HISTORY
THE BAND'S SONGS TELL A STORY
MIDDLE "G"
OVERLAPS
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SCIENCE
CLASSIC LITERATURE REIMAGININGS
100
After a bloody conquest in the 200s B.C., Indian ruler Ashoka embraced peace & this religion, leading a "conquest by dharma"
What is Buddhism?
100
Its lead singer was known to "Jump" around while its virtuoso played an "Eruption" on his "Little Guitars"
Who is Van Halen?
100
Fancy name for a list of movies a particular actor or director has made
What is a filmography?
100
Forbidden woolen baby socks worn instead of shoes
What are tabooties?
100
Of the 6 essential nutrients, 3 provide calories: proteins, fats & these, which come in simple & complex forms
What are carbohydrates?
100
A reimagining of "Peter Pan", "Lost Boy" is an alternate take on this character's backstory including how he lost his hand
Who is Captain Hook?
200
"The Secret History of the Mongols" isn't just a hagiography of this ruler--apparently he was afraid of dogs
Who is Genghis Khan?
200
"I Gotta Feeling" you know this hip-hop group! They did "Don't Stop The Party"... c'mon, "Don't Phunk With My Heart"!
Who are the Black Eyed Peas?
200
Merv Griffin used to play this word game with his sister & "Wheel of Fortune" is the result
What is hangman?
200
All those unsolicited emails you receive are quickly forgotten with this mental condition
What is spamnesia?
200
The nuclei of radioactive elements can undergo the spontaneous type of this process, liberating much energy
What is fission?
200
March, by Geraldine Brooks, is a reimagining of this Louisa May Alcott novel, in which Brooks fills in all the details of the things that Mr. March dared not say in his letters to his wife and his daughters Meg, Jo , Beth and Amy.
What is Little Women?
300
Of an 1871 meeting in Africa, one of this pair wrote, we "asked questions of one another, such as: 'How did you come here?'"
Who are Stanley & Livingstone?
300
This quartet is on the "Adventure Of A Lifetime", flying "Up With The Birds" in "A Sky Full Of Stars": "Viva la Vida"
Who are Coldplay?
300
It's the fabric seen here in a typical pattern
What is gingham?
300
Protest by refusing to buy curds and whey.
What is boycottage cheese?
300
It's the measure of the size of the seismic waves generated by an earthquake; Charles Richter invented one way to measure it
What is magnitude?
300
James, by Percival Everett, retells this Mark Twain novel entirely from the enslaved Jim's perspective
What is Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
400
In 1163 its construction a began on Île de la Cité under the direction of Bishop Maurice de Sully
What is the Cathedral of Notre Dame?
400
"One Of These Nights", I'll tell you this band did "Pretty Maids All In A Row", but "I Can't Tell You Why"
Who are the Eagles?
400
Present tense verb meaning to use 2 known positions on a map to determine a third unknown one
What is triangulate?
400
A set of rules for formal occasions in a Rocky Mountain U.S. state
What is ProtoColorado?
400
Though An & Ay were available, this element used in alloys has the chemical symbol Sb, from its Latin name Stibium.
What is antimony?
400
Jewish author Howard Jacobson put a spin on "The Merchant of Venice" with this disputed character "Is My Name"
Who is Shylock?
500
After their master was forced to commit seppuku, 47 samurai became this type of warrior vowing vengeance; 46 died the same way
Who are rōnin?
500
"Born Of A Broken Man", they urged us to "Wake Up" to the "Killing In The Name"
Who are Rage Against the Machine?
500
Australian parakeets bred in captivity with coloring of blues, whites, yellows and greys.
What are budgies?
500
Everything that can go wrong does for King Julien from Madagascar
What is LeMurphy's Law?
500
Lasting about 4 billion years & encompassing Earth's first 3 eons is this time period that "pre"cedes everything else
What is Precambrian?
500
With this novel as a starting point, "The Madman's Daughter" seeks the truth of her father's experiments on animals
What is The Island of Dr. Moreau?