Study 15

Question 1

In 1934, the image of this president was printed on the $100,000 bill, the highest denomination ever issued by the U.S. federal government?

Answer 1

Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), 28th President

Question 2

A plume of magma rising from the earths mantle can split a continental plate in two and form this type of valley

Answer 2

Rift valley

Question 3

As near as we can tell, what’s the only first name shared by a former U.S. First Lady and an Oscar-winning Malaysian-born actress?

Answer 3

Michelle

Michelle Yeoh won best actress in 2023 for Everything Everywhere All at Once

Question 4

In 1864, this NYC politician set up a printing company, then assigned all city printing to it

Answer 4

Boss Tweed 

Question 5

Connections: Draco, Lyra, Mensa

Answer 5

Constellations

Question 6

The cultural critic and feminist icon, Gloria Jean Watkins, used this pseudonym; she preferred to spell it with lowercase letters 

Answer 6

bell hooks

Ain’t I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism is a 1981 book by bell hooks titled after Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech. hooks examines the effect of racism and sexism on Black women, the civil rights movement, and feminist movements from suffrage to the 1970s.

Question 7

Severe tropical cyclones with winds of 74 mph (119 km/h) or greater are known as hurricanes when they occur in the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the eastern Pacific Ocean. When they happen in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, they’re best known as what?

Answer 7

TYPHOONS