Clark University Worcester Mass

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Coldplay
Johnny cash

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Trent reznor
Social network David fincher

Question 3

While some birds can tilt them slightly this is the only insect that can fully turn its head from side to side

Answer 3

Praying mantis

Question 4

This English king broke away from the Roman Catholic Church after a disagreement

Answer 4

King Henry 8

Question 5

Still popular Today this ancient board game features 24 narrow triangles called points

Answer 5

Backgammon

Question 6

The ancient world
The ancient writer said books on ships arriving to this city’s poet were seized originals kept and copies returned

Answer 6

Alexandria
Home to the famous library of Alexandria

Question 7

Archaic Greek poet who was considered One of the greatest lyric poets and was given names such as the tenth muse and the poetess

Answer 7

Sappho

Question 8

Last word in this authors poem stopping by woods on a snowy evening

Answer 8

By Robert frost
Last word sleep

Question 9

The most expensive instrument ever sold at auction

Answer 9

🎻 violin
Stradivarius
Strad Uh various

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Keanu reeves
Ted Theodore Logan
Bill S Preston esquire

Question 11

Rosalind Franklin work with X-rays helped map the structure of this genetic code bearing molecule

Answer 11

DNA
Dark lady of DNA
She did a bunch of work but airbrushed out of the Nobel prize
Men took the plaudit

Question 12

Calling it well ages but a little tough a professor made a stew out of 36K year old meat from this Buffalo cousin

Answer 12

Bison

Question 13

This unit of plowed land mentioned in the Bible is primarily used today as a distance in horse racing

Answer 13

Furlong
1/8 of a mile

Question 14

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

Answer 14

8th amendment
Prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment

Question 15

Her ship from the movie alien shares this name with a novel by Joseph Conrad

Answer 15

Nostromo new strom o
Ellen Ripleys ship

Question 16

Frequently feeding on this, this bird has the highest metabolism of any animal

Answer 16

Hummingbird feeding on nectar

Question 17

War of roses participants and rose colors

Answer 17

House of York - white rose
House of Lancaster - red rose

Question 18

Based on the title of his book how many people does the main character meet in heaven

Answer 18

Mitch albom
5 people

Question 19

Consisting of 144K days the baktun wqs a recurring cycle in this ancient civilization calendar

Answer 19

Mayan

Question 20

Ethnic group of Greek and Turkish descent have been feuding over this island nation since 1964

Answer 20

Cyprus

Question 21

According to one of its co founders this company got its name from he and his partners being new to the business world

Answer 21

Virgin

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Easter island
Statutes had fallen over so that’s why they were longer then tall if you’re wondering

Question 23

This 2 mile expanse in Dc wqs originally designed to be the city’s grand avenue

Answer 23

The national mall

Question 24

Habanera and the toreador song are two of the best known arias from this opera

Tour e uh door
Hab uh nair uh

Answer 24

Bizet’s Carmen

Question 25

Formerly known as nepeta cataria this herb may mellow out humans and make felines feel funny

Answer 25

Catnip

Question 26

After its 1949 release this sweet little game foe sweet little folks became Milton Bradley’s beat selling game

Answer 26

Candy Land

Question 27

The French high speed train service is known by what 3 initials

Answer 27

TGV

Question 28

He argued against segregation in brown B board of education before becoming a Supreme Court justice

Answer 28

Thur good marshall

Question 29

This type of cheese is a traditional ingredient In a Reuben sandwich

Answer 29

Swiss

Question 30

This 5 letter word can refer to a musical composition or a psychological state of confusion

Answer 30

Fugue