HOMOPHONIC PAIRS
Consumed an octet
Hydrated ferric oxide is the scientific name for this
What is Rust?
Of an unknown name
Who is anonymous?
On June 22, 1611 he was set adrift in Canda's James Bay, an arm of the bay named for him; he was never seen again
Who is Henry Hudson?
The name of this fresh fruit brand is Spanish for "little girl"
What is Chiquita ?
Views salty bodies of water
What are Seas sees?
Just like mercury, this element, Br, is a liquid at room temperature
What is bromine?
Ancient Egyptians wrote on this material
What is papyrus?
Malintzin (her Nahuatl name), AKA Malinche, AKA Doña Marina, was a translator & later mistress to this conquistador
Who is Cortés ?
This music app is named for the mythological woman to whom Apollo gave the gift of music
What is Pandora?
Writing paper that isn't going anywhere
What is stationary stationery
In 1923 Bronsted & Lowry determined that when an acidic substance loses a proton, it forms this
What is a base?
French for "fireplace", it's the theater's lobby
What is Foyer?
Frozen in for 9 months on an 1821 search for this route, Wm. Parry began the Royal Arctic Theatre to entertain his crew
What is
the Northwest Passage
The name of this shampoo brand means "smoothly agreeable"
What is Suave?
A bowl o' red straight from the fridge
What is chilly chili?
Codeine, methadone & Demerol are all these, a word derived from the name of the drug they come from or mimic
What is an opiate
An excessively optimistic person
What is a Pollyanna?
In 1573 this future circumnavigator raided a mule train carrying Peruvian silver bullion in the isthmus of Panama
Who is Sir Francis Drake?
This gas brand gets its name from a badge used in heraldry
What is Chevron? (with techron)
A prayer book regarding a launched weapon
What is a missile missal?
The closest electron shell to the nucleus of an atom is designated by this letter of the alphabet
What is K?
It's a general term for a thick-skinned ungulate like a hippo, too
What is a pachyderm?
This Frenchman, the 1st European to journey down the Mississippi to its mouth, was killed by his own men in what's now Texas
Who is La Salle
Latin for "snow" gives us the name of this snow white skin cream
What is Nivea?