Famous physicists
This British physicist, knighted in 1705, formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation, and legend says an apple inspired him.
Who is Isaac Newton?
This European country is often said to resemble a boot kicking a triangular ball.
What is Italy?
This Atlanta-based chain, known for its waffle fries and closed-on-Sunday policy, achieved $10 billion in sales in 2022, surpassing many competitors in per-unit revenue.
What is Chick-fil-a?
This Old Testament structure was 300 cubits long, a unit of measure about 18 inches, making it roughly 450 feet.
What is the Ark?
This large mammal, Michigan's state game animal, is known for its antlers and can be found in both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas.
What is Ethan, wearing a funny hat?
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I
I took the road less traveled by
And that has made all the _______________.
What is difference?
This Italian astronomer, born in 1564, improved the telescope and supported the heliocentric model, facing house arrest for his views.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
This South American country’s long, narrow shape is compared to a chili pepper.
What is Chile?
This Louisville-based chain, with over 26,000 locations globally, introduced a proprietary blend of 11 herbs and spices for its fried chicken recipe in the 1930s.
What is KFC?
In 1 Kings, the dimensions of a circular “molten sea” imply this mathematical constant, approximated as 3.
What is pi?
This aquatic mammal, once nearly extinct in Michigan, builds dams and has made a strong comeback in rivers like the Au Sable.
What is the beaver?
Because I could not stop for death
He kindly stopped for me
The Carriage held but just ourselves
And _______________.
What is Immortality?
This British physicist, who proposed the concept of radiation emitted by black holes (eventually causing them to evaporate), combined general relativity with quantum mechanics to study black holes.
Who is Stephen Hawking?
This African nation’s outline is sometimes likened to a rhinoceros horn.
What is Somalia?
This chain, founded in 1996 in Louisiana, claims to be the home of the original chicken finger and emphasizes hand-breaded, made-to-order tenders.
What is Raising Canes?
"He has inscribed a circle on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness." What book of the Bible is this from?
Job 26:10
This bird, Michigan’s state bird, is easily recognized by its red breast and melodious song, often heard in suburban backyards.
What is the American robin?
I wondered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills
When all at once I saw a cloud
A host, of golden ____________
What are daffodils?
This Austrian physicist, born in 1887, formulated the wave equation for matter, earning the 1933 Nobel Prize for his quantum mechanics contributions.
Who is Erwin Schrödinger?
This Caribbean island nation is said to resemble a crocodile due to its elongated, curved shape.
What is Cuba?
This chain, founded in 1980 in Charlotte, North Carolina, sparked a 2019 social media frenzy with its spicy chicken sandwich, leading to nationwide sellouts.
What is Popeyes?
"The carpenter stretches a line; he marks it out with a pencil. He shapes it with planes and marks it with a compass. He shapes it into the figure of a man, with the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house." What book of the Bible is this from?
Isaiah 44:13
This elusive predator, found primarily in the Upper Peninsula, is Michigan’s largest wild cat and is known for its spotted coat.
What is the bobcat?
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
like a ___________ in the sun?
What is a raisin?
This Indian physicist is known for calculating the maximum stable mass of a white dwarf star, roughly 1.4 solar masses.
Who is Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar?
This Southeast Asian country’s shape is often described as an elephant’s head, with its trunk extending southward.
What is Thailand?
This California-based chain, founded in 1982, specializes in flame-grilled chicken marinated in citrus and spices, reflecting its founder’s Peruvian heritage.
What is El Pollo Loco?
"Then he made the sea of cast metal. It was round, ten cubits from brim to brim, and five cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference." What book of the Bible is this from?
1 Kings 7:23
This fish, native to the Great Lakes, is a prized catch for anglers and is known for its pinkish flesh and anadromous life cycle.
What is the Chinook salmon?
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten ____.
What is lore?