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Mr. B's General Knowledge Trivia (clues from NPR Wait Wait, Jeopardy!, and some I made up myself) > Science > Flashcards

Science Flashcards

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Inside information: The first of Isaac Newton’s 3 laws of this is the law of inertia

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motion

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An “F” in science: There are static and kinetic types of this force on objects that are in contact with each other

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Friction

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What is at an average distance of 238,857 miles from the Earth?

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The moon

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Scientists: This gravity maven was elected president of England’s Royal Society in 1703 and held the office for 24 years

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Isaac Newton

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March 2018 - It was announced that the ashes of scientist blank would be interred next to the graves of Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin in Westminster.

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Stephen Hawking

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SCIENCE: The ragweed variety of this material is seen here under the microscope–achoo!

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pollen

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SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY: In 1989 scientists using a scanning tunneling microscope saw this double-stranded molecule for the 1st time

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DNA

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ANIMALS: There were more than 200 million live views online during the 16-month pregnancy of April, one of these

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Giraffe

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LOGO ANIMALS: Sriracha Hot Sauces

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Rooster

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TITLE ANIMALS: Title type of animal in a 2005 “Chronicles of Narnia” movie

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lion

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THE ELEMENTS: Inhaling some of this second-lightest element makes your voice sound all funny

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helium

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ALGAE WHIZ: The “phyto” type of this algae is a major food source directly or indirectly of many sea organisms

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plankton

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THE SCIENCE OF MECHANICS: Newton’s 1st Law of Motion, known as the Law of this, is why a car crash throws you into the windshield–buckle up!

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inertia

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THE MATILDA EFFECT: This woman’s record was not glowing enough to get her into the French Academy of Sciences–husband Pierre got in

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Marie Curie

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GREAT BOOKS OF SCIENCE: Charles Darwin became famous when he let people read his diary–of his voyage aboard this craft

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The Beagle

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ANCIENT GREECE: Mathematician & philosopher who discovered the intervals in an octave & probably played a mean triangle

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Pythagoras

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Sojourner Truth

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ETYMOLOGY: This herbivore’s name is from Greek words meaning “nose” & “horn”

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rhinoceros

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ECOLOGY: Lions, elephants and giraffes are found naturally in this type of biome with grassy plains, few trees and sometimes a final “H”

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savannah

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ATHLETES: In Feb. 2006 during the Winter Olympics closing ceremonies here, athletes heard “Volare” & “That’s Amore”

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Italy (Torino, Italy)

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HOW “OD”: Wildly successful electronics product introduced in October 2001

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iPod

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RUN EMC: E=mc2 was conceived by this man

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Albert Einstein

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NOW THAT’S EXPENSIVE!: In 2000 a set of books about these critters “Of America” by John James Audubon sold at auction for $8.8 million

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birds

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ABBREV.: The ASPCA is the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to these

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animals

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SEA WORLD: Common in Australia, this type of shark named for a striped feline can be 15 feet long

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Tiger Shark

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VOLCANOES: It’s the only continent with no active volcanoes

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Australia

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TEENAGE DREAM: On NASA’s website, Sally Ride says study math & science if you dream of becoming one of these, like she did

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astronaut

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WIZARDS: Hearing he was “The Wizard of Menlo Park” should turn on a light in your mind

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Thomas Edison

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ANAGRAMMED SCIENTISTS’ LAST NAMES: He really set things in motion: WENT ON

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NEWTON

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ANAGRAMMED SCIENTISTS’ LAST NAMES: Ran hot and cold: FINE HEARTH

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Fahrenheit

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MEET THE BEAGLES: This scientist’s life aboard the HMS Beagle included a visit to the “frying hot” Galapagos Islands

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Darwin

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SCIENTISTS: In a 1979 issue of National Geographic, she reported on chimp warfare and cannibalism

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Jane Goodall

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SCIENTISTS: In 1776 this Italian became the first to isolate methane gas; 24 years later he invented the electric battery

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Alessandro Volta

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FRENCH SCIENTISTS and INVENTORS: In 1943 he and engineer Emile Gagnan invented the Aqua Lung

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Jacques Cousteau

Mr. B's General Knowledge Trivia (clues from NPR Wait Wait, Jeopardy!, and some I made up myself) (75 decks)

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