# Anyone up for Wikipedia Leapfrog? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 25, 2010, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346 "2010-10-25T22:32:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346/1 "2010-10-25T22:32:00Z")
I forget who started this game, but I sure had a lot of fun with it. The idea is that you are given a challenge to get from one wiki page to another, hopefully a very unlikely endpoint, using only the links in the pages themselves. It will take a series of hops, sometimes quite a few; although people have surprised & amazed me with their clever shortcuts. You show your work for the route you took, and then issue the next challenge. I’ll start: I went from [“Foreplay”](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreplay) to [“Afterglow.”](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Afterglow_%28gamma-ray_burst%29&redirect=no) Route: > **[Foreplay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreplay)** > > Foreplay is a set of emotionally and physically intimate acts between one or more people meant to create sexual arousal and desire for sexual activity. Although foreplay is typically understood as physical sexual activity, nonphysical activities, such as mental or verbal acts, may in some contexts be foreplay. This is typically the reason why foreplay tends to be an ambiguous term and means different things to different people. It can consist of various sexual practices such as kissing, sex Forep... > **[Thermography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermography)** > > Infrared thermography (IRT), thermal video and/or thermal imaging, is a process where a thermal camera captures and creates an image of an object by using infrared radiation emitted from the object in a process, which are examples of infrared imaging science. Thermographic cameras usually detect radiation in the long-infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum (roughly 9,000–14,000 nanometers or 9–14 μm) and produce images of that radiation, called thermograms. Since infrared radiation is emit... > **[Electromagnetic radiation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_radiation)** > > In physics, electromagnetic radiation (EMR) consists of waves of the electromagnetic (EM) field, which propagate through space and carry momentum and electromagnetic radiant energy. Types of EMR include radio waves, microwaves, infrared, (visible) light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays, all of which are part of the electromagnetic spectrum. > Classically, electromagnetic radiation consists of electromagnetic waves, which are synchronized oscillations of electric and magnetic fields. Dependi... > **[Gamma ray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_ray)** > > A gamma ray, also known as gamma radiation (symbol γ or > > > > γ > > > {\\displaystyle \\gamma } > > ), is a penetrating form of electromagnetic radiation arising from the radioactive decay of atomic nuclei. It consists of the shortest wavelength electromagnetic waves, typically shorter than those of X-rays. With frequencies above 30 exahertz (3×1019 Hz), it imparts the highest photon energy. Paul Villard, a French chemist and physicist, discovered gamma radiation in 190... > **[Gamma-ray burst](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-ray_burst)** > > In gamma-ray astronomy, gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are immensely energetic explosions that have been observed in distant galaxies. They are the most energetic and luminous electromagnetic events since the Big Bang. Bursts can last from ten milliseconds to several hours. After an initial flash of gamma rays, a longer-lived "afterglow" is usually emitted at longer wavelengths (X-ray, ultraviolet, optical, infrared, microwave and radio). > The intense radiation of most observed GRBs is thought to be rel... > **[Gamma-ray burst](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterglow_%28gamma-ray_burst%29)** > > In gamma-ray astronomy, gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are immensely energetic explosions that have been observed in distant galaxies. They are the most energetic and luminous electromagnetic events since the Big Bang. Bursts can last from ten milliseconds to several hours. After an initial flash of gamma rays, a longer-lived "afterglow" is usually emitted at longer wavelengths (X-ray, ultraviolet, optical, infrared, microwave and radio). > The intense radiation of most observed GRBs is thought to be rel... > **[Gamma-ray burst](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Afterglow_%28gamma-ray_burst%29&redirect=no)** > > In gamma-ray astronomy, gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are immensely energetic explosions that have been observed in distant galaxies. They are the most energetic and luminous electromagnetic events since the Big Bang. Bursts can last from ten milliseconds to several hours. After an initial flash of gamma rays, a longer-lived "afterglow" is usually emitted at longer wavelengths (X-ray, ultraviolet, optical, infrared, microwave and radio). > The intense radiation of most observed GRBs is thought to be rel... Hee hee hee… next challenge: Go from “quantum chromodynamics” to “Lobster Thermidor.” ---
**Author:** ![Trom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346/2 "2010-10-26T00:14:50Z")
Whew, got it! > **[Quantum chromodynamics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_chromodynamics)** > > In theoretical physics, quantum chromodynamics (QCD) is the theory of the strong interaction between quarks mediated by gluons. Quarks are fundamental particles that make up composite hadrons such as the proton, neutron and pion. QCD is a type of quantum field theory called a non-abelian gauge theory, with symmetry group SU(3). The QCD analog of electric charge is a property called color. Gluons are the force carriers of the theory, just as photons are for the electromagnetic force in quantum ele... > **[Particle physics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle_physics)** > > Particle physics or high energy physics is the study of fundamental particles and forces that constitute matter and radiation. The fundamental particles in the universe are classified in the Standard Model as fermions (matter particles) and bosons (force-carrying particles). There are three generations of fermions, although ordinary matter is made only from the first fermion generation. The first generation consists of up and down quarks which form protons and neutrons, and electrons and el... > **[France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France)** > > – in Europe (green & dark grey)– in the European Union (green) France (French: \[fʁɑ̃s\] ), officially the French Republic (French: République française \[ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz\]), is a country located primarily in Western Europe. It also includes overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans,\[XII\] giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from t... > **[Reign of Terror](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_Terror)** > > The Reign of Terror (French: la Terreur) was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to revolutionary fervour, anticlerical sentiment, and accusations of treason by the Committee of Public Safety. > There is disagreement among historians over when exactly "the Terror" began. Some consider it to have begun only in 1793, giving the date as either 5 September, June or March, whe... > **[Thermidor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermidor)** > > Thermidor (French pronunciation: ​\[tɛʁmidɔʁ\]) was the eleventh month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the French word thermal, derived from the Greek word "thermos" (heat). > Thermidor was the second month of the summer quarter (mois d'été). It started July 19 or 20. It ended August 17 or 18. It follows the Messidor and precedes the Fructidor. During Year 2, it was sometimes called Fervidor. > Because of the Thermidorian Reaction—9 Thermidor Year II—the overthrow of revo... > **[Lobster Thermidor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobster_Thermidor)** > > Lobster Thermidor is a French dish of lobster meat cooked in a rich wine sauce, stuffed back into a lobster shell, and browned. The sauce is often a mixture of egg yolks and brandy (such as Cognac), served with an oven-browned cheese crust, typically Gruyère. The sauce originally contained mustard (typically powdered mustard). > In January 1891 the play Thermidor by Victorien Sardou opened in the Comédie-Française theatre. The play took its name from a summer month in the French Republican Calenda... 4 intermediate steps. Next: [Calvin and Hobbes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_and_Hobbes) … [NASDAQ](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASDAQ) ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346/3 "2010-10-26T00:42:47Z")
Got it. > **[Calvin and Hobbes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_and_Hobbes)** > > Calvin and Hobbes is a daily American comic strip created by cartoonist Bill Watterson that was syndicated from November 18, 1985, to December 31, 1995. Commonly cited as "the last great newspaper comic", Calvin and Hobbes has enjoyed broad and enduring popularity, influence, and academic and philosophical interest. > Calvin and Hobbes follows the humorous antics of the title characters: Calvin, a precocious, mischievous, and adventurous six-year-old boy; and Hobbes, his sardonic stuffed tiger. ... > **[Chagrin Falls, Ohio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagrin_Falls,_Ohio)** > > Chagrin Falls is a village in eastern Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. A suburb of Cleveland, it is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. The village was established around Chagrin Falls on the Chagrin River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,188. > Chagrin Falls was laid out in 1837. The community takes its name from a series of waterfalls along the Chagrin River, which runs through the town. The village was incorporated in 1844 from parts of three townships in two counties. > **[2000 United States census](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Census,_2000)** > > The 2000 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 census. This was the twenty-second federal census and was at the time the largest civilly administered peacetime effort in the United States. > Approximately 16 percent of households received a "long form" of the 2000 census, which contained over 100 questions.... > **[Home computer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_computer)** > > Home computers were a class of microcomputers that entered the market in 1977 and became common during the 1980s. They were marketed to consumers as affordable and accessible computers that, for the first time, were intended for the use of a single, non-technical user. These computers were a distinct market segment that typically cost much less than business, scientific, or engineering-oriented computers of the time, such as those running CP/M or the IBM PC, and were generally less powerful in Ho... > **[Apple Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer)** > > Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California. Apple is the world's largest technology company by revenue, with US$394.3 billion in 2022 revenue. As of March 2023\[update\], Apple is the world's biggest company by market capitalization. As of June 2022, Apple is the fourth-largest personal computer vendor by unit sales and the second-largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world. It is considered one of the Big Five American information tec A... > **[Nasdaq](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASDAQ)** > > The Nasdaq Stock Market (/ˈnæzdæk/ (listen)) (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations Stock Market) is an American stock exchange based in New York City. It is the most active stock trading venue in the US by volume, and ranked second on the list of stock exchanges by market capitalization of shares traded, behind the New York Stock Exchange. The exchange platform is owned by Nasdaq, Inc., which also owns the Nasdaq Nordic stock market network and several U.S.-bas "Nasd... Easy peasey. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346/4 "2010-10-26T00:47:17Z")
Next [Hello Kitty](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_Kitty) to [Daniel Burnham](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Burnham) Go. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346/5 "2010-10-26T00:59:03Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Got it. > > [Calvin and Hobbes - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_and_Hobbes) > > [Chagrin Falls, Ohio - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagrin_Falls,_Ohio) > > [2000 United States census - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Census,_2000) > > [Home computer - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_computer) > > [Apple Inc. - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer) > > [Nasdaq - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASDAQ) > > Easy peasey. Shorter version > **[Calvin and Hobbes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_and_Hobbes)** > > Calvin and Hobbes is a daily American comic strip created by cartoonist Bill Watterson that was syndicated from November 18, 1985, to December 31, 1995. Commonly described as "the last great newspaper comic", Calvin and Hobbes has enjoyed enduring popularity and influence while also attracting significant academic and philosophical interest. > Calvin and Hobbes follows the humorous antics of the title characters: Calvin, a mischievous and adventurous six-year-old boy; and his friend Hobbes, a s... > **[United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States)** > > The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States also asserts sovereignty over five major island territories and various uninha... > **[New York Stock Exchange](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange)** > > The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE, nicknamed "the Big Board") is an American stock exchange headquartered at the New York Stock Exchange Building in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is the largest stock exchange in the world by market capitalization, exceeding $25 trillion in July 2024. The NYSE is owned by Intercontinental Exchange, an American holding company that it also lists (ticker symbol ICE). Previously, it was part of NYSE Euronext (NYX), whic The earlie... > **[Stock exchange](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_exchange)** > > A stock exchange, securities exchange, or bourse is an exchange where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities, such as shares of stock, bonds and other financial instruments. Stock exchanges may also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of such securities and instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividends. Securities traded on a stock exchange include stock issued by listed companies, unit trusts, derivatives, pooled investment products and ... > **[Nasdaq](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASDAQ)** > > The Nasdaq Stock Market (/ˈnæzdæk/ ⓘ; National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American stock exchange, the second-largest by market capitalization on the list of stock exchanges, and the first fully electronic stock market. The exchange is based in New York City and is the most active stock trading venue in the U.S. by volume. > The exchange platform is owned by Nasdaq, Inc., which also owns the Nasdaq Nordic stock market network and several U.S.-based stock and o... ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346/6 "2010-10-26T01:03:27Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Next > > [Hello Kitty](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_Kitty) > > to > > [Daniel Burnham](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Burnham) > > Go. > **[Hello Kitty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_Kitty)** > > Hello Kitty (Japanese: ハロー・キティ, Hepburn: Harō Kiti), also known by her real name Kitty White (キティ・ホワイト, Kiti Howaito), is a fictional character created by Yuko Shimizu, currently designed by Yuko Yamaguchi, and owned by the Japanese company Sanrio. Sanrio depicts Hello Kitty as a British anthropomorphized white cat with a red bow and no visible mouth. According to her backstory, she lives in a London suburb with her family, and is close to her twin sister Mimmy, who is depi Hello Kitty was cre... > **[Japan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan)** > > Japan\[a\] is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands alongside 14,121 smaller islands. Divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions, about 75% of the country's terrain is mountainous and heavily forested, concent... > **[Osaka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka)** > > Osaka (Japanese: 大阪市, Hepburn: Ōsaka-shi; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}pronounced \[oː.sa.kaꜜ.ɕi\]; commonly just 大阪, Ōsaka \[oː.sa.ka\] ⓘ) is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third-most populous city in Japan, following the special w... > **[Chicago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago)** > > Chicago\[a\] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the third-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 2.74 million at the 2020 census. The Chicago metropolitan area has 9.41 million residents and is the third-largest metropolitan area in the country. Chicago is the seat of Cook County, the second-most populous county in the U.S. > Chicago was incorporated as a city in ... > **[Burnham Park (Chicago)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnham_Park_(Chicago))** > > Burnham Park is a public park located in Chicago, Illinois. Situated along 6 miles (9.7 km) of Lake Michigan shoreline, the park connects Grant Park at 14th Street to Jackson Park at 56th Street. The 598 acres (242 ha) of parkland is owned and managed by the Chicago Park District. It was named for urban planner and architect Daniel Burnham in 1927. Burnham was one of the designers of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. > The park is an outgrowth of the 1909 Plan for Chicago, often called si... > **[Daniel Burnham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Burnham)** > > Daniel Hudson Burnham FAIA (September 4, 1846 – June 1, 1912) was an American architect and urban designer. A proponent of the Beaux-Arts movement, he may have been "the most successful power broker the American architectural profession has ever produced." > A successful Chicago architect, he was selected as Director of Works for the 1892–93 World's Columbian Exposition, colloquially referred to as "The White City". He had prominent roles in the creation of master plans for the development of a ... Try; > **[Lake Michigan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_michigan)** > > Lake Michigan (/ˈmɪʃɪɡən/ ⓘ MISH-ig-ən) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume (1,180 cu mi; 4,900 km3) and depth (923 ft; 281 m) after Lake Superior and the third-largest by surface area (22,405 sq mi; 58,030 km2), after Lake Superior and Lake Huron. To the east, its basin is conjoined with that of Lake Huron through the wide and deep Straits of Mackinac, giving it the same surface elevation as its eastern counterpart; hydrologic... to: > **[Saturn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn)** > > Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant, with an average radius of about 9 times that of Earth. It has an eighth of the average density of Earth, but is over 95 times more massive. Even though Saturn is almost as big as Jupiter, Saturn has less than a third of its mass. Saturn orbits the Sun at a distance of 9.59 AU (1,434 million km), with an orbital period of 29.45 years. > Saturn's interior is thought to be compos... ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346/7 "2010-10-26T01:12:12Z")
> **[Lake Michigan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_michigan)** > > Lake Michigan (/ˈmɪʃɪɡən/) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume (1,180 cu mi (4,900 km3)) and the third-largest by surface area (22,404 sq mi (58,030 km2)), after Lake Superior and Lake Huron. To the east, its basin is conjoined with that of Lake Huron through the .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output... > **[Michigan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan)** > > Michigan (/ˈmɪʃɪɡən/ (listen)) is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. It has land borders with Wisconsin to the northwest, and Indiana and Ohio to the south; it is also connected by Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie to the states of Minnesota and Illinois, and the Canadian province of Ontario. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly 97,000 sq mi (250,000 km2), Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest... > **[General Motors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors)** > > General Motors (GM), formally the General Motors Company, is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. By sales, it was the largest automaker in the United States in 2022, and was the largest in the world for 77 years before losing the top spot to Toyota in 2008. > General Motors operates manufacturing plants in eight countries. Its four core automobile brands are Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, and Cadillac. It also holds interests in C... > **[Saturn Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Corporation)** > > The Saturn Corporation, also known as Saturn LLC, was an American automobile manufacturer, a registered trademark established on January 7, 1985, as a subsidiary of General Motors. The company was an attempt by GM to compete directly with Japanese imports and transplants, initially in the US compact car market. > The brand marketed itself as a "different kind of car company" and operated quasi-independently from its parent company,—comprehensively introducing a new car, dealer network, pricing s... > **[Saturn (disambiguation)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_%28disambiguation%29)** > > Saturn is a planet in the Solar System. > Saturn also commonly refers to: > Saturn may also refer to: > **[Saturn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn)** > > Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant with an average radius of about nine and a half times that of Earth. It has only one-eighth the average density of Earth, but is over 95 times more massive. > Saturn's interior is thought to be composed of a rocky core, surrounded by a deep layer of metallic hydrogen, an intermediate layer of liquid hydrogen and liquid helium, and finally, a gaseous outer layer. Saturn has a p... Zoinks. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346/8 "2010-10-26T01:15:02Z")
[Sasha Grey](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha_grey) to [Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmidt%E2%80%93Cassegrain_telescope) ---
**Author:** ![Shmendrik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346/9 "2010-10-26T01:49:19Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > [Sasha Grey](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha_grey) > > to > > [Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmidt%E2%80%93Cassegrain_telescope) > **[Sasha Grey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha_grey)** > > Marina Ann Hantzis (born 1988), known professionally as Sasha Grey, is an American actress, model, writer, musician, and former pornographic film actress. She began her acting career in the pornographic film industry, winning 15 awards for her work between 2007 and 2010, including the AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year in 2008. In 2023, she was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame and the XRCO Hall of Fame. > After her 2009 feature film debut as the lead in Steven Soderbergh's The Girlf... > **[Junior college](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_college)** > > A junior college is a type of post-secondary institution that offers vocational and academic training that is designed to prepare students for either skilled trades and technical occupations or support roles in professions such as engineering, accountancy, business administration, nursing, medicine, architecture, and criminology. Often times, those types of colleges offer two-year associate's degrees that are intended for students that want to later transfer to a college for a four-year bachelor'... > **[Academic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic)** > > Academic or academics may refer to: > **[Astronomy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomy)** > > Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry to explain their origin and their overall evolution. Objects of interest include planets, moons, stars, nebulae, galaxies, meteoroids, asteroids, and comets. Relevant phenomena include supernova explosions, gamma ray bursts, quasars, blazars, pulsars, and cosmic microwave background radiation. More generally, astronomy studies everything that or... > **[Telescope](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telescope)** > > A telescope is a device used to observe distant objects by their emission, absorption, or reflection of electromagnetic radiation. Originally, it was an optical instrument using lenses, curved mirrors, or a combination of both to observe distant objects – an optical telescope. Nowadays, the word "telescope" is defined as a wide range of instruments capable of detecting different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, and in some cases other types of detectors. > The first known practical teles... > **[Catadioptric system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catadioptric)** > > A catadioptric optical system is one where refraction and reflection are combined in an optical system, usually via lenses (dioptrics) and curved mirrors (catoptrics). Catadioptric combinations are used in focusing systems such as searchlights, headlamps, early lighthouse focusing systems, optical telescopes, microscopes, and telephoto lenses. Other optical systems that use lenses and mirrors are also referred to as "catadioptric", such as surveillance catadioptric sensors. > Catadioptric combinat... > **[Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmidt%E2%80%93Cassegrain_telescope)** > > The Schmidt–Cassegrain is a catadioptric telescope that combines a Cassegrain reflector's optical path with a Schmidt corrector plate to make a compact astronomical instrument that uses simple spherical surfaces. > The American astronomer and lens designer James Gilbert Baker first proposed a Cassegrain design for Bernhard Schmidt's Schmidt camera in 1940. The optical shop at Mount Wilson Observatory manufactured the first one during World War II as part of their research into optical designs for ... ---
**Author:** ![Shmendrik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346/10 "2010-10-26T02:01:52Z")
[Enrique-cilable\_Differences](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique-cilable_Differences) to [Jonny Hansen](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny_Hansen_%28footballer%29) ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346/11 "2010-10-26T02:14:28Z")
> **[King of the Hill (season 9)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique-cilable_Differences)** > > The ninth season of King of the Hill originally aired Sundays at 7:00–7:30 p.m. (EST) on the Fox Broadcasting Company from November 7, 2004 to May 15, 2005. > The showrunners for the season were John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky. > When Arlen bans smoking in all restaurants and bars, Dale becomes the rebellious "Smoking Bandit" to impress Joseph. Meanwhile, Peggy decides to tail the "Bandit" and unmask him. > Note: Originally, the episode "Bill's House" was meant to air before being switched with thi... > **[Propane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propane)** > > Propane (/ˈproʊpeɪn/) is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula .mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su{display:inline-block;font-size:80%;line-height:1;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su\>span{display:block;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output sub.template-chem2-sub{font-size:80%;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output sup.template-chem2-sup{font-size:80%;vertical-align:0.65em}C3H8. It is a gas at standard temperature and pressure, but compressible to a transportable... > **[Cave](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave)** > > A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word cave can refer to smaller openings such as sea caves, rock shelters, and grottos, that extend a relatively short distance into the rock and they are called exogene caves. Caves which extend further underground than the opening is wide are called endogene caves. > Speleology is the science of exploration and ... > **[Europe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe)** > > Europe is a continent\[a\] comprising the westernmost peninsulas of Eurasia, located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with both Africa and Asia. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east. Europe is commonly considered to be separated from Asia by the watershed of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Cas Eur... > **[Norway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway)** > > in Europe (green and dark grey) Norway (Norwegian: Norge), formally the Kingdom of Norway,\[a\] is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway.\[note 5\] Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen ... > **[Akershus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akershus)** > > Akershus (Norwegian pronunciation: \[ɑkəʂˈhʉːs\] (listen)) is a traditional region and current electoral district in Norway, with Oslo as its main city and traditional capital. It is named after the Akershus Fortress in Oslo. From the middle ages to 1919, Akershus was a fief and main county that included most of Eastern Norway, and from the 17th century until 2020, Akershus also had a more narrow meaning as a (sub) county that included most of the Greater Oslo Region. After 2020 the former count Or... > **[Skedsmo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skedsmo)** > > Skedsmo was a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality was the town of Lillestrøm. About one third of the municipal population lived in Lillestrøm. Other important towns are Skedsmokorset, Skjetten and Strømmen. A smaller settlement adjoining Lillestrøm is Kjeller. > The local newspaper is Romerikes Blad (circulation 39,139 in 2004). The paper comes out daily. > Skedsmo municipality became part of Li... > **[Strømmen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Str%C3%B8mmen)** > > Strømmen is a town in Lillestrøm municipality, Viken county, Norway. It is about twenty kilometers east of Oslo, and considered part of Greater Oslo. It has around 11,400 residents. > The town has its origins from floating lumber and sawmills along Sagelva. Later there has been heavy industry at Strømmen, including the railway stock manufacturer Strømmens Værksted. It currently hosts one of Norway's largest shopping centre, Strømmen Storsenter. Strømmen had a top-level women's football team, Team ... > **[Strømmen IF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Str%C3%B8mmen_IF)** > > Strømmen Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Strømmen. It has sections for football, athletics and gymnastics, and formerly had sections for bandy, orienteering, skiing, speed skating, swimming among other sports. > The club was founded on 25 September 1911 as Strømmen FK. The name was changed to FK Norrøna in 1914. In 1923 the club merged with Strømmen IL and took the name IL Norrøna. In 1935 it incorporated the club Strømmen BK, founded in the 1920s, and reverted its name back to Str... > **[Jonny Hansen (footballer)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny_Hansen_%28footballer%29)** > > Jonny Hansen (born 12 January 1981) is a Norwegian former footballer who last played as a midfielder for IF Fram Larvik. > He was born in Kristiansund, and started his career in Kristiansund FK, later joining Molde FK. Ahead of the 2003 season he joined Aalesunds FK, where he got seven Norwegian top division games in the 2003 season. Ahead of the 2005 season he joined Skeid Fotball, leaving that club after the 2006 season. In 2008, he joined Strømmen IF. After three seasons he went on to Fram Larv... Tough, but only because none of the English pages about Norway seem to reference Strommen which is apparently only notable for it’s team. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346/12 "2010-10-26T02:17:43Z")
[Billy Goat Tavern](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Goat_Tavern) to [Tsetse fly](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsetse_fly) ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346/13 "2010-10-26T02:28:49Z")
> **[Billy Goat Tavern](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Goat_Tavern)** > > .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}41°53′25″N 87°37′28″W / 41.890284°N 87.624488°W / 41.890284; -87.624488 > The Billy Goat Tavern is a chain of taverns located in Chicago, Illinois. Its restaurants are based on the original Billy Goat Ta... > **[Chicago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois)** > > Chicago (/ʃɪˈkɑːɡoʊ/ (listen) shih-KAH-goh, locally also /ʃɪˈkɔːɡoʊ/ shih-KAW-goh; Miami-Illinois: Shikaakwa; Ojibwe: Zhigaagong) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the third-most populous in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. With a population of 2,746,388 in the 2020 census, it is also the most populous city in the Midwest. As the seat of Cook County, the second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan > **[Great Chicago Fire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chicago_Fire)** > > The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago during October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles (9 km2) of the city including over 17,000 structures, and left more than 100,000 residents homeless. The fire began in a neighborhood southwest of the city center. A long period of hot, dry, windy conditions, and the wooden construction prevalent in the city, led to the conflagration. The fire leapt the s... > **[Category:1871 disasters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1871_disasters)** > > This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total. > **[Disaster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster)** > > A disaster is a serious problem occurring over a period of time that causes widespread human, material, economic or environmental loss which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. Disasters are routinely divided into either "natural disasters" caused by natural hazards or "human-instigated disasters" caused from anthropogenic hazards. However, in modern times, the divide between natural, human-made and human-accelerated disasters is difficu E... > **[Lists of disasters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_disasters)** > > The following are lists of disasters. > A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the earth. > These lists are of disasters caused by forces of nature. > These are lists of disasters caused by accidental human action. > **[List of epidemics and pandemics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics)** > > This is a list of the largest known epidemics and pandemics caused by an infectious disease. Widespread non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer are not included. An epidemic is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time; in meningococcal infections, an attack rate in excess of 15 cases per 100,000 people for two consecutive weeks is considered an epidemic. Due to the long time spans, the first plague p > **[African trypanosomiasis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_trypanosomiasis)** > > African trypanosomiasis, also known as African sleeping sickness or simply sleeping sickness, is an insect-borne parasitic infection of humans and other animals. It is caused by the species Trypanosoma brucei. Humans are infected by two types, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (TbG) and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (TbR). TbG causes over 92% of reported cases. Both are usually transmitted by the bite of an infected tsetse fly and are most common in rural areas. > Initially, the first stage of the d... > **[Tsetse fly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsetse_fly)** > > Tsetse (/ˈsiːtsi/ SEET-see, US: /ˈtsiːtsi/ TSEET-see or UK: /ˈtsɛtsə/ TSET-sə) (sometimes spelled tzetze; also known as tik-tik flies) are large, biting flies that inhabit much of tropical Africa. Tsetse flies include all the species in the genus Glossina, which are placed in their own family, Glossinidae. The tsetse is an obligate parasite, which lives by feeding on the blood of vertebrate animals. Tsetse has been extensively studied, because of their role in transmitting disease. They Tset... [World War Three (Doctor Who)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_Three_%28Doctor_Who%29) to [Dr. Brown’s](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Brown%27s) ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346/14 "2010-10-26T02:36:02Z")
> **[World War Three (Doctor Who)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_Three_%28Doctor_Who%29)** > > "World War Three" is the fifth episode of the first series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who which was first broadcast on BBC One on 23 April 2005. It is the second of a two-part story which began with "Aliens of London" on 16 April. > In the episode, set in London, the alien time traveller the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) and his companion Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) team up with Rose's boyfriend Mickey Smith (Noel Clarke), her mother Jackie (Camille Coduri),... > **[Tony Blair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Blair)** > > Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair KG (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1997 and had various shadow cabinet posts from 1987 to 1994. Blair was Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007. He was the second longest-serving prime minister in post-war British history after Margaret Thatcher and the longest... > **[September 11 attacks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11_September_attacks)** > > The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11,\[d\] were four coordinated Islamist suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, 19 terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners scheduled to travel from the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions of the East Coast to California. The hijackers crashed the first two planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, two of the world's five-tallest bu... > **[New York City](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City)** > > New York, often called New York City\[a\] or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over 300.46 square miles (778.2 km2), New York City is the most densely populated major city in the United States. The city is more than twice as populous as Los Angeles, the nation's second-largest city. New York City is situated at the southern tip of the State of New York. Situated on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City compr... > **[Cuisine of New York City](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuisine_of_New_York_City)** > > The cuisine of New York City comprises many cuisines belonging to various ethnic groups that have entered the United States through the city. Almost all ethnic cuisines are well represented in New York, both within and outside the various ethnic neighborhoods. > The city's New York Restaurant Week started in 1992 and has spread around the world due to the discounted prices that such a deal offers. In New York there are over 12,000 bodegas, delis, and groceries, and many among them are open 24 hour... > **[Dr. Brown's](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Brown%27s)** > > Dr. Brown's is a brand of soft drink made by J & R Bottling. It is popular in the New York City region and South Florida, but it can also be found in Jewish delicatessens and upscale supermarkets around the United States and in English-speaking neighborhoods in Israel. Slogans for the products have included "Imported From the Old Neighborhood" and "Taste of the Town". > Dr. Brown's was created in 1869 and was commonly sold in New York delicatessens and by soda salesmen who sold the product from do... Surprisingly easy. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346/15 "2010-10-26T02:37:31Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > [World War Three (Doctor Who) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_Three_%28Doctor_Who%29) > [Tony Blair - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Blair) > [September 11 attacks - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11_September_attacks) > [New York City - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City) > [Cuisine of New York City - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuisine_of_New_York_City) > [Dr. Brown's - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Brown%27s) > > Surprisingly easy. Give us another. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346/16 "2010-10-26T02:40:35Z")
[LOLCat](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolcat) to [Malört](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal%C3%B6rt) ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346/17 "2010-10-26T03:35:24Z")
There has to be a shorter way. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolcat](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolcat) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4chan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4chan) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskilstuna](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskilstuna) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distilled\_beverage](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distilled_beverage) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia\_(genus)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_(genus)) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal%C3%B6rt](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal%C3%B6rt) Mine is a 2 parter. [Al Michaels](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Michaels) to [Uncanny X-Men](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_X-Men). Uncanny X-Men to [Monogenetic\_volcanic\_field](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monogenetic_volcanic_field) ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346/18 "2010-10-26T04:00:02Z")
Part 1 is cake. > **[Al Michaels](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Michaels)** > > Alan Richard Michaels (born November 12, 1944) is an American television sportscaster currently working as the play-by-play announcer for Thursday Night Football on Prime Video and in an emeritus role for NBC Sports. He has worked on network sports television since 1971, with his most recent work being with NBC Sports after nearly three decades (1976–2006) with ABC Sports. Michaels is known for his many years calling play-by-play of National Football League (NFL) games, including ABC Monday Ni > **[The Walt Disney Company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Company)** > > The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (/ˈdɪzni/), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate that is headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney as Disney Brothers Studio; it also operated under the names Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before changing its name to The Walt Disney Company in 1986. Early in its existence, the company ... > **[Marvel Entertainment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Entertainment)** > > Marvel Entertainment, LLC (formerly Marvel Enterprises) was an American entertainment company founded in June 1998 and based in New York City, New York, formed by the merger of Marvel Entertainment Group and Toy Biz. The company has been a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company since 2009, and was mainly known for consumer products, licensing, and comic books by Marvel Comics, as well as its early forays into films and television/streaming shows, including those within the Marvel C... > **[Marvel Comics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Comics)** > > Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the property of The Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin Goodman as Timely Comics, and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas Comics. The Marvel era began in June 1961 with the launch of The Fantastic Four and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and many others. The Marvel brand, which had been used over the years and decades, was solidified as the company's... > **[Uncanny X-Men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_X-Men)** > > Uncanny X-Men, originally published as The X-Men, is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of superheroes called the X-Men, a group of mutants with superhuman abilities led and taught by Professor X. > The title was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, met with a lukewarm reception, and was eventually cancelled in 1970. Interest was rekindled with 1975's Giant-Size X-Men #1 and the d... Part 2 isn’t too bad either > **[Uncanny X-Men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_X-Men)** > > Uncanny X-Men, originally published as The X-Men, is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of superheroes called the X-Men, a group of mutants with superhuman abilities led and taught by Professor X. > The title was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, met with a lukewarm reception, and was eventually cancelled in 1970. Interest was rekindled with 1975's Giant-Size X-Men #1 and the d... > **[Magneto (disambiguation)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magneto_%28comics%29)** > > A magneto is a permanent magnet electrical generator. > Magneto may also refer to: > **[Electromagnetic pulse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_pulses)** > > An electromagnetic pulse (EMP), also referred to as a transient electromagnetic disturbance (TED), is a brief burst of electromagnetic energy. The origin of an EMP can be natural or artificial, and can occur as an electromagnetic field, as an electric field, as a magnetic field, or as a conducted electric current. The electromagnetic interference caused by an EMP can disrupt communications and damage electronic equipment. An EMP such as a lightning strike can physically damage objects such as b... > **[Earth's magnetic field](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_magnetic_field)** > > Earth's magnetic field, also known as the geomagnetic field, is the magnetic field that extends from Earth's interior out into space, where it interacts with the solar wind, a stream of charged particles emanating from the Sun. The magnetic field is generated by electric currents due to the motion of convection currents of a mixture of molten iron and nickel in Earth's outer core: these convection currents are caused by heat escaping from the core, a natural process called a geodynamo. > The ma... > **[Magma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magma)** > > Magma (from Ancient Greek μάγμα (mágma) 'thick unguent') is the molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed. Magma (sometimes colloquially but incorrectly referred to as lava by laypeople) is found beneath the surface of the Earth, and evidence of magmatism has also been discovered on other terrestrial planets and some natural satellites. Besides molten rock, magma may also contain suspended crystals and gas bubbles. > Magma is produced by melting of the mantl... > **[Volcano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano)** > > A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. > On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are diverging or converging, and most are found underwater. For example, a mid-ocean ridge, such as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, has volcanoes caused by divergent tectonic plates whereas the Pacific Ring of Fire has volcanoes caused by convergent tectonic plates.... > **[Monogenetic volcanic field](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monogenetic_volcanic_field)** > > A monogenetic volcanic field is a type of volcanic field consisting of a group of small monogenetic volcanoes, each of which erupts only once, as opposed to polygenetic volcanoes, which erupt repeatedly over a period of time. The small monogenetic volcanoes of these fields are the most common subaerial volcanic landform. > Many monogenetic volcanoes are cinder cones, often with lava flows, such as Parícutin in the Michoacán-Guanajuato volcanic field, which erupted from 1943 to 1952. Some monogenet... ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346/19 "2010-10-26T04:04:48Z")
[Lake Titicaca](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Titicaca) to [Brooklyn Decker](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Decker) ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346/20 "2010-10-26T04:20:29Z")
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn\_Decker](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Decker) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports\_Illustrated\_Swimsuit\_Issue](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_Illustrated_Swimsuit_Issue) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South\_America](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake\_Titicaca](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Titicaca) I might come up with another later, but I need to sign off for now. Sorry. Just realized I went the wrong way. I’ll try later. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346.md?page=2)