International Quiet Sun Year, IQSY (International Year of the Quiet Sun) -> An international cooperative effort, similar to the International Geophysical Year, extending through 1964 and 1965, to study the sun and its terrestrial and planetary effects during the minimum of the 11-year cycle of solar activity.
Dhuleti -> "This Indian holiday immediately after Holi marks the ushering in of warmer spring and is also a day of celebration."
Cirque basin -> a steep, semicircular hollow formed high on a mountain slope by the erosive action of a glacier. They usually fill up and become lakes called tarns
Crist-all -> "Created especially for Alexander II, P. Diddy is rumored to be the world’s largest purchaser of this drink, which is mentioned in the opening lines of Jay Z’s Excuse Me Miss."
Chicago group -> "literary group dealing with western themes operating from 1912 to 1925. Included Carl Sandburg, Ben Hecht, Edgar Lee Masters, and Theodore Dreiser."
Myth of the Metals -> In Plato's Republic, this “noble lie” is Plato’s attempt to justify the class system inherent in his state. It claims that people are predestined for certain roles by their physical makeup.
Daemonic character -> "Many of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's works, including “Gotz von Berlichingen” and “Egmont”, concern this character type possessing a powerful personality which sweeps others along in its violent destiny.
the American Caravan -> "This poetry and fiction magazine started in 1927 with Van Wyck Brooks and Lewis Mumford as its first editors. It featured works by Hemingway, Steinbeck, and Caldwell before ending its run in 1936"
Latin dance and Smooth dance -> Categories of ballroom dancing used in international competitions. It's possible that these categories are separate, as I've seen them both grouped together as well as named the "two major types of ballroom dancing".
Erhu -> small two stringed Chinese string instrument, played upright with a bow.
First Order Predicate Logic -> in artificial intelligence, a knowledge representation form that involves objects, relations on those objects (such as brother of or bigger than), and properties on those objects (such as red or round) - redirect to First-order logic
Percy's Rebellion -> "Named for the family that rebelled against King Henry IV, its primary conflict occurred at Shrewsbury in 1403. Harry Hotspur, a member of that family, joined Owen Glendower at Shrewsbury but was killed by an arrow"
Pop'ables - Recently, my home equity loan was approved, and I could finally afford to take my nieces and nephews to a movie. Identify the treats they wanted, ten each. ... Little Billy wanted these tasty bite sized candies from the good people at Mars. The theater had four varieties – Snickers, Milky Way, Snickers Crunch, and 3 Musketeers.[1]
My Soldier - Program started by Sgt. Juan Salas where people wear red bands who have a personal connection to armed forces overseas
Goo Gone -> household cleaner manufactured by Magic American Corporation of Cleveland
Hooker Furniture -> furniture company; products often appear on the Price is Right
Cherry Merry Muffin - The last group, including Cookie n' Cream, was made in 1990 as a tie-in with Baskin-Robbins; after that Mattel sold their mold to Disney. In Germany the main character had a brother named after Sauerkraut (*). Each was sold with a recipe, a tray of baked goods, and sometimes a "helper" based on her particular flavor. Including Greta Grape, Lily Vanilly, Banancy, and the main character--for 10 points--name this line of dolls, whose delicious aromas distinguished them from Strawberry Shortcake.[2]
Deductively valid - An argument in which there is no possible world in which all the premises are true and the conclusion is false is deemed to be this. [3]
Deductively sound - An argument is considered to be this if and only if it is valid and all the premises are true in the actual world (meaning the facts as they stand now in the world). [4]
I Have a Future - Give the name of the program Foster founded in order to combat teen pregnancy.[5]
Collection lookup - operation performed by the exclamation mark in visual basic (Given a computer language, identify what the exclamation mark does for ten points each. ... visual basic[6])
Housewife refugee -> term for a woman who starts her own business after her family is grown or after she no longer needs to do household duties.
Anachorism < in mobility and place theory, a thing out of place or without place entirely, the spatial equivalent to anachronism. Again, to be clear, NOT a misspelling of "anachronism". Just less well known.
Piggy Palace Good Times Society -> organization registered in Canada in 1996 by Robert Pickton to "organize, co-ordinate, manage and operate special events, functions, dances, shows and exhibitions on behalf of service organizations, sports organizations and other worthy groups.", Although it was considerably more insidious than that.
Non-Saturating -> "ECL and Schottky TTL are both examples of this type of logic family, so named because the transistors are unable to enter a certain mode of operation. Logic families of this type are generally quite fast."
Indian Ring scandal -> In 1876, William Belknap accepted bribes from licensed companies to trade on Native American reservations. During the Grant administration, Secretary of War William Belknap took bribes from companies looking to do business on Native American reservations.quiz bowl answer
Heart-Mate -> tradename for an implantable pneumatic left-ventricular assist system which, implanted into the body, pumps blood instead of the ailing heart. This device works by assisting the heart's main pumping chamber so that it continues to perform.
