Anthropocene Reviewed

What is the name of the inventor of Dr Pepper?

Charles Alderton

Where was Dr Pepper invented?

Waco, Texas

Dr Pepper is considered an artificial drink that tastes like what?

It doesn't taste like anything

The CEO of the Dr Pepper corporation, Foots Clements, originally started as what?

Dr Pepper salesman

What does John Green love most about Diet Dr Pepper?

That the taste is so artificial.

How often does John Green, the author of the book, google strangers?

Almost every day

Where did the author work when he was twenty-two years old?

Hospital chaplain

What was one detail about the family room in the Emergency Department?

It was windowless

What was the doctor doing in the breakroom?

Vomiting into a trash can

What did John Green find out several years later after googling the child who was in the hospital?

He was alive

What is the "it" and "this" the author, John Green, is referring to in paragraph 2 of this essay?

COVID

Why wouldn't Ferenc Molnar sell his play to Giacomo Puccini?

He did not want the play to be remembered as Puccini's opera

What is the main theme in the song "You'll Never Walk Alone"?

Having hope and staying together during tough times

Which musical artist was NOT mentioned as "covering" or singing the song mentioned above?

Bob Dylan

Which sport was discussed in the essay?

Football

Where did the Lascaux Cave paintings get their name?

It was located near the Lascaux Manor

Who discovered the Lascaux Cave paintings?

Four local boys

How many paintings did the cave contain?

Nearly Two Thousand

What is John Green's theory behind why paleolithic hand stencils are found in caves all over the world?

They were the artists' way of saying "I was here" to future humans.

Why was the cave sealed off from the public?

The humidity of so many people breathing in such a tight space was damaging the artwork

Viral meningitis is typically fatal.

False

Which strategy does Green recommend when spending time with someone in chronic pain?

Listening

What do viruses need in order to replicate?

A host cell

Green's point about physical pain and language is that…

Pain is difficult to express in language.

Green considers his bout of viral meningitis to be…

Simply a disease

What makes the Indianapolis 500 unique as a spectator sport?

It has the highest attendance of any annual sporting event

How many racers have died competing in the Indy 500?

42

Why do spectators not know who is winning the Indy 500 until the race has ended?

It's physically impossible to see the entire race track, no matter where they are sitting in the stands

What Indy 500 tradition does John Greene participate in every year?

Biking to and from the race through the city of Indianapolis with upwards of a hundred people

What happened for the first time ever on the Indianapolis 500 race day of May 2020?

It was postponed until August and then held without any spectators

What position did Rick Ankiel play?

Pitcher

What happened to the two main athletes profiled in the chapter after getting the yips?

They returned to their sports, but found ways to work around the yips

What is suggested that could possibly be a cure for "the yips"?

Psychotherapy

To what does Ivanovich compare the experience of having the yips?

Not knowing how to go down the stairs

What does John Green think brings a lot of the pleasure in sports?

Performing well

1 reason that Green decided to write about sunsets is because

He feels that they they bring people together through an emotional connection and moments of reflection

How many stars does Green give sunsets?

5 stars because sunsets are perfect

What does Green mean when he says, "It's hard to trust the world like that, to show it your belly. There's something deep within me, something intensely fragile, that is terrified of turning itself to the world" (Green 99), and how does this connect to sunsets?

You cannot see the true beauty in a sunset unless you make yourself vulnerable to it

What personal memory does Green talk about in this chapter?

In this chapter he talks about how his dog is vulnerable to him when he allows Green to rub his belly. He connects the vulnerability that his dog shows to how we need to be vulnerable to seeing beauty in the world around us.

Green uses a simile to compare sunsets to

God. because like a God, the sun has fearsome and wondrous power

Why does Green "kind of like wintry mix"?

It reminds him of his home in Indianapolis

What is the theme of the chapter "Wintry Mix?"

The chapter captures the human experience and the emotional connections that are tied to the natural world.

How does Green describe his overall experience of the "wintry mix"?

It can be practical, unlovely, and unpretentious

How does Green rate the "wintry mix" and why?

4 stars because the "wintry mix" brings out a mix of emotions for him

How can the reader compare the "wintry mix" to Green's hometown?

Because you have to experience it to know its beauty

How old was the author in the visit to Disney World described in this chapter?

Fourteen

What word does the author use to sum up his thoughts on The Hall of Presidents at the end of the chapter?

Plastic

What does the author say are two of the Anthropocene's major institutions?

The nation

Where did the author grow up?

Orlando, Florida

What is a main reason that the author spends times in the Hall of Presidents?

The air conditioning

In the 1990s, how was the internet transmitted into a home or business?

Through a phone line

When the internet began, how were people charged for using it?

By the hour

When Green was a teenager, what site was he asked to moderate?

A teen forum

Green said, much like today, the internet from the 1990s had "rabbit holes" one could fall "very far down." Which rabbit hole, or conspiracy theory, did Green investigate in the 1990s?

A phantom time hypothesis

What was the first thing Green's father showed him on the internet?

What the weather was in Beijing

Which scratch and sniff sticker was mentioned in this chapter?

A banana

What is the predominate smell Green relates with rain?

Acidic

What is microencapsulation used for?

Time

What color is the sticker folder discussed in this chapter?

Pink

Scratch and sniff stickers remind Green of what?

His childhood

What occupations did the men have when the photo was taken?

Two worked in an iron ore mine; one worked at the mine's office.

What historical event were the men in the photograph about to experience?

World War I

Who took the photograph titled Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance?

August Sander

What theme does Green primarily explore in this article?

The impact of unpredictable events on memory

What happened to one of the men a few years after the photograph?

He died in combat.

How does Mike Carmichael allow visitors to participate in the attraction?

They are invited to add a coat of paint

What emotional tone does Green adopt when discussing the paint ball?

Reflective and affectionate

Where is the World's Largest Ball of Paint located?

Alexandria, Indiana

What inspired Mike Carmichael to start creating the World's Largest Ball of Paint?

A baseball he and his son painted

What does John Green suggest the ball of paint represents on a deeper level?

The beauty of shared, ongoing acts of creation