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What is it called when ballerinas dance on their toes?

Pointe, or the pointe technique. In 1795, the first pair of pointe shoes were invented.

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What do people commonly say they have when they are not good dancers?

Two left feet. The expression was first recorded in 1915.

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What natural disaster is featured in The Wizard of Oz?

A tornado. In the 1939 film, the tornado was created by dangling a cloth from a steel gantry.

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What does an anemometer measure?

Wind speed and direction. Italian inventor and architect Leon Battista Alberti designed the first anemometer in 1450

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What’s a common weather idiom for rain that’s especially hard?

“Raining cats and dogs.” The expression has been around since the 17th century.

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What is the traditional dance and music of Argentina?

Tango. By the end of the 1900s, the tango had become popular worldwide

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What’s the ballet term for a ballerina doing a 360-degree turn on one foot?

Pirouette. It is a foundational movement for ballet dancers.

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What’s a common expression that means “dance all night long”?

“Dance the night away.” Van Halen released a song in 1979 called “Dance the Night Away.”

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What iconic, energetic dance of the 1960s was introduced by Chubby Checker?

The twist. The mashed potato and the swim were additional dances inspired by the twist.

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How many hurricane categories are there?

Five. Category one is the least severe, and five is the most severe

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What word describes the weather found over a long period of time in a region?

: Climate. Before the 1800s, climate change on Earth was mostly attributed to small changes in Earth’s orbit. Since then, human activity leading to the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has rapidly accelerated the changing climate.

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What kind of music is played when square dancing or line dancing?

Country music. These synchronized dances are commonly seen in bars across the southern United States. Fun fact: Line dancing is thought to have derived from folk dancing.

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What is the term for a professional who designs and creates dance routines for dancers to perform?

Dance choreographer. Bob Fosse and Martha Graham are two examples of famous American choreographers

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What energetic dancers are known for spinning on their heads and acrobatic movements?

Break-dancers. Break dancing is commonly performed to hip-hop music and was most popular in the 1980s.

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In 1929, Nacio Herb Brown composed a song with lyricist Arthur Freed. Gene Kelly later sang it in a 1952 film of the same name. What is the song?

“Singin’ in the Rain.” This was not the first use of the song in a film; it had been used in six other movies prior.

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Where is the coldest place on Earth?

East Antarctica. Temperatures at night can drop to –135 degrees Fahrenheit, and the dry air prevalent in the area can cause it to become even colder.

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What term refers to the amount of moisture or water vapor in the air?

Humidity. The higher the water vapor, the higher the humidity.

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During a hurricane, when all seems calm but the storm is not over, do not let your guard down; it is very possible you are in what part of the hurricane?

The eye of the storm. The size of the eye depends on the size of the hurricane, ranging from five to 60 miles across.

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What is the name of the high-kicking French dance?

The cancan. The dance was a call for change and challenged the political standards and strict Victorian values of the time

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According to the common phrase, how many does it take to tango?

Two. The expression means that the two people involved in the argument are responsible for said argument.

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In the movie Saturday Night Fever (1977), what is the name of the dance that accompanies the song “Night Fever” by the Bee Gees?

The Brooklyn Shuffle. Saturday Night Fever featured the disco style of dance popular in the 1970s. Lester Wilson choreographed and trained John Travolta to perform this line dance in the film.

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What are the four main stages of the water cycle?

Evaporation, convection, precipitation, and collection. During evaporation, tiny water particles lift up into the air under the sun’s heat. There, the vapor condenses to form clouds before falling back to the earth in the form of precipitation. The water then collects on or under the ground and spreads to different areas.

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What is caused by rapid expansion in the air surrounding a lightning bolt path?

Thunder. It takes only a few thousandths of a second for a lightning bolt to split through the air.

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What was the name of the hurricane in 2005 that wreaked havoc in New Orleans and brought much criticism to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)?

Hurricane Katrina. It caused roughly $161 billion in damage.

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How many numbered (or main) positions of the feet are there in ballet?

Five. The feet positions are numbered one through five. All of these positions use turnout, which is the rotation of the entire leg beginning at the hip joint.

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What type of dance originated in the 1500s and is famously seen in Riverdance?

Irish dancing. It is often performed in a group or as a solo.

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What movie starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey features a dancing scene with a famous over-the-head lift?

Dirty Dancing (1987). The movie was turned down 43 times before a small studio picked it up. It exceeded all expectations, winning an Oscar and making over $214 million at the box office.

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In which of the five layers of Earth’s atmosphere does the majority of weather occur: the exosphere, stratosphere, or troposphere?

The troposphere. The troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere, starting at the surface of Earth and extending between 4–12 miles high.

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What weather expression is used when describing a period of stillness before the chaos?

“The calm before the storm.” This expression first appeared in a book called The Remarks of Jeremiah Jingle in 1807

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What classic fairy-tale ballet was scored by Tchaikovsky and is most popular around Christmastime?

The Nutcracker. It has become the most commonly performed ballet in the world.