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What is Originalism in terms of the Constitution of America?
Interpreting the Constitution based on its original public meaning at the time of its creation.
What is living Constitutionalism?
Believing the meaning can change over time.
What is the purpose of the US Constitution?
Establishes government institutions, divides power, provides a framework for law and order, and promotes democracy and the rule of law.
Who was Arturo Toscanini?
A conductor, who believed in keeping compositions the same way they are.
What was Arturo Toscanini called?
A slave to the composer.
What was Toscanini famous for other than attention to detail?
Bringing out the nuances and subtleties of a piece.
Who had the idea to build a pyramid in America in one and a half days?
E.S Wheeler
What is the second Eiffel tower called?
Eiffela
What was Eiffela considered as?
An April Fool’s Joke
Who created Eiffela?
Phillipe Maindron
Which replica of the Eiffel Tower is a radio transmission tower?
Sydney, Australia
What is the Ghosts of Versailles about?
An alternate reality where the French queen does not die.
What form of performance is the Ghosts of Versailles?
Opera.
Why did Pierre Beaumarchais create a new opera to bring the Queen back to life?
He had a crush on the queen.
What is the significance of the Ghosts of Versailles compared to other operas?
It has an opera in an opera, and also explores an alternate reality.
What is Photogrammetry?
A method where thousands of overlapping photographs of an object or place are taken from many angles and put into a digital 3D visualization.
What did Jan Simek use to find motifs in a cave in Alabama?
Photogrammetry
What is a technique used to see through prehistoric wall plaster?
Infrared frequency light
Who discovered the Maros Pangkep cave art?
Alfred Wallace
What method was used to date the 14 paintings?
Uranium decay
What is the uranium decay method?
Analyzing calcite and finding the ratio of thorium to uranium.
Which motif in the Maros Pangkep cave was the oldest?
A negative handprint
What does babirusa literally mean?
Pig-deer.
What birds were drawn in Charles Darwin’s sketches?
Noted as finches but were actually blackbirds/mockingbirds.