August 9th, August 12th
High School Science
Larry
Elinor
Esq.
100
This scandal led to the resignation of the President of the United States on August 9, 1974
What is the Watergate Scandal?
100
_____ are the powerhouses of the cell
What is mitochondria?
100
This media mogul has been married 8 times to 7 different women
Who is Larry King?
100
This Eleanor married her fifth cousin once-removed in 1905
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
100
In Hannegan v. Esquire, Inc. 32 US 146 (1946), the Supreme Court held that this agency could not censor the objectionable (but not obscene) material purveyed by Esquire.
What is the United States Postal Service?
200
On August 9, 1944, the United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring this beloved mascot
Who is Smokey the Bear?
200
What is the purpose of adenosine triphosphate?
"molecular unit of currency" that provides energy to drive many processes in living cells
200
This blue collar Larry's catch phrase is "Git-R-Done"
Who is Larry the Cable Guy?
200
This Eleanor was the first woman to chair the EEOC and has been in Congress since 1991
Who is Eleanor Holmes Norton?
200
This October 1966 cover's subject:
What is the Vietnam War?
300
This rapper, most famous for his song "Baby Got Back", was born August 12, 1963
Who is Sir Mix-a-lot?
300
This unit of measure represents the number of molecules of a substance
What is a mole?
300
This animated Larry in a series of Christian videos has a segment called "Silly Songs with Larry"
Who is Larry the Cucumber?
300
This "Eleanor," featured in Gone in 60 Seconds, is a customized version of this automobile
What is a Ford Mustang?
300
This intrepid traveler:
Who is Larry Gage?
400
This British author and naval intelligence officer, best known for his series of spy novels, died on August 12, 1964.
Who is Ian Fleming?
400
DAILY DOUBLE
Put these phases of mitosis in order:
anaphase, telophase, prophase, metaphase
400
DAILY DOUBLE
Match the Larry to the Company:
Sanger, Ellison, Page
Oracle, Wikipedia, Google
400
This fictional Eleanor from Phoenix, Arizona studies moral philosophy in the afterlife
Who is Eleanor Shellstrop?
400
This woman received what she called her first "serious assignment" from Esquire, publishing "The Moral Disarmament of Betty Coed" in September 1962
Who is Gloria Steinem?
500
This American filmmaker, making 70 feature films between 1914 and 1958, best known for movies such as Cleopatra (1934), Samson and Delilah (1949), and The Ten Commandments (1956), was born on August 12, 1881.
Who is Cecil B. DeMille?
500
This is a chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms
What is a covalent bond?
500
This Larry of an American vaudeville trio was known for his distinctive bushy hairstyle
Who is Larry Fine of the Three Stooges?
500
This American actress Eleanor, who appeared in more than 80 movies and television series between 1941 and 1991, is best known for portraying Baroness Elsa von Schraeder in the Sound of Music
Who is Eleanor Parker?
500
This novella by Truman Capote was published in the November 1958 edition after being rejected by Harper's Bazaar because of "obscene subject matter"--the editors assumed that the female protagonist was a prostitute
What is Breakfast at Tiffany's?