Lavar Burton Flashcards

1
Q

Difference between frog and toads

A

No difference taxonomicily
People think frogs live in water
Toads on land

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Oliver headly was a Barbadian chemist who developed Photo vul tay ick cells
what are they used for

A

Solar energy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Dr Kendrick Lewis from Grenada is a chemist known for his work with inorganic chemistry especially with element 14 which is becoming increasingly important in today’s world
Bonus what element is associated most closely with organic chemistry

A

Silicon

Bonus carbon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Robert rashford is a Jamaican aerospace engineer Working on a component for this telescope expected to launch in March 2021

A

James webb space telescope

Going to be awesome and blow the Hubble away

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

The small islands that make up the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea are collectively known as

A

Lesser Antilles

Go from maybe Virgin Islands (politically but not geographically) to Trinidad and Tobago

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Greater Antilles

A
Hispaniola 
Cuba 
Puerto Rico
Cayman Islands
Jamaica
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

EStella and pip are 2 characters in this dickens literary classic known for its memorable opening line

A

Great expectations

Really memorable opening line?

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

In the musical the damn Yankees the devil went by this name that he shares with an actress who Is known to outlive her babysitter in a 91 film

A

Mr applegate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Sylvester Stallone franchise and

How many movies

A

Rocky 7
Rambo 4
Expendables Barney Ross 3

Total 14

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Vin diesel character in fast and furious and how many movies

A

Dominic tuh retto
7
Released 8

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

How many films did George las en bee portray bond

A

1

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Song 22

A

T swift

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Last Stuart monarch

A

Queen Anne

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Weezer first album

Bonus other colors

A

Blue

Green
Red
White
Black

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

In 1980 Brooke shields won a golden raspberry for this movie about being shipwrecked on a tropical island with her brother

A

The Blue lagoon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

1983 song How does it feel to treat me like you do when you’ve laid your hands upon me and told me who you are ….tell me how do I feel tell me now how do I feel

A

New order

Blue Monday

17
Q

In 39 classic wizard of oz what color are doethys slippers

Bonus what color in the novel

A

Ruby in the movie

Baum made them silver

18
Q

Nickname given to the tough Denver Broncos defense of the late 70s early 80s

A

Orange crush

19
Q

Name of the championship game of the CFL

Bonus what is the trophy called

A

Gray cup
Both
!

20
Q

Path of the original Milwaukee brewers

A

1902 moved to St. Louis and became the browns

1954 moved to Baltimore and renamed the orioles

21
Q

This halfback from the university of Illinois helped to legitimize the NFL when signing with the Chicago bears in 1925
Bonus nickname

A

Red grange

The galloping ghost

22
Q

Star Wars character with the purple lightsaber

A

Mace win do

23
Q

This river forms the border between Texas and Oklahoma

A

Red river
If you want to call it a river
More like a gully

24
Q

Capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories
Bonus what body of river located on
Population of 20 K

A

Yellow knife

Great slave lake

25
Q

Capital of Yukon Territory

A

White horse

26
Q

Getting its name from the oppressive canopy of evergreens living above what popular region is Often associated with the brothers Grimm

A

The Black Forest South west Germany

27
Q

Originally built in flint Michigan and st Louis mO since 81 the corvette has been exclusively manufactured in this city in the bluegrass state

A

Bowling green

28
Q

Litmus paper will turn one of two colors or a slight variation of when this happens

A

Turns red (acid)
Blue (base or alkaline)
Comes in contact with an acid or alkaline substance

29
Q

Approximately 6-7 mil of these tiny photo receptors in this part of the eye that allow the eye to process and receive color

A

Cones

In the Retina

30
Q

The persistent irrational fear of colors is known as

A

Chrom uh phobia (chro mat uh phobia )

Greek word for color chroma