The Nobel Prize
This German-born theoretical physicist was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics “for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.”
Albert Einstein
This tropical cyclone struck the southeastern United States in late August 2005. The hurricane and its aftermath claimed more than 1,800 lives, and it ranked as the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history.
Hurricane Katrina
Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women
True
World Book says it is “a poisonous, yellowish-green gas with a strong, unpleasant odor.” It can be used to treat your pool.
Cholrine
Sarah takes online classes at what college?
The University of Maine
In 1903, she won a Nobel Prize in Physics, becoming the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Later, she would become the first person to win a Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two scientific fields.
Marie Curie
This superstorm brought flooding damage to Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, The Bahamas, and the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern states in late October 2012. It was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, and the second-costliest hurricane in United States history.
Hurricane Sandy
In addition to their normal bricks, LEGO used to make a smaller brick that was based on perfect cubes.
True. Modulex bricks were made beginning in 1963 by Lego for architects. They were discontinued and have not been manufactured since the late 70s.
The formula for density is d=M/V, with M & V standing for these 2 things.
Mass & Volume
Nikki’s dog is named this, the last name of New Girl character Nick.
Miller
The first Nobel Prize in this area of study was awarded in 1969 to Ragnar Frisch and Jan Tinbergen.
Economics
Known regionally as the Great Storm of 1900 or the 1900 Storm, this is the deadliest natural disaster in United States history. It was a Category 4 storm, with winds of up to 145 mph, which made landfall in Texas on September 8, 1900.
Great Galveston Hurricane
All waterfalls go down.
False - sometimes, they go up in Hawaii and Utah
When this gloomy outlook follows “electro”, it refers to the ability of an atom to attract electron pairs.
(Electro)negativity
Before moving to New York, what state did Michelle live in?
Kansas
This man was a poet, essayist, publisher, playwright, literary critic and editor. He won the 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature “for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry.”
Thomas Stearns (T.S.) Eliot
When it struck in 1992, this was the most destructive hurricane in American history. It struck the Bahamas, South Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, and Louisiana, causing $26.5 billion of damage. It ranks as the third costliest hurricane in history.
Hurricane Andrew
Amazon originally only sold toys.
False. Amazon started out only selling books.
Any substance that speeds up a chemical reaction is called this.
Catalyst
Sarah’s birthday is the 18th of what month?
August
At 97 years old, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019, for his work on lithium-ion batteries, along with M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino. To date he is the oldest person ever to have been awarded the Nobel Prize. From August 27, 2021, until his death in 2023, he was the oldest living Nobel Prize laureate.
John (Bannister) Goodenough
The most intense storm of the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season, this was a powerful, deadly and destructive Category 5 hurricane. It became the second most intense tropical cyclone on record to strike the United States (behind the 1935 Labor Day hurricane) and is one of just four Category 5 hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S.
Hurricane Camille
On Jupiter and Saturn it rains diamonds.
True
A solution with a pH of less than 7 is an acid, which will turn this testing paper red.
Litmus
Who’s Last day is today and will be missed by all
Sarah