Fun and interesting facts about Rocks and Gems
The Study of rocks is called this.
What is Geology
This novel is about a man who spends an eventful summer in East Egg with an eccentric rich man but ends tragically, and was written by this author.
What is The Great Gatsby, By F. Scott Fitzgerald.
The Phrase "Look what the cat dragged in" means this.
bonus points for what is origin is.
Look who showed up and/or you don't look great
Originated in the late 1800's early 1900's in a handful of news articles before entering the common vernacular
The Peacemaker was designed by this titan of the firearm's industry.
Who is Samuel Colt
The Troll is known a a large hard to defeat monster for its ability to regenerate unless you use one of these, its greatest weakness, against it.
What is Fire or Acid
This volcanic rock is formed when lava cools after a volcanic eruption.
What is Obsidian
This tale is about a group on a journey to reclaim thier home from a dragon.
What is The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Phrase, "Bought the farm" means this.
You died
Originated during WW2 when servicemen or specifically pilots would die in battle or crash.
The AK-47 was designed by them in post WW2 Russia.
Who is Mikhail Kalashnikov
This creature is known for its ability to create illusions of itself and appear as if it is not standing where it appears to be.
What is a Displacer Beast
This gemstone is made of carbon and forms over great periods of time and under immense pressure.
What is Diamonds
This epic is about a man on a long journey home who is constantly pulled off course and into danger.
What is the Odyssey, by Homer
The phrase "It's all gone pair shaped" means this.
It's all gone wrong
Originated with RAF pilots during WW2 when many of them were unable to do perfect loops
One of the most iconic pistol designs in history, the M1911 was designed by this famous weapons designer.
Who is John Moses Browning
The Basilisk is known for its ability to turn its targets to stone and there are to ways to turn them back. what are they.
A greater restoration spell or Distilling an oil from its stomach.
The Chemical symbol for gold Au, is based on this Latin word for gold.
Aurum
This Novel is the tale of Edmond Dantes whos unjust imprisonment, daring escape and long tale of revenge, patience, and hope.
What is The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexander Dumas
The Phrase "Cost an arm and a leg" originated from what?
After the US Civil war soldiers eventually began to use the phrase in reference to their pensions having cost an arm and a leg.
The first lever-action rifle was patented by this man in 1860.
Who is Benjamin Tyler-Henry
A vampire is a formidable opponent, but it does have weaknesses. 4 Specifically, full points for naming 3 and double for naming all 4.
Forbiddance, Harmed by running water, Stake to the heart, and Sunlight hypersensitivity.
The meting point of tungsten is this temperature.
6,192 F or 3,422 C
This space opera style novel about Dirk t'Larien who goes to a distant and dying planet of Worlorn, summoned by his lost love Gwen Delvano for reasons unknown to him.
What is The Dying of the Light, by Gorge R. R. Martin
The Phrase "Biting the bullet" originated with this.
It may have originally referred to soldiers literally biting a bullet during impromptu battlefield amputations or was derived from biting the billet when a stick was sometimes referred to as a billet.
The first railgun was designed by this inventor.
Bonus for when the first porotype was built.
Who is Andre Louis Octave Fauchon-Villepee
1917
There are many colors of Dragon that live in the world, Name them.
5 for full points, 10 for double points
Chromatic: Red, Blue, Green, White, and Black
Metallic: Gold, Brass, Copper, Silver, and Bronze