|
|
|
|
RUSSIAN HISTORY & CULTURE |
|
|
|
Redefining minor things like space, time & gravity, the theory of general this changed the world in 1915 |
the theory of relativity
|
|
|
"I'm just like my country, I'm young, scrappy and hungry, and I'm not throwin' away my shot" |
Hamilton
|
|
|
The immortal sisters Stheno & Euryale, whose gaze could turn you to stone, were these monsters |
Gorgons
|
|
|
Under Franz Boas, Ruth Benedict & Margaret Mead both earned PhDs from Columbia in this subject |
anthropology
|
|
|
Apologizing to the Russian people for the failures of his administration, he abruptly resigned as president December 31, 1999 |
(Boris) Yeltsin
|
|
|
Footbridge is a 10-letter word that you use if you're this kind of 10-letter traveler |
a pedestrian
|
|
|
In 1866 this monk was pushing paper--for the Natural Science Society of Brünn--detailing his theory of heredity |
Mendel
|
|
|
"Anything you can do, I can do better, I can do anything better than you" |
Annie Get Your Gun
|
|
|
Here's a depiction of this mythical creature |
a phoenix
|
|
|
Born into slavery, Anna Julia Cooper became a noted educator & activist, & in her 60s received a PhD from this Paris college |
the Sorbonne
|
|
|
Russian for "peace" or "world", this space station hosted more than 100 people from 12 countries during its time in orbit |
Mir
|
|
|
Yep, people still use this handy measuring tool in math class & in certain professions |
(Mayim: Yes, you either love it or you hate it.) [Laughter]
a protractor
|
|
|
Brønsted-Lowry says any compound that transfers a proton to another compound is an acid; the one taking on a proton is a this |
(Mayim: I'm very glad you got that right, John.) [Laughter]
a base
|
|
|
"I could have danced all night, and still have begged for more" |
My Fair Lady
|
|
|
Zeus gave a silver bow made by the Cyclops to this daughter & goddess of the hunt |
Artemis
|
|
|
This chairman of the Fed from 1987 to 2006 has a PhD in economics |
Greenspan
|
|
|
Until DNA tests in the 1990s proved otherwise, many claimed to be this youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II |
Anastasia
|
|
|
This biology branch that shares a Nobel Prize category deals with the functions of living organisms |
physiology
|
|
|
In 1633 he got a life sentence for discussing Copernican theory, but it was a torture-free term |
Galileo
|
|
|
"This needs to be perfect, these emails have to prove that we were actually friends" |
Dear Evan Hansen
|
|
|
Vulcan is the Roman counterpart of this Greek god |
Hephaestus
|
|
|
We will rock you when we tell you that this guitarist & founding member of Queen is a doctor of astrophysics |
Brian May
|
|
|
In the early 1900s members of the faction that opposed Lenin were called these, meaning "one of the minority" |
(Katie: Who are Bolsheviks?) (Mayim: I'm sorry, who are [*], who opposed the Bolsheviks.)
the Mensheviks
|
|
|
This word meaning "harmful" is also the name of Sleeping Beauty's nemesis |
maleficent
|
|
|
Sometimes called the theory of everything, it says all the objects in our universe are made of vibrating filaments of energy |
string theory
|
|
|
"I'm reporting live from Gander Airport where the 19th plane has just touched down" |
Come From Away
|
|
|
This daughter of Tantalus turned to stone while weeping for her slain children |
Niobe
|
|
|
She holds a PhD in animal science & authored "The Autistic Brain" & "Humane Livestock Handling" |
Temple Grandin
|
|
|
As the result of his "Gulag Archipelago", this author was exiled from the Soviet Union in 1974 & wouldn't return for 20 years |
Solzhenitsyn
|
|
|
From Greek for "to show through", it's used to describe a delicate, translucent fabric, perhaps a bridal veil |
(John: What is gossamer?)
diaphanous
|
|