Random Knowledge Flashcards
Make your friends and co-workers go "How do you always know so much?"
When you have a brother who only has one biological parent in common with you, he is your ____-brother.
half-brother
For example, if your father had kids from a previous marriage, those kids would be your half-siblings.
If your father remarries, his wife is now your ____________.
stepmother
And his new wife’s mother would be your step-grandmother, etc.
The children of your stepmother are your ____________.
stepsiblings
(stepbrothers and stepsisters)
Note that stepsiblings share no biological parents (even if one of each of their parents have married each other), while half-siblings share one biological parent.
The children of your sister’s children are your ____________.
grand-nephews/nieces
(or great-nephews/nieces)
And you would be their great uncle or aunt.
What are the children of your first cousins to you?
first cousins once removed
The “removed” refers to a generation removed, and has nothing to do with “by marriage”.
Also note that if you had kids, then your kids and the children of your first cousin would be second cousins (not removed) since they are of the same generation.
What award ceremony recognizes excellence within various areas of television and emerging media?
The Emmy Awards
(The Emmys)
Which award ceremony recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre?
The Tony Awards
(The Tonys)
Its official name is “The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre”.
What is the most prestigious award directors can receive at the Cannes Film Festival?
Palme d’Or
Literally the “golden palm”, a Palme d’Or trophy is made of 18-carat yellow gold and placed on a rocky crystal cushion on which the golden palm leaf rests.
What annual award program recognizes creative excellence and innovation in advertising, design, and communication?
The Clio Awards
(The Clios)
The award program was established in 1959 and judges the participants with an international panel of advertising professionals.
The ______, also called The Academy Awards, is an award ceremony which recognizes artistic and technical merit in the film industry.
Oscars
The Oscars are seen by many as the most prestigious award one can win in the entertainment industry.
What British award ceremony recognizes and rewards excellence in the art of the moving image (film, television, and video games)?
BAFTA
(British Academy of Film and Television Arts)
The BAFTA is the British equivalent of the Oscars, yet the BAFTA also recognizes international talent.
What award ceremony recognizes outstanding achievement in the music industry of the USA?
The Grammy Awards
The event is held annually, and the award is a trophy depicting a gilded gramophone.
How would you calculate a 20% tip on a restaurant bill that is $72.83?
Move the decimal one to the left, then multiply by 2.
$72.80 –> $7.28 x 2 = $14.56
In the U.S., it is generally customary to pay servers a 20% tip at a restaurant or more for exceptional service.
When you are sitting in a car going 70 mph, the kinetic energy you and the car create is [the same / different].
the same
Kinetic energy is generated by all movement. This is why, when the car suddenly brakes, you feel yourself being thrown forward against your seatbelt.
If you weren’t wearing a seatbelt, you would be thrown forward with the same speed the car had before a full stop.
And even if you are wearing a seatbelt, some external and internal body parts are still moving at that speed when the car stops suddenly, which can cause whiplash or organ damage.
