Mathematics
Michigan
NBA Basketball
Missing Links
Environmentalism
100
With much "gravity", this young fellow of Trinity became the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics in 1669
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
100
This U.S. political party held its first statewide meeting in Jackson, Michigan in July 1854
What is the Republican Party?
100
As a rookie in the 1980 NBA finals, this Michigan State alum played all 5 positions & scored 42 points in the final game
Who is Magic Johnson?
100
The Hanging Gardens of _____ 5
Babylon
100
The world's first national park was Yellowstone, opened in 1872; this country opened its first park at Banff in 1887
What is Canada?
200
In mathematics, it's a flat surface of infinite extent; in carpentry, it's a tool used on surfaces
What is a plane?
200
Grand Rapids, Michigan became the first city in the U.S. to have this added to its water supply.
What is fluoride?
200
In 1993 this Taco Bell spokesman wasn't "turrible", he was league MVP for Phoenix
Who is Charles Barkley?
200
Empire State of ___ Games
Mind
200
In 1970 the first Earth Day was celebrated & this government body, the EPA, was established
What is the Environmental Protection Agency?
300
"Algorithm" came from Al-Khwarizmi, the name of the Arab mathematician who named this branch of high school math
What is algebra?
300
Anthony Kiedis was born in Grand Rapids, but got a Flea infestation in L.A. in 1983 & formed this band
What is the Red Hot Chili Peppers?
300
Named when "Jurassic Park" was big, it's the only NBA team not based in the United States
What is the Toronto Raptors?
300
There Will Be ___ Diamond
Blood
300
In 1872 Scottish scientist Robert Angus Smith first described this toxic precipitation & its effects
What is acid rain?
400
By rule, x-n equals 1 over this
What is x^n?
400
Battle Creek, Michigan, also known as “Cereal City”, is home to this famous cereal company.
What is Kellogg’s?
400
They must like the odds: behind Tim Duncan, this team won the NBA Finals in 2003, 2005 & 2007
What is the San Antonio Spurs?
400
Fat Bottomed ____ Just Want To Have Fun
Girls
400
Representatives from 150 countries met in this Japanese city in 1997 to agree to an accord to reduce greenhouse gases
What is Kyoto?
500
In a Fibonacci sequence like: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, each number from the third on is this
What is the sum of the previous two numbers?
500
This city, the original home of Gibson guitars and Bell’s Brewery, appears in the phrase, from “Timbuktu to _______”.
What is Kalamazoo?
500
Among the records this Laker held upon retiring were most regular-season points & 5,762 playoff points
Who is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
500
Life begins at ___ winks
Forty
500
Naturalist John Muir was the first president of this environmentally friendly "Club“
What is the Sierra Club?
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