All answers start with "E"

North, West, South ____.

To look good, upper-class.

A long saga told in the form of a poet - Beowulf and the Odyssey are examples.

To have nothing inside.

An event or a group of events occurring as part of a sequence; an incident or period considered in isolation (or an installment of a serialised story).

Cyprus the Great (6th century BC), Alexander the Great (4th century BC), Genghis Khan (13th century) & Hitler (20th century) all had one of these.

___ Perón, an Argentine politician, activist, actress, and philanthropist who served as First Lady of Argentina from June 1946 until her death in July 1952.

An American poet alive between 1830 – 1886, ____ Dickenson.

An English singer-songwriter _____ Golding. Her most popular song is "Love me like you do".

_______ Taylor, a British-American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s.

Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin, known mononymously as ____, is an Irish singer now in her 60s. With an estimated equivalent of over 80 million albums sold worldwide, Enya is one of the world's best-selling music artists.

__ Blyton, an English children's author

Another Soviet film director - Sergei _______ (1898-1948) best known for Battleship Potemkin (1925).

A German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity, Albert ____ (1879 – 1955).

Thomas ______, an American inventor and businessman around in the late 19th and early 20th century. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, sound recording, and motion pictures.

In the 90s American cartoon, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Courage is looked after by an elderly couple, called Muriel and ______.

Ex-Slave who wrote a book in the 1780s, entitled "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah ______ Or Gustavus Vassa" -

____ Musk, tech billionaire.

Ralph Waldo_______ an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, minister, abolitionist, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and critical thinking, as well as a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society and conformity.

Leif _______a Norse explorer who is thought to have been the first European to set foot on continental America, approximately half a millennium before Christopher Columbus

Teacher in the simpsons, ____ Krabappel.

A 1990s Tim Burton film about a synthetic man with scissor hands, is taken in by Peg, a kindly Avon lady, after the passing of his inventor. _____ Scissorhands

______ Paolozzi, a Scottish artist, known for his sculpture and graphic works. He is widely considered to be one of the pioneers of pop art.

____ Murphy, an American comedian.

A plant or plant-like organism that grows on the surface of another plant

A sort of speech you give at a funeral.

You'll find the countries of France, Germany, Italy, Spain etc here.

Affected and overly refined.

A social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems not to be of this world.

Things that exist or are used or enjoyed for only a short time.

the process of digging up human remains (body or ashes) from their burial site,

A condition that makes you have seizures.

Able to eat.

To be happy.

Edible land snails, especially as a popular French delicacy.

To suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently.

To be fed up and fustrated.

An oval or round object laid by a female bird, reptile, fish, or invertebrate, usually containing a developing embryo.

An animal similar to an ostrich, but smaller.

A long animal found in water.

Large, grey animal.

Similar to a deer.

The common name for certain large birds of prey within the family of the Accipitridae.

A small animal with a long, narrow, soft body without arms, legs, or bones, commonly found in dirt.

The broad umbrella term for sport involving riding on horseback.

A Central African country with a population of some 1.8 million, comprising the Rio Muni mainland and 5 volcanic offshore islands. Its capital Malabo is on Bioko, one of these islands. It was a Spanish colony until independence in 1968, then lorded over by a ruthless dictator, Francisco Macías Nguema, until his nephew, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo disposed him in a coup in 1979.

A small East African country, it's capital is Asmara and it has been a military dictatorship, lorded over by Isaias Afwerki (now in his eighties) since the country's independence in 1993.

A small African country with a population of some 1.2 million. Its capital is Mbabane and it's a landlocked country located entirely within South Africa.

The fourth most populous country in Africa, behind Nigeria, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo,

An East African country with a population of 132 million. Italy tried to conquer this country in the 1930s and failed. Haile Selassie ruled this country as Emperor between 1930-1974.

City in North Iraq (or Kurdish Iraq - Başûrê) it is the most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq with some 1.6 million people.

The capital of Scotland (but not the largest city by population, this is Glasgow).

One of the four countries that make up the UK, the largest one by population.

Country in the Baltics.

A river of the north and northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, in Spain. Also the name of the longest and largest Battle of the Spanish Civil War that took place between July and November 1938.

City in Texas. It's the 22nd-most populous city in the U.S., sixth-most populous city in Texas.

Before it was the metropolis of Tokyo, the area was a small, unassuming fishing village called ___. The name was changed to Tokyo in 1868 during the Meiji Restoration.

A country straddling the equator on South America’s west coast. Population 18 million, capital Quito, President Daniel Noboa.

A country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. It's population is just over 6 million. President Nayib Bukele.

The circle of latitude that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

Something or someone that differs from the general rule, group.

A professional who uses science, math, and creativity to design, build, and maintain structures, machines, systems, and processes to solve problems and improve the world.

To not be included in something.

In the UK it is called a lift, in the US, an _______.

A group of female sex hormones, primarily estradiol, crucial for reproductive health, developing female traits (breasts, hips), regulating the menstrual cycle, and supporting pregnancy, but it also impacts bones, heart, brain, and skin.

The theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope, and the distinction between justified belief and opinion.

You do to school to get an ________.

A supreme leader of a country - think Caesar.

the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length (about 22 September and 20 March).

The European Union's massive education, training, youth, and sport program for mobility and cooperation, allowing students and others to study/train abroad with funding.

The study of the origin of words.

To go off or be out of date.

On your arm

Christmas. Santa's helpers.

Involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning.

A cry of joy or satisfaction when one finds or discovers something.

A decisive French victory during the Napoleonic Wars' War of the Fifth Coalition, where Napoleon outmaneuvered and crushed Archduke Charles's main Austrian army, fought in 1809.

The outside limit of an object, area, or surface.

This thing was not "discovered" at one specific moment but understood gradually, with Ancient Greeks noting static effects (c. 600 BCE) and Benjamin Franklin famously linking lightning to this thing in 1752. The practical harnessing of this thing began much later with Alessandro Volta's battery (1800) and Michael Faraday's induction (1831), paving the way for modern use.

A formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position.

For the entire species to have ended.

If you do not have contact with your family, it is said you are ________.

To be overwhelmed with pleasure or happiness.

To instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually.

Not the beginning, the____.

The native name a group of people, place, or language uses for themselves or it, used within that community i.e Albanians call their country Shqipëria, Germans say Deutschland etc.

A name for a place, group, or language used by outsiders, differing from the name the locals use i.e Germany as opposed to Deutschland.

The secret gathering of confidential or classified information (military, political, commercial) by spies, agents, or technology for a state or company, often illegally, to gain an advantage, involving methods from human intelligence and infiltration to cyberattacks and surveillance.

To dress well.

A machine with moving parts that converts power into motion, especially one that supplies motive power for a vehicle.

To purposefully fill.

You might drink a cup of coffee if you take this.

To be angry.

To swap something for something else.

To hide from someone.

A stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carrier of electricity in solids.

To be old.

To copy or imitate someone you look up to.

Used to emphasize the accuracy of a figure or description.

A famous Soviet film director - _____ Klimov (1933-2003), his most famous work is Come and See (1985).

A 1977 American independent surrealist body horror film written, directed, produced, and edited by David Lynch.

A pivotal figure in Jewish tradition, her story explains the origin of the holiday of Purim. She was a Jewish orphan who became Queen of Persia and secretly saved her people from Haman's plot to exterminate them, demonstrating faith and courage in the face of hidden divine providence, a central theme in Jewish life during exile.

Christianity's most important festival, celebrating Jesus's resurrection from the dead, marked by traditions like hot cross buns, and church services, occurring in spring (March/April) on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox, following the 40-day Lenten fast.

The book of _____, is the third of the Latter Prophets in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) and one of the major prophetic books in the Christian Bible. The name means "God is strong" or "God strengthens" in Hebrew.

The natural process of Earth's materials (soil, rock) being worn away and transported by natural forces like water (rivers, waves), wind, or ice (glaciers)

You should try and do this regularly, is it improves physical and mental health.

Describes someone or something unusual, unconventional, or slightly strange, deviating from the norm in behavior, thought, or appearance,

Understood by or meant for only a select few with specialized knowledge.

To run away secretly to get married, often without parental consent.

A sound or sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener.

A focused piece of writing, typically non-fiction, that presents an author's argument or exploration of a specific topic, usually structured with an introduction, body paragraphs with evidence, and a conclusion, serving as a common academic assessment to develop critical thinking and communication skills.

In Spanish, "___" literally means "that one" (referring to something masculine), but in Mexican-American slang (Chicano culture), it's a casual term for "dude, bro, homie, or friend,"

A city in Southeastern Nigeria nicknamed the "Coal City," because rich coal deposits were discovered in 1909, which spurred its growth as a railway hub. It's known for its hilly landscape and natural spots like Ngwo Pine Forest.

Deliberately avoid using; abstain from.

To leave your own country to live elsewhere

A title of various Muslim (mainly Arab) rulers.

Full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness.

Plan to marry someone.

A state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.

The legendary sword of King Arthur, symbolizing power, justice, and rightful sovereignty.

_________ syndrome, a heart disorder caused by a congenital heart defect, it is named after Austrian physician Dr. Victor__________ who discovered the disorder in the 1890s.

To leave or come out of something, a fox will _____ from its nest.

in the end, especially after a long delay, dispute, or series of problems.

A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.

Force or throw (something) out in a violent or sudden way.

Something or someone mysterious, puzzling, or hard to understand, like a riddle or a perplexing person, but the term also famously refers to the German WWII encryption machine whose codes were broken by Allied codebreaker.

A term for Indigenous peoples of the Arctic (like Inuit and Yup'ik) but is now often considered outdated or offensive because it's a non-Indigenous label.

Vivacious and enthusiastic.

Schutzstaffel paramilitary death squads of Nazi Germany that were responsible for mass murder, primarily by shooting, during World War II in German-occupied Europe.

A dynamic, partially enclosed coastal area where freshwater from a river mixes with salty ocean water, creating unique brackish (slightly salty) conditions.