Film Alphabet "Puzzles"

From Steven Wildish's Friday Project: Film Alphabets.

There was no math warmup problem today. I put the 1990s up as the windows wallpaper and then turned on the SmartBoard. They were fascinated. It seemed a hit so I printed them out from the folder - in Windows, you can print some of the contents of a folder and it will automatically scale them to full-page -- and lined them up on the wall outside my door. Teachers thought it was a hoot. The person with the most solutions? The science teacher across the hall. The second best? A senior with a Netflix connection.

Feel free to put in some answers in the comments. The artist's website is cool too, but there are only solutions for the 80s and 90s up so far.

Welcome to the Next Rounds of Trivia - with a Twist.

It's a special day on the Curmudgeon's Compound in the woods. We've got Trivia as supplied by SmartBoard. Yes, that's Smart©Board. They've copyrighted it so you'll think they deserve the name.

It's a visual thing:

Use all the information available in the image: the location and size of the islands, the shape, anything that will help you scope out which country is pictured below. Identify this "drawing", direct from the Lesson Activity Toolkit #2.

Trivia - Music for Friday

The gifted, extremely popular singer who originally bore the name Virginia Patterson Hensley was killed by a tragic plane crash while on tour. What was her stage/recording name?

Trivia for Thirty Thursday

What number of gunshots is fired for the arrival of the president?
BONUS: How about for the vice president?
DOUBLE BONUS: For an admiral or general?

Trivia for Wednesday the 29th

The name for this animal comes from the Afrikaans words meaning "Earth Pig". Nearly six feet long and the size of a wild pig, this creature has little hair and a long rat-like tail.

Two for Tuesday the 28th

Two Literature Questions

1. Boris Pasternak's greatest work was suppressed and could not be published in the Soviet Union; it was finally released in Italy in 1959. Name the classic the Soviets banned.
2. “This is my favorite book in all the world, though I have never read it.” This is the first line of a book that includes the Cliffs of Insanity, Rodents Of Unusual Size, and a sword made for a six fingered man. Name this novel supposedly written by S. Morgenstern, but whose “Good Parts” version was written by William Goldman.

Trivia for Monday the 27th

Who is this 1927 passage about?

"Suddenly and softly there slipped out of the darkness a gray-white airplane as 25,000 pairs of eyes strained toward it. Lines of policemen and stout steel fences went down before the rush of Parisians."

Trivia for Sunday the 26th

The Arc de Triomphe was erected to commemorate the victories of Napoleon Bonaparte. It is at the end of what street in Paris?
BONUS: What illuminating nickname is given to Paris?
BONUS2: What race ends with a stage down the Champs Elysees?
BONUS3: Who has won the race the greatest number of times?

Lightning Round Saturday the 25th - Vocabulary !

I'll give the animal, you give the collective noun. For example, if I were to say "antelope", your response would be a "herd of antelope". Seagulls would be in a "flock" and so on.

Ready?

1. _______ of ants
   
2. _______ of bacteria
   
3. _______ of bears
   
4. _______ of bees
   
5. _______ of buffalo
   
6. _______ of cats
   
7. _______ of crows
   
8. _______ of dogs
   
9. _______ of dolphins / whales
   
10. _______ of lions
    
11. _______ of penguins
    

Trivia - Flowers for Friday the 24th

These flowers bloom for a very short time, yet their petals are highly prized for making perfume. This flower grows from bulbs. Primarily associated with Holland, this flower has been the subject of price wars, economic crashes and the occasional time when one bulb could be purchased for the equivalent of $500 - $1000 apiece.

BONUS: The most expensive was Semper Augustus, extraordinarily beautiful with midnight-blue petals - that topped by a band of pure white, and accented with crimson flares. In 1624, a man owned the only 12 that existed. He was offered 3,000 ________ for one bulb, roughly equal to the annual income of a wealthy merchant. What Dutch monetary unit was this?

Trivia for Thursday the 23rd - Egyptology

The discovery of this piece of stone made the translation of the mysterious Egyptian hieroglyphics possible because it contained a passage of hieroglyphics that was also written in two known languages. Give the name of this stone.
BONUS: In what city was it discovered?
BONUS2: The soldiers who found the stone were part of whose army?
BONUS3: Give one of the other two languages that appeared on the stone.

Trivia for Wednesday the 22nd - Change is good.

What movement began on the evening of October 31, 1517 when Martin Luther nailed his theses to the door of the Wittenberg church?
BONUS: How many theses were there?
What nation is Wittenberg in?
What branch of Christianity came out of this movement?

Trivia - Two for Tuesday

Bread gets its light and fluffy texture from what gas produced when Saccharomyces ferments the carbohydrates in bread dough?

BONUS: What is the common name for Saccharomyces?

Trivia for Monday the 20th

Military Science
This plane holds several records, including New York to London in 1 hour 54 minutes and Los Angeles to Dulles International Airport, outside Washington, D.C., in 1 hour 4 minutes 20 seconds. Built for reconnaissance, it relied on speed instead of weapons for safety. Operational from 1964 to 1990, this spy plane could fly three times the speed of sound. Name the plane.

BONUS: If the distance is roughly 2600 miles, what was the average speed from LA to Dulles?

DOUBLE BONUS: If the speed of sound is 770 mph, what Mach Number did the plane average?

Trivia for Sunday the 19th - Another Lightning Round

Again, I give you the nickname and you supply the State. 1 Minute!

14. The Tar Heel or Old North State?
15. The Buckeye State.
16. The Mountain State?
17. The Evergreen State.
18. The Granite State.
19. The Magnolia State.
20. The Sunshine State.
21. The Land of Opportunity or The Natural State?
22. The Treasure State or Big Sky Country?
23. The Palmetto State.
24. The Centennial State (became a state in 1876)
25. The Bluegrass State?
26. The Pine Tree State.

Comments will be hidden to allow folks to answer without seeing other responses.

Trivia for Saturday the 18th - Lightning Round

Lightning Round - 1 minute!

I give you the nickname, you give me the State.

1. The "Heart of Dixie," "Yellowhammer State"
2. The "Garden State"?
3. The "Battle Born State," "Sagebrush State" or "Silver State.".
4. The "Green Mountain State"?
5. The "Lone Star State"?
6. The "Beehive State."
7. The "Old Dominion"?
8. The "Volunteer State"?
9. The "Hawkeye State"?
10. The "Grand Canyon State"?
11. The "Badger State."
12. The "Last Frontier" or "Land of The Midnight Sun."
13. The "Free State" or "Old Line State?"


Answer from Friday:
Ginger Rogers

Trivia for Friday the 17th

Dance

It has been said that she performed all of the same steps as her partner, Fred Astaire, only she danced hers backwards and in high heels. Who was she?

Answer from Thursday
Knight of the British Empire
Sir Rudolph, indeed.

Trivia for Thursday the 16th

Culture

Although he is not entitled to call himself "Sir Rudolph," New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was honored by Britain's Prince Andrew to be able to include the letters "KBE" following his name. What does the KBE mean?

Answers from Wednesday:
Franklin on the $100
Hamilton on the $10

Wednesday Trivia

Civics
Since 1969, the only paper money issued to the public has been those bills from $1 to $100, amounting to seven denominations. Only two of those depicted on these bills were not presidents. Who?

Answer from Tuesday:
Vinegar
Acetic acid
CH₃COOH

Tuesday Trivia

Chemistry

Name a common dilute acid used in the home as a cleanser and in salad dressings.
BONUS: What type of acid is this?
DOUBLE BONUS: give the chemical formula for this acid.

Answer from Monday:
Hans Christian Andersen, no less.