CD 400 Flashcards

1
Q

This childrens toy originally started out as a wallpaper cleaner; not sure how many colors it came in at that point though

A

Play dough

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You might notice that the loudest section of the orchestra is this metallic one

A

Brass

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3
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There are more of these string instruments in the orchestra than any other

A

Violins

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4
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The woodwind section contains a contra and a regular type of this instrument

A

Bassoon

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5
Q

Odd instruments like the triangle and the tambourine fit into this orchestra section

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Percussion

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6
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Before he was a military man and president George has this job someone who maps out exact land boundaries

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Surveyor

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7
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It’s the large northeastern city where George was first inaugurated

A

NYC
Washington DC hasn’t been built yet

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8
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Washington entire tenure as president took place in this century

A

18th

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9
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31 of Europe’s highest mountains lie within this nation or on its borders

A

Switzerland

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10
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The worlds highest cog railway takes you to the summit of this 14,110 foot Colorado mountain

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Pike’s peak

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11
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In 63 he became the first American to reach the summit of this 29,035 mountain

A

Jim Whitaker
Mt Everest

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12
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40 years after what sports invention did the first jump shots start to appear, sometime in the early 30s

A

Basketball

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13
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What 2 colors do psychologists say make people hungry

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Yellow and red
In McDonald’s logo

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14
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In jewelry this five letter word refers to the part of a ring to which gems are attached

A

Bezel

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15
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This song became the longest running 1 hit in history with a record smashing 19 weeks atop the billboard hot 100

A

lil nas X
Old town road

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16
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From 1516 to 1700 Spain wqs ruled by this European royal house

A

Habsburg

17
Q

The light cycle is a real world motorcycle recreated from this movie that takes place inside a video game

A

Tron

18
Q

Jack welch started as a chemical engineer at this company before becoming its youngest CEO

A

General Electric

19
Q

The three ball cascade is one of the elementary tricks of this hobby

A

Magic?

20
Q

Originally named rover this Disney character was likely renamed after a 1930 astronomical discovery

A

Pluto

21
Q

The phrase freedom center refers to a Cincinnati museum honoring this 19th centeuy network

A

Underground Railroad

22
Q

Every year in the Phillipines they reenact the battle in which this chiefs tribesman killed this explorer

A

Chief lapulapu
Ferdinand Magellan

23
Q

Toursch bon is the capita city of this country located in the North Atlantic although autonomous is technically controlled by Denmark

A

Faroe Islands
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