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Post by mikegarrison on Apr 13, 2020 14:49:27 GMT -5
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.
Didn't Elvis like peanut butter and banana or some such thing? I'm not an Elvis guy.
LOL on "penguinmine island". It's got to be the Falkland/Malvinas War. There were several islands involved in that war, though.
Xenon, Boron, Argon, and Radon. (I thought "radon", then I thought, is that actually an element? So I looked it up to check, and it is an element.)
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Post by cindra on Apr 13, 2020 14:52:55 GMT -5
Kathy Griffin was the other cheerleader, for anyone who cared. Easier: 1. The interrobang is a little-used punctuation mark that is actually a combination of what two other punctuation marks? 2. The phrase “No Taxation without Representation” started as a slogan against the 1765 Duties in American Colonies Act. Today that law is better remembered by its shorter name, which is… what? 3. What viral disease was originally called “hydrophobia,” because one of its later symptoms is excessive drooling and aversion to water? 4. What small group of islands has been covered in land mines for almost 40 years, leading to an explosion in its penguin population, since they’re too light to trigger the mines? 5. The quaffle, bludger, and snitch are balls that are used in the fictional game of Quidditch. Which one gets thrown through a hoop for a point? Harder, but still fairly easy: 1. Pull Out Before You Blow It: There are four chemical elements with five-letter names. Name as many of them as you can for 1 point each. Zero total if you get any wrong. 2. “Parker” and “Barrow” were the last names of what famous Depression-era duo? 3. To make an “Elvis Sandwich,” you need two slices of bread plus what three crucial ingredients? 4. Which former U.S. Secretary of State is an accomplished concert pianist who once performed for Queen Elizabeth II with the London Symphony? 5. Which is largest: A megabyte, a petabyte, or a terabyte? 1. ?! 2. Stamp Act 3. Rabies 4. Falklands 5. Quaffle 6. Boron, Radon, Xenon, 7. Bonnie and Clyde 8. Peanut butter, banana, bacon? 9. ? 10. Petabyte
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Post by mikegarrison on Apr 13, 2020 15:02:23 GMT -5
Xenon and Argon are both used as reaction gasses for electric spaceship propulsion (ion thrusters). They are good for it because they are inert gasses. Electric thrusters strip an electron off to ionize the gas, then use electromagnetic fields to accelerate it out the back and produce rocket thrust.
Xenon is nice because it's heavy. Radon would be even better than Xenon except it's radioactive and has a very short half-life so it can't be stored. Argon is a compromise from Xenon -- it's not as heavy but it's far more plentiful and thus cheaper.
Krypton is between Xenon and Argon on the periodic table, and is likewise between them in terms of cost and usefulness as a propellant. SpaceX Starlink sats are using Krypton.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 13, 2020 15:07:00 GMT -5
I thought you were going to ask which volleyball do universities use?
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Post by ironhammer on Apr 13, 2020 16:45:19 GMT -5
What happens when you throw pure sodium into the water?
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Post by mikegarrison on Apr 13, 2020 16:53:23 GMT -5
What happens when you throw pure sodium into the water? You get an energetic, exothermic reaction.
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Post by ironhammer on Apr 13, 2020 17:18:22 GMT -5
What happens when you throw pure sodium into the water? You get an energetic, exothermic reaction. Just how energetic...
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Post by vbprisoner on Apr 13, 2020 17:22:35 GMT -5
Condoleeza Rice is the former US Secretary of State that is an accomplished concert pianist.
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Post by maplespear on Apr 13, 2020 17:55:53 GMT -5
Condoleeza Rice is the former US Secretary of State that is an accomplished concert pianist. She is also the only woman on the NCAA championship committee. This woman knows her football.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2020 10:18:48 GMT -5
I think all of these were answered, although all 4 elements were not listed in one answer.
ARGON, BORON, RADON, XENON
PB, banana and bacon for Elvis, although some say there was no bacon involved. I always liked (still do) PB, mayo and banana.
And for today:
1. What brand of beer is brewed using water from the river that flows through Amsterdam?
2. The nose, the ear, the aorta, and the vulva all contain a component that is also a term in architecture. It is a nine-letter word that derives from the Latin for “front entrance.” What is it?
3. What three-letter word, relating to a spiritual practice, is the Japanese translation of the Sanskrit term “dhyāna”?
4. A grand total of 91 Popes, including the first Pope, are interred at the site of what famous Italian church?
3. Eric Clapton, Pattie Boyd, and Yoko Ono are all credited as guest musicians on which Beatles album?
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Post by mln59 on Apr 14, 2020 10:46:23 GMT -5
1. amstel? 2. vestibule? 3. i want to say "tao" but i don't think that's right. 4. st. peter's ? 5. no idea
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Post by mikegarrison on Apr 14, 2020 11:11:53 GMT -5
I think all of these were answered, although all 4 elements were not listed in one answer. Yes they were.
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Post by mikegarrison on Apr 14, 2020 11:17:53 GMT -5
3. Eric Clapton, Pattie Boyd, and Yoko Ono are all credited as guest musicians on which Beatles album? Hmm. I guessed wrong on this one. It was not an early album in the chronology, but it was earlier than I had guessed. Some bands release one or two albums a decade. The Beatles released almost two per year -- and they were BEATLES albums. That's just so amazing.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2020 11:57:19 GMT -5
3. Eric Clapton, Pattie Boyd, and Yoko Ono are all credited as guest musicians on which Beatles album? Hmm. I guessed wrong on this one. It was not an early album in the chronology, but it was earlier than I had guessed. Some bands release one or two albums a decade. The Beatles released almost two per year -- and they were BEATLES albums. That's just so amazing. Pattie Boyd, later Pattie Harrison, later Pattie Clapton. Inspiration for: For You Blue - The Beatles. I Need You - The Beatles. It's All Too Much - The Beatles. Layla - Derek & the Dominos. She's Waiting - Eric Clapton. Something - The Beatles. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad - Derek & the Dominos. Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2020 11:06:19 GMT -5
1. Amstel 2. Vestibule 3. Zen 4. St. Peter's Basilica 5. The White Album (The Beatles)
Next:
1. What monotheistic faith, founded in 19th-century Persia, has 5 million followers and emphasizes the spiritual unity of all humankind?
2. What heavy metal does uranium become once it has lost all of its radioactivity?
3. “Coprolite” is the scientific word for a particular type of fossilized material. Name that material.
4. The first show that Netflix produced went on to become the first online-only show to receive a major Emmy nomination. Name that show.
5. What peninsula connects Egypt to the Middle East?
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