The Periodic Table
This shiny, silver-white metal, represented by the symbol Na, reacts explosively with water.
What is sodium?
This author’s debut novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, introduced readers to Hogwarts.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
This 2010 Katy Perry hit features Snoop Dogg and describes summer in California.
What is "California Gurls"?
This word means both “a place where money is made” and “a tasty breath freshener.”
What is mint?
This Viking explorer was the first European to set foot in North America around 1000 CE.
Who was Leif Erikson?
This element, known for its use in thermometers, is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.
What is mercury?
This American author is known for the novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Who is Mark Twain?
This Queen hit begins, “Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?”
What is "Bohemian Rhapsody"?
This word describes a pair of words that sound the same but have different meanings, like “sea” and “see.”
What is a homophone?
This scientist proposed the first heliocentric model of the solar system.
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
This lightweight element, with the atomic number 6, is the basis for all organic life.
What is carbon?
She penned the classic Pride and Prejudice, a tale of love and societal expectations.
Who is Jane Austen?
This David Bowie hit begins, “Ground Control to Major Tom.”
What is "Space Oddity"?
This word describes a phrase that reads the same forward and backward, like “racecar.”
What is a palindrome?
The first Olympic Games of the modern era were held in this country in 1896.
What is Greece?
The periodic table is organized by increasing numbers of these subatomic particles.
What are protons?
To Kill a Mockingbird was the first and only novel published during this author’s lifetime.
Who is Harper Lee?
This Nirvana song opens with the lyrics, “Load up on guns, bring your friends.”
What is "Smells Like Teen Spirit"?
This word describes a phrase made by rearranging the letters of another word, such as turning “listen” into “silent.”
What is an anagram?
This U.S. President was the first to live in the White House.
Who is John Adams?
Fluorine, chlorine, and bromine are part of this highly reactive group.
What are halogens?
Frankenstein, often considered the first science fiction novel, was written by this author.
Who is Mary Shelley?
This Fleetwood Mac song advises listeners, “If you don’t love me now, you will never love me again.”
What is "The Chain"?
A group of owls is called this, which also means “a council or assembly.”
What is a parliament?
This company released the first personal computer in 1981, called the PC.
What is IBM?