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Mr. B's General Knowledge Trivia (clues from NPR Wait Wait, Jeopardy!, and some I made up myself) > Fall 2019 > Flashcards

Fall 2019 Flashcards

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FOREIGN WORDS PHRASES : This brass wind instrument comes in part from the German for “wing”

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Fugelhorn

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THE MATCH GAME: Fog and flugel are two very different types of these

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horns

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MUSIC CLASS: In an orchestra, horns like the trumpets and trombones belong to this section of instruments

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brass

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THE DEEP SOUTH: A statue of this Roman god of fire atop a mountain in Birmingham, Ala. is said to be the world’s largest cast-iron statue

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vulcan

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SCIENCE: While it’s still deep within the Earth, before it becomes lava, molten rock is called this

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magma

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THE WALL: A section of it runs for some 5,500 miles from Liaoning province to Gansu

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The Great Wall of China

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ABOUT THAT FAR: From Times Square to this, MSG: 13 blocks

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Madison Square Garden

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THE CROWN: 377 steps and a double-helix staircase take visitors to its crown, which has 24 windows

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The Statue of Liberty

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PAINTING and SCULPTURE: He was the sculptor of the Lion of Belfort and a little piece called the Statue of Liberty

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Frederic Bartholdi

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BOTANY: Called gum trees in Australia, these tall flowering trees provide oil for medicine and leaves for koalas

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Eucalyptus

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YOU’RE A BEAST!: These tree-dwellers are unique among marsupials in that their pouches open from the bottom

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Koalas

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LADY “B” GOOD: This “Freckle Juice” author works with the National Coalition Against Censorship

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Judy Blume

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AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1867 William Seward negotiated its purchase for about 2 cents an acre, totaling a cool $7.2 million

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Alaska

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THAT’S COLD, MAN: It’s slang for an isolation cell in prison; Alaska was “Seward’s”

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icebox

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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS MONTH?: Columbus Day, Boss’ Day

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October

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PUERTO RICO : Puerto Rico’s anthem says that when this man reached the island he exclaimed, “This is the beautiful land that I seek”

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Columbus

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WHAT CENTURY ARE YOU LIVING IN?: Rembrandt

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17th century

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FAMOUS “N”AMES: Despite the objections of her family, this Englishwoman went to Germany for medical training in 1850

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Nightingale (Florence)

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I’VE GOT 2 WORDS FOR YOU: In 2015 Illinois mandated that polling places pass out stickers with these 2 words on Election Day

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I voted

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CANADIANS: This man from Alliston, Ontario went with the best, Charles Best, to jointly discover insulin

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Dr. Frederick Banting

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MEDICAL TALK: During pregnancy, insulin resistance may result in the gestational type of this condition

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diabetes

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THE BODY HUMAN: In 1921 researchers isolated this hormone used to treat diabetic patients

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insulin

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CHILDREN’S BOOKS: A series of kids’ books features this third grader with a rhyming name; her last name also hints at her many emotions

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Judy Moody

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PARKS: This San Francisco park includes the Asian Art Museum and the California Academy of Sciences

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Golden Gate Park

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HABITATS: These slow movers, like the 2-toed type, live up in the forest canopy; they do come down about once every 6 days

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sloths

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RAINFORESTS: The densest areas of biodiversity are found in this high layer of rainforest formed by adjacent treetops

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the canopy

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PARROTS: Found only in Latin America, they are the largest parrots

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macaw

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THE LAST TIME I SAW ENGLAND: Its passengers had a last look at England September 16, 1620

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the Mayflower

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THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS: It’s carved on Plymouth Rock

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1620

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5 SAINT’S DAYS: His feast day is December 6–a few weeks earlier than you might expect

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St. Nicholas

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“CAT”EGORICAL: These launch devices on Navy aircraft carriers share their name with ancient military machines

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catapult

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CARTOONS: This Oscar-winning 2014 Disney feature cartoon about a loveable robot was not preceded by 5 similar movies

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Big Hero 6

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PIECES OF 8: Hebrew for “candlestick”, its candles are lit for 8 nights during Hanukkah

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a menorah

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ROCKS & MINERALS: Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of this 4-letter substance, particles of soil smaller than .002 millimeter

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clay

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