Brahms Flashcards

1
Q

Tai Babilonia and randy Gardner are best known for competing in what professional sport

A

Ice skating

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2
Q

Zip code introduced by who in 1963 stands for
Number ordering

A

US postal service
Zone improvement plan
0s in the northeast
9s in the west

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3
Q

Written by Goethe in which play does Mephistopheles make a wager with god

Meth uh stof uh lees

Ger tah

A

Faust

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4
Q

Located in Central Park which iconic restaurant houses sheep before it opened in 1935

A

Tavern on the green
Called the sheep meadow

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5
Q

Felines born with an extra claw

A

Hemingway cats because he loves them
Polydactyl

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6
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Meaning wasp in Italian which iconic motor scooter was originally designed in the 1940s by an aircraft engineer

A

Vespa
Named because of High pitched buzzing

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7
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According to the numerical graphite scale which number pencil would you use to achieve the darkest writing

A

1
Graphite gets harder the higher the numbers get
1 is softer and therefore darker

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8
Q

In 1605 the gunpowder plot was discovered during which month

A

November
Guy fawkes day is mover 5

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9
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Desperate to marry for love instead of convenience ehat heroine of a Jane Austen novel

A

Elizabeth Bennett
Pride and prejudice

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10
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In terms of liquid measurements how many fluid ounces are in 3 cups

A

24 ounces

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11
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What American music genre featuring accordion and washboards was given a Grammy category in 07

A

Zydeco

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12
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One of America’s most densely populated counties New York county is made up entirely of ehat borough

A

Manhattan

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13
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What poet recited on the pulse of the morning at the 93 inauguration of this president

A

Maya Angelou
Bill Clinton

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14
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A major coffee producer since the 18th century the island of Java is part of what nation

A

Indonesia

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15
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Generally mounted on the deck and crucial to sailing where is the compass stored

A

Binnacle

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16
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In the film 2001 a space oddessy astronauts are sent to study a large monolith in space near what planet

A

Jupiter

17
Q

1988 Republican and Democratic VP candidates
And who compares himself to JFK

A

Dan Quayle Republican who compares himself to JFK
for h w

Lloyd benson Democratic responded with senator you’re no jack Kennedy
For ?

18
Q

After a billion we have

A

Quadrillion
Quintillion

19
Q

The Democratic Party is represented by what animal

A

Donkey

20
Q

Name of the first space shuttle to fly into space

A

Colombia

21
Q

IBM

A

International business machines?

22
Q

London eye is a landmark located on the bank on what river

A

Temes

23
Q

First African American to obtain a reputation for performing opera

A

Lee in teen price

24
Q

Who broke the color barrier at this New York performance venue

A

Marion Anderson at the Met

25
Q

4 Saints in 3 acts

A

Virgil Thompson

26
Q

As indicated by its title ehat famous piece by Maurice ravel was inspired by a Spanish dance

A

Bolero

27
Q

What is the chemical symbol for helium

A

He