Pointing out Decimals
In 1938 the AMA signed off on a legal limit for blood alcohol concentration of a rather startling .15; today it's this
What is .08?
In the first chapter of "A Christmas Carol", this word is used 8 times; in the last chapter, not at all
What is Humbug?
This word for a song's main tune is from the Greek for "song"
What is melody?
You can stand this way, or do it to walk quietly past a bad situation
What is tip toe?
Talc is a 1 on the Mohs hardness scale; this mineral is a 10, the hardest
What is diamond?
Start counting zeroes: it's how you say one ten-thousandth, decimal-style
What is .0001?
In business it's the opposite of a deficit
What is surplus?
Originally a song meant to be danced to, today it means a song telling a romantic or sentimental story
What is a ballad?
Early use of this phrase about unseen trouble is said to refer to awareness of how the Titanic sank
What is tip of the iceberg?
An EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale means one of these with winds over 200 mph; get to safety now!
What is a tornado?
Ted Williams is the last Major Leaguer to hit more than this fabled average, going .006 above it in 1941
What is .400?
4-letter word for the heart of the matter, the central, critical point
What is crux?
To sing in a slow, soft voice, like Bing Crosby
What is to croon?
In Brit slang, to be honkers is to be swizzled, sloshed or this
What is tipsy?
On the Fitzpatrick skin-tone scale, light-skinned type 1s are at high risk of this skin cancer that kills 10,000 Americans a year
What is melanoma?
It's easy as pie to take pi to 2 decimal places (there's even a day for it) but take it to 3.these 5 digits
What is 3.14159?
"Up to" this means "in good shape", not ready for some tobacco
What is snuff?
The pleasing combination of simultaneously sounded notes, it was composer Arnold Schoenberg's last word
What is harmony?
A critical time before a big change, like in Gladwell's "The" this: "How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference"
What is tipping point?
The Moon is nearly invisible at "L=0", the lowest level on the Danjon scale, measuring its brightness during this event
What is an eclipse?
At Princeton, if you get straight C+es, this is your semester GPA & you might want to do a bit more studying
What is 2.3?
It describes a hero who receives no praise, in music or otherwise
What is unsung?
Publishing company Hal Leonard offers "the world's premier destination for digital" this loose-printed music; kind of an oxymoron
What is sheet music?
In song, "It's a long way to" here, "It's a long way to go"
What is Tipperary?
An expert on these natural dangers with a Japanese name, Fumihiko Imamura has a scale of their intensity partly named for him
What is a tsunami?