Music
Michael Jackson
A state of doubt or uncertainty about whether an action is right or moral.
Qualm
This 4-letter word describes the sound of a small explosion or a carbonated beverage being opened.
Fizz
Used for right-angled triangles, this theorem states a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
Pythagorean theorem
This 19th-century American President issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
This four-piece British band started a "Revolution" and crossed Abbey Road.
The Beatles
To suppress or put an end to something, like a rebellion or a feeling of fear.
Quell
In literature, this 6-letter word describes a hollow, metallic ringing sound, often used for bells.
Clangour (or clang)
In the equation y=mx+b, the letter m represents this property of the line.
Slope (or gradient)
This period of "rebirth" in European art and learning followed the Middle Ages and began in Italy.
The Renaissance
This instrument has 88 keys and is technically classified as a percussion instrument
The piano
A typical example or the most perfect embodiment of a quality or class.
Quintessential
This term refers to the sound of liquid hitting a surface or the sound made by a heavy object falling into water.
Splatter (Plash)
This formula, used to find the roots of a polynomial, begins with: x = (-b ± √(b² - 4ac)) / (2a)
Quadratic formula
This Archduke’s assassination in Sarajevo in 1914 acted as the immediate catalyst for World War I.
Franz Ferdinand
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is the real name of this singer.
Lady Gaga
A person’s signature or a distinctive character trait; also, a sudden sharp turn.
Quirk
From the French for "to chew," this word describes the sound of rhythmic, noisy eating.
Munch (or chomp)
This statistical measure of variability is calculated by taking the square root of the variance
Standard deviation
This 19th-century conflict was fought between the British Empire and the Qing Dynasty over trade imbalances.
The Opium Wars
In music theory, this term (Italian for "tail") refers to a passage that brings a piece to an end.
Coda
A complex or difficult situation from which it is hard to disentangle oneself; a "sticky situation."
Quagmire
Not a sound itself, but this is the specific 12-letter term for the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.
Onomatopoeia
In Calculus, the Power Rule states that the derivative of x^n is equal to this
nx^{n-1}
This 431 BC conflict between Athens and Sparta determined the fate of the Greek world.
The Peloponnesian war