WORLD HISTORY
The ancient world had 2 important cities named Thebes: one in Greece & one in this land
What is Egypt
This title of a high-ranking Shiite Muslim cleric & spiritual authority means sign of God
What is an AYATOLLAH
Prey's proverbial foe
What is PREDATOR
Hair emerges from this tiny pore in the skin
What are follicles
A medieval farm worker or to browse the internet
What is SERF/SURF
This national liberation front came to power in Nicaragua in 1979 & is ruling once again
What are the SANDINISTAS
In Judaism this high holiday starts the new year & 10 days of penitence
What is ROSH HASHANAH
Commonly standing 250 feet high these red California trees are the world's largest trees
What are REDWOODS
It's the junction between neurons; let's hope yours are firing now
What are synapses
To smell really bad or to inflict usually havoc
What is REEK/WREAK
Around 200 B.C. an anonymous Chinese innovator froze rice milk & spices in a paste creating a type of this dessert
What is ICE CREAM
Martin Luther was the first great leader of this movement that changed Christianity
What is the REFORMATION
Founded by Clara Barton this organization provides help in emergencies
What is the RED CROSS
This main male hormone affects the development of characteristics like facial & body hair as well as a deep voice
What is TESTOSTERONE
Containing little fat or a legal claim on a property
What is LEAN/LIEN
In 1202 Leonardo of Pisa urged the use of Arabic numerals including this one originally called a zephyrum & it caught on
What is ZERO
In Hinduism Kurma Rama & Krishna have all been avatars of this god
What is VISHNU
The people who hold this office are addressed as Your Eminence & wear red hats
What are Cardinals
The radius ulna & humerus all converge at this joint
What is the ELBOW
An ache or a piece of glass in a window
What is PAIN/PANE
This Spanish conquistador credited God & horses for his conquest of the Aztecs
What is Hernan Cortez
It's the common name for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
What are MORMONS
They make borscht red
What are BEETS
The thickest & most powerful tendon in the body it's formed by the calf muscles & inserts into the heel
What is the ACHILLES
Against or a song's paragraphs
What is VERSUS/VERSES