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Deep Blue Demons
100
What is the chemical reaction that breaks down all the major macro-molecules?
What is hydrolysis.
100
Ahoy! When the boat is head to wind, and the sails luffing and the boat is gaining no headway, this term is known as what?
What is in irons.
100
The explanation for the fact that radioactive isotopes of an element exhibit the same chemical behavior as the stable isotopes of the element is that each has the same...
What is the number of protons.
100
This patriot is best known for his loud mouth was also an accomplished silversmith, member of the Boston Tea Party and a leader of Boston's committee of safety.
Who is Paul Revere.
100
This colorfully named shark of Steven Spielberg's imagination was caught in record size off the coast of Southern Australia measuring over 36 ft.
What is Great White Shark.
200
What is the quaternary structure of a protein?
What is multiple proteins in formation.
200
This type of sailing boat with a single mast and a fore and aft rig were developed by the French Navy as blockade runners and used widely on the island of Bermuda, leading to the similarly named type of rigging.
What is sloop.
200
What is the equation for pressure?
What is P=F/A.
200
This man had "out of the world" ambitions, challenging America with the quote, "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy but because they are hard."
Who is John F. Kennedy.
200
Each year the Tokyo fish market makes a statement auctioning the first of this fish each season, in 2013 a new record was set at $1.7 M for this 489 pounder.
What is Tuna.
300
What levels of structure are disrupted during the denaturation process?
What is secondary - quaternary
300
This knot is used to tie your halyards off or tie a boat to a dock.
What is cleat.
300
What is the electric field equation?
What is E=V/d..v is voltage and d is distance.
300
This two Golden Globe award winning actor, producer, and screen writer was born next door to famous historian Howard Zinn and briefly attended Harvard University.
Who is Matt Damon.
300
This record setting crustacean was caught of the coast of Nova Scotia in 1977, weighing in at 44 pounds and 6 ounces. It was estimated to be over 100 years old.
What is a lobsta.
400
What is the empirical formula for any carbohydrate?
What is CH2O.
400
The point of sail between downwind and beam reach, where your sail should be 75% of the way out.
What is broad reach.
400
What is the equation for energy of released electron..changePE.
What is =qV=qEd
400
This founding father and post revolution president was a man of principle. Despite his patriotism, he volunteered to provide the legal defense of the British soldiers responsible for the Boston Massacre.
Who is John Adams.
400
Off the coast of New Jersey, this 24 pound 38 inch world record fish was caught in 50 feet of water with a Spro bucktail tipped with squid.
What is Fluke or Flounder.
500
Where is glucose stored in alpha linkages?
What is animals (glycogen) and plants (starch).
500
This famous race, affectionately known as the "Auld Mug" was originally awarded in 1851 for a race around the Isle of Wight in England.
What is America's Cup.
500
What is the equation for power at constant speed?
What is P=F x v where F is force and v is veloicty; units are W
500
This American essayist lead the transcendentalist movement of the 19th century. However, he is most likely well known today due to the preponderance of high school year book quotes such as, "What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us."
Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson.
500
It's official! In the middle of the night Connecticut man Greg Meyerson landed this world record salt water fish breaking the 29 year old record at 81.8 pounds and 54 inches!
What is striped bass.