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12/7/11
Old-timey Units of Measure
Labels:
History
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Math
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Scale
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Size Matters
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Trivia
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Units
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Word Meanings
What unit of Land Measure is technically defined as 1 furlong wide by 1 chain long?
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6/2/11
Its pronounced Beatle Juice
Labels:
Astronomy
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Constellations
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Heroes
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Math
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Pagan
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Trivia
(the small white dot to the very left under antares is the relative size of our sun)
Betelgeuse, in addition to being a Michael Keaton character, is also a star in what constellation?
Just don't say it 3 times in a row
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5/26/11
Speaking of Easy...
Labels:
1930s
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America
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Beer
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Math
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New York
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Prohibition
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Trivia
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Whiskey
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Wine
There are roughly
3,000 drinking establishments* in NYC today
. How many speakeasies did New York have during prohibition?
(* drinking establishments = restaurants, bars, and nightclubs)
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4/20/11
But Wait...Only 1 Of Those Is Right, Right?
Labels:
athelete
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Football
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Math
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Riddle
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Team Sports
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Trivia
Where in sports do the following equations make sense?
48-9=43
46+7=47
49-2=49
42+5=47
42+5=33
These are all CORRECT answers
(hint: its in a popular team sport)
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2/23/11
Truncated Isosohedron
Labels:
Big Words
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Geometry
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Math
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Sports
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Trivia
What common object's surface consists of 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons
?
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11/19/10
Public Speaking
Labels:
1800s
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America
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Behind Every Good Man
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Civil War
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Famous Date
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Freedom
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Math
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Titles
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Trivia
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USA
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Veterans
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War
,
World Leaders
picture is unrelated
Who gave what famous speech on November 19th, 7 score and 7 years ago (and how long ago was that)?
(You'll need the name, the title, and the time span)
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11/5/10
A Strike That Unions and Management Agree On.
Labels:
athelete
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Bowling
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Brooklyn
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Math
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Professional Sports
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Shake Rattle n Roll
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Size Matters
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Team Sports
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Trivia
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Turkey
What is the fewest number of rolls you can throw to complete 1 game of bowling?
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10/13/10
Also a Good Halloween Disguise
Labels:
1980s
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1990s
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America
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Math
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Montana
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Murder
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Psychology
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Titles
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Trivia
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True Crime
,
USA
What 20th century terrorist's nickname came, not from working alone, but from the fact that he targeted Universities and Airlines?
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7/1/10
Really Cold Question
Labels:
America
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Conversion
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Math
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Scale
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Science
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Size Matters
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Trivia
,
USA
Americans might not know that 30°C is pretty hot, but why should Americans know exactly how cold -40°C is?
hint: it's not the freezing point or boiling point of anything important to this question and it's not the coldest point any place has reached.
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