Wake me up when September ends
September 30 marks the anniversary of this famous poet's birth, who wrote "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart."
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
In 1979, this author famously declared, “The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything is 42.”
Who is Douglas Adams?
A person who imitates someone else’s behavior or ideas is often called this
What is a copycat?
This guy dated the actress Deborah Winger while governor of Nebraska?
Who is Bob Kerry?
This hormone, often termed the "sleep hormone," increases during this stage, promoting deep sleep and affecting REM cycles.
What is melatonin?
This celestial event, occurring in late September, is when day and night are of approximately equal length.
What is the Autumnal equinox?
This philosophical thought experiment questions whether you exist if you are the only conscious being in the universe.
What is solipsism?
Ernest Hemmingway was known to have kept these kind of cats. the word meaning extra toes on their paws.
What is Polydactylic?
This influential cartoonist, credited with creating Ziggy, was born in Omaha, Nebraska.
Who is Tom Wilson?
a phenomenon characterized by an extreme difficulty or chronic inability to get out of bed, often persisting for hours or even days.
What is dysania?
This historical event took place on September 1, 1939, marking the start of World War II
What is the German invasion of Poland?
this supposed substance has a rich history in physics and philosophy. In the 19th century, it was believed to be a filler for all space and served as a medium for the transmission of electromagnetic waves, such as light and X-rays
What is the ether?
This famous songwriter who first gained fame as Cat Stevens and would later change his name to Yusuf Islam was born with this name.
What is Stephen Demetre Georgiou?
This Nebraska born actor starred as the father of the Brady Bunch. what was his name?
Who is Robert Reed?
This phenomenon describes waking up during REM sleep and often leads to feelings of confusion or sleep paralysis.
What is sleep inertia?
This classic novel by J.D. Salinger features a teenager named Holden Caulfield and was first published in July but has had its themes discussed heavily in September as students return to school.
What is "Catcher in the Rye"
This scientific principle posits that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.
What is the law of conservation of energy?
A group of cats is called:
what is a clowder?
This song topped the billboard charts for 6 weeks in 1969 and what written by Zegar and Evans who first met at Weslyan university in Nebraska. It painted a dystopian future and even touched upon planetary exploration and artificial intelligence.
What is "In the year 2525"?
This animal is known for experiencing REM sleep, as evidenced by researchers observing its brain activity during sleep.
What is a dolphin?
The birthstone for September, this gemstone is often associated with wisdom and royalty.
What is saphire?
The word "universe" came from the Latin word "universum", which means?...
what is "all things"?
name the song, and the band.
"We move like cagey tigers
We couldn’t get closer than this
The way we walk
The way we talk
The way we stalk
The way we kiss
We slip through the streets
While everyone sleeps
Getting bigger and sleeker
And wider and brighter
We bite and scratch and scream all night
Let’s go and throw
All the songs we know…"
The cure. The lovecats.
his Nebraska native became famous for his unique pet rock-selling business in the 1970s, claiming they were "just as good as any pet!"
Who is Gary Dahl?
The practice of sleeping in short bursts during multiple periods over the course of 24 hours
What is polyphasic sleep?