Word Origins TriviaFrom a Greek word meaning “to speak ill of”, it’s irreverent talk of GodShow AnswerAnswer: Blasphemy
The Earth TriviaThe modified Mercalli scale ranks these 1-12: 1 – not felt except by few, 12 – total destructionShow AnswerAnswer: Earthquakes
Poet-pourri TriviaIn 1650 Anne Bradstreet’s poems appeared as “The Tenth” of these goddesses “lately sprung up in America”Show AnswerAnswer: Muses
Word Origins TriviaThe name of this Russian urn used to heat water for tea is Russian for “self-boiler”Show AnswerAnswer: Samovar
The Earth TriviaWe’re in the holocene epoch of the quaternary period of the Cenozoic one of theseShow AnswerAnswer: Era
Poet-pourri TriviaA stamp issued in 2002, for the 100th anniversary of his birth, included the full texts of 6 of his whimsical poemsShow AnswerAnswer: Ogden Nash
Word Origins TriviaThe name of this skirt isn’t Scottish in origin; it may come from the Danish for “to tuck up”Show AnswerAnswer: Kilt
Word Origins TriviaThis term for a broad street is French, but it goes back to bolwerc, a Middle Dutch word for bulwarkShow AnswerAnswer: Boulevard
The Earth TriviaWilliam Smith was the 1st to date rocks using these found within themShow AnswerAnswer: Fossils (that he found inside the rocks)
"ultra", Man Trivia(Sofia of the Clue Crew on a ski slope in Colorado) On the slopes, protect yourself from the A & B types of these; snow reflects about 80% of themShow AnswerAnswer: ultraviolet rays
Word Origins TriviaThe adjective vespertilian means resembling this winged mammal, whose Latin name is vespertilioShow AnswerAnswer: Bat
The Earth TriviaThe stratosphere includes this layer of the atmosphere that absorbs ultraviolet lightShow AnswerAnswer: Ozone
"ultra", Man TriviaUsed for TV transmissions between 300 & 3,000 megahertz, it’s abbreviated UHFShow AnswerAnswer: ultra high frequency