IT'S NOT NOT ROCKET SCIENCE
The hobby of amateur model rocketry began to emerge after the launch of this USSR satellite with a spunky name
Sputnik
Though they're certainly not native to the area, sightings of this frightening reptile are reported nearly every year
Crocodiles
Arkansas capital that's made of crystallized sugar
Little Rock candy
I can't believe it's... corn? Putting corn oil through the process of hydrogenation will produce this lower-fat alternative
Margarine
A fluffy troublemaking duo likely to wish you a g'day, mate
Cooper and Rocket
Avid rocketeers may seek membership with this official group, abbreviated N.A.R.
National Association of Rocketry
In 1954, six people died when their entire tour boat was caught in this type of natural disaster. Two of them were never found
a tornado
Hillary Clinton's former job that's an annual presidential speech
Secretary of the State of the Union
If your whiskey is over 51% fermented corn, it's technically this
Bourbon
She'll sit with you given no other options, but she's a mama's girl through and through
Josie
Most model rockets use commercially-engineered motors powered by "black powder," which is just another word for this familiar and highly combustible material
Gunpowder
Perhaps the two missing victims of the boat crash were eaten by a giant catfish, theorized Jeremy Wade on this popular Discovery Channel show about extreme fishing
River Monsters
Breakfast dish with Hollandaise prepared by a revolutionary traitor
Eggs Benedict Arnold
Speaking of fermented corn, it can also be made into this, an alternative fuel that might not be as green as we think
Ethanol
California girl who some might claim is unlucky
Mocha
Lax attitudes around safety and amateur engineering led to lots of accidents in the early days of model rockets, some of which were dramatized in this fact-based 1999 film
October Sky
In the 1860s, residents were whipped into a panic after multiple sightings of a figure dubbed "The Blue Man," who allegedly threw boulders, ate livestock, and was armed with this caveman-era weapon
A club
Horse racing's biggest trio of events that are locked away in the Tower of London
The Triple Crown Jewels
Corn as we know it was first domesticated nearly 10,000 years ago in this country
Mexico
In a movie of her feline life, she could be played by Nichelle Nichols or Zoe Saldana
Uhura
After lighting the fuse, this smoke-producing safety measure must be burned through before the similarly-named ejection charge is lit and begins to produce thrust
Delay charge
Urban legends allege that, when the water is low, a glimpse of the last remnant of a flooded town can be caught when the top of this tall, old structure is just visible beneath the waves
A church steeple
Marvel billionaire superhero and deadly jellyfish relative from Portugal
Iron Man o' War
Though corn flour is gluten-free and won't bake into bread, it's often used to make this type of dough, which can be baked into tortillas or tamales
Masa
The other less-troublemaking duo, and the other Trekkies of this category
Scotty and Keenzer