Science
These are the only two planets in our solar system that do not have moons.
Mercury and Venus
She had a #1 hit in each year of the 90s—the only singer to do so.
Mariah Carey
This 9-letter word for an insect may have come about because people believed this bug ate uncovered dairy products.
Butterfly
Who wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Francis Scott Key
The Colorado River runs through this national park in the state of Arizona.
the Grand Canyon
This geologic formation may be found overhead if you are in a cave.
Stalactites
This is the highest voice type in a choral ensemble.
Soprano
Though it meant “seasickness” in Latin, this 6-letter word now refers to a more general feeling of sickness.
Nausea
This purchase doubled the size of the United States in 1803.
Louisiana Purchase
This is an ancient Greek temple that sits above the city of Athens and was designed to honor Athena, the Greek goddess.
The Parthenon
This living animal has the heaviest brain.
Sperm Whales
She originally wrote “Titanium” for Alicia Keys but ended up providing the vocals herself and collaborating with David Guetta.
Sia
This Sanskrit word referring to a spoken word or phrase comes from a word for “to think.”
Mantra
He was the first living president to appear on U.S. paper money—on a $10 demand note authorized in 1861.
Abraham Lincoln
This South American landmark is known as “The Lost City of the Incas.”
Machu Picchu
This popular fruit is known to be mildly radioactive.
Bananas
This composer’s works include “The Magic Flute” and “The Marriage of Figaro.”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
From the Greek for “ring”, the first ones were built by the Romans, including one that could hold 250,000.
Circus
In 1945 scientists in this state witnessed the detonation of the world’s first atomic bomb.
New Mexico
This waterway is famous for finally opening a passage for ships to pass from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, thereby avoiding the treacherous trip around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa.
the Suez Canal
It’s the most plentiful element in the Earth’s atmosphere.
Nitrogen
This is Jay-Z’s real name.
Shaun Carter
P.T. Barnum, whose traveling shows carried musicians, coined this word that now represents something growing in popularity.
Bandwagon
In his teens, this Pittsburgh "pickle king" was running a business to supply grocers with fresh produce.
Henry Heinz
This landmark is located at 41 degrees North and 74 degrees West.
the Statue of Liberty