Famous non-Chemists
This man earned his chemical technician's degree in Buenos Aires and worked as a chemist before becoming the pope.
Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio).
This is the atomic number for Silicon.
14.
From 1906-1972, there was an Olympic event where two man teams would race on two-seated bicycles, known as _______.
Tandem Bicycles.
"I watched his wildest dreams come true, not one of them involving you"
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Misery Business by Paramore (2007)
Suave Bandit
Smooth Criminal
This man dropped his biochemistry degree from Cornell and went on to author several books, including Slaughterhouse-Five and Cat's Cradle.
Kurt Vonnegut.
The number of keys on a standard piano/keyboard.
88.
This schoolyard activity was an Olympic sport from 1900-1920, and involved two teams trying to figure out who was strongest.
Tug-o-war.
"Caviar and cigarettes, well versed in etiquette, extraordinarily nice"
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Killer Queen by Queen (1974)
Mauve Precipitation
Purple Rain
She earned her chemistry degree from Oxford, specializing in X-ray crystallography, and became the first female Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Margaret Thatcher.
Humans have this many ribs.
24.
In 1900, there was an Olympic event that awarded whoever could shoot the most of this type of live bird.
Pigeon.
"All of this time, and all of this money.
All of these 'sorries' I don't owe you, honey."
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Wasted On You by Morgan Wallen (2021)
Wholesome Disposal (The Hours and Minutes of Your Existence)
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
This Swedish actor with a degree in chemical engineering played Ivan Drago in Rocky IV.
Dolph Lundgren
Elon Musk payed $___ billion for Twitter.
(+/- $2 billion)
$44 billion.
From 1984-1992, the Olympics took this water sport that was meant for several people, and made it into a solo competition.
Synchronized Swimming.
"Ladies leave your man at home, the club is full of ballers and their pockets full grown"
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Jumpin', Jumpin' by Destiny's Child (1999)
Shattering Unrestricted
Breaking Free
This woman earned her Ph.D. in physical chemistry, and went on to become the chancellor of Germany from 2005-2021.
Angela Merkel.
Russia has this many time zones.
11.
In 1900, the Olympics hosted this event only once and judged participants for their distance, duration, and elevation in this type of transportation.
Hot Air Balloon.
"I heard he lives down a river somewhere, with six cars and a grizzly bear"
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Brazil by Declan McKenna (2015 (single) or 2017 (album))
I Affirm a Concept Titled for Strong Affection
I Believe in a Thing Called Love