Brazilian Real Flashcards by Michael Kridla

MONEY & NUMBERS
Aided by a touring stage show about his career, which celebrity has topped the Forbes list of the highest-paid dead celebrities 12 of the 15 years since his 2009 death?

Michael Jackson

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ARTS & CULTURE
Which author dedicated a book to each of his four wives, starting with Hadley Richardson in The Sun Also Rises?

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Ernest Hemingway

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BIOGRAPHIES
Bald since he was 19 years old, which actor was forced to wear a hairpiece for his final audition for Star Trek: The Next Generation?

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Patrick Stewart

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GEOGRAPHY
Founded as a place for religious tolerance, which city has a name that is a combination of ancient Greek words for “one who loves” and “brother”?

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Philadelphia

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VOCAB
An epicure is a person who enjoys what?

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Fine food

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ANYTHING GOES
Which character’s design incorporated a hairless version of Albert Einstein’s upper lip in the hope that it would convey intelligence?

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Yoda

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GEOGRAPHY
Redesigned after a revolution took place there in 1979, which country’s flag contains 22 stylized inscriptions of the Arabic phrase “Allāhu akbar”?

Iran

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Now illegal to practice in the U.S., the engraving art called scrimshaw was once widely practiced by people in which profession?

Whaling

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MONEY & NUMBERS
In the U.S., if a bottle of bourbon is labeled as 90 proof, what is its alcohol content by volume?

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45 percent

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BIOGRAPHIES
Diagnosed with ADHD at age nine, which future Olympian turned to swimming as a way to manage his energy?

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Michael Phelps

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SCIENCE & TECH
Providing short-form content for a short time, which mobile streaming service shut down in December 2020, just seven months after its launch?

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Quibi
Not tubi

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HISTORY & SOCIETY
The Boxer Rebellion was a popular uprising at the turn of the 20th century that attempted to drive foreigners out of which country?

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China

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ANIMALS & NATURE
Which creature has an exoskeleton that glows a blue-green hue when exposed to moonlight?

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Scorpion

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What civil right leader also won a Nobel peace prize

MLK Junior
In 1964 35-year-old MLK became the youngest man who ever win the Nobel peace prize

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2025’s popular 4 nations face off pitted players from four nations against each other in what sport

Ice hockey
The last time NHL players took apart. In Olympic ice hockey was 2014 but they’re returning in 2026.

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What creature is considered to have the most painful thing in the insect world?

Bullet ant
Justin Schmidt let himself be stung to create the Schmidt sting, pain, index bullet ants, pure intense, brilliant pain

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Which candy was named after the inventor’s daughter

Tootsie Roll
Tootsie Roll’s debuted in 1907 name for inventor Leo Hirschfield’s daughter Clara, a.k.a. Tootsie

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Health for decades and once hosted by Ronald Reagan and Hollywood’s Patsy awards recognized what

Animal actors
From 1951 to 86 the Patsy’s recognized the picture animal top star of the year winners include Molly a.k.a. Francis the talking mule

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Found in a US national park Methuselah is a living nearly 5000 year-old what

Pine tree
Bristlecone Pines, are believed to be the longest living organisms on earth

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SCIENCE & TECH
Now popularly used for weight loss, the semaglutide branded as this was originally developed and branded as Ozempic to treat which disease?

Wegovy

Diabetes

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MONEY & NUMBERS
Technically called this , which of these symbols represents infinity?

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∅

≈

∑

∞

lemniscate

BIOGRAPHIES
Musician Moby, whose real name is Richard Hall, took his stage name because he believed he was a distant relative of which author?

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Herman Melville

GEOGRAPHY
Drawing millions of party-loving tourists each year, which island was once home to Privilege, the world’s largest nightclub?

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Ibiza

ANIMALS & NATURE
The stamen and the pistil are the male and female reproductive parts of which type of organism?

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Angiosperm

ANYTHING GOES Its name fittingly derived from the Japanese for “crown,” which passenger car has been the best-selling in the U.S. every year since 2002? +100 correct

Toyota Camry

ARTS & CULTURE In 1966 which artist said, “The man with the bowler is just middle-class man in his anonymity. And I wear it. I am not eager to singularize myself”? +100 correct

René Magritte

HISTORY & SOCIETY Considered to be civilization’s first writing system, cuneiform has been traced back to the 4th millennium BCE and attributed to which people? +100 correct

Sumerians

erudite adjective er·u·dite Ear uh dite

having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition an erudite scholar

At Cambridge, what is the name of the lawns that slope down to the river?

The backs

Who called her 2001 album "Little Sparrow"?

Dolly parton

Planets no moons

Venus Mars

The eruption of which volcano in 1815 was the most powerful in recorded history?

Tambora

In which Charles Dickens novel do we meet a headmaster called Wackford Squeers?

Nicholas nickleby

In which country is Romansch an official language?

Switzerland

Glenn Gould was a virtuoso on which musical instrument?

Piano

Which of New York's five boroughs is situated on the mainland?

Bronx

Which historical figure's momentous action inspired the phrase "crossing the Rubicon," meaning to pass the point of no return?

Julius Caesar

The bayonet is believed to be named after a town in which country?

France

Disney princess that was a real person

Pocahontas Born around 1596 Pocahontas‘s actual name was amonute . Pocahontas was a nickname meaning playful one.

Used to be a common breakfast food, particularly in New England

Milk toast the word, milquetoast comes from a cowardly cartoon character who is named after milk toast

A Star Wars fan should know what real life unit of measurement is equal to 3.26 light years

Parsec the word, parsec is a portmanteau of parallax and arc second

A person typically shopped at a haberdashery to buy what

Mens clothing Haberdashery, can also refer to the goods sold at a haberdashery

This president was A devout Baptist also what was Secret Service code name?

Jimmy Carter Deacon Carter taught Sunday school for decades, including while he was president

Your nose can detect about how many different odors

1 trillion A century scientist thought we could only detect about 10,000 scents but we now know it’s over 1 trillion

First appearing in a "Guys Only Want One Thing" commercial in 2024, this blonde actress is currently a spokesperson for Dr. Squatch Men's Natural Soap.

Guess: Florence Pugh Answer: Sydney Sweeney

In 2001, the Ducks traded Teemu Selanne to this Western Conference team, where he'd play until 2003.

Guess: Detroit Red Wings Answer: San Jose Sharks

50 "If I just lay here" is a recurring lyric from this Top 30 song on the Billboard End-of-Year 100 of 2006.

Guess: Chasing Cars Answer: Chasing Cars

A Best Picture nominee; Tom Hanks & Meryl Streep try to publish the Pentagon Papers in this 2017 political thriller.

Guess: The Post

Since 2014, this former SNL cast member has been the host of the NBC late-night talk show that directly follows the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

Guess: Seth Meyers

Founded in 1995, this brand of beer is known for its belgian white style, is typically garnished with orange slices, and uses the slogan: "Brighter Days Ahead".

Guess: Blue Moon Brewing Answer: Blue Moon Brewing