Spell the missing word, a homophone for the bolded word: When you near the top, you can have a [---] at the PEAK.
What is p-e-e-k.
100
The Academy Awards are also known as these.
What are the Oscars.
100
This man is credited with creating the coordinate plane.
Who is Rene Descartes.
100
10^6 (10 to the power of 6) hertz is also known as this.
What is a megahertz.
100
Your neighbor lives in a house. What kind of tax must your neighbor pay pertaining to the fact that the house is an improvement on land belonging to your neighbor?
What is property tax.
200
Spell the missing word, a homophone for the bolded word: If the police FIND you guilty, you will be [---].
What is f-i-n-e-d.
200
The 2016 Academy Awards winner for the category of "Best Actor" (Not to be confused with "Best Actress") is this man.
Who is Leonardo DiCaprio.
200
A series of numbers is named after this man, the author of the book "Liber Abaci" which described this series, and whom was also known as Leonardo of Pisa.
Who is Fibonacci.
200
The hertz is defined as this.
What is cycles per second.
200
Your neighbor is reading a rerun comic in the newspaper. This comic, originally drawn by Charles M. Schulz, ran nonstop from 1950-2000, its final appearance a day after Schulz's death. What is your neighbor reading?
What is "Peanuts".
300
Spell the missing word, a homophone for the bolded word: They had to [---] their wages for a single SEED.
What is c-e-d-e.
300
Hosted by Chris Rock, the 88th Academy Awards were held at this venue.
What is the Dolby Theater.
300
This mathematician wrote the book "Elements" containing a set of axioms which defined a form of synthetic geometry, and at its time, the only known form of geometry.
Who is Euclid.
300
One of the seven base units in the International System of Units, the hertz is the unit of this.
What is frequency.
300
Your neighbor works as a limacologist. What does your neighbor study?
What are slugs.
400
Spell the missing word, a homophone for the bolded word: The old woman had an awkward [---] when she walked through the GATE.
What is g-a-i-t.
400
The Academy Awards' equivalents are the Emmy Awards for television, the Grammy Awards for recording, and these awards for theater.
What are the Tony Awards.
400
This German mathematician successfully created an equation of the 8th degree to predict the orbit of, and aid in the rediscovery of the dwarf planet Ceres.
Who is Carl (Carolus) Gauss.
400
This form of wave consisting of an oscillation in particle displacement, or pressure, can be measured in hertz by the frequency of its oscillations.
What is sound.
400
Your neighbor is reading a book written by Richard Dawkins, published in 1976, and also containing the first use of the word meme. What book is your neighbor reading?
What is "The Selfish Gene".
500
Spell the missing word, a homophone for the bolded word: If you catch [---], hopefully they do not taste FOUL.
What is f-o-w-l.
500
The very first Academy Awards were held in this year.
What is 1929.
500
This German mathematician created the diagonalization argument, which was proof of existence of multiple infinite's with different values.
Who is Georg Cantor. (Not to be confused with George)
500
Interactions between the electrons of cesium 133 are used to define both the hertz, and this other unit of measure.
What is the second.
500
Your neighbor is a poet. She is currently writing a poem with 19 lines, consisting of 5 sets of 3 lines, and ending with a final 4 line stanza. What kind of poem is your neighbor writing?