ASTRONOMY CLUB WITH NEIL deGRASSE TYSON
I GOT '99 PROBLEMS
(IN HISTORY CLASS)
(IN HISTORY CLASS)
BIOLOGY
COMPUTER
CLUB
CLUB
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS
DDs+FJ
400
Our GPS satellites experience less gravity than we do here on Earth's surface so their clocks tick a bit faster... but engineers pre-correct the GPS time for Einstein's general theory of this
Relativity
400
1599: Per the book "A Year in the Life of" him, his theater company parted ways with master clown Will Kemp
Shakespeare
400
It's the proper term for a human embryo after the first trimester
Fetus
400
The logo seen below is labeled as this function on a MAC keyboard
Command
400
It's Italian for a "master" conductor or composer
Maestro
400
Lewis Hine's 1932 book "Men at Work" documented in photographs the construction of this NYC building in 1930
Empire State Building
400
VIDEO CLUE - 1600
Wormholes
800
VIDEO CLUE - 800
Venus
800
1799:
Britain's Combination Act oppressed workers by outlawing trade these
Unions
800
By definition, phototaxis is the movement of an organism in response to this
Light
800
Microsoft released the final version of Internet Explorer in 2020, before shifting to this current flagship browser
Windows Edge
800
The Spanish name of these appetizers means "cover" because they were originally put on top of glasses as "lids"
Tapas
800
The button you press on most cameras to take the picture is called this "release"
Shutter
800
To help make sure your brain stays fueled, its cells need less of this hormone for glucose uptake
Insulin
1200
VIDEO CLUE - 1200
Hydrogen
1200
1699:
This notorious "Captain" arrived in the West Indies & found out he was wanted for piracy
Captain Kidd
1200
We suppose you know that adipose is a layer of this that insulates the body from heat loss
Fat
1200
Like a T-shirt, both MAC and PC programs are made of these; in an online forum, they're sequences of comments on the same topic
Threads
1200
Bon Voyage means "Have a good journey" but most French people say this, literally translated as "Goodbye"
Au Revoir
1200
Up until the 1990s, photography accounted for almost half the industrial use of this metal in the United States
Silver
1600
DAILY DINGER!!!! #1
DAILY DINGER!!!! #1
1600
1899:
Get your dancing shoes on because this guy was born! Widely considered the greatest dancer in film history
Fred Astaire
1600
In 1901 botanist Hugo de Vries coined this term to describe sudden genetic change
Mutation
1600
School is for fools;
Microsoft was founded by these 2 college dropouts in 1975
Paul Allen and Bill Gates
1600
They're the German equivalent of "Mr." & "Mrs."
Herr and Frau
1600
Some smartphone cameras use wee gyroscopes for OIS, "optical image" this, for clear images even if the phone shakes
Stabilization
1600
BRITISH WORD ORIGINS
These political party names began as negative terms for the 2 factions warring over the 1678 Meal-Tub Plot
2000
VIDEO CLUE - 2000
Near Earth Objects
2000
1999:
As part of NATO operations, a stealth aircraft mistakenly bombed the Chinese embassy in this Balkan capital
Belgrade
2000
DAILY DINGER!!!! #2
DAILY DINGER!!!! #2
2000
The predecessor to Windows, Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? and The Oregon Trail were first released on this green/black Microsoft Operating System
MS-DOS
2000
This Sanskrit word or sound is often repeated to aid concentration in meditation, especially in Hinduism and Buddhism practices
Mantra
2000
In 1929 this 2-word phrase was coined for Erich Salomon's spontaneous photo technique, later it became a long running TV show
Candid Camera
2000
U.S. MONEY MATH
Adding up the denominations of circulating bills with U.S. presidents on the front gives you this total