stairway to Heaven" and "Black Dog."
Led Zeppelin IV
This word means "the result of a change" and is commonly used in scientific and technical contexts.
This phrase means to support someone through tough times, originating from a practice at sea to prevent something from falling overboard.
To tie the knot
This phenomenon occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Earth and Sun, casting a shadow over Earth and, in full effect, temporarily darkening a portion of our planet.
Solar Eclipse
This French island, located in the Indian Ocean, is known for its volcanic, rainforested interior, coral reefs, and beaches. It's also home to one of the world's most active volcanoes, Piton de la Fournaise.
Réunion
Released in 1977, this album by Fleetwood Mac includes hits like "Go Your Own Way" and "Dreams," and is one of the best-selling albums of all time.
Rumours
This literary device is a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis, such as "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
Hyperbole
This saying suggests that people who aren't closely supervised will likely slack off, akin to what mice might do when a cat isn't around.
When the cat's away, the mice will play.
This rare celestial event, last occurring in 2006 and not expected to happen again until 2117, involves the passage of a planet across the face of the Sun, visible from Earth only in the cases of Mercury and Venus.
Transit of Venus
This archipelago, located off the eastern coast of Canada, is known for being the site of numerous shipwrecks over the centuries due to its challenging coastal conditions and is famous for its role in early transatlantic communication.
Sable Islands
This influential Jamaican musician released "Exodus" in 1977, an album that includes tracks like "Jamming" and "One Love," and was later named Album of the Century by Time Magazine.
Bob Marley
This term refers to the original word from which a new word is derived, often through the addition of prefixes or suffixes, such as "run" is to "runner."
Root word
Originating from a practice in horse trading to mask the age of a horse by modifying its teeth, this idiom now advises against questioning the value of a gift.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Named after the astronomer who first proposed their existence, these theoretical boundaries around a black hole from which nothing, not even light, can escape are known as what?
Event Horizons
This remote island in the South Atlantic Ocean is where Napoleon Bonaparte spent his last years in exile, following his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.
Saint Helena