Dinosaurs
Which dinosaur famously has three horns
Triceratops
Which film famously features a DeLorean as a central plot device
Back to the Future
After sweet, sour, bitter, and salty what is the fifth taste
Umami or savory
In 1959 the Soviet Union's Luna 3 became the first space probe to photograph the far side of this celestial body
The Moon
A variety of midge, a type of this, is believed to be the only insect species native to Antarctica
Fly
This liquid metal is used to make a red paint pigment called vermilion
Mercury
Anatosaurus was this type of dinosaur named for a feature it shared with the platypus
A duckbill
Kenny Loggins performed the title tune of this movie about a town where dancing is banned
Footloose
Why do you wash rice
To remove surface starch
In 1995 Eileen Collins became the first woman to pilot one of these & in 1999 the first to command a mission aboard one
Space Shuttle
There are more than 2,700 species of these cellulose-eating isopterans sometimes called white ants
Termites
The name of this metal comes from molybdos, the Greek word for lead
molybdenum
Which dinosaur is known for headbutting
Pachycephalosaurus
In 1986 this title guy & 2 friends had quite a day, hitting a museum & doing some fine dining; he even caught a ball at a Cubs game
Ferris Bueller
Sodium hydroxide, aka lye, is traditionally used to create the brown coating on these twisted German snacks
Pretzels
As this country's first astronaut, Soyeon Yi packed kimchi to share with her colleagues on the International Space Station
South Korea
Coleoptera, this order of insects, contains the most known species, like the scarab
Beetles
There are 11 known isotopes of this reddish metal whose symbol is Cu; 9 are radioactive
Copper
One of the smallest known dinosaurs, also featured in Jurassic Park
Compsognathus
What highly anticipated action movie sequel had the plot twist spoiled in the trailer
Terminator 2
One theory for why tomatoes were thought to be poisonous--their acidity leached this toxic metal out of pewter plates
Lead
In 1984 Bruce McCandless became the first human to perform an untethered EVA, which stands for this
Extravehicular activity
In 1897 Dr. Ronald Ross demonstrated that malaria was transmitted by these insects
Mosquitoes
Symbolized K, this metal is so soft it can be cut with a knife
Potassium
Because its bones were fused together, this sturdy dinosaur was given a name meaning "fused lizard"
Ankylosaurus
What is the name of the theme park the Griswold family tries desperately to reach in National Lampoon's Vacation
Wally World
Water molecules, fats, and sugars are the main targets for this form of cooking
Microwave
Recorded aboard the ISS, Chris Hadfield's zero-g version of this Bowie song has gotten 52 million+ views on YouTube
Space Oddity
Salticidae, the jumping types of these arachnids, have hairy bodies & feed on insects & on others of their kind
Spiders
The fissionable 235 isotope makes up less than 1% of this metal in nature
Uranium
"Sue", the skeleton of this creature, is an attraction at Chicago's Field Museum
Tyrannosaurus Rex
What structure is the treasure found in at the end of The Goonies
A pirate ship
Around 10,000 years ago, human adults gained the ability to digest this milk sugar
Lactose
After a crewman was exposed to measles, backup Jack Swigert made it onto this 1970 Apollo mission & might have wished he hadn't
Apollo 13
A giant species of this "100-legged" insect grows to 12 inches in length & can eat some lizards
Centipede
Through the 1980s, Malaysia was the world's leading producer of this coating metal
Tin
Because of its longer front legs, this tall dinosaur was given a name meaning "arm lizard"
Brachiosaurus
This 1989 Keanu Reeves flick asked the immortal question, "Want a Twinkie, Genghis Khan?"
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
The chemical reaction between an amino acid and a reducing sugar that gives browned food its distinctive flavor
Maillard reaction
After its July 4, 1997 landing on Mars, this lander was renamed the Carl Sagan Memorial Station
Pathfinder
Due to their long snouts, these cotton destroyers are sometimes called snout beetles
Boll Weevils
Photography accounts for almost half the industrial use of this metal in the U.S.
Silver
The largest flying dinosaur
Quetzalcoatlus with a wingspan of 35 feet
In 1985, I cast Demi Moore, Rob Lowe & Emilio Estevez in this film about young adults struggling to figure things out
St. Elmo's Fire
his process allows micro-organisms to break down carbohydrates into acids
Fermentation
To solve the problem of bread crumbs floating around, in 1985 NASA began using these
Tortillas
Some ants herd these small insects of the order Hemiptera for the sweet excretions they produce
Aphids
Some breeder reactors produce neptunium along with this radioactive metal whose atomic number is 94
Plutonium
This dinosaur was about 2 feet long & has a name meaning "tiny thief"
Microraptor
Lea Thompson & an extra-terrestrial fowl "nuff said"
Howard the Duck
While salt does impart its own flavor, this is the primary purpose behind its use
Enhancing other flavors
Long missions don't serve foods high in this element, as astronauts have fewer red blood cells & can't process it well
Iron
Bombus is the genus of this hairy insect
Bumblebee
An oxide of this light metal, discovered in 1791, is used extensively as a white pigment
Titanium
What was the tallest dinosaur
Sauroposeidon at 59 feet
In this holiday film Randy Quaid's Eddie used to have a metal plate in his head, but use of a microwave made him forget who he was
Christmas Vacation
Mustard can act as one of these agents that allow oil & water to stay blended
An emulsifier
On April 12, 1961 this Russian, the first man in space, said the earth had a "beautiful blue halo"
Yuri Gagarin
Just like chickens, some insects have this muscular organ in the digestive tract to grind food
Gizzards
In brass, less copper & more of this metal will make it appear gold
Zinc