Baby’s First Art History
Foamer Funtime
Practical Knowledge
Fashion and Textile
Obsolete Tech
100
Easily the most famous Japanese woodblock printmaker, this artist produced the series 36 Views of Mt. Fuji, which includes the print The Great Wave of Kanagawa.
Who is Hokusai?
100
In 1959, the Kingston Trio popularized the folk ballad M.T.A., about a man named Charlie stuck forever in a subway due to a fare increase. The hero of this song was honored in 2004 when Boston implemented this electronic fare system.
What is CharlieCard?
100
The “fire triangle” consists of these three things.
What is heat, oxygen, and fuel?
100
This fabric, made from the flax plant, is very light, and wicks moisture quickly, though is very prone to creases and wrinkles.
What is linen?
100
Using self-contained ⅛” magnetic tape, this audio format was developed by Philips in 1963
What is the Compact Cassette (cassette is fine)
200
This ornate pre-revolution style of French art focused on themes of nature and pleasure.
What is Rococo?
200
BART is the transit network in this American City.
What is San Francisco (or Oakland I guess)
200
The US electrical grid runs at this standard voltage and frequency.
What is 120v (110v or 115v are ok) @ 60hz?
200
The “Sometimes, always, never” rule refers to this men’s garment.
What is a suit jacket/ sport coat/whatever
200
This text-based operating system was used on IBM PCs throughout the 1980s and 90s
What is DOS ?
300
This Monet Painting gave name to the Impressionist movement.
What is Impressions, Sunrise?
300
This major metropolitan rail network uses the famed Oyster Card.
What is The London Underground?
300
In most word processing softwares, ctrl+shift+v does this.
What is paste without formatting?
300
This whale product was often used in the production of corsets and stays.
What is Baleen?
300
“His master’s voice” was the trademark and logo associated with this manufacturer and record label.
What is RCA ?
400
“Fountain” (1917) by this artist is credited with starting the Readymade art movement. His work remains controversial in its merit to this day.
Who is Marcel Duchamp?
400
JR is known for its effective use of this high-speed rail system, colloquially called “Bullet Trains”
What is Shinkansen?
400
In photography, these two factors make up your exposure settings.
What is aperture and shutter speed?
400
Most modern sewing machines use this stitching method.
What is lock-stitch?
400
This is the name for a looped landline telephone service shared between multiple different households, cutting down on network complexity and phone bills.
What is a party line?
500
This painting by Caravaggio is cool as hell and depicts this biblical scene.
What is The Conversion of St.Paul ?
500
Spanning Chicago to San Francisco, this is one of AmTrak's most famous and scenic routes. (now if only they could get trains to work)
What is the California Zephyr?
500
Often resulting in a strong loop, a knot tied without access to either end of the rope is referred to as being in this.
What is a bight?
500
This very stiff cotton fabric is soaked in glue or other binding agents such as starch. It can be shiny or dull, and is frequently used in bookbinding and millinery.
What is Buckram
500
This technology would encode keystrokes across telegraph lines to be printed out by a specialized typewriter at the other end.
What is Teletype?