ONE-SYLLABLE SCIENCE
A mass of cytoplasm bound by a membrane, it's the smallest independently functioning unit of living matter
What is a cell?
The US dropped 2 atomic bombs on Japan.
Who is Harry Truman?
Solar? Wind? Hydroelectric? Either way, they're all forms of this energy that replenish at a higher rate than they are consumed.
What is renewable energy?
A small pebble
What is Little Rock?
An electromagnetic one of these can travel through a vacuum, but a mechanical one needs a medium to travel through
What is a wave?
The US passes the Civil Rights Act
Who is Lyndon B Johnson?
A game show of the same name featured recently-married couples, aka these, being tested on how well they knew their partner.
What are newlyweds?
It's spelled differently, but this 2007 coming-of-age film sees Elliot Page and Michael Cera tackling teen pregnancy.
What is Juno? (Juneau)
This measure of electric potential is one of 3 units whose relationship is defined by Ohm's law
What is a volt?
The US (and the rest of the world) entered the 20th century.
Who is William McKinley?
This word meaning needlessly novel or gratuitously different, can sometimes have a derogatory connotation to it.
What is newfangled?
This folk and country singer was born Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.
Who is (John) Denver?
"Obliquity of the ecliptic" is a fancy term for Earth's this, the angle of its rotational axis relative to its orbital plane
What is tilt?
The US continues its push for manifest destiny, ultimately gaining over 500,000 miles of land as a result of the Mexican-American War.
Who is James K Polk?
Use this word, perhaps, to describe a bodybuilder who is very shredded.
What is sinewy?
DAILY DOUBLE
13 books of the Bible's New Testament are attributed to him.
You might say we have this chemical element to thank for the Bronze Age, since the Bronze Agers couldn't make bronze without it
What is tin?
The XYZ Affair saw a diplomatic incident between the US and France, ultimately leading to a relatively small conflict known as the Quasi-War.
Who is John Adams?
This city in the region of Hampton Roads, VA fits the category twice.
What is Newport News, VA?
The original namesake of the capital, this town was a Panhellenic site on the Peloponnese peninsula.
What is Olympia?