Ocean Fun
These structures are often called "the rainforests of the sea" because they support 25% of all marine life.
What are coral reefs?
Though used as a vegetable in salads, this red "accessory fruit" was once legally classified as a vegetable by the U.S. Supreme Court for tax purposes.
What is a tomato?
This ancient Roman amphitheater featured a complex system of trap doors and lifts for gladiators and animals
What is the Colosseum?
This is the name of the board an artist uses to hold and mix their paints.
What is a palette?
A popular fruit-filled American dessert that is used to visualize data in a circle.
What is an Apple Pie Chart? (Apple Pie + Pie Chart)
These daily rises and falls of the sea level are primarily caused by the gravitational pull of the moon.
What are tides?
This "leavening agent" reacts with moisture and heat to make cakes and cookies rise.
What is baking powder (or baking soda)?
When it opened in 1931, this New York City building was the tallest in the world, a title it held for 40 years.
What is the Empire State Building?
These are the three "primary" colors that cannot be created by mixing other colors.
What are red, yellow, and blue?
A very dark color that happens to be a special day of the week
This is the term for the amount of dissolved salt in a sample of water.
What is salinity?
This is the world’s most expensive spice by weight, derived from the flower of the crocus.
What is saffron?
This "rebirth" style looked back to the symmetry and proportions of Classical Greece and Rome.
What is Renaissance?
This is what you get when you add white to a color to make it lighter.
What is a tint?
A person in this room and a country found next to France and Portugal
Who is Cullen Spain?
This is the deepest known point in the Earth's oceans, located in the Mariana Trench.
What is the Challenger Deep?
This summer favorite is technically a "pepo," a type of berry with a hard rind, and is related to pumpkins and cucumbers.
What is a watermelon?
These are the three main types of Greek columns: Doric, Ionic, and this most ornate one
What is Corinthian?
This early 20th-century style, pioneered by Picasso and Braque, broke objects down into geometric shapes and multiple viewpoints.
What is Cubism?
A classic Disney film about a young mermaid that is also a wedding party member who assists the bride.
What is The Little Mermaid of Honor? (The Little Mermaid + Maid of Honor)
These deep-sea structures, often found near mid-ocean ridges, spew mineral-rich water and support life without sunlight.
What are hydrothermal vents?
Originating in Austria, this thin pastry is usually filled with apples, sugar, and cinnamon.
What is an apple strudel?
This term refers to a series of arches supported by columns, often found in courtyards or walkways.
What is an arcade?
This French word meaning "shading" refers to the subtle transition from light to dark, a specialty of Leonardo da Vinci.
What is sfumato?
A massive icy landmass in the North Atlantic that is also a famous brand of bottled spring water.
What is Greenland Ice Mountain? (Greenland + Ice Mountain)