Clark University Worcester Mass Flashcards
This bands album X and Y uses an early form of Telegraph coding from 1874 called buh dot coding on its cover
Code literally translates to X and Y
Bonus track called till kingdom come that was supposed to be recorded with this iconic musician who unfortunately passed first in 2003
Coldplay
Johnny cash
Lead singer of this band that built a pretty hate machine wqs so hurt that Johnny cash covered one of his songs that he retreated to Hollywood
Fortunately worked out as he won an Oscar for best original score for this film by this director
Trent reznor
Social network David fincher
While some birds can tilt them slightly this is the only insect that can fully turn its head from side to side
Praying mantis
This English king broke away from the Roman Catholic Church after a disagreement
King Henry 8
Still popular Today this ancient board game features 24 narrow triangles called points
Backgammon
The ancient world
The ancient writer said books on ships arriving to this city’s poet were seized originals kept and copies returned
Alexandria
Home to the famous library of Alexandria
Archaic Greek poet who was considered One of the greatest lyric poets and was given names such as the tenth muse and the poetess
Sappho
Last word in this authors poem stopping by woods on a snowy evening
By Robert frost
Last word sleep
The most expensive instrument ever sold at auction
🎻 violin
Stradivarius
Strad Uh various
This actor who portrayed Ted actor in bill and Ted face the music is known for nice deeds like giving up his seat on the subway
Keanu reeves
Ted Theodore Logan
Bill S Preston esquire
Rosalind Franklin work with X-rays helped map the structure of this genetic code bearing molecule
DNA
Dark lady of DNA
She did a bunch of work but airbrushed out of the Nobel prize
Men took the plaudit
Calling it well ages but a little tough a professor made a stew out of 36K year old meat from this Buffalo cousin
Bison
This unit of plowed land mentioned in the Bible is primarily used today as a distance in horse racing
Furlong
1/8 of a mile
The bill of rights
England’s bloody assizes and a 1685 lifelong sentence for Perjury were 2 main origins for this amendment to the constitution
Uh size is
8th amendment
Prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment
Her ship from the movie alien shares this name with a novel by Joseph Conrad
Nostromo new strom o
Ellen Ripleys ship
Frequently feeding on this, this bird has the highest metabolism of any animal
Hummingbird feeding on nectar
War of roses participants and rose colors
House of York - white rose
House of Lancaster - red rose
Based on the title of his book how many people does the main character meet in heaven
Mitch albom
5 people
Consisting of 144K days the baktun wqs a recurring cycle in this ancient civilization calendar
Mayan
Ethnic group of Greek and Turkish descent have been feuding over this island nation since 1964
Cyprus
According to one of its co founders this company got its name from he and his partners being new to the business world
Virgin
Exploration
James cook account of a 1874 visit here records and object near 27 feet long and upwards of 8 feet over the breast or shoulders
Easter island
Statutes had fallen over so that’s why they were longer then tall if you’re wondering
This 2 mile expanse in Dc wqs originally designed to be the city’s grand avenue
The national mall
Habanera and the toreador song are two of the best known arias from this opera
Tour e uh door
Hab uh nair uh
Bizet’s Carmen
Formerly known as nepeta cataria this herb may mellow out humans and make felines feel funny
Catnip
After its 1949 release this sweet little game foe sweet little folks became Milton Bradley’s beat selling game
Candy Land
The French high speed train service is known by what 3 initials
TGV
He argued against segregation in brown B board of education before becoming a Supreme Court justice
Thur good marshall
This type of cheese is a traditional ingredient In a Reuben sandwich
Swiss
This 5 letter word can refer to a musical composition or a psychological state of confusion
Fugue
