THE DINOSAURS
This famous meat-eating dinosaur had tiny arms, powerful jaws, and a name meaning "tyrant lizard king."
What is Tyrannosaurus rex?
Known as the Queen of Soul, this legendary singer recorded the hit song "Respect."
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This adjective describes something that is extremely old-fashioned or outdated.
This brass instrument has a distinctive slide instead of valves to change its pitch.
What is a trombone?
This is the largest planet in our solar system and is famous for its Great Red Spot.
Known for its three facial horns and large bony frill, this dinosaur is often compared to a modern rhinoceros.
What is a Triceratops?
This American poet wrote "Because I could not stop for Death" and "Hope is the thing with feathers."
Who is Emily Dickinson?
This word describes someone who loves books and comes from the Greek words for "book" and "love."
What is bibliophile?
Often associated with Hawaii, this small, four-string instrument is typically strummed.
What is a ukulele?
This celestial body orbits Earth and is responsible for ocean tides along with the Sun.
What is the Moon?
This prehistoric predator had a large, curved claw on each foot and is believed to have hunted in packs.
What is a Velociraptor?
This tennis champion won 23 Grand Slam singles titles during the Open Era.
Who is Serena Williams?
Meaning "pleasantly warm," this word is often used to describe a cozy atmosphere or comfortable temperature.
What is balmy?
This woodwind instrument uses a single reed and is commonly heard in jazz music.
What is a saxophone?
This galaxy, which contains our solar system, is named after a cloudy-looking band of light across the night sky.
What is the Milky Way?
This period of the Mesozoic Era is often called the "Age of the Dinosaurs" and was the middle of the three periods.
What is the Jurassic Period?
This American chef and television personality helped bring French cuisine into American homes through her television show The French Chef.
Who is Julia Child?
This word describes a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward, such as "racecar" or "level."
What is palindrome?
This percussion instrument consists of a series of tuned metal bars that are struck with mallets.
What is a glockenspiel?
This phenomenon occurs when the Moon passes directly between Earth and the Sun, temporarily blocking sunlight.
What is a solar eclipse?
This branch of science focuses on the study of prehistoric life through fossils.
What is paleontology?
This author wrote Frankenstein when she was just 18 years old.
Who is Mary Shelley?
This word describes a word that sounds the same as another but has a different meaning, such as "flower" and "flour."
What is homophone?
This electronic instrument is played without physical contact, using the movement of a musician's hands near two antennas to control pitch and volume.
What is a theremin?
This famous equation, developed by Edwin Hubble's observations, describes the relationship between a galaxy's distance and its recession velocity.
What is Hubble's Law?