Deck 1 Flashcards
What is the correct term for ostrich feathers?
plumes
The game of horseshoes is an outdoor tossing game. What is a word that means “of or pertaining to horses
equine
What do we call the religious songs that are usually sung in church?
hymns
What was the nickname for General George S. Patton?
Old Blood and Guts
What is the term given to a group of soldiers traveling on foot?
infantry
What is the term given to a group of soldiers traveling on horseback?
cavalry
Flowering plants are divided into two groups according to their leaves. What are the two types of leaves?
monocot and dicot
In the book Island of the Blue Dolphins, what animal does the girl befriend?
a dog
What is the name of the bully in the book Tom Brown’s Schooldays?
Flashman
What is the setting for the book Tom Brown’s Schooldays?
Rugby School
What is the name of the boy in the book The Black Stallion?
Alec Ramsey
Where does the majority of the book The Black Stallion take place?
a deserted island
Where had the main character of the book The Black Stallion been before he boarded the ship?
India
What part of speech is the word “however”?
a conjunction
What do we call a phrase that begins with the word “to” followed by a verb and the phrase is used as a noun?
infinitive phrase
To help the poor people of the world is a very noble goal.
What do we call the portion of food that moves from a cow’s stomach to its mouth so that it can be chewed again?
cud (the u is pronounced as in bud)
Who was President of the United States at the beginning of World War II?
Truman
What U.S. President was nicknamed “his Accidency”?
Tyler
President Bill Clinton came from what state?
Arkansas
The Erie Canal leads to what ocean?
the Atlantic
What territory of Canada lies closest to Alaska?
the Yukon
What island is the setting for the Anne of Green Gables books by Lucy Maud Montgomery?
Prince Edward Island
What novel by Mary Norton features a family of tiny people who live secretly in the walls and floors of an English house?
The Borrowers
In the book My Friend Flicka, what kind of animal was Flicka?
a horse
What book by Anna Sewell is narrated in first person by a horse?
Black Beauty
In the book Heidi by Anna Sewell, who raises Heidi?
her grandfather
What island in Canada has Halifax as its capital and is know for its Victoria Era public gardens?
Nova Scotia
In what body part would you find the carotid artery?
neck
In what body part would you find the brachial artery?
the arm (upper arm)
What is the name given to our smallest blood vessels?
capillaries
What animal is the largest invertebrate in the world?
Giant Squid (the Colossal Squid)
What kind of animal was Moby Dick?
white whale
What tribe did Sacajawea belong to?
Shoshone
Who wrote the book Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret?
Judy Blume
The book Where the Red Fern Grows features two animal characters named Old Dan and Little Ann. What kind of animal were they?
dogs
What do we call a deer under a year old?
fawn (Know how to spell it.)
What is the hardest substance in the human body?
teeth
What do we call the two halves of the brain?
hemispheres
What Great Lake lies between Michigan and Wisconsin?
Lake Michigan
What is the only Great Lake to lie entirely in the United States?
Lake Michigan
Where is Lake Mead found?
Nevada
What is Lake Mead known for?
It is the largest reservoir in the United States (in water capacity).
In what country is the Namibe Desert found?
Africa
Saddam Hussein was the president of his country for more than twenty years. What was the country?
Iraq
