COMPUTER CONNECTIONS
KINGS & QUEENS
5-SYLLABLE WORDS

THE DC UNIVERSE
BIG RIVERS
100

Term for a system of interconnected computers & devices; a LAN is a "local area" one

a network

100

This title was given to the rulers of ancient Egypt who were considered both monarchs & gods

pharaohs

100

Lines that go on in the same direction & never intersect are parallel, while lines that meet at a 90-degree angle are said to be this

perpendicular

100

Slate's theory on why glasses were enough to disguise this hero--all his pals had a condition called face blindness

Superman

100

The longest river that only flows through one country is this 3,900-mile river AKA the Chang Jiang

the Yangtze

200

Nations get their own domain extensions; .dk is the one for this country

Denmark

200

As she stepped up to the guillotine in 1793, this queen apologized to the executioner for stepping on his foot

Marie Antoinette

200

The stockpile of words that you use

Vocabulary
200

Based in the conveniently located Central City, this hero is AKA the Scarlet Speedster & the Fastest Man Alive

the flash

200

At 3,000 miles, the Parana River is only the second-longest river on this continent

South America

300

World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee gets questions like "Why are links" this color?--"There is no reason"

Blue

300

King Bhumibol reigned for 70 years in this Asian nation once known as Siam

Thailand

300

It can mean gratitude, or an increase in the value of something

appreciation

300

This show starring Stephen Amell as a billionaire who takes aim at crime began in 2012; get the point?

Arrow

300

These two rivers that form parts of the USA's borders are each more than 750 miles long

the Rio Grande & St. Lawrence

400

Your online shopping cart couldn't stay up to date without these data packets that help websites track you

cookies

400

Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia claimed descent from the Queen of Sheba & this Biblical king

Solomon

400

St. Louis is one type of this, inflammation of the brain

encephalitis

400

Crashing a plane he's on? Killing a nuclear physicist on a football field? This masked "Batman" villain sure gets around

Bane

400

Capital cities on the banks of the Nile River include Cairo & this capital of Sudan

Khartoum

500

Microsoft's Internet Explorer uses "favorites" where other browsers use this word from the non-wired world

bookmarks

500

A 2014 play was titled this, the expected name & number of the current heir to the British throne

Charles III

500

The word embellishment, as of a story, has 2 L's; this synonym has 2 G's

exaggeration

500

In "Justice League", this Jason Momoa character admits, "I don't want to die. I'm young. There's (stuff) that I want to do"

Aquaman

500

Giving its name to a different country, this ancient river flows 2,000 miles mostly through Pakistan

the Indus