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In a Blink (0.4 sec)
100
"I went to the F dealership but they were all out of Mustangs!" :/
What is Ford?
100
Driving move that turns a car 180°
What is a U-turn?
100
The type of literature written by Rumi, a 13th century Persian who remains one of the best-selling in the world
What is poetry?
100
Where the honey is made
What is the beehive?
(Beehive – Beyoncé)
100
Extremely Low Frequency waves can have cycles as low as 1 per 0.4 seconds, allowing them to penetrate seawater to communicate with what type of vessel?
What is a submarine?
200
"Some people window shop at designer stores – I look up mansion listings on Z"
What is Zillow?
200
The word for this architectural design that refers to the building's distinctive shape
What is an A-frame?
200
The Iraqi city that contained the House of Wisdom, a hub for Muslim scholars who translated classical knowledge into Arabic and Persian
What is Baghdad?
200
A nation's military force
What is army?
(A.R.M.Y. – BTS)
200
The NBA's all-time leader in 3-pointers made, who can get a shot off in 0.4 seconds
Who is Steph Curry?
300
A family plan from T is $25/month for up to four lines of unlimited wireless data
What is AT&T?
300
A shared design choice of American football jerseys, Korean hanbok, West African dashiki, and Ed Hardy shirts
What is a V-neck?
300
Use of the astrolabe surged during the Islamic Golden Age. It had many uses, one of which was accurately predicting the times of these daily events, important to Muslim observances?
What is sunrise/sunset?
300
Small demons
What are little monsters?
(Little Monsters – Lady Gaga)
300
When a free falling parachutist hits this maximum speed, they travel 88ft in 0.4 seconds
What is terminal velocity?
400
"My couch from W fell apart after 2 months! No wonder it was so cheap."
What is Wayfair?
400
The tool used by architects to draw perfectly horizontal lines and right angles when drafting
What is a T-square?
400
To combat the effects of hot Andalusian summers, 9th century lute player, poet, teacher, polymath, fashionista and all-around-cool-guy Ziryab popularized the use of this personal hygiene staple
What is deodorant?
400
The ends of fish hooks
What are barbs?
(Barbz – Nicki Minaj)
400
The blink reflex can be triggered by extreme exposure to light or this other sensory overload.
What is sound?
(>40-60 dB)
500
J.P. Morgan formed X in 1901, creating the largest corporation in the world at the time
What is U.S. Steel?
500
The triangular area at the mouth of a river where it meets an ocean or sea
What is a delta?
500
Constructed in 787, the Great Mosque in this European city houses a hypostyle hall with rows upon rows of two-tiered arches
What is Córdoba?
500
Injured people
What are victims?
(Victims – The Killers)
500
The word for 0.1 sec, from the Latin word for "tenth"
What is a decisecond?