PEOPLE IN HISTORY
After a 15-year stay in England, this proprietor of Pennsylvania returned to his colony in 1699
Who is William Penn?
It's the branch of chemistry generally concerned with non-carbon elements & their compounds
What is Inorganic chemistry?
This global movement opposed fascism and totalitarian regimes during the 20th century.
What is anti-fascism?
This British singer released the hit album Faith in 1987 and later became one of the decade’s biggest pop stars.
Who is George Michael?
“May the Force be with you.”
What is Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope?
This young man put his savings into a small Cleveland refinery in 1862 & eventually had an oil monopoly
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
This type of bond is formed when two atoms share electrons.
What is a covalent bond?
A disappointing end after a big buildup
What is an Anti-climax?
This 1986 disaster in Ukraine is considered the worst nuclear accident in history.
What is the Chernobyl disaster?
“You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
What is Jaws?
First Lady Helen Taft led a fund-raising drive for a memorial to this 1912 marine disaster
What is Sinking of the Titanic?
This element makes up about 78% of normal dry air by volume
What is Nitrogen?
Sherman's "Act" of 1890
What is the Anti-Trust Act?
In a 1985 hit, Prince sang of a girl wearing this title article, "and if it was warm she wouldn't wear much more"
What is "Raspberry Beret"?
“Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get.”
What is Forrest Gump?
In 1801 this onetime VP compiled "A Manual of Parliamentary Practice" still used in the U.S. Senate
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
For ice, it's 0 degrees Celsius; for tungsten, it's 3,410 degrees Celsius
What is melting point?
Signed May 26, 1972, it's abbreviated as the ABM Treaty
What is Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty?
In 1981, this first female prime minister of the United Kingdom began her second term, famously nicknamed the “Iron Lady.”
Who was Margaret Thatcher?
“Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.”
What is Back to the Future?
This Lakota leader helped defeat Custer at Little Bighorn in 1876 and later toured with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show.
Who is Sitting Bull?
It's an atom that has gained or lost one or more electrons, & carries a positive or a negative charge
What is an Ion?
In immunology, this molecule binds specifically to antigens to neutralize or mark them for destruction.
What is an antibody?
On Nov. 29, 1981 this film actress drowned after falling from a yacht moored off Catalina Island
Who was Natalie Wood?
Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury.
What is a few good men?