What are you afraid of?
If you have pluviophobia, we probably won't find you "singin' in" it
What is rain?
After an apple fell on his head from a tree, he discovered gravity, or so the story goes
Who is (Isaac) Newton?
The tallest point of the alps, Mont Blanc
What is France/Italy?
This describes a subordinate or second-in-command in a social group
What is a beta male?
Latin for "I", it is often used in psychology to describe a person's sense of self
What is ego?
If Ewout had dendrophobia, he would've chosen the wrong field of study
What are trees?
Originally known as Maria Skłodowska, she was the first woman to win a Nobel prize
Who is Marie Curie?
富士山, or for the less cultured among us, Mount Fuji
What is Japan?
Electron emission & positron emission are types of this radioactive disintegration
What is beta decay?
For the optimists among us, seize the day!
What is carpe diem?
If you had hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, you're probably already getting anxious
What are long words?
This astrophysicist flew aboard NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-45, making him the first Belgian in space
Who is (Dirk) Frimout
The tallest mountain on earth, Mount Everest
What is China/Nepal?
The loss of these leads to the development of both type 1 & 2 diabetes
What are beta cells?
This phrase, attributed to Julius Caesar, was used after achieving a swift, conclusive victory
What is veni, vidi, vici?
If you have stygiophobia, derived from the River Styx, you'd best behave!
What is hell?
This inventor created a device that detects and measures ionizing radiation, which he named after himself
Who is (Hans) Geiger?
Mount Kilimanjaro
What is Tanzania?
These drugs are predominantly used to manage abnormal heart rhythms and lower blood pressure
What are beta blockers?
this architectural space is characterized by the large open-air space surrounded by a building, as to provide light and ventilation to the interior
What is an atrium?
Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of this particular number
What is thirteen?
The three laws of planetary motion were published in 1619 by this astronomer, improving the model previously described by Copernicus
Who is (Johannes) Kepler?
The summit of Aconcagua
What is Argentina?
It's the second-brighest star in a constellation named for a man-horse hybrid
What is beta centauri
As Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon, starting a long civil war, he reportedly said this phrase, meaning "The game is afoot"
What is alea iacta est?