STUFF ABOUT CELEBRITIES

YOUR OLD PAL AL GEBRA
FAMILY MATTERS
"POP" QUIZ
DEBATE CLUB
400

This Oscar-winning actor was destined for greatness in the arts--he was named for da Vinci

Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?

400

These quantities often represented by x & y are constantly changing, but Al can't live without 'em

What are variables?

400

Basic "atomic" social unit of parents & their kids only

What is the nuclear family unit?

400

It's Kellogg's brand of toaster pastries

What are Pop-Tarts?

400

In their 5th debate Abraham Lincoln & Stephen Douglas argued whether this document's "all men" included African Americans

What is the Declaration of Independence?

800

In 2018 she was fined $17,000 for code violations including breaking her racket during the U.S. Open final

Who is Serena Williams?

800

ax2 + bx + c = 0 is the general form of this type of equation

What is the quadratic equation?

800

Like the Spanish & Austrian parts of the Habsburgs, it's an "arboreal" division of a family tree

What is a branch?

800

A store only open for a limited time, or a new window that is unexpectedly opened in your browser

What is a pop-up?

800

On radio in 1948 Jesuit Frederick Copleston & agnostic Bertrand Russell debated the existence of this

Who is God?

1200

It's the last name of the model sisters seen here

What is Hadid?

1200

Al knows that this word for the 3 in 83 can also mean a person who advocates an idea

What is an exponent?

1200

Cinderella has 2 of them, Anastasia & Drizella (per Disney)

What are stepsisters?

1200

This college coach lent his name to a youth football league

Who is Pop Warner?

1200

Astronomy's "Great Debate" of 1920 concerned whether spiral nebulae lie inside or outside this local galaxy

What is the Milky Way?

1600

He did some fencing in school, but when it came to playing Will Turner on screen, he trained with a sword master

Who is Orlando Bloom?

1600

Al loves to play with these expressions from a word for "many", like 3x3 + 7y2 - 4z

What are polynomials?

1600

Also an ancient title of a Christian bishop, it's the male head of a family

What is the patriarch?

1600

To propose marriage

What is to pop the question?

1600

In 1960 your grandparents watched Richard Nixon square off in 4 televised debates with this man

Who is JFK?

2000

She played characters named Sophie in "Letters to Juliet" & the 2 "Mamma Mia!" movies

Who is Amanda Seyfried?

2000

Al knows he can make many a tough expression easier to work with by "completing" this

What is the square?

2000

A 1765 speech opposing the Stamp Act called colonists these, giving a rebellious group its name

What are the sons of liberty?

2000

Nonsense! (Like an old man might say)

What is poppycock?

2000

The Samye Debate in the Tibetan branch of this religion was over whether enlightenment happens gradually or suddenly

What is Buddhism?