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1
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Titian - name, life, known for ….

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Tiziano Vecelli
1490-1576
Highly versatile - portraits, landscapes etc

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Jan van Eyck
Portrait of a man
1433

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3
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Shakespeare’s wife

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Ann Hathaway

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4
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Father of oil painting

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Jan Van Eyck

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5
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Name three Dutch Masters

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Franz Hals
Rembrandt
Vermeer

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6
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Germán for Slaughterhouse five

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Schlafthof Funf

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7
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Best George Clooney movie

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Out of Sight (98)

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Arch villain from The Usual Suspects

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Kayser Soze (sozay)

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9
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4 steps to keep parasympathetic

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1) deep breathe- 4 in, 5 out
2) soften your eyes/ muscles
3) bear down
4) yawn

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10
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René Magritte 1937
Le Drapeau Noir
Response to Guernica bombing.

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Spanish Architect

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Antoni Gaudi

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Gaudí - life, notable work

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1852-1926
La Sagrada Familia
Casa Mila
(Both Barcelona)

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13
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British Revolutionary - 1599 1658

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Oliver Cromwell

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14
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Cloud Atlas themes

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Oppression
Evolution over time
Interconnectedness

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15
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“Beauty will save the world”
Explain

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Beautiful Art will live beyond the artist and will inspire others to do the right thing across time.

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16
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The Bloomsbury Group

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1907-1930
Woolf
EM Forster
John Maynard Keynes
Lived together
Very diverse

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17
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Who directed Fight Club?

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David Fincher

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18
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Stream of consciousness authors

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Virginia Woolf
William Faulkner
James Joyce
Sylvia Plath

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19
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Books by Virginia Woolf

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Mrs Dalloway
To The Lighthouse
Orlando

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20
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Czech author of The Trial

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Franz Kafka

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21
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Heliocentricity - founder, life

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Copernicus 1473 - 1543

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22
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Geocentricity - founder, life

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Ptolomy, 100 - 170

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Catherine de Medici

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Queen of France
1519-1589
Brought sauces and other cooking to France

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24
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What implements were invented in Florence, when?

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Fork and plate.
In a Botticelli painting.

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What was the significant of the 40’s to bread?

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Introduction of yeast by fleischman’s for feeding soldiers. Previously bread was all sourdough.

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26
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German philosopher, playwright

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Goethe or ger ter
1739-1832

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27
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Waverly novels

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Series of 48 books by Sir Walter Scott
Were most popular books in Europe

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28
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Who said “beauty will save the world”?

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Fyodor Dostoyevsky, “The Idiot”

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29
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What is beauty?

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  • peace
  • passive appreciation
  • isn’t requiring work or effort
  • inspires us to be empathetic
  • gives hope
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30
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Key feature (+ example) of “To the Lighthouse”

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Stream of consciousness writing.
Getting inside the characters’ heads.
Eg. Mrs Ramsay’s obsession over her bowl of fruit at her dinner party.

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31
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Who is Mephistopheles? (Mephisto)

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Devil from Goethe’s Faust

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32
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Martín Luther

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1483-1546

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33
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Most powerful force per Schopenhauer

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Will to life

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34
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Schopenhauer life and source of philosophical inspiration

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1788-1860 - Buddhism

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35
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Gutenberg life

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1400-1468

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36
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Schopenhauer’s view of what happens when we look at art

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We are temporarily released from The Will.

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37
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Common elements of Schopenhauer and Buddhism

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The Will and slavery to it being the cause of all suffering

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38
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Two ways to escape the Will of life per Schopenhauer.

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1) art / beauty Aesthetics
2) become an Ascetic

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39
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A simple solitary life, few possessions, with meditation and ethical living

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Sannyasa

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40
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Fraudulent genetic testing company

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Theranos - Elizabeth Holmes

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41
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Who was Citizen Kane based on?

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William Randolph Hearst

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42
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Year of Gutenberg printing press

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1450

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43
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With Gutenberg press, how many books were printed by 1500?

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20 million books on 35,000 topics

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44
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Impact of Gutenberg press on society

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Power shift from church and elites
Latin replaced by national languages
Discovery of religious contradictions
Scientific knowledge expansion
Individualism

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45
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What inspired Gutenberg’s printing press?

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Chinese woodblock printing in 1000 AD

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46
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Name of town in 100 years of Solitude

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Macondo

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47
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Capital of the Congo

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Brazzaville AND Kinshasa

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48
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Who ran Vichy during WWII?

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Philippe Petain

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49
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What was the Nazi attack on the Soviet Union called?

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Operation Barbarossa

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50
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“The Motherland Calls” Volgograd

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51
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Egyptian architect

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Imhotep

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52
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Practice of controlling countries through economics and foreign policy

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Neocolonialism

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53
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100 yeas of solitude- genre and reflections

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Magical realism Comfortable pace Like an adult fairy tale Stupidity of men - cyclical history.

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54
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What movie is 100 Years of Solitude similar to in theme?

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Cloud Atlas Illustrates people making same mistakes over generations

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55
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Three Meso American civilizations, geography and timing

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Aztec - Mexico City, 1200-1500 Mayan - Yucatán - 2000bc -1500CE Inca - Peru - 1200-15000

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56
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City that predated Mexico

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Tenochtitlán- Ten o chit lawn

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57
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When did Britain separate from Europe?

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6000 BC

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58
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Who directed The Good, The Bad and The Ugly?

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Sergio Leone

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59
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Which meso American culture was not wiped out by the Spanish?

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Mayan - drought

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60
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Year of Mexican independence

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1810

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61
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Name three famous salons or casual “think tanks”

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Bloomsbury Group (1910-1930)

Gertrude Stein’s Salon (1903-1938)

Algonquin Round Table (20’s)

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62
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Czech forerunner to Martin Luther

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Jan Hus

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63
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Caravaggio Judith Beheading Holofernes 1599

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64
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The Musicians Caravaggio 1595

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65
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What is The Alhambra?

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Fortress in Granada, Spain

Designed by the Moors, starting in 1238

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66
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What do you say if you need to make up a name?

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Art Vandelay

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67
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What was Kramer’s original name?

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Kessler

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68
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Cross head screwdriver

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Phillips

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69
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Original settlers of Japan

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Jomon

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70
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Anathema

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Something that someone vehemently dislikes

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71
Q

Female pirates

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Mary Read 16-17?? Anne Bonny

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72
Q

Dangerous area between Panama and Colombia

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Darien Gap

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73
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What record executive started Motown records?

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Berry Gordy

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74
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Motown records operates in Detroit

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1959-1972

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75
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Star of Mean Girls

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Tina Fey.

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76
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Which baseball star appeared in Seinfeld’s “Second Spitter” JFK episode?

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Keith Hernández

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77
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Address for Motown records

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2648 West Grand Blvd

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78
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Start and end of Ottoman Empire

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1300-1922

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79
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Moors in Iberia - time

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700-1600

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80
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Artistic intent of dyptics

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Synergy - aesthetic or conceptual Used to be done in art with religious scenes, that were foldable for protection and portability

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81
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Most famous photographers

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Ansel Adams

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82
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Year of Crime and Punishment

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1866

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83
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When was the battle for the Alamo?

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1836

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84
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What happened after the Alamo?

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Sam Houston fought back, captured Santa Anna and made an independent republic of Texas. Annexed by USA 1845.

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85
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Restaurant from Seinfeld

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Monk’s

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86
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Who played Tim Watley the dentist on Seinfeld?

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Bryan Cranston

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87
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The first BMW vehicle

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1923 R32 bike

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88
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Why are Van Gogh and Schubert alike?

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Died young Huge volume of work Not appreciated until after they died.

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89
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Two key characters from Crime and Punishment

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Raskolnikov and Petrovitch (Magistrate)

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90
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Stage play vs screenplay

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Play Character driven Dialogue Telling, less showing Movie Showing, less telling

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91
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Lachrymose

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Given to tears, sadness

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92
Q

When was the great schism?

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1054

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93
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Vivien Leigh known for (4 things)

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Gone with the wind A streetcar named Desire Affair/marriage with Laurence Olivier Biopolar disorder

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94
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Larry’s manager and friend on Curb Your Enthusiasm

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Jeff Garlin

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95
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Bridge on the River Kwai 2 facts

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Alec Guinness Bridge built by British POWS, blown up by British commandos

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96
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Where was Truman Show shot?

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Seaside Florida

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97
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Historical construct invoked by Truman Show

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Plato’s allegory of the cave

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98
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Peter Weir

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Australian Director Truman Show Dead Poets Society Master and Commander Picnic at Hanging Rock

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99
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Movies with alternate realities

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Truman Show Dark City The Matrix

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100
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What is special about Fargo?

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Dark comedy - triumph of simple, good people over evil people

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101
Q

Brazilian film about Rio’s ghetto

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City of God

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102
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3 notable things about City of God Incl worst gangster and narrator

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SO many people getting shot with revolvers L’il Ze worst gangster Story narrated by Rocket

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103
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How many people die in City of God

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58

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104
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What other book and author invokes the sense of absurdism as Heller in Catch 22?

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Kafka “The Trial”

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105
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Kant’s core theme

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Categorical imperative Treat people as ends, not means

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106
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Difference between Ska and Reggae

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Ska is older (50’s) and faster

Reggae is newer (60’s) and tends to be slower

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107
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Magna Carta

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1215 King John - bad king First constitutional document Basis for constitution

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108
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Schlemiel

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Common Coen brothers archetype. Someone who creates faulty plans that do them in.

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109
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Cause and remedy for social anxiety

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Cause - excessive focus on yourself Remedy - focus on situation/ other person

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110
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Post Modernism

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No universal truths Non linear narratives for books Quentin Tarantino

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111
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Father of postmodernism

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Lyotard

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112
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French Canadian director

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Denis Villeneuve

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113
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Young environmental activist

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Greta Thurnberg - Swedish - 2003

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114
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What artist was known for solitude, loneliness and disconnection?

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Edward Hopper

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115
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Capital of Spain

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Madrid

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116
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Misconceptions about Lolita

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Lolita is a flirt - she’s a kid for god’s sake It legitimizes the guy

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117
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Argentinian President who welcomed axis war criminals

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Perone

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118
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Best portrait, still life and landscape photographer

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Annie Leibovitz

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119
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3 interesting facts about Annie Leibovitz

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Originally Rolling Stone photographer Lesbian Versatile (landscape, portrait, still life)

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120
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First Lady of Jazz

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Ella Fitzgerald

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121
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Artist who presented urinal as art

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Marcel Duchamp

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122
Q

Where did Dadaism start?

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Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich

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123
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Why was Dada created!?

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Anti art Anti bourgeois

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124
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Fountain by Marcel Duchamp 1917 Part of Readymades -early Dada

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125
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Two prominent Dadaism artists

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Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray

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126
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Predecesor band to Pearl Jam

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Mother Love Bone

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127
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Why is Pearl Jam like Van Halen?

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Both were good bands without a frontman and then the frontman made the band.

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128
Q

Famous art museum in LA

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The Getty

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129
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Survey of Middle Ages survey of lands and ownership

A

Domesday or Doomsday Book 1086 William the Conqueror

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130
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Phonetic postal code

A

Lima 6 Papa - 1 Charlie 9

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131
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Director of Seventh Seal and _______

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Ingmar Bergman - Wild Strawberries

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132
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Famous LA bar that started the Eagles and ______ and _______ and _____.

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Troubadour Jackson Browne Elton John Joni Mitchell Guns N Roses Linda Ronstadt Carole King

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133
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World’s most stolen artwork How many times?

A

Ghent Altar Piece - Jan van Eyck Stolen six times

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134
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Jan van Eyck life

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1390-1491 Arnolfini Portrait Ghent Altar Piece Portrait of a man

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135
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Five Nihlistic Movies

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There will be blood American Psycho Fight Club Clockwork Orange Lords of Chaos No Country for Old Men

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136
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Who directed Dead Poet Society and The Truman Show?

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Peter Weir

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137
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Protagonist of Lolita

A

Humbert Humbert

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138
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What is the overwhelming style or genre of Lolita?

A

Unreliable narration

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139
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A

Albrecht Durer 1500 Self Portrait

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140
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Norman invasion

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1066 Battle of Hastings William the Conqueror

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141
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Baye’s rule

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1) can this evidence be explained with my theory? 2) would this be better explained with a different theory?

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142
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Completion of transcontinental railway. Time and place

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1869 Promontory Utah

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143
Q
A

Pieter Bruegel the Elder The Triumph of Death 1562

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144
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Which painter did the original Where’s Waldo?

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Pieter Brueghel the elder

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145
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Doctor focused on childhood trauma’s impact on adult anxiety, addiction and disease.

A

Gabor Mate

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146
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Two things we need in childhood per Gabor Mate

A

Attachment and Authenticity

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147
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When was the Odyssey written?

A

8-9th century BC

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148
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Odysseus’ wife and son

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Penélope and Telemachus

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149
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Good character arc movie characters

A

Michael Corleone

Che guevara Motorcycle Diaries

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150
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Odysseus aka

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Ulysses

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151
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Main message of The Odyssey

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Hubris = bad

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152
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What novel was likely a prototype for Great Gatsby?

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Withering Heights. Heathcliff = Gatsby

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153
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Mozart’s nemesis in Amadeus

A

Salieri

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154
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Difference between reality and Amadeus

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Costanze was quite sick They had 5 kids; 2 lived Salieri was contemporary but not evil Mozart was more perspiration and less inspiration

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155
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Modern entertainer simile for Mozart

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Michael Jackson

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156
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Schubert life

A

1797 - 1828 B Vienna

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157
Q

Name song

A

Rossini William Tell Overture

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158
Q

Name Song

A

Nutcracker Suite Tchaikovsky

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159
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Name song

A

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Mozart

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160
Q

Name Song

A

Thus spake Zarathustra Strauss

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161
Q

Name song

A

Fur Elise Beethoven

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162
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Name Song

A

Symphony 9 Ode to Joy Beethoven

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163
Q

Name song

A

Four Seasons Vivaldi

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164
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Name song

A

Romeo and Juliet Tchaikovsky

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165
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What symphony is Ode to Joy part of?

A

Beethoven Symphony #9

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166
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What parameter in art appreciation is most controversial?

A

Artist’s intent

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167
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Schubert ‘s greatest

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9th symphony in C major also called “The Great C Major Symphony” Was never performed in it’s entirety until 10 years after he died.

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168
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Mr Tibbs

A

Sidney Poitier Heat of the Night

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169
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Nixon’s crazy architect

A

G Gordon Liddy

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170
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Similarities between Trump and Nixon

A

Disdain for the press

Obstruction of justice Anger, hatred

Sanctioning violence on protesters

Both claimed that presidential privilege let them do what they want

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171
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Good guy from Passage To India

A

Fielding.

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172
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When (roughly) did Alexander the Great do his thing? What was he good at -wrecking stuff or building stuff?

A

350 BC Wrecking stuff

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173
Q

Marx brothers movie and country

A

Duck Soup Freedonia

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174
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Einstein Life

A

1879-1955

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175
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Main character from Mansfield Park

A

Fanny Price

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176
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Key items from French Connection

A

Gene Hackman as Popeye Doyle Great clips of NYC

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177
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When was Woodstock?

A

1969 August 15-18

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178
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Wild Bunch hallmarks

A

No good guys Violent End of an era- Wild West

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179
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New British PM

A

Rishi Sunak

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180
Q

Where did “Gotta Dance” come from?

A

Singin in the Rain, 1952

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181
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Stars of Singin In The Rain

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Gene Kelly Debbie Reynolds Donald O’Connor

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182
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Two key facts about Grapes of Wrath movie

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1) directed by John Ford (cowboy movie guy) 2) Starred Henry Fonda

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183
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Who came up with the term “Philosophical Suicide”

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Camus - describing the idea of simply following the crowd

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184
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What made Bonny and Clyde important?

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First mashup of comedy and violence in the way of Tarantino. Also brought French New Wave to Hollywood.

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185
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what is the origin of the word whisky

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Gaelic for Water of Life

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186
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When you wake up tomorrow, you’re still going to be from _______

A
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187
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Hallmarks of French New Wave films

A

Break the “ rules” Real location Small lightweight cameras Documentary style Available light Jumpcuts

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188
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Most prominent French New Wave movie

A

Godard Breathless

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189
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How many people died in WW1 and WW2?

A

16M and 60M

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190
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Themes of Anna Karenina

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1) depiction of changing times in Russia
2) family is sacred
3) labour as a path to fulfillment

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191
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1952 black and white acclaimed Italian movie + message

A

The Bicycle Thieves Bad economic times can even turn the good into “criminals”

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192
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1963 B/W Italian movie - Federico ______

A

Federico Fellini - 8 ½

Describes the pain of being the one everyone comes to for answers

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193
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John Ford Movies

A

The man who shot liberty Valence Grapes of Wrath Stagecoach The Searchers Lots of war and westerns

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194
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Típs for active listening

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1)Remove distractions 2)Don’t interrupt 3)Ask helping questions 4)Don’t be afraid of silence before you speak

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195
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American civil rights lawyer

A

Brian Stephenson

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196
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Strategic Swedish island

A

Gotland

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197
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Meaning behind Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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Who’s afraid of living without illusions? Virginia Woolf is all about stream of consciousness and truth.

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198
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Neil Young - birth, original band

A

1949 Toronto Buffalo Springfield

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199
Q

Failed Crypto company / CEO

A

FTX Sam Bankman Fried

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200
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Female artist who covered “Bed’s too big without you”?

A

Elise Trou (TrO)

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201
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Who designed the Guggenheim in NYC?

A

Frank Lloyd Wright

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202
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Top 3 Radiohead songs

A

Creep Karma police High and dry

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203
Q

When did the Cyrillic language start?

A

863 - Greek and Glagolitic alphabets

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204
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Other language besides Greek that informed Cyrillic alphabet

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Glagolitic

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205
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Where did Linda Ronstadt leave to go to LA and when

A

Tucson 1964

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206
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Linda Ronstadt’s first band in LA

A

Stone Poneys

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207
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Eagles’ first gig

A

Backing group for Linda Ronstadt July 1971 at Disneyland.

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208
Q

Pushkin’s most famous book

A

Evgeny Onegin

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209
Q

Machiavelli

A

1469-1527 Florence Father of modern politics

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210
Q

Two edgy directors (Mank and Tenet)

A

David Fincher Christopher Nolan

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211
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Two newest members of the Eagles

A

Deacon Frey and Vince Gill

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212
Q

General Secretary of Chinese Communist Party

A

She Jin ping

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213
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Korean Leader

A

Kim Jong Un

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214
Q

Roberta Flack songs

A

Killing me softly First time ever I saw your face Feel like making love

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215
Q

Lawyer and movie about black injustice

A

Brian Stephenson “Just Mercy”

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216
Q

What does Chekhov’s Gun mean?

A

If you introduce a detail in your narrative, you should use it later in the story.

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217
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The other Russian author- contemporary of Pushkin, his book

A

Lermontov Hero of our time.

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218
Q

Who wrote The Great Gatsby?

A

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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219
Q

Gangs, main characters and Year of West Side Story(first Movie)

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Jets, Sharks, Tony, Maria, 1961

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220
Q

Where did “I feel pretty” song come from?

A

West Side Story

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221
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Two notable songs from West Side Story?

A

Somewhere (there’s a place for us) I feel pretty

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222
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Notable aspects of The Third Man

A

Film noir Similar to Kafka Dutch angles Zither

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223
Q

Year Rosa Parks did her thing

A

1955

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224
Q

Year of MLK assasination

A

1968

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225
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Start and end of Jim Crow laws

A

Please vs Ferguson (1896) to Civil rights changes from MLK (1965)

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226
Q

Who wrote do not go gentle into that good night?

A

Poem by Dylan Thomas 1951

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227
Q

Themes in Hamlet

A

Mortality Truth vs Deception Balance of thought and action

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228
Q

7 main Characters from Hamlet

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Hamlet Ophelia Polonius Claudius Horario Laertes Gertrude

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229
Q

Name of American mobile rocket system

A

HIMARS

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230
Q

Most active volcano in Iceland

231
Q

2 main movie versions of Hamlet

A

1948 Laurence Olivier (abridged) 1996 Kenneth Branagh (unabridged)

232
Q

When did gunpowder come to Europe?

A

1254 from Mongolia

233
Q

Two opposing characters from Dorian Grey

A

Basil and Lord Henry

234
Q

What to do when your partner expreses anxiety or other dysfunctional emotions

A

Ok to touch on the logical, but recognize that it’s coming from a deeper place. Try reassurance “everything will be ok”.

235
Q

Capital of Bolivia

236
Q

Highest mountain in South America

A

Mount Aconcagua Argentina

237
Q

Director and year of Motorcycle Diaries

A

2004 Walter Salles

238
Q

Full name and start date of Royal Society

A

Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge 1660

239
Q

Year and Stars of African Queen

A

1951 Bogart and Katherine Hepburn

240
Q

When did the Soviet Union begin?

A

End of 1922

241
Q

Start and end of WW1

242
Q

Far right Paramilitary Ukrainian group

243
Q

Director of 8 1/2 and La Dolce Vita

A

Federico Fellini

244
Q

Key observations on La Dolce Vita

A

Dysfunction of aristocracy Marcello Mastroaini Origin of Paparazzi- paparazzo

245
Q

Battleship Potemkin year and director

A

Sergei Eisenstein 1925

246
Q

RISA acronym for argument

A

Real - do you actually disagree? Important - does it matter? Specific - only one issue? Aligned - do both sides want resolution?

247
Q

Particles that make protons and neutrons

248
Q

Source of attraction between electrons and nucleus

A

Photons that carry electromagnetic force.

249
Q

Key facts about quantum mechanics

A

Heavily based on probability Pervades most of modern technology Not respected by Einstein (god does not play dice)

250
Q

Some like it hot- stars, Year, why popular (one word)

A

Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon 1959 Comedy

251
Q

Black hole at the centre of the Milky Way

A

Sagittarius A

252
Q
253
Q

Parts of black hole

A

1 singularity 2 event horizon 3 accretion disk 4 jet - matter leaving the black hole

254
Q

What does chat GPT stand for?

A

Generative pre-trained Transformer

255
Q

White dwarf vs neutron star vs black holes

A

Mass. Neutron Stars are larger and black holes are the largest. 2 neutron stars can form one black hole.

256
Q

Difference of stars vs planets

A

Stars are gas- Planets are solid and liquid.

257
Q

Are there more stars or planets?

A

Stars. 100B in the Milky Way alone, and there are 100B galaxies.

258
Q

Three main branches of physics and their pioneers

A
  1. Classical - Newton
  2. Relativity - Einstein
  3. Quantum - Planck / Dirac
259
Q

Copernicus (DOB, contribution to physics)

A

1473 - First European scientist to propose heliocentric theory. Angered the church

260
Q

Galileo (DOB, contribution to physics)

A

1564 -

  1. more interested in testing theories empirically
  2. Observed moons of Jupiter - proved Copernicus’s theory
  3. Branded a heretic
261
Q

Isaac Newton (DOB, contribution)

A

1642

  1. Created calculus
  2. Principia Mathematica
  3. Introduced gravity
262
Q

Einstein (DOB, contribution)

A

1879

  1. Special Relativity
  2. General Relativity
  3. Quirky
263
Q

Seinfeld Lawyer

A

Jackie Chiles

264
Q

Prosaic

A

Mundane, not exciting.

265
Q

Province in Poland I visited

A

Lower Silesia

266
Q

Leader of Hungarian uprising, year

A

1956, Imri Nagy

267
Q

East German punk band

A

Namenlos (Nameless)

268
Q

Director of Apocalypse Now

A

Francis Ford Coppola

269
Q

Start of KGB

270
Q

Forerunner of KGB

271
Q

Baltic uprising

A

Singing Revolution 600 km long, 1 million people

272
Q

Richard Feynman’s area of focus

A

QED - Quantum ElectroDynamics

273
Q

How many garbage patches in the ocean?

274
Q

What % of garbage is in ocean garbage patches?

A

1% of all garbage emitted each year.

275
Q

Where is the garbage not in garbage patches?

A

Ocean floor, beaches

276
Q

Star and character name from Cabaret

A

Liza Minnelli. Sally Bowles. 1972

277
Q

Antifascist activist group

A

Black Bloc

278
Q

Japanese expression for the fleeting nature of time. Nothing is permanent.

A

Mono no aware

279
Q

Economic index of inequality

A

Gini index
Canada is 60
Higher means more inequality

280
Q
A

Betty Friedan

281
Q

Betty Friedan book

A

The Feminine Mystique

282
Q
A

Phylis Schlafly

283
Q

Jazz Singer Year and star

A

Al Jolson 1927

284
Q

Santiago Calatrava site Toronto

285
Q

o Who wrote Faust?

286
Q

Four elements of storytelling

A

Relatable
Novelty
Tension
Fluency-keep it simple

287
Q

What was Temple of the Dog?

A

Chris Cornell (sound garden) project that brought Mother Love Bone together with Eddie Vedder.

288
Q

Proto grunge banda

A

Black Flag
DOA
Mudhoney
Bam Bam
Green River
Melvins

289
Q

First of the big three grunge bands

A

Soundgarden 1984
First album 1988

290
Q

What group did the USA support in Nicaragua? When?

A

Contras 1981 to battle the Sandinistas

291
Q

What was the follow up attempt by the CIA to overthrow Castro?

A

Operation Mongoose.

292
Q

Tet offensive

A

lunar new year, Jan 1968. VC attacked ARVN and US.
Turning point- brought home the reality of the war. Also brought it out of the shadows

293
Q

Suharto

A

Brutal Indonesian Dictator 68-98
Quelled a “communist uprising” in 1965
Purged 1mm communist sympathizers
Backed by USA

294
Q

Why was the Soviet Union NOT socialist?

A

Workers did not control production, there was tyranny.

295
Q

Why was USSR called “socialist” by both sides?

A

Russians: to fool Russian people
USA : to Stir up hate

296
Q

Imaginary geo biological line dividing Asia and Australia

A

Wallace Line

297
Q

Guitarist for the Smiths

A

Johnny Marr

298
Q

Daniel Ortega

A

Socialist leader of Nicaragua despised by USA. Former Sandinista leader.

299
Q

Pinochet’s predecessor

A

Allende (Marxist). I yen day

300
Q

Reasons for colonization

A

1) control of resources
2) market for colonies’ goods
3) religious spread
4) prestige

301
Q

Authors of the 80’s aesthetic

A

The Memphis Group

302
Q

Where were the Smiths from?

A

Manchester 1982

303
Q

Jewish author from concentration camps and his book

A

Victor Frankl
Man’s Search for Meaning

304
Q

Three philosophers that were pessimistic on marriage

A

Schopenhauer

Kierkegaard

Goethe

305
Q

Interesting synonym for mundane

306
Q

What to do in an argument if the other party is not listening

A

Stop talking
Paraphrase their argument and ask them if you’re right.
Re-engage

307
Q

1st world vs 2nd vs 3rd origin

A

1952
1st world =aligned with USA
2nd world aligned with communism
3rd world = everyone else

308
Q

Bassist for the Smiths (deceased)

A

Andy Rourke

309
Q

An intellectual that Noam Chomsky respects

A

Bertrand Russell

310
Q

Main character from The Stranger, basic philosophy

A

Meursault - nihilism

311
Q

President of South Africa

A

Cyril Ramaphosa

312
Q

How many years was Mandela on Robben Island?

A

27 - from 62 - 90

313
Q

Upton Sinclair book year importance

A

The Jungle 1906 advancing socialism through meatpacking expose

314
Q

New Deal details

A

FDR - Democrat
1933-1935
Pulled USA out of depression
Regarded as socialist
Many new agencies
Wasn’t great for southern blacks

315
Q

New York Congresswoman since 2019

A

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

316
Q

Werner Herzog

A

German film producer, director and actor. Social philosopher.

317
Q

Fermi Paradox

A

Given the size and age of the universe why is there no evidence of life elsewhere?

318
Q

Who was Enrico Fermi?

A

Italian physicist who worked on atom bomb in the USA. 1950

319
Q

Balzac book that I read

A

Colonel Chabert

320
Q

Ice cold water guy

321
Q

Ingmar Bergman’s nation and source of inspiration

A

Sweden
His dreams

322
Q

Altitude of satellites

A

160 - 2000 km

323
Q

ISS altitude

324
Q

Rene Magritte- country of origin, category of art

A

Belgium - Surrealism

325
Q

Icons of Magritte

A

Clouds pipes bowler hats - green apples

326
Q

Where was Christopher Nolan born?

327
Q

Island that Canada shares with Denmark

A

Hans Island

328
Q

Two major cultures of the north

A

Dorset -4000BC to 1500 CE
Thule/ Inuit -1500 - present
4000 is controversial
Whether Thule wiped out Dorsets is also controversial

329
Q

Progressive rock era and bands

A

Late 60’s early 70’s
King Crimson
Genesis
Pink Floyd
Yes
Queen

330
Q

What killed progressive rock?

A

Punk- forced most prog bands to pop

331
Q

Numeric term for a promiscuous woman

332
Q

Roughly when did the Romans leave Britain?

333
Q

Examples of why Soviet Inion wasn’t socialist.

A

Destroyed factory councils
Became totalitarian within weeks
“Revolution” was really a coup.

334
Q

Other attendee of Gertrude Stein’s salon

A

James Joyce

335
Q

When / how did Kievan Russ come to an end

A

Spilt up by Mongols in 1237

336
Q

Oasis band origin and brothers

A

Manchester
Noel and Liam Gallagher

337
Q

Two Roman walls in Britain

A

Hadrians and Antonine wall.

338
Q

Mind F’ing movies

A

Shutter Island
Insception
Moon
Dark City
Enemy
Donnie Darko
Mulholland Drive
Vértigo
Predestination

339
Q

UAE

A

7 emirates
Formed in 1971-1972
Abu Dabi
Dubai
Name of Emirate = name of capital city

340
Q

Nine inch nails lead singer

A

Trent Reznor

341
Q

Where is West Point?

A

New York - upstate

342
Q

Lead singer of Weezer

A

Rivers Cuomo

343
Q

Name the Japanese…
-author of Remains of the dat
-director of Seven Samurai
-woodblock artist
-author of Norwegian Wood

A

Kazuo Ishiguro
Akira Kurosawa
Haruki Murakami

344
Q
A

Blue Room
Picasso
1901

345
Q

Francis Bacon

A

B 1561
Philosopher
Scientist - empiricist

Also…painter of violent / brutal art
Has the look of Pink Floyd the wall
1909-1992

346
Q

Name of old photo technique

A

daguerreotypes - silver and copper.

347
Q

When were The Troubles in Ireland? What event started them?

A

1969 - 90’s / 2000’s
Bogside Riot
Ending with Good Friday agreement

348
Q

What was Henri Toulouse Lautrec known for?

A

Paris nightlife
Belle Epoque
Ads for Moulin Rouge

349
Q

Start of American Revolution

A

1775 - 1783

350
Q

Two drugs for diabetes now used for weight loss.

A

Ozempic
Wegovy

351
Q

What is UNESCO and how many sites are there?

A

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
Based in Paris
>250 natural sites

352
Q

PM of Iceland

A

Katrin Jakobsdottir

353
Q

Tattooed bass bassist for Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave

A

Tim Cummeford

354
Q

Lead singer for RATM

A

Zach de la Rocha

355
Q

Aussie star who played the Joker

A

Heath Ledger

356
Q

Deets of Mutiny on the Bounty

A

1935 Clark Gable

357
Q

Guitarist from RATM

A

Tom Morello

358
Q

Grandmother from 100 years of solitude

359
Q

Two common male names 100 years of Solitude

A

Jose Arcadio
Aureliano

360
Q

Normandy invasion

A

June 6, 1944

361
Q

Approximate age of Vikings

362
Q

Post wwii veteran movie and year

A

The Best Years of Our Lives
1946

363
Q

When was Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein first published?

364
Q

Classic shoegaze band 1989-current, origin

A

Slowdive
UK

365
Q

2008 Jewish anti war animated film

A

Waltz with Bashir

366
Q

Main characters from Joyce’s Ulysses

A

Leopold Blioom
Molly Bloom
Stephen Daedalus

367
Q

Pennsylvania archaeology site and age

A

Meadowcroft, 19000 years old

368
Q

Far niente

A

Without a care

369
Q

What day does Ulysses (Joyce) take place on?

370
Q

Researcher and name of sex raft experiment

A

Santiago
Acali
1972

371
Q

Main character of Mr Smith Goes To Washington?

A

Jeff Smith - James Stewart
1939

372
Q

Farmer salt of the earth guy from Anna Karenina

373
Q

Arguably the best novel of all time

A

Marcel Proust
In Search of Lost Time

374
Q

How many books in In Search of Lost Time?

375
Q

2 key themes of In Search of Lost Time

A

1)We are different people as we age

2)Involuntary memory allows us to temporarily go back through time

376
Q

2 friends who painted the same scenes and birthed Impressionism

A

Renoir and Monet

377
Q

First impressionist exhibition

378
Q

What made Harold Godwinson notable?

A

1066-
1) crowned
2) defeated the Vikings
3) was defeated by William the Conqueror

379
Q

Who was Eugene Manet married to?

A

Berthe Morisot

380
Q

Muhammad life

381
Q

Breaks between 3 English ages

A

Old English 500 Celtic, saxons and Norse

Middle English - 1066 - French / Normans

Modern English 1400 - today

382
Q

What do you call priceless whale poop?

383
Q

Two types of nihilism

A

Passive (bad)
Active ( ok according to Nietzsche )

384
Q

First place for Vikings pillaging England

A

Lindisfarne

385
Q

What is terrorism?

A

Violence or threat thereof against civilian population, with political motivations.

386
Q

Lead singer from Aztec Camera

A

Roddy Frame

387
Q

Distance from Canary Islands to Brazil, and supporting winds

A

2566 km Trade Winds

388
Q

Rousseau - view

A

Progress doesn’t make people better
Civilization has bread comparison and corruption. Coined the term “noble savage”

389
Q

When was Beowulf written?

390
Q

Hello in Punjabi

A

Sat Sri Akal Ji.
Add Ji for respect

391
Q

How wide is the English Channel?

A

150 miles.

392
Q

Black scientist guy

A

Neil deGrasse Tyson

393
Q

Two main guys from Jane’s Addiction

A

Perry Farrel
Dave Navarro

394
Q

Wild One deets

A

Marlon Brando
1953
Based on Hollister

395
Q

Bunny from Donnie Darko

396
Q

Psychedelic retreat

397
Q

Deepest part of ocean and depth

A

Mariana Trench 11km

398
Q

YouTube Stanford Doctor phenom

A

Dr Andrew Huberman

399
Q

Noblesse obliger

A

With power comes responsibility

400
Q

American expressionist painter known for sports and lifestyle images

A

Leroy Neiman

401
Q

Controversy around Rousseau

A

Smart enlightenment thinker
Good social ideas but thought women were inferior

402
Q

Rousseau book I read

A

On the social contract

403
Q

Three things Voltaire was known for

A

Enlightenment
Separation of church and state
Humour

404
Q

2 factoids about Wizard of Oz (older)

A

Judy Garland
1939

405
Q

Judy Garland factoids

A

Liza Minelli’s mom
Drug addict
Married 5 times

406
Q

Evelyn Waugh

A

British Male author
Brideshead Revisited

407
Q

Allen Ginsberg’s most famous poem. And year

408
Q

Did USA join WW1?

A

Yes, near the end. Over subs in the North Atlantic and Germany trying to influence Mexico.

409
Q

Founding Beatniks (4)

A

Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg

410
Q

When were the Kent State shootings

411
Q

Monster repeatedly referenced in Allen Ginsberg’s Howl - second section b

412
Q

Period of scientific awaken

A

Enlightenment

413
Q

Voltaire’s ideas

A

Separation of church and state

Democracy is bad- need enlightened monarch

414
Q

James Stewart movies

A

Philadelphia Story
Wonderful life
Mr Smith Goes to Washington
Rear Window
Vertigo

415
Q

Stars of Philadelphia story

A

James Stewart
Katherine Hepburn
Cary Grant
1939 Comedy

416
Q

Square head screwdriver

417
Q

Dante’s love interest in Divine Comedy?

418
Q

Timing of the three waves of plague

A

541 Justinian plague

1350 black plague

1859 third pandemic

419
Q

Which airline flight went missing en route to China?

A

Malaysian Air flight 370

420
Q

Lake I dived in Iceland

A

Kleifarvatn
Cliff far vatin

421
Q

Italian predecessor to Canterbury Tales

A

Decameron - Giovanni Boccaccio

422
Q

Depth and sponges from lake Baikal

A

5300 feet and Lubo
Geothermal vents

423
Q

UNESCO Iceland site pronunciation

A

Thing vit Lear

424
Q

Prime Minister of Netherlands

A

Gaert Wilders

425
Q

Who does Dante beat up in the Inferno?

A

Greeks, popes and politicians.

426
Q

Dante’s last name

427
Q

Picasso’s periods

A

Blue
Rose
Black
Cubism

428
Q

Inspiration exists but it has to find you working…

429
Q

Spanish Golden Age

430
Q

Controversial región of Guyana

431
Q

What ended the Franco Prussian war and what were the main components of it?

A

Treaty of Frankfurt
-France pays Germany 5 billion francs
-France gives up Alsace Lorraine.

432
Q

How many times has Alsace Lorraine changed hands since 1870?

A

4 Franco Prussian, WWI, WW2, reunited in 1945.

433
Q

4 terrestrial planets, in order, in our solar system

A

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

434
Q

4 Jovian planets in our solar system, in order…

A

Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune

435
Q

Who came up with MBTI and introvert vs extrovert?

436
Q

Other name for Mirvish Ghery and location

A

Forma - King and Simcoe

437
Q

German Renaissance painter noted for realism

A

Albrecht Durer

438
Q

3 waves of plague

A

1) 541. Justinian
2) 1347 Black Death
3) 1855 third Plague Pandemic

439
Q

Ways to Access to subconscious mind

A

Repetition
Last 5 minutes before you sleep
Strong emotions

440
Q

Queen band members

A

Freddie Mercury
Brian May
John Deacon- bass
Roger Taylo

441
Q

An American in Paris Deets

A

Gene Kelly
1951

442
Q
A

Keith Haring

443
Q

Two main types of Buddhism

A

Zen
Tibetan

444
Q

Zen ideals vs Tibetan Buddhist

A

Zen - modern, minimalist, emptiness
Tibetan - older, more scriptures, supernatural

445
Q

British feminist female sketch comedy

A

Smack the pony

446
Q

Other name for Zen Buddhism

447
Q

3 aspects of Sikhism

A

One god
No caste
Equality

448
Q

Factoids about Kandinsky

A

Father of abstract
Lawyer
Triangles and circles

449
Q

Socrates’ issue with democracy

A

Intellectual democracy vs democracy by birthright
Birthright democracy leads to example of Doctor campaigning against a candy store owner- doctor will lose

450
Q

Example of a benevolent dictator

A

Lee Kuan Yew in Singapore
Tito in Yugoslavia

451
Q

Churchill’s quote on democracy

A

Democracy is the worst form of government….except for all the others.

452
Q

Great big sea lead singer

A

Alan Doyle

453
Q

Ability to hear colours and see sound and artist who had it

A

Synesthesia

Kandinsky

454
Q

Difference between subconscious and unconscious according to Freud

455
Q

Modern understanding of subconscious

A

Autopilot, repetitive tasks moving down from the conscious mind
Requires less mental energy

456
Q

Difference between Freud and Jung’s perspective on the unconscious

A

Freud - singular, dumping ground
Jung - personal and collective

457
Q

Length of Great Wall of China

458
Q

Other Francis Ford Coppola films

A

The Outsiders
Rumble Fish
Rainmaker
Dracula

459
Q

Brian De Palma movies

A

Mission impossible
Untouchables
Scarface

460
Q

Voltaire vs Rousseau

A

Voltaire- rational, science, people are evil, witty

Rousseau - emotion over reason, people are good, idealistic

461
Q

Voltaire’s most famous quote

A

To Rousseau- I disapprove of what you say but will defend to the death your right to say it

462
Q

All about Eve
Year and stars

A

1950
Betty Davis
Marilyn Monroe

463
Q

Attila vs Genghis
Year and origin

A

Warlords
Ghengis 1227 Mongolia
Attila 406 Eastern Europe, but the Huns came originally from China centuries before

464
Q

Mirvish Ghery name and location

A

Forma
King and John.

465
Q

Jung’s physicist friend

A

Wolfgang Pauli

466
Q

Baroque vs Rococo

A

Baroque 1600-early 1700- serious
Rococo - mid 1700 frivolous, French

467
Q

Director of Apocalypse Now

A

Francis Ford Coppola

468
Q

Apocalypse Now themes

A

Many, but Willard’s journey upriver is a trip into his own psyche, to uncover his own dark instincts.

469
Q

2 Other books by Joseph Conrad

A

Lord Jim
Nostromo

470
Q

Who said “The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.”

A

Joseph Conrad

471
Q

Director of Three Kings

A

David O Russel
Also did American Hustle

472
Q

Id and ego and super ego

A

Id = unconscious
Ego = conscious mind
Super Ego = internal parent, angel on your shoulder

473
Q

Blacksmithing two pieces of metal together

A

Forge welding

474
Q

Pre Viking period

A

Véndels
500-790

475
Q

Latvian enemies of Vikings

476
Q

One word description of abstract art

A

Non representative

477
Q

Mimesis

A

Key aspect of art imitating life, abandoned in abstract art

478
Q

Which art genre is “Music without lyrics”

479
Q

Location of turning point battle between Romans and Germanic tribes

A

Teutoburg Forest 9 AD

480
Q

When was Teutoburg Forest battle?

481
Q

Peanuts years

A

1950 - 2000

482
Q

Actors from The Unbearable Lightness of Being

A

Daniel Day Lewis
Juliette Binoche

483
Q

Nietzsche’s notable thought experiment

A

Eternal return - reincarnation on steroids. You live the same life over and over.

484
Q

How did Guggenheim museums start?

A

Peggy Guggenheim got art out of Paris in WWII. Father died on Titanic.

485
Q

What Kundera called the Grand March

A

Political kitsch

486
Q

Kitsch

A

Denial of dark truths

487
Q

How fast did the concord go from New York to London?

A

Under 3 hours (2:52)

488
Q

Author of A Heartbreaking work of staggering genius

A

Dave Eggers

489
Q

When and who wrote Tristan and Isolde?

A

1200 Gottfried von Strassburg

490
Q

Jacques-Louis David

A

1748-1825
Napoleon crossing the Alps
Coronation of Napoleon
Oath of Horatii
Death of Socrates

491
Q
A

Oath of Horatii, 1784
Jacques-LouisvDavid

492
Q
A

Death of Socrates
1787
Jacques Louis David

493
Q

Simone de Beauvoir novel I read and memorable line

A

Inseparables
Love at first sacrament

494
Q

Aleksandr solzhenitsyn book I read

A

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

495
Q

When did the Silk Road start?

496
Q

Marco Polo

A

B 1254 went to China in 1275

497
Q

Difference between Renaissance vs Baroque

A

Baroque
>1600, dark, dramatic, usually Christian
Renaissance
Christian or Greco Roman
Brighter, less drama

498
Q

T bone walker vs Burnett

A

Walker Black
Burnett white

499
Q

Bronze Age

A

3300 BC to 1200 BC

500
Q

Which Roman god was Woden based on?

501
Q

How did the “Guggenheim” legacy get its start?

A

Peggy Guggenheim buying up art from artists in Paris before the Nazi invasion

502
Q

Aspects of Nietzsche’s work

A

Will to power
God is dead
Nihilism
Amor Fati
Eternal return
Existentialism

503
Q

Christopher Wren’s crowning achievement

A

Rebuilding St. Paul’s cathedral

504
Q

Owner of CBGB

A

Hilly Crystal

505
Q

Lead singer from Echo and the Bunnyman

A

Ian McCullough

506
Q

Where are Echo and the Bunnymen from?

A

Liverpool, 1978

507
Q

Years CBGB was open

A

1973 - 2006

508
Q

Years CBGB was open

A

1973 - 2006

509
Q

CBGB now

A

Men’s clothing store

510
Q

CBGB now

A

Men’s clothing store

511
Q

Who wrote the Scarlet Letter, when?

A

Nathaniel Hawthorne 1850

512
Q

Who wrote the Scarlet Letter, when?

A

Nathaniel Hawthorne 1850

513
Q

Difference between Syrian and Lebanese taboulie

A

Syrians add cucumber

514
Q

Good Ducati for restoration

A

GTS 860, GT, GTE (electric start)

515
Q

When did the puritans arrive in America?

A

1620’s to 1640’s. 1630.

516
Q

History of Ducati

A

Bologna
1920
3 brothers
Electronic capacitors

517
Q

Stone Temple Pilots lead singer and year of death

A

Scott Weiland 2015

518
Q

Slave whose court case over citizenship and freedom led to the Civil War.

A

Dred Scott

519
Q

Slave whose court case over citizenship and freedom led to the Civil War.

A

Dred Scott

520
Q

Who was Dred Scott?

A

Slave who sued government for his freedom but was denied by the Supreme Court since he wasn’t recognized as a citizen. Contributed to the Civil War.

521
Q

Who was Dred Scott?

A

Slave who sued government for his freedom but was denied by the Supreme Court since he wasn’t recognized as a citizen. Contributed to the Civil War.

522
Q

Members of 27 Club

A

Robert Johnson
Brian Jones
Janice Joplin
Jimi Hendrix
Jim Morrison
Basquiat
Curt Cobain
Amy winehouse
No Bob Marley

523
Q

Movie we saw in Newfoundland

A

Emma Stone
Poor Things

524
Q

Age of earth

A

4.5 billion years

525
Q

Lazy teenager is an example of what kind of nihilism?

526
Q

Lazy teenager is an example of what kind of nihilism?

527
Q

What type of nihilism is entrepreneurism?

A

Active nihilism - not constrained by rules or expectations.

528
Q

Bourbon (whisky) definition

A

Must be
>50% corn (vs scotch [100% barley])
American
New white oak barrel (Scotch is used barrel)
Sweet vs Smokey (scotch)

529
Q

When did Bob Marley die?

530
Q

Two versions of Invisible Man

A

The invisible man - HG Wells 1897
Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison, 1952

531
Q
A

George Spencer Watson
1912
Portrait of Clotilde van Derp

532
Q
A

George Spencer Watson
1912
Portrait of Clotilde van Derp

533
Q

Which Neil Young song did KD Lang cover well?

A

After the gold rush

534
Q

Salamander that can regenerate any body part

535
Q

Year and Author of The Scarlet Letter

A

Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850

536
Q

Year and Author of The Scarlet Letter

A

Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850

537
Q
A

Piet Mondrian

538
Q

Where is Pipeline

A

Banzai Pipeline is on the north shore of Oahu

539
Q

Japanese book about a young adult

A

Norwegian Wood
Haruki Murakami
Many suicides

540
Q

Three 50’s rock pioneers, in order

A

1) Bill Haley and the comets
2) Chuck Berry
3) Elvis

541
Q

First rock and roll song of note and artist

A

Rocket 88
Ike Turner

542
Q

Who came up with the term Rock and Roll?

A

Cleveland DJ Alan Freed, 1951

543
Q

Court case that caused legislation for racial segregation

A

Pleasy v Ferguson
1896

544
Q

Luge training

545
Q

Portrait meant to demonstrate an exaggerated emotion. Common in Dutch golden age.

546
Q

1st Beatles album

A

Please Please Me 1963

547
Q

Th couple executed in 1953

A

Rosenbergs, 1953 for sulking nuclear bomb info to the Russians.

548
Q

Th couple executed in 1953

A

Rosenbergs, 1953 for sulking nuclear bomb info to the Russians.

549
Q

Jean Paul Sartre’s wife

A

Simone de Beauvoir

550
Q

Blues artist Chirag saw in Chicago

551
Q

Original guitarist for the Police

A

Henry Padovani

552
Q

League length

553
Q

Frida Kahlo’s condition

554
Q

Spanish for cheers

555
Q

Pico de Gallo vs Salsa

A

PDG is a fresh, less runny variety of salsa

556
Q

Pico de Gallo vs Salsa

A

PDG is a fresh, less runny variety of salsa

557
Q

Capital of Greenland

558
Q

Capital of Greenland

559
Q

Names for East and West Germans, even today

A

Ossi and Wessi

560
Q

Name of Strait beneath Cape Horn

A

Drake Passage

561
Q

Beat hangover song

A

Fade into you. Mazzy Star

562
Q

Treasure Island author and main character

A

Robert Louis Stephenson
Jim Hawkins

563
Q

Treasure Island author and main character

A

Robert Louis Stephenson
Jim Hawkins

564
Q

Origin of After you Alphonse

A

Alphonse and Gaston comic strip 1910

565
Q

Origin of After you Alphonse

A

Alphonse and Gaston comic strip 1910

566
Q

Name of Lloyd Wilson arena town

567
Q

Goal of Tibetan Book of the Dead

A

Breaking cycle of rebirth (Samsara)

568
Q

Goal of Tibetan Book of the Dead

A

Breaking cycle of rebirth (Samsara)

569
Q

Author of Things Fall Apart

A

Chinua Achebe

570
Q

Simon Bolivar birth deets

A

1783 Venezuela
Liberated many South American countries from Spain

571
Q

Simon Bolivar birth deets

A

1783 Venezuela
Liberated many South American countries from Spain

572
Q

Franz Schubert life

A

1797 - 1828
Vienna

573
Q

Franz Schubert life

A

1797 - 1828
Vienna

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