Some surprising facts from Patrick Lamson-Hall's great class on the park's history:
Study Session is a review of a test we presented to everyone at a party ages and ages ago. Follow along with the whole test here.
2. How many planets would they count on July 17, 1844?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
The number of planets has historically been way more fluid than you'd think, but I'm happy to report that on July 17, 1844 scientists In The Know would steadfastly put the number at SEVEN. The question was kind of a low blow,...
Study Session is a review of a test we presented to everyone at a party ages and ages ago. Follow along with the whole test here.
All right, question number one! Let's go:
1. You’re at a party in a cell hoping to impress the Golgi body. Apparently they recycle. Where do you toss your leftovers?
A. Ribosome
B. Vacuole
C. Endoplasmic reticulum
D. Lysosomes
Yep, vacuole is the right answer, but let's start off with one of the most...
Remember that time we had that party with the crawfish and the trivia and the all-of-that? My favorite part wasn't the steam burns, but instead a wonderful little test we put together for the anniversary of the SAT.
Over the next month or so we're going to review these questions one-by-one, giving you the answers along with hopefully-interesting background. I'll also somehow work in the best-received trivia question, which featured famous...
Hey hey, it's the anniversary of the first SAT*! Celebrate the beast of standardized testing with plenty of crawfish (naturally), cheap beer and the most intense trivia this side of the BQE.
It all goes down on Sunday, July 31 from 4-8pm at the City Reliquary, 370 Metropolitan Ave in Williamsburg, home of the best backyard in Brooklyn.
Buying tickets in advance is a must if you...
