The 1600s
The Laws of Physics
It Happened in the Bible
Silent Letter, But Deadly
Pokemon
200
In 1613 the Romanov family came to power in this country & ruled until 1917
What is Russia?
200
The lightweight plastic rocket flies far above the drop point, while the more massive launcher barely bounces--a textbook example of this man's second & third laws of motion
Who was Isaac Newton?
200
When this man first meets God, he sees a bush on fire, but it doesn't burn up
Who was Moses?
200
Proverbially, you go "under" this utensil when you head into surgery
What is a knife?
200
Pikachu, the most iconic Pokemon character, has shown up as a 50 foot balloon in this annual U.S parade.
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
400
Hits of the stage included Moliere's "L'Avare", French for this type of greedy, money-obsessed man
What is a miser?
400
To double the stretch of a spring, you have to double the strength of the pull per "Hooke's Law of" this property
What is elasticity?
400
Here's a circa 1500 rendering of the miracle at a wedding in this town, where Jesus turned water into wine
Where is Cana?
400
Mom might let you run with rock or paper, but never with these
What are scissors?
400
In the Franchise's 20th anniversary in 2016, this IRL version of the game was released.
What is Pokemon Go?
600
It was founded in Massachusetts in 1636 & if you didn't get in, your college options were very limited
What is Harvard?
600
To double the stretch of a spring, you have to double the strength of the pull per "Hooke's Law of" this property
What is energy?
600
This successor to Moses had his army march around Jericho 7 times & blow their trumpets, & its walls came tumblin' down
Who was Joshua?
600
It's a tool & a deadly weapon in a game of Clue & can also mean to twist violently
What is wrench?
600
The process of a Pokemon turning into another is known as this, like plants and animals adapting and changing over long periods.
What is evolution?
800
Her marriage to John Rolfe was the Virginia social event of 1614
Who was Pocahontas?
800
P stands for pressure & V for this in the ideal gas law, PV=nRT
What is volume?
800
In this book of the New Testament, Herod binds the apostle Peter in chains, but an angel appears & the chains fall away
What is Acts?
800
This "d'etat", a sudden forced change in government, can get dangerous fast
What is a coup?
800
Like a person who prepares horses for racing, it's someone who captures Pokemon and readies and directs them into battle.
What is a trainer?
1000
European settlement in South Africa began with the wreck of a Dutch ship rounding this cape in 1647
What is the Cape of Good Hope?
1000
Snell's Law, or the law of refraction, is a major law of this branch of physics
What is optics?
1000
This man was thrown to the hungry lions in a sealed den, but in the morning he was miraculously unscathed
Who was Daniel?
1000
A silent "C" is the second letter of this agricultural tool, The Grim Reaper's symbolic tool of the trade
What is a scythe?
1000
This anime character picked Pikachu as his first Pokemon in the TV Show's first episode and they soon became best friends.
Who is Ash?