The following are "companion questions" to those appearing on the LearnedLeague website on December 11, 2019. 1. SpaceX currently has a class of launch vehicles bearing the name of which bird of prey? The "Heavy" version of this launch vehicle shot Elon Musk's personal Tesla Roadster into stellar orbit in February 2018. 2. Happy Days spinoff Joanie Loves Chachi was fairly unsuccessful, lasting a mere two seasons from 1982 to 1983. Name both of the actors who appeared as the title characters. 3. Black teas are a class of tea that includes Earl Grey, English Breakfast Tea, and Irish Breakfast Tea. Black teas are generally characterized as distinct from oolong and green teas in that they have undergone more of what chemical process? Generally, this process involves loss of an electron, and is contrasted with reduction. 4. In Haruki Murakami's novel Kafka on the Shore , Nakata can speak to which common animal? Murakami's novel The Wind-Up Bird Ch...
The following are "companion questions" to those appearing on the LearnedLeague website on December 12, 2019. 1. The most popular breed of dairy cow in the United States is named after which former duchy? The name of this duchy now appears in the hyphenated name of a modern German state. 2. Soprano Maria Callas carried on an extramarital affair with which multimillionaire, a businessman with ties in tobacco, transportation, shipping, and whaling? 3. Which 2006 "winner" of the Tour de France (his title has since been stripped) eventually admitted to partaking in doping, and publicly called out Lance Armstrong for doing the same? 4. Maryland's Camp David was given what name by FDR, after a fictional paradise in a James Hilton novel? 5. In the World Series of Poker, the all time leader in terms of bracelet wins is what notoriously temperamental "Poker Brat," who won the No Limit Hold'em Main Event in 1989? 6. Which 80's glam metal ban...
The following are "companion questions" to those appearing on the LearnedLeague website on March 12, 2020. 1. The monarchy of Louis Philippe I, as well as the 1830 revolution that brought him to power, are commonly named for which calendar month? 2. The opening production of Company was directed by which legendary theatrical producer who, with 21, has more Tony Awards than any other individual? 3. Transcendence is a 2014 science fiction film starring which actor as Dr. Will Caster as a scientist whose consciousness is uploaded onto a quantum computer? 4. The Avogadro constant, equal to approximate ly 6.02 × 10 23 , is the amount of atoms or molecules present in which unit of measure commonly used in chemistry? 5. Toro, a company probably best known for manufacturing lawn care equipment, is headquartered in which state? Other companies based in this state include Target and Hormel. 6. Erythrocytes are more commonly known as which type of cells?
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