Danish Krone Flashcards
ANYTHING GOES
Because they don’t build up tetrodotoxin from eating plankton in the wild, farm-raised versions of which fish are thought to be safer to eat?
Pufferfish
“What are the three official languages of Belgium?”
German
French
Dutch
“Question one, in what year did the very first Star Wars movie come out?”
1977
“What percentage of the Earth’s atmosphere is oxygen?”
21%
“what was the primary competitor to Sony Betamax?”
“Correct answer is VHS, created by the Victor Company of Japan”
“question one, who is the killer in the real ending of the movie Clue?
I think we’re just going to take a push on this one. The answer is everyone except Mr. Green. I believe there are five different endings.”
“Which quirky parody musician starred in and wrote the 1989 comedy UHF?”
Weird Al yank uh vick
ANIMALS & NATURE
Often praised for its sustainability as a construction material, which plant can grow as much as one foot in a single day?
Bamboo
GOES
Before getting his current name, Nintendo’s Mario appeared as the barrel-dodging protagonist Jumpman in which video game?
Donkey Kong
BIOGRAPHIES
Which performer turned to singing after failing to excel in barrel racing at rodeos?
Reba McEntire
MONEY & NUMBERS
Which restaurant chain filed for bankruptcy in 2024, prompting rapper Flavor Flav to say he’d do anything to “save the cheddar bay biscuits”?
Red lobster
GEOGRAPHY
Of Canada’s more than 52,000 islands, which is the largest, at more than 195,000 square miles?
Baffin Island
ARTS & CULTURE
Since 1984 London’s version of the Tony Award has been named for which acclaimed actor?
Laurence Olivier
SCIENCE & TECH
Approximately three-quarters of the elements on the periodic table are classified as what?
Metal
HISTORY & SOCIETY
Before founding the American Red Cross, who was nicknamed “Angel of the Battlefield” for attending to wounded soldiers during the Civil War?
Clara Barton
BIOGRAPHIES
Aspiring to be a doctor before playing one on TV’s St. Elsewhere, who was briefly a premed student at Fordham University?
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Denzel Washington
HISTORY & SOCIETY
World War I German fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen was known by what colorful nickname?
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Red Baron
ARTS & CULTURE
In 1903 which character was revealed to have survived his apparent death at Reichenbach Falls 10 years earlier?
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Sherlock Holmes
ANYTHING GOES
For his trip to the Mir space station in 1993, cosmonaut Aleksandr Serebrov brought a Game Boy and which video game, the first played in outer space?
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Tetris
SCIENCE & TECH
Able to accept donations of any variety, people with which blood type are called “universal recipients”?
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AB positive
VOCAB
Derived from the name of a Greek god, zephyr describes a type of what?
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Breeze
MONEY & NUMBERS
Media mogul Ted Turner estimated that he lost about $8 billion after the disastrous 2001 merger of Time Warner and what company?
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America Online
GEOGRAPHY
A 64-mile highway loop surrounding which city led to the coining of the term “inside the Beltway”?
Washington DC
ANIMALS & NATURE
Spending most of their life in trees, which animals climb down to the ground to poop about once a week?
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Sloths
Forms of wild cabbage
Brussels sprouts, kale cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and collard greens
Which superhero works a day job as a reporter at the daily planet
Superman
Both Spider-Man and Superman have cover gigs in journalism, but Spider-Man works at the daily bugle while Superman has an office at the daily planet
Which iconic business was actually in operation for less than two years
The pony express was a financial disaster, but it was also super cool and made stars of riders like Buffalo Bill Cody.
The Fujita scale is used to measure the intensity of what
Also range
Tornadoes rated from F0F5 on a scale invented by university of Chicago scientist Dr. tetsuya Theodore Fujita
The yellow house in Arles France is where Paul go gan once lived with what other painter
Vincent van Gogh
van Gogh apparently wasn’t the best roommate and his infamous ear incident happened after one particularly heated argument with Gogan
When is your sense of smell usually sharpest
Evening,
scientist theorized that we evolved to have a sharp sense of smell to sense predators before going to sleep
Literary monuments
A 112 foot tall monument in a Madrid Plaza depicts a writer seated above bronze statues of these two characters
Don Quijote and Sancho Panza
Cervantes monument in Plaza de Espana
Also a beverage brand
It’s another term for an elf or a pixie
Sprite
Also a beverage brand
No booze in Ontario or Winnipeg
Canada dry
A star on four WNBA championship teams in Seattle. This woman became the leagues winningest player in 2022.
Sue Bird
A great all-around athlete she excelled in many sports but later in life golf was her game
In 1950 she helped found the LPGA
B Didrikson
D drick son
Before Billie Jean King switched to tennis one of the team sport she played was softball
One of the most decorated collegiate national and international players of the game is this UCLA alum and two time Olympic gold medalist who became head coach of liberty University team in 2013
Dot Richardson
She was named swimming world magazines, American woman swimmer of the year 2013 to 2018 2021 and 2022
Katie Ledecky
In 2022 she laid her tennis racket down, stepping away from the sport with 23 grand slam singles titles to her name
Serena Williams
Falls Church an independent city in this state is a whopping 2 mi.²
Virginia
Also a beverage brand
This type of motor engine has an octet of cylinders
V8
Also a beverage brand
This type of motor engine has an octet of cylinders
V8
Also a beverage brand
This rhyming hyphenated may phrase is used to get someone’s attention
Yoo-hoo
Also a beverage brand
This rhyming hyphenated may phrase is used to get someone’s attention
Yoo-hoo
The tiny island of San Michelle
Muh kell A has served at this Italian city cemetery for the past two centuries
Venice
Chicken rock a rock, just big enough for a lighthouse belongs to this much bigger isle in the Irish Sea
Isle of Man
In 1815 the Congress of Vienna put this principality under the protection of Sardinia. It became independent in 1861.
Monaco
It’s appropriate that tiny Nauru is part of this specific island group that has a name partly meaning small
Nah rue
Micronesia
Synonyms for this word of indifference include standoffish and distant.
Aloof
Someone who loses a political race is deemed one of these hyphenated finishers a term borrowed from horse racing
Also ran
And an airplane this portmanteau device can help determine when you’re losing or gaining elevation
altimeter
All timit er
Robin Lee wrote this novel about a 39 year-old who falls for a boy band singer
it’s now a film with Anne Hathaway
The idea of you
Three word Item to sleep warm on a chilly night
 after 1900 people started making them out of rubber
Hot water bottle
The 1911 Boy Scout manual says two things are essential in the building of a fire, this bits of wood or paper and air
Kindling
A sweater from this sixth generation family owned Oregon woolen mills company will keep you warm
Pendleton
In the 60s British store chain habitat popularized this cozy bed item the French word for down the feathery kind
Duvet
The Consumer Product Safety Commission advises that this kind of heater needs this at least 3 feet from anything flammable
Space
Also a beverage brand
A right cross or job on Oahu
Hawaiian punch
This two word phrase refers to the university you went to or the anthem song there
Alma mater
This two word phrase refers to the university you went to or the anthem song there
Alma mater
Buzzy on book talk this work about a hockey player and a figure skater is fittingly titled for a joke that relieves initial tensions
Icebreaker
Torta Caprese as a traditional Italian cake made with chocolate and Deez nuts
Almonds
Queen Charlotte, by Julia Quinn, and Shonda Rimes is a novel prequel to events in this Netflix series
Bridgerton
Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’. Into the future…” are lyrics from this song released by the Steve Miller Band in 1976 and later covered by Seal in 1996.
Guess: Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
Answer: Fly Like an Eagle
candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination, this former Florida Senator is now the U.S. Secretary of State.
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Guess: Jared Bush
Answer: Marco Rubio
Nicknamed “Dunk City”, this school made a Cinderella run as a 15-seed to the 2013 Sweet Sixteen.
Guess: Alabama
Answer: Florida Gulf Coast (FGCU)
Samuel L. Jackson had the lead role in this 2005 biographical sports drama that featured Channing Tatum, Robert Ri’chard, and Ashanti.
Guess: Coach Carter
Before his run on The Rookie, Nathan Fillion had the lead role in this ABC crime mystery dramedy from 2009-2016.
Guess: Castle
competitor to Hostess and Entenmann’s, this snack cake brand is known for Cookie Bars, Krimpets, and Candy Kakes and has a blue & white color scheme for most of its packaging.
Guess: Tastykake
After four seasons with an NFC West team, this WR had his first 1,000+ yard season while with the Jaguars in 2022.
Guess: Christian Kirk
With a career spanning from 1990-2007, Jeff Conine had two different stints with this National League franchise and a won a World Series during both tenures.
Guess: Miami Marlins
