All Kinds of Music
The name of this music form is actually an abbreviation of an Italian phrase meaning "work in music"
What is Opera?
The surface of our star is peppered with these planet-sized blemishes that have a central dark area called an umbra
What is a sunspot?
1877:
She is proclaimed Empress of India
Who is Queen Victoria?
This actress is behind a line of hair care products called Blake Brown
Who is Blake Lively?
Joe Raposo wrote "'C' Is For Cookie" & co-wrote the theme to this series that used it
What is Sesame Street?
In 1899 a critic wrote, "If" this "was called tempo di raga... it might win honor more speedily"
What is Ragtime?
In a Newtonian law, "F" is for attractive force & "G" is for this constant
What is Gravity?
1962:
This U.S. Navy special forces unit is established
What is the SEALs?
A brand of jeans & a Jeep model both have this name that can also refer to someone who saddles horses
What is Wrangler?
A song called "Nemesis" sets up the undercurrent of mistrust on this drama starring Reese Witherspoon & Jennifer Aniston
What is The Morning Show?
Aubades were sung in the morning; these courtship tunes, like Mozart's "Oh, Come To The Window", were meant to be sung at night
What is Serenades?
Gymnosperms like the pine tree reproduce via these organs also called strobili
What are Cones?
1927:
This football game is broadcast coast to coast on radio for the first time
What is the Rose Bowl?
This maximum security correctional facility in New York was originally called Mount Pleasant Prison
What is Sing Sing?
Matthew Weiner used an instrumental version of RJD2's "A Beautiful Mine" for the opening of this period drama that he created
What is Mad Men?
Experts in this "anatomical" form of singing practiced in Central Asia can produce 2 tones simultaneously
What is Throat Singing?
These clotting agents form in giant bone marrow cells called megakaryocytes
What are Platelets?
1660: Recording that his wife burned her hand preparing a meal & other events of that day, this man makes his first diary entry
Who is Samuel Pepys?
This New Jersey university was founded in 1766 with a charter signed by Ben Franklin's son
What is Rutgers?
"Everywhere You Look" was the theme song to this show that ran until 1995; Carly Rae Jepsen's cover was used for the Netflix sequel
What is Full House?
Francesco Landini composed this type of vocal chamber piece that, like him, originated in the 14th c.; "Deh, dimmi tu" is one
What is a Madrigal?
No. 12 on the periodic table, it's the third-most plentiful structural metal in the world after aluminum & iron
What is Magnesium?
1990: He's sworn in as the first Black mayor of New York City
Who is David Dinkins?
Hindi & Urdu give us the name of this clay oven that uses charcoal
What is a Tandoor?
This classic comedy used the haunting instrumental theme "Suicide Is Painless"
What is M*A*S*H?