August 9th, August 12th
High School Science
Larry
Elinor
Esq.
100

This scandal led to the resignation of the President of the United States on August 9, 1974

What is the Watergate Scandal?

100

_____ are the powerhouses of the cell

What is mitochondria?

100

This media mogul has been married 8 times to 7 different women

Who is Larry King?

100

This Eleanor married her fifth cousin once-removed in 1905

Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?

100

In Hannegan v. Esquire, Inc. 32 US 146 (1946), the Supreme Court held that this agency could not censor the objectionable (but not obscene) material purveyed by Esquire.

What is the United States Postal Service?

200

On August 9, 1944, the United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring this beloved mascot

Who is Smokey the Bear?

200

What is the purpose of adenosine triphosphate?

"molecular unit of currency" that provides energy to drive many processes in living cells

200

This blue collar Larry's catch phrase is "Git-R-Done"

Who is Larry the Cable Guy?

200

This Eleanor was the first woman to chair the EEOC and has been in Congress since 1991

Who is Eleanor Holmes Norton?

200

This October 1966 cover's subject:

What is the Vietnam War?

300

This rapper, most famous for his song "Baby Got Back", was born August 12, 1963

Who is Sir Mix-a-lot?

300

This unit of measure represents the number of molecules of a substance

What is a mole?

300

This animated Larry in a series of Christian videos has a segment called "Silly Songs with Larry"

Who is Larry the Cucumber?

300

This "Eleanor," featured in Gone in 60 Seconds, is a customized version of this automobile

What is a Ford Mustang?

300

This intrepid traveler:

Who is Larry Gage?

400

This British author and naval intelligence officer, best known for his series of spy novels, died on August 12, 1964.

Who is Ian Fleming?

400

DAILY DOUBLE

Put these phases of mitosis in order:

anaphase, telophase, prophase, metaphase

400

DAILY DOUBLE

Match the Larry to the Company:

Sanger, Ellison, Page

Oracle, Wikipedia, Google

400

This fictional Eleanor from Phoenix, Arizona studies moral philosophy in the afterlife

Who is Eleanor Shellstrop?

400

This woman received what she called her first "serious assignment" from Esquire, publishing "The Moral Disarmament of Betty Coed" in September 1962 

Who is Gloria Steinem?

500

This American filmmaker, making 70 feature films between 1914 and 1958, best known for movies such as Cleopatra (1934), Samson and Delilah (1949), and The Ten Commandments (1956), was born on August 12, 1881.

Who is Cecil B. DeMille?

500

This is a chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms

What is a covalent bond?

500

This Larry of an American vaudeville trio was known for his distinctive bushy hairstyle

Who is Larry Fine of the Three Stooges?

500

This American actress Eleanor, who appeared in more than 80 movies and television series between 1941 and 1991, is best known for portraying Baroness Elsa von Schraeder in the Sound of Music

Who is Eleanor Parker?

500

This novella by Truman Capote was published in the November 1958 edition after being rejected by Harper's Bazaar because of "obscene subject matter"--the editors assumed that the female protagonist was a prostitute

What is Breakfast at Tiffany's?

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