Conudrum Flashcards

1
Q

Is history
Challenged in a courtroom
That same Year 25’s butler act in Tennessee outlawed this activity and wasn’t repealed until 67

A

Teaching evolution
Scopes Trial - John t scopes found guilty

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2
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In the sense to sleep briefly this verb wqs already in; 24 saw it given a new meaning literally to abduct a pet

A

Catnap

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3
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From the ad
Where are you ? You’re on the boat with the man your man could smell like

A

Old spice

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4
Q

Japanese word means strips of meat or vegetables coated with flour egg and breadcrumbs and deep fried

A

Katsu
Cot sue

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5
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This waltz king also composed the comic opera die fledermaus which translates as this flying animals
D flater mouse

A

Johann straus II
Bat

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6
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Near south bend Indiana is this city which shares name with thr land Joseph told his brothers to settle in

A

Goshen

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7
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Sweeden chief seaport and also headquarter of Volvo

A

Gotenberg go then berg
Yo tuh ber uh

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8
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Formerly a city dump this park in Moscow was named for comrade maxim in 32

A

Gorky

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9
Q

From the ad
From thr 90s
Woman; what’s the paper say about tomorrow
man: another scorcher
WOman: cool

A

Sears
Air conditioner

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10
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The tiny population of this huge desert is mostly made up of Mongolia wnd Han Chinese

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Gobi

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11
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Good thing the ilitch family sells lots of pizza from11 to 18 they paid Victor Martinez to hit for 118 M on this al team

A

Detroit tigers

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12
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Composer Franco Alfano finished this asia set opera after Puccini died

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Turnandot
Tur In dot

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13
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When Charles goo no’s Faust is sung in the original French this evil fiend has accents on all 3 E’s in his name

A

Meph uh stof uh lees

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14
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In Rossini take on this tale Alex trebeck favorite opera not a fairy but the princes tutor gets the heroine to the ball

A

Cinderella

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15
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Famous painting also known as la gioconda
Guh con die

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Mona Lisa

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16
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He earned a a nickname in an October 77 World Series gene blasting 3 homers on 3 consecutive pitches

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Reggie Jackson
Mr October

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17
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Willie Stargell who ruled this Pittsburgh stadium as a cleanup hitter in thr 70s was at last game there in 00

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Three rivers

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18
Q

This unintended silence during a radio or tv broadcast isn’t quite as fatal as it sounds

A

dead air

19
Q

From the ad
For a streak free shine that let’s in more light

A

Windex

20
Q

From the ad
Eatin good in the neighborhood

A

Applebees

21
Q

Seems
Like this 2 word cardiac term for great anguish would’ve been in sooner
Than 2024

A

Broken heart

22
Q

2 word term can mean a place where you might keep wallet or figuratively someone under your control

A

Back pocket

23
Q

Luckier cleanup hitter of thr face of thr earth he got to hit fourth just behind this no 3

A

Lou Gehrig behind babe Ruth

24
Q

In 1812 1 schooner called patriot disappeared along with passengers that included this veeps daughter theodosia

A

Aaron burr
Hamilton comes in handy

25
Q

Growing up without mother Mary Wollstonecraft this author spent domsierwble time visiting her at her grave

A

Mary Shelly

26
Q

Ambulance driver in WW1
High school member of swim team and rifle club

A

Hemingway

27
Q

During ww2 he flew 60 combat missions as a U.S. Air Force bomardier
Isn’t that crazy or maybe not

A

Joseph heller
Catch 22

28
Q

After quitting medics school
At Johns Hopkins she moved with her brother Leo to Paris where she met Alice B Toklas

A

Gertrude stein

29
Q

Taught French in 90s and was on public assistance but money wqs no longer an issue worth 1 B in 23

A

J K Rowling

30
Q

K in K2 stands for this great mountain system

A

Car uh core um

31
Q

This song from despicable me 2 soundtrack became a global joy inspiring phenomenon

A

Happy

32
Q

Actress William Brewster a director descendent of William Brewster a leader and church elder of this colony

A

Plymouth

33
Q

Not to be confused with a prayer over wine this is the Jewish prayer for the dead which basically praises god

A

Cod ish

34
Q

During his Munich period this Russian painter cofounded the der blaugh er writer (the blue rider )art movement

A

Kandinsky

35
Q

Forced
To abdicate in 1918 he was the last German emperor with this title

A

wilhelm 2 vill helm
Kaiser

36
Q

Thermal
Protection system on this type of craft has more than 24K ceramic tiles some of which could withstand 2,300 degrees

A

Space shuttle

37
Q

Arizona kitt peak observatory has 2 telescopes that specialize in searching for neos which stands for this

A

Near
Earth objects

38
Q

These items that ignite the air fuel mixture in a engine use ceramic insulators to provide greater thermal conductivity

A

Spark plugs

39
Q

In 1774 this British ceramicist came up with his jasper ware a very fine grained stoneware colored throughout the body

A

Wedgewood

40
Q

A telescope at thr paranal observatory in this Chilean desert west the first to photograph an exoplanet
Eggzo

A

Atacama

41
Q

World largest solar telescope is on mount Haleakala on this Hawaiian island
Hal a ack uh luh

A

Maui

42
Q

Cubist produced around 4K original ceramic pieces including taureau and l’estocado
Toro lestocado

A

Picasso

43
Q

In 91 observatory at Vassar named for tbis 19C female astronomer was made a national historic landmark

A

Mariah Mitchell