I should be studying for chemistry
Yiddishisms
Celebrity Encounters
Literary First Words
(Art) History
100
Atoms are made up of protons, electrons, and these sub-atomic particles
what are neutrons?
100
Cholent is a traditional Ashkenazi stew that includes meat, potatoes, and this (apparently controversial) ingredient.
what are beans?
100
I met the cast of Critical Role at this movie premier
what is Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
100
from the author of a different "miserable" book:
'The Opera Ghost really existed."
What is Phantom of the Opera?
100
This statue depicts a she-wolf nursing two babies, which represents the founding myth of this Mediterranean empire.
What is Rome?
200
Found on the right side of the periodic table, these royal elements have a full shell of valence electrons
what are Nobel Gasses?
200
Author Sholem Aleichem wrote Tevye Der Milkher, a series of stories that inspired this musical that got a Yiddish-language rendition in 2018.
What is Fiddler on the Roof?
200
I saw this Worlds Beyond Number dungeon master at a roller rink.
Who is Brennan Lee Mulligan?
200
This epistolary gothic horror begins:
"Jonathan Harker's Journal -- (kept in shorthand)
Left Munich at 8:35 p.m., on 1st of May, arriving st Vienna early next morning."
What is Dracula?
200
This pre-columbian group, not ancient aliens, built monumental stone structures on mountain tops. However, their greatest feat is likely the rope bridges and well maintained road systems that connected the empire's vertical lands.
Who are the Inca?
300
Mn is the symbol for this element, whose name sounds like a Japanese comic book
what is Manganese?
300
This term, colloquially meaning 'okay', also refers to Jewish dietary laws
what is Kosher?
300
Both I and Big Bang Theory actress Mayim Bialik (who also hosted Jeopardy) share this Alma Mater, where I saw her speak on campus.
what is UCLA?
300
This Fantasy epic:
"Szeth-son-son-Vallano, Truthless of Shinowar, wore white on the day he was to kill a King."
What is the the Stormlight Archives/ the Way of Kings?
300
in Untitled #228, Cindy Sherman continues the art historical tradition of depicting this biblical figure, who seduced - then beheaded - the Assyrian general Holofernes.
Who is Judith?
400
Density can be calculated by dividing these two properties. (hint: when the equation is abbreviated, It might be a reminder to renew your driver's license)
what is mass and volume (d=m/v)
400
Yiddish was almost annihilated by the Holocaust, but there are still between 500,000 and 1,000,000 people, who live in this state, for whom Yiddish is their native tongue.
what is New York?
400
Voice of She-Ra and player of Opal on Critical Role, I saw this actress play Honey in Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe
Who is Aimee Carrero?
400
This tragic record begins:
"Sunday 14th June, 1942
On Friday, 12th June, I woke up at six o'clock and no wonder; it was my birthday."
What is the Diary of Anne Frank?
400
William Kentridge's mixed media art and performance works explores his experiences growing up during this dark period in South African history.
What is Apartheid?
500
Not to be confused with California's state fruit, 6.022x1023, also known as this constant, represents the number of atoms in a mole
what is Avogadro's number?
500
Dona Dona, a song popularized by this musician and political activist in 1960, was originally a Yiddish folk song
who is Joan Baez?
500
I met Shia LaBeouf and Noah Jupe while working on the set of this movie, the semi-autobiographical film based on the former's life.
What is Honey Boy?
500
this classic dystopia:
"t was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."
What is 1984?
500
In the late 19th century, the women of the Harvard College Observatory took photographs of the night sky and used those glass plate photo negetives to determine what the stars were made of. One example, that depicts this star cluster, is seen here.
What are the Pleiades?