Political Science
BEFORE AND AFTER
THINGS ZACH MAKES ME WANNA DO
AND “U” COULD HAVE IT ALL
MY “EM” PIRE OF DIRT(Y SCIENCE)
600

A political science major would never know about this Frenchman, who's namesake principle predicts the effect of changes in reaction conditions on chemical equilibrium.

Who is Le Chatelier?

600

During this April celebration, Zachary Knecht will plant trees between his classes in a Michigan college town.

What is Ann Arbor Day?

600

Disgraced samurai would disembowel themselves in this type of ritual suicide.

What is seppuku?

600

{7} Sir Thomas More would use this adjective to describe a perfect society.

What is utopian?

600

{7} Chromium contributes to the green color of these precious stones.

What is an emerald?

1200

A political science major would never know the name of these muscles of the back that can be targeted with pulldowns.

What are the lats?

1200

Steve Harvey mediates this war between Morticia, Wednesday, and Uncle Fester.

What is the Addams Family Feud?

1200

American History X contains a good example of this act of stepping on someone's head while they eat pavement.

What is curbstomping?

1200

{3} This abbreviated string instrument is often played in Oahu and Maui.

What is a uke?

1200

{6} Fertilization of a female egg cell creates one of these.

What is an embryo?

1800

A political science major would never know about this father of deconstruction who wrote about writing in Of Grammatology.

Who is Jacques Derrida?

1800

A Yale theater major who doubles as a Voldemort-like politician who defrauded Medicare.

Who is Tully Goldrick Scott?

1800

Rather than listen to Zach's political rants, I'd prefer this torture experienced by the faun Marsyas. Iron Chef Bobby might be able to help.

What is flaying?

1800

{5} Medieval Jews were often accused of this practice of immoral money lending.

What is usury?

1800

{8} An arterial obstruction.

What is an embolism?

2400

A political science major would never know that this author's most recent novel is Klara and the Sun, but he's better known for a book about Stevens.

Who is Kazuo Ishiguro?

2400

Beginning in 2010, this Hernando County city experienced anti-government protests that toppled the Gaddafi and Mubarak governments.

What is the Arab Spring Hill?

2400

Originating in the Dutch navy was this punishment, wherein sailors would be dragged along the barnacle-covered underside of a ship.

What is keelhauling?

2400

{7} William the Conqueror, Robert Baratheon, and Zachary Knecht can all be referred to with this term meaning throne-thief.

What is a usurper?

2400

{9} Continued smoking might lead to this condition of damaged air sacs in the lungs.

What is emphysema?

3000

A political science major would never know that seven cubed is equal to this number.

What is 343?

3000

This Steam product lets you play your favorite board games online, while tying off severed limbs to reduce blood loss.

What is Tabletop Simulatourniquet?

3000

Like with Miss Havisham, this two-word fate was often attributed to drunkenness.

What is spontaneous combustion?

3000

{12} Unlike Zach, I’m constantly seizing dubs in a manner described by this adverb, meaning “omnipresent.”

What is ubiquitously?

3000

{6} Like ipecac, one of these might make you chuck upwards.

What is an emetic?

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