February 2018 - A To Z Posting Contest

V...VIDEO GAMES ARE SAID TO HELP SURGEONS WHO PLAY FOR AT LEAST 3
HOURS A WEEK, PERFORM THEIR SURGERIES 27 PERCENT FASTER, WITH 37
PERCENT FEWER ERRORS THAN THOSE THAT DON'T PLAY THEM AT ALL.

W - Woody is the name of the cowboy voiced by Tom Hanks in the 'Toy Story' films.

X Xe•rox (ˈzɪər ɒks)
Trademark. a brand name for a copying machine for reproducing printed, written, or pictorial matter by xerography.

Y - Yellowstone National Park is a national park located in the U.S. states of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. The park is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially Old Faithful geyser, one of its most popular features.

Z - Zelda, the wife of Great Gatsby author F. Scott Fitzgerald, inspired Nintendo's most famous princess in its game The Legend of Zelda

A Two ANIMAL rights protesters were protesting at the cruelty of sending pigs to a slaughterhouse in Bonn. Suddenly the pigs, all two thousand of them, escaped through a broken fence and stampeded, trampling the two hapless protesters to death.

B - Boron's symbol is B, it is classified as a metalloid and it is a solid at room temperature. It has a melting point of 3,769 degrees Fahrenheit, and it boils at 7,101 degrees Fahrenheit. It is used in making glass and ceramics, and in insecticides, detergents and some cosmetics.

C The COLOR blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones.

Dr. Suess : Dr Seuss was a pen name used by the famous cartoonist and writer of children's literature Theodor Seuss Geisel. Dr Seuss was the author of some of the most famous children's books of all time including If I Ran the Zoo (1950), Horton Hears a Who! (1955), If I Ran the Circus (1956), The Cat in the Hat (1957), How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957), and Green Eggs and Ham (1960).

E ENERGY the property of matter and radiation that is manifest as a capacity to perform work (such as causing motion or the interaction of molecules):

F - Fantastic Four, who gained superpowers after exposure to cosmic rays during a scientific mission to outer space, are Mister Fantastic; the Invisible Woman; the Human Torch and the monstrous Thing.

G GROUNDHOGS, or woodchucks, are large rodents known for their burrowing habits and destructive behavior.

H - Harvard - Established in 1636, it is the oldest university in the U.S.A.

I ICELAND to use more energy mining bitcoin than powering its homes this year

J - The "Joker" is believed to have been invented by American Euchre players who, when modifying the rules sometime during the 1860s, decided that an extra trump card was required.