General Science
Types of these waves include Love, primary, secondary & the "did you feel that?" kind
What is Seismic Waves?
When it opened in 1869, it reduced the shipping distance between the United Kingdom & India almost by half
What is The Suez Canal?
He had a collab with Miles Davis called "Can I Play With U?", included on a "Sign o' the Times" reissue
Who is Prince?
Tyler: "I look around, I see a lot of new faces... which means a lot of you have been breaking the first 2 rules of" this
SEA LIFE:
In 2018 National Geographic reported that half of this was dead, "akin to a forest after a devastating fire"
What is The Great Barrier Reef?
Radar images taken by the Magellan spacecraft in the 1990s helped determine that this planet has around 85,000 volcanoes
What is Venus?
This empire of the Americas that was conquered in the 1530s extended more than 2,500 miles
Who are The Incas?
This country singer collaborated with Leon Bridges on the song "If You Were Mine"
Who is Miranda Lambert?
2010:
"Maestro, Odile's coda... show me your" this, "Nina"
What is Black Swan?
AMERICAN AUTHORS:
Reluctant to write what became her most famous novel, she said, "Never liked girls or knew many, except my sisters"
Who is Louisa May Alcott?
In 1671 naturalist John Ray discovered this acid by collecting & distilling large numbers of dead ants
What is Formic Acid?
Sultan of Egypt & Syria, he captured Jerusalem in 1187 & later made a truce with Richard the Lionhearted
Who is Saladin?
In 1986 Run-DMC collabed with Aerosmith on a version of this song that VH1 called history making
What is Walk this Way?
Hugh Grant's opening narration: "If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that" this title "is all around"
What is Love Actually?
HISTORIC FIGURES:
In a 1912 telegram to his wife, he said, "Am feeling fine. Have bullet in chest, but...talked for hour and half after being shot"
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
In 1948 this vitamin C advocate found that the polypeptide chain would coil into a structure he called the alpha helix
What is Linus Pauling?
This collective defense treaty between 8 nations was signed in Poland in 1955
What is The Warsaw Pact?
1990s hip-hop duo, Black Star, was a collaboration between Talib Kweli & this rapper, also known as Yasiin Bey
Who is Mos Def?
Charlton Heston: This "is people!"
What is Soylent Green?
PIONEERING EDUCATORS:
Before going into education, she graduated from the University of Rome in 1896 & was named assistant doctor at its psych clinic
Who is Maria Montessori?
It's the 5-syllable word for a counterpart such as the positron to the negatively charged electron
What is an antiparticle?
The second of his name, this "Great" 18th century Prussian King sent his army into Austria, leading to the Seven Years' War
Who is Frederick?
Billie Holiday & this sax player first linked up in 1934; soon enough they gave each other nicknames, Lady Day & Prez
Who is Lester Young?
"This isn't your typical corporate espionage. You asked me for" this... "the seed... we plant in this man's mind will grow into an idea"
What is Inception?
1960's HISTORY:
After around 8 PM EDT on July 21, 1969 a major part of a transport known by this 1-word name was never seen again
What is Eagle?