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Who was the first president to be born in a hospital? Hint: He was also the first president to be born in the 20th century.
Jimmy Carter was the first president to be born in a hospital.
Name the country that was devastated by a volcanic blast on January 15th, 2022?
Tonga.
Greek! She was a descendant of Alexander the Great’s Macedonian general Ptolemy.
Bomb. "That was bomb."
Really good, amazing, delicious, etc.
In the United States and Canada, we celebrate Black history in February. However, in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Netherlands, they honor it during the month of October. In 2014, Ireland became only the fourth country in the world to celebrate Black History Month.
The pin prevents the lever, or "spoon" on the grenade from flipping off and arming the fuse on the grenade. The M67 can be thrown 30 to 35 meters by the average male soldier. Its fuse delays detonation between 4 and 5 seconds after the spoon is released.
Today, a California University (UCLA) cancelled in-person classes following apparent mass shooting threat made by whom?
A former lecturer, Matthew Harris. He was taken into custody following a standoff in Boulder, CO later in the day. Though he had been suspected of being out of state, classes were still cancelled out of "an abundance of caution".
The Coliseum was originally clad in what type of stone before the fall of Rome when the Goths looted and pillaged the city.
Marble! The Goths completely stripped it down to its stone bones.
Buck. "It only costs a buck!"
One dollar.
Which U.S. state was the first to abolish slavery?
Vermont that led the way in 1777.
Why is it called the Silver Screen?
A silver screen, also known as a silver lenticular screen, is a type of projection screen that was popular in the early years of the motion picture industry and passed into popular usage as a metonym for the cinema industry.
Asian New Year occurs in February. What is this years animal year?
Year of the Tiger.
Which historical playwright is the first known user of the "yo momma" joke?
Shakespeare originated the “yo momma” joke. In his play, Titus Andronicus, one of the characters, Chiron, exclaims “Thou has undone our mother” to which another character, Aaron, replies “Villain, I have done thy mother.”
Shotgun. "Can I sit shotgun?"
The front passenger seat of a car.
1976. Despite its forerunner, Negro History Week, originating all the way back in 1926, Black History Month as we know it today didn’t become nationally recognized until the 1970s. Black students and educators at Kent State first celebrated Black History Month in January and February of 1970. Other educational institutions started following suit, and for the United States’ bicentennial, President Gerald Ford recognized Black History Month, as has every president since.
Where do they use the term stones to measure bodyweight?
The stone (abbreviation st) is a unit of measure equal to 14 pounds avoirdupois (about 6.35 kg [nb 1]) used in Great Britain and Ireland for measuring human body weight. In many Northwestern European countries the stone was formerly used for trade, with a value ranging from about 5 to 40 local pounds (3 to 15 kg).
A fertilizer plant fire threatens an ammonium nitrate explosion, among other health risks from the fire at the plant itself, in which US state?
North Carolina. 6,000 have been urged to evacuate. The blaze began Monday night, January 31st, 2022.
Name the person who originally invented the lightbulb?
Joseph Swan! Thomas Edison patented 1,093 thing, however, over time it became known that he didn't invent most of those patents and is known as the world's most "notorious intellectual property thief". Of the 1,093 things he put a patent on, he stole most of them off geniuses like Nikola Tesla, Wilhelm Rontgen, and Joseph Swan.
Ripped. "They are so ripped!"
Physically fit, muscular.
Who was the first African-American woman to be elected to the House of Representatives in 1968?
Paving the way for women of color in Congress (and the White House) was Shirley Chisolm, who represented New York in the House of Representatives. Just four years after she entered the House, in 1972, she became the first Black candidate for a major party’s nomination in the race for President of the United States.
Who measured the speed of light?
The first true measurement of light-speed came in 1676 by a fellow named Olaf Roemer. He noted that the time elapsed between eclipses of Jupiter with its moons became shorter as the Earth moved closer to Jupiter and became longer as the Earth and Jupiter drew farther apart.
What historical moment is being both celebrated and met with frustration/trepidation regarding the upcoming nomination of a Supreme Court Justice after Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement last week?
The nomination of a qualified black woman to the Supreme Court, which would be a first in U.S. history.
Why did Hollywood move from New York to Los Angeles?
Hollywood moved from New York to Los Angeles to escape Edison’s patents. Thomas Edison had patents on over 1,000 different things, including most of the technology needed to make high-end movies. So independent filmmakers moved to California, to an area of the country where the judges weren’t as friendly to Edison and his patents.
Sus. "That's sus."
Suspicious!
Who was the originator for Black History Month (originally Negro History Week)?
Historian Carter G. Woodson, worked passionately to establish the event in an effort to provide an education on the origins, struggles, and achievements of African-Americans in United States history. Originally, it existed as seven days of commemoration, first established in 1926 and called “Negro History Week.” Woodson penned more than a dozen books, including 1933’s Mis-Education of the Negro.