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100

This stealth multirole fighter, used by the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, is designed for network-centric warfare and has variants A, B, and 

F-35

100

Whether known by ____ or ____, this man wrote many of the epistles and was converted on the road to Damascus. (Both names required)

Saul and Paul

100

This bacterial species is the primary causative agent of human tuberculosis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

100

This root vegetable rich in beta-carotene belongs to the genus Daucus

What is carrot

100

In 1928 this Scottish bacteriologist discovered penicillin after noticing bacteria killed by mold growing in a Petri dish

Alexander flemming

200

This shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon jointly developed by the U.S. and Sweden uses a fire-and-forget infrared seeker and top-attack profile.

What is the javelin

200

This New Testament book, written by Luke as a sequel to his Gospel, narrates the early church after Jesus’ death and (alleged) resurrection.

Acts

200

This Polish composer of Nocturnes and Polonaises suffered chronic lung disease widely believed to be tuberculosis and died in Paris in 1849.

Who is chopin

200

Phytopthora infestans was the biggest problem for this root

Potato

200

This law, formulated in 1662, describes the inverse relationship between pressure and volume of a gas at constant temperature.

Boyles law (ideal gas law)

300

This tilt-rotor aircraft used by the Marine Corps and Air Force can take off like a helicopter and fly like a turboprop airplane.

What is the v-22 osprey

300
Gold, frankincense, and myrrh were the three gifts given to Jesus by the wise men. Gold to represent his kingship. Frankincense to represent his divinity. And Myrrh to represent his:

Mortality (death)

300

Before antibiotics, TB patients were commonly treated in these specialized facilities emphasizing fresh air, rest, and nutrition.

What are sanatoria (sanatorium)

300

NASA developed a keen interest in root vegetables after this novel and movie was popularized

The martian

300

This 1947 invention at Bell Labs launched the semiconductor age by replacing bulky vacuum tubes.

Transistor

400

This long-range unmanned combat aerial vehicle developed by General Atomics is widely used for surveillance and precision strikes.

What is the global hawk

400

In John 11, before (allegedly) raising Lazarus, Jesus wept at this village located near Jerusalem where Lazarus, Mary, and Martha lived.

Bethany

400

This group of strains resistant to at least isoniazid and rifampin is abbreviated MDR in tuberculosis control literature.

Multi drug resistant

400

This princely French dish consists of thinly sliced potatoes baked in cream and garlic.

Dauphinois

400

Darwin traveled the world in a British scientific vessel, widely known as HMS ______

Beagle

500

This stealthy U.S. Navy destroyer class, easily recognized by its angular “tumblehome” hull and integrated electric propulsion system, was originally designed to provide naval gunfire support with advanced 155 mm guns.

Zumwalt class

500

This Greek term, often translated “word,” opens the Gospel of John: “In the beginning was the Word.”

Logos

500

In the early 20th century, campaigns against tuberculosis often promoted covering coughs and this simple behavioral practice to reduce transmission from infectious droplets.

Not spitting

500

This root vegetable, whose name comes from the Latin for “little turnip,” is the base of the Scottish dish “neeps and tatties.”

Rutabaga

500

This discovery by Barbara McClintock revealed that certain genetic elements can move within the genome.

Transposons or transposable elements