Astronomy
This event occurs when the moon's shadow falls upon the Earth's surface.
What is an Eclipse?
Mt. Everest is located in this specific mountain range.
What are the Himalayas (Mahalangur Himal)?
This event was the largest seaborne invasion in history, having took place in Normandy, and is referred to by this name.
What is D-Day?
If a chemical reaction results in a creation or transformation, the new substance is called this.
What is a Product (Yield)?
This Greek philosopher believed that man should be independent from societal norms and openly rejected restriction of bodily function (Cynicism); Any action that was accepted in private should be accepted in public. He embraced minimalism, chose to be homeless, and publicly defecated/masturbated.
Who is Diogenes?
This term is used to describe the time after sunset or before sunrise when the sky is not fully dark.
What is Twilight?
This is the largest lake on the African continent.
What is Lake Victoria?
Sailing across the Atlantic at 19 years old with no combat experience, this french nobleman famously assisted the American colonists in their revolution against Great Britain and was appointed the rank of Major General.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
What is Absolute Zero?
This Greek philosopher founded the Lyceum, popularized intellectual discipline, and divided the sciences into three categories: Productive, Practical, and Theoretical.
Who is Aristotle?
What is Zenith?
This is the only remaining active volcano on mainland Europe, famous for it's destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 AD.
What is Mt. Vesuvius?
Famous for the philosophy "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth", this record of Babylonian law is called this.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
This term describes a chemical reaction or process that absorbs thermal energy.
What is Endothermic?
This Italian philosopher, author of 'The Prince', asserted a pessimistic view of human nature and promoted unethical and opportunistic ways of manipulating the population of a country.
"Whoever desires to found a state and give it laws, must start with assuming that all men are bad and ever ready to display their vicious nature."
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
If a person was to travel one lightyear through space, they will have traveled this many miles.
What is Six Trillion?
In 1559 the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Cosimo De'Medici, hired architect Giorgio Vasari to to build this famous modern day gallery museum in Florence.
What is the Uffizi?
This series of conflicts (war) occurred between 1898-1934, featuring U.S. military intervention in both Central America and the Caribbean for economic interests.
What are the Banana Wars?
Avogadro's number (6.02 x 1023) is also referred to by this term.
What is a Mole?
This French philosopher believed that animals cannot think or feel, that humans cannot be moral without a belief in God and immortality, that the pineal gland is the uniting point between body and soul, and believed that humans have free will over their bodies.
Who is Rene Descartes?
This is the measure of how much an orbit deviates from being circular.
What is Eccentricity?
The famous "Flame Towers", reaching a height of 597 feet, is located in this city/country.
What is Baku, Azerbaijan?
This is the longest reigning dynasty in Chinese history, spanning 790 years.
What is the Zhou Dynasty?
If two atoms share 2 electrons, they are linked by this type of bond.
What is Covalent Bond?
This British philosopher questioned the very idea of what a belief is. A belief is nothing but a vividness that accompanies the perception of an idea. Belief in causality is not demonstrated by reason, nor empirical observation, yet it is natural and sane to have them.
Who is David Hume?