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Degrass Tyson Has An Utter Disdain Flashcards

1
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Original 13 colonies

A

Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Georgia
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Maryland
South Carolina
New Hampshire
Virginia
New york
North Carolina
Rhode Island

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2
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Used in both cell phone batteries and mood stabilizing drugs what is the lightest metal on the periodic table
Bonus atomic number

A

Lithium
Atomic number 3

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3
Q

Inspired by a puzzle called pentominoes what Soviet software engineer created what video game

A

alexey pajitnov created Tetris

From the Greek word for 4 because each block has 4 pieces
Is comes from tennis because he likes tennis
Pa jeet nov

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4
Q

Created during the 1930s ehat federal agency initially insured bank accounts up to 2.5K

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FDIC
Federal deposit insurance corporation

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5
Q

Pairs in astronomy

Discovered in 1877 they were both named for siblings of the Greek god of love

A

Phobos
Deimos de Mos

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Q

1980s movies
The dip used to kill characters in this 1988 film consisted of acetone benzene and turpentine ingredients of paint thinner

A

Who framed roger rabbit
Toons erased by the dip
Film combined live action and animation

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7
Q

Astronomical instrument used to determine latitude and longitude at sea by measuring angular distances especially the altitudes of sun moon and stars

A

Sexton

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8
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Supposed benefit of fish oil
According to davo

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Speeds up metabolism

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9
Q

Have higher high tides and lower low tides
When?

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Spring
New and full moon

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10
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Have lower high tides and higher Low tides
When ?

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Neap
1st and 3rd quarter

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11
Q

By definition the process of deciding which patient should be treated first is called what

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Triage

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12
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On the sitcom Martin Jerome describes himself as the playa from what mountain range

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The Himalayas

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Island of Great Britain is made up of what 3 autonomous regions

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England
Wales
Scotland

Bond

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Bond

Who portrayed bond in on her majesty’s secret service

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George lay sen be (las en b)
Only portrayal
Bonds wife dies?

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15
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Chemistry

Which element is so rare in its pure Elemental form that Napoleon only used it to serve his most esteemed guests, choosing it over gold
Thanks to ehat process it’s nearly disposable today

A

Aluminum
Bayer process
In nature rare to find it in its pure elemental form

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90s one hit wonders

Harvey danger went around the world and found that only stupid people were breeding in what 98 one hit wonder

A

Flagpole sitta

17
Q

Geography

Largest lake in the world by surface area

A

Caspian sea

18
Q

Video games

FIFA 2001 and gran turismo 3 had disks that encouraged scratching to reveal what feature

A

Scratch and sniff disks
Soccer pitch and rubber respectively

19
Q

Name of the teacher who died in the tragic space shuttle disaster

A

Challenger
Krista muh cull uf

20
Q

What harverd dropout cofounded Microsoft

A

Bill gates

21
Q

This REM song was written to honor the comedian Andy Kauffman

A

Man on the moon

22
Q

One of the top telling best selling albums of all time
With a moon related theme

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Pink Floyd
dark side of the moon

23
Q

This I Spy singer released a single titled to the moon on his debut album

A

Kyle

24
Q

Keith moon was the drummer for ehat classic rock band

A

The Who

25
Q

best known for her roles as Baby firefly in the house of 1000 corpses and the devils rejects which were directed by this person, her famous husband

A

Shari moon married to rob zombie

26
Q

What lunar name did frank zappa give his oldest child

A

Moon unit

27
Q

Rockabilly singer named moon Martin who wrote a song
Bad case of loving you (doctor doctor)
Which was made popular by what English singer from the 80s

A

Robert Palmer

28
Q

Topang uh on boy meets world

A

Daniel fish el

29
Q

Suzanne sommers became the spokesperson for this product

A

Thigh master in 90

30
Q

Mexico states New Mexico borders

A

Suh nor uh
Ch wow uh

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