Monument-al Women
More U.S. monuments feature Joan of Arc than any other woman--which is ironic, since she's a patron saint of this country
France
This common response to a sneeze literally means "health" in German
Gesundheit
All the noble gases end in "O-N" except for this one, He--& what's so "noble" about filling up balloons
Helium
In a 1955 play, Big Momma's son is an alcoholic & his wife feels like this animal "on a hot tin roof"
Cat
When you Google "the one ring", you're asked, "Did you mean: my" this
Precious
A bronze statue in Kent, England marks the resting place of this Native American princess; there's an identical statue in Virginia
Pocahontas
In Germany, it's the opposite of "unter"; in the U.S., it's a rival to Lyft
Uber
Since it's in table salt, shouldn't we put this element, Na, in the center of the periodic table so everyone can reach it
Sodium
In a Sophocles play, he receives a prophecy that he's going to sleep with his own mother
Oedipus
Do a Google search for this 5-letter word beginning with "A" & you'll see the whole screen tilt
Askew
A statue known as "La Abuela Rockera" or "Rocker Grandma" honors a beloved figure of the '80s rock scene in this Spanish capital
Madrid
A groaner of a pun often seen on t-shirts is "German sausage jokes are just the" this
wurst
This is a metal, but it's liquid at room temperature
Mercury
His play "Long Day's Journey into Night" opens after mom's return home from a rehab stint for morphine addiction
Eugene O'Neil
When you search his name, Google asks, "Did you mean WHO IS" this Canadian and longtime Jeopardy host
WHO IS Alex Trebek
According to the National Park Service, this woman has more statues in the USA than any other American woman
Sacagawea
Arnold Schwarzenegger was born in Austria but he plays a teacher in a 1990 comedy with this German word in its title
Kindergarten
DAILY DOUBLE
It has the symbol K, but it starts with P & there's not even a "K" in its name!
That's bananas!
ANSWER: Potassium
August Wilson's famous 10-play cycle includes a 1980s play with this "Ma" in its title
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
When you Google "Chicxulub Crater", this flies across your screen; scientists believe one caused dinosaurs to go extinct
Meteor
Of 44 memorials on the National Mall, only 2 depict real-life women; one of them is this longest-serving first lady
Eleanor Roosevelt
It's the diacritical mark dotting the first vowel in Häagen-Dazs
Umlaut
This metal has a 3-letter name, yet they gave it a 2-letter symbol, Sn--why not just "T"?!
Tin
Just before the end of act 2 in this Tracy Letts play, Barbara screams at her mom, "I'm running things now!"
August: Osage County
When you Google "Isaac Newton", a tree appears on your screen; click it & this fruit falls to the bottom of the screen
Apple