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Mononucleosis, also known as Mono, IM, EBV and kissing disease, it is an infectious disease generally transmitted through saliva and mucus. All questions concerning causes, transmission, symptoms, diagnosis and treatments will be found here.

Pop music's most notorious parodist, "Weird Al" Yankovic, has been making light of hit songs since 1976. No genre of music is off-limits to this master of the absurd, as his hit singles have been inspired by such varied artists as Madonna, Nirvana, and Coolio. Please direct all of your questions about "Weird Al" Yankovic into this category.

Quinine is a chemical with anti-inflammatory properties that is used to treat headaches and malaria. It is a common ingredient in tonic water due to its bitter taste.

Saw is a horror franchise that comprises seven films distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment and two video games published by Konami. It started with a short film in 2003, which was created by director James Wan.

The University of Kansas is a public research university in the state of Kansas. KU is the largest university in the state with campuses located in Lawrence – as the main campus – Kansas, Kansas City and Overland Park Kansas.

Blink-182 is an American pop punk band from Poway, California that predominantly plays pop punk music. The band was formed in 1992 as "Blink" with members Tom DeLonge (vocals, guitar), Mark Hoppus (vocals, bass) and Scott Raynor (drums).

Aston Villa Football Club, or also known as The Villa and The Villans, is one of the oldest and most successful English Football league club, having won the First Division Championship seven times. The club had also won the FA Cup seven times as well as the 1981–82 European Cup.

Wedding cakes are usually designed to celebrate a new marriage. In most traditions, they are cut by the bride and groom at the reception, and then served to the guests.

Condominiums are buildings made up of individually owned apartments or houses. They generally contain shared spaces like a lobby or roof, which are controlled by an association of owners.

The bittersweet life of German composer, Robert Schumann, is the type of story usually found only in the movies. Despite an attempted suicide, being confined to a mental institution, and an accidental self-mutilation to his hand that ruined his virtuosic skills as a pianist, Schumann still managed to become one of the greatest composers of the Romantic period. Please direct all questions about this troubled musician into this category.

A crib is a bed for infants and babies commonly used in most Western cultures. Ask questions about cribs and crib safety in this category.

Man vs. Wild is a survival television series hosted by Bear Grylls on the Discovery Channel. Questions about the show and Bear Grylls are asked and answered here.

A relatively new sport, speed skating is the sport of racing on speed skates, usually around an oval course, in an attempt to finish first. Types of speed skating are long track, short track, and marathon. Long track speed skating was included for the first time in the Winter Olympics in 1924, while short track skating was added in 1992. Questions about professional speed skaters, how to speed skate, and more are welcome here.

The Republic of Tajikistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia and the smallest country in the region with a total area of 55,251 sq mi. It has an estimated population of 7.99 million as of 2010.

Toni Morrison is a novelist, editor, and professor. Her works include Sula, The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, and Beloved. She has won a Nobel Prize, a Pulitzer Prize, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her various works.

Born in 1882, Virginia Woolf was an English novelist. One of her notable works is “A Room of One’s Own.”

This category is for questions about the popular comedy NBC comedy staring Steve Carell as the manager of paper company Dunder Mifflin in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

The thorny devil is an Australian lizard. As the name suggest, its body is completely covered in thorny spikes.

Carolyn Keene is the pseudonym of the authors of the popular Nancy Drew mystery series. More than twenty men and women assumed the name to write the hundreds of Nancy Drew books.

Frank James Lampard is an English professional football player who plays for Chelsea and the England national team. In 2008, he was considered the most expensive player in the Premier League.

The biggest city in the US state of Maine, Portland is also considered the social, economic and cultural capital of the state. This 52.6-sq-mi city topped Forbes’ list of America’s Most Livable Cities in 2009.

The American duo Insane Clown Posse consists of Joseph Utsler and Joseph Bruce, who portrays the characters of the wicked clowns Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J. Formed in Michigan, the group performs hardcore hip hop (horrorcore) style of music.

"The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757" is an 1826 novel by James Fenimore Cooper. It is actually the second out of five books in the Leatherstocking Tales series, but the best known. In 1992, the book was adapted into a screenplay, starring Daniel Day Lewis.

<em>Pokémon Sword</em> and <em>Pokémon Shield</em> are 2019 action-adventure turn-based roleplaying video games, continuing the ever-popular <em>Pokémon</em> series in the new Galar region.

Rupert Grint (born 24th August 1988) is a British actor best known for his role as Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter movies.

Joseph Lister (1827-1912) was a surgical pioneer. He was one of the first surgeons to incorporate and help to further develop aseptic techniques. He helped make surgical patients safer by reducing their chances of post surgical infections.

Kenwood has been a manufacturer of quality audio entertainment and communications equipment for the past few decades. Their products include everything from head units, subwoofers, speakers and amplifiers to amateur and land mobile radios.

The Three Musketeers was written by Alexandre Dumas and published in 1844. It has been adapted into several movies, cartoons, and theater productions.

Starring Sylvester Stallone, the Rambo franchise started in 1982 with First Blood. The main character is a Vietnam veteran, John Rambo. He uses his combat skills to fight injustices around the world.

Computer security means protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information stored on, processed by, and transmitted by computers. In order to achieve this, various governments and organizations have established laws, regulations, and standards for securing computers and the data stored, processed, and transmitted by them. This category is for questions about existing and proposed laws and standards specifically related to computer security including the contents of the laws & regulations, who is legally responsible, who/what the laws/regulations/standards apply to, how the security is evaluated, and how it is documented.