It Starts with "U"
This technology uses sound waves to take images inside the body
What is ultrasound?
Before "out", it means eradicate; before "for", cheer on
What is root?
This 1970s band wore outrageous costumes because of a Swedish tax law allowing deductions for non-street clothes
What is ABBA?
This "fermented cabbage" goes great on a sandwich
What is sauerkraut?
She's Zeus' sister-wife
Who is Hera?
This diacritical mark gets its name from German for "about" & "sound"
What is umlaut?
An idiom meaning to inflate, or to get a sports team enthusiastic & ready to play
What is pump up?
This Disney Channel series was originally going to be called "Alexis Texas"
What is Hannah Montana?
This little breed is a "badger dog"
What is a dachshund?
The handsome youth Adonis was a favorite of this love goddess
Who is Aphrodite?
A street kid, or oddly, a hedgehog
What is an urchin?
It used to mean praising God; now, a movie may be accused of doing it to bad behavior like drug use
What is glorify?
Peter Laird, co-creator of these comic book heroes, wishes the cartoon had not made them so obsessed with pizza
What is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
In the mountains enjoy these "noble white" flowers
What are edelweiss?
This goddess of victory is the daughter of the Titan Pallas & the River Styx
Who is Nike?
Jeremy Bentham & John Stuart Mill were proponents of this philosophy that answers the question "what ought a person to do?"
utilitarianism
Online, you can find "5 Ways to" do it to your confidence, or " 10 Ways to" do it to your Wi-Fi signal
What is boost?
Marina Toybina made dancing sharks for Katy Perry's Super Bowl show & designs the elaborate disguises for this reality competition
What is the Masked Singer?
None of this "whirlpool" pastry for me--I'm dieting
What is a strudel?
This goddess of fruit, crops & vegetation has a name that might mean "earth mother"
Who is Demeter?
There are 3 "U"s in this term for "omnipresent"
What is ubiquitous?
The Latin tollere, "to raise", gives us this verb meaning to praise highly
What is extol?
This movie director of "Slumdog Millionaire" & "Trainspotting" also directed the London Olympics opening ceremonies
Who is Danny Boyle?
A book about the hero's formative years is this kind of "education novel"
What is bildungsroman?
Give a whistle for her, the muse of epic poetry
Who is Calliope?