Five Wood Flashcards
Rappers Eminem and Royce da 5′9″ formed this musical super duo in 1997 that would later release hits in 2011 with “Lighters’ and “Fast Lane.”
Guess: D12
Answer: Bad Meets Evil
Mount Pleasant, Rock Hill, Greer, and Goose Creek are Top 10 most populated cities or towns from this U.S. state.
Guess: Vermont
Answer: South Carolina
Denzel Washington won his first Oscar for his supporting role in this 1989 historical war drama also starring Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman, and Andre Braugher.
Guess: Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Answer: Glory
Season 5 of this NBC sitcom in 2010, Tracy Morgan’s character won an Oscar for his leading role in the film Hard to Watch: Based on the novel “Stone Cold Bummer” by Manipulate.
Guess: 30 Rock
After winning Rookie of the Year in 2011, Blake Griffin was unable to repeat in 2012, as this #1 Overall pick and future NBA Champion won the award.
Guess: Gerald Brown
Answer: Kyrie Irving
Kevin Williams totaled 60 Sacks and was All-Pro 1st Team five teams while playing for this NFC team from 2003-2013.
Guess: Los Angeles Rams
Answer: Minnesota Vikings
Harold Holt, who disappeared in 1967, was the prime minister of which Commonwealth coutry?
Australia
Which fish features in the title of a piano quintet by Schubert?
Trout
Which popular website was founded by Jimmy Wales?
Wikipedia
In which decade were parking meters and postcodes first introduced in the UK?
1950s
Living from 1885-1962, this Danish physicist was a Nobel Prize winner for his foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and assisted in the Manhattan Project.
Guess: J. Robert Oppenheimer
Answer: NIels Bohr
After coming over from Cuba, this 2x All-Star outfielder played for the Athletics, Red Sox, Tigers, and Mets from 2012-2018 and won the Home Run Derby in 2013 and 2014.
Guess: Yasiel Puig
Answer: Yoenis Cespedes
Ted Marchibroda is one of only three men to have coached what AFC team since 1996?
Guess: Kansas City Chiefs
Answer: Baltimore Ravens
On January 2nd, 2007, this at-the-time Big East school, led by star QB Brian Brohm, capped off a 12-1 season with a 24-13 Orange Bowl win over Wake Forest.
Guess: Syracuse
Answer: Louisville
AnnaSophia Robb portrayed shark attack survivor Bethany Hamilton in this 2011 biographical drama also starring Dennis Quaid and Carrie Underwood.
Guess: Soul Surfer
“So for this movies category, I wanted to watch a whole bunch of movies that had to do with babies. But you know how I am with movies. Sometimes I kind of, I kind of get them confused.
I get the actors confused. So anyway, these movies are all about babies, but I’m going to give you a brief description of them. But some parts of the description might be a little, a little twisted.
So let’s start with question one. Mork and Wendy Torrance adopted a fortune-telling baby before Mork discovered that he loved canned vegetables.”
Popeye
Neils mixed up movies
“Confused by this movie because it starred a guy that lost a leg to bone cancer, and it also had an advertising executive and Ray Charles, but there weren’t any kids in it that I noticed.”
Baby driver
Elgort james hamm foxx
Neils mixed up movies
“Katniss Everdeen was married to an assassin who used an air-powered bolt pistol. But then John Glenn and Catwoman came to visit.”
Mother
Neils mixed up movies
“Question four. Honestly, this was such a dumb comedy. I stopped watching when Conan got pregnant.”
Junior
Titus Salt, founder of the model village Saltaire, made his fortune from what?
Textiles
The headquarters of the World Health Organization are in which city?
Geneva
A common ingredient in ice cream and toothpaste, carrageenan is an extract of what?
Seaweed
Which kitchen staple, accidentally dropped by an astronaut, orbited Earth before burning up?
Spatula
What is the first name of Agatha Christie’s spinster sleuth Miss Marple?
Jane
ANIMALS & NATURE
The rut is the time of year when animals such as deer, moose, and elk do what?
Mate
An image of the Hindenburg disaster aptly appears on the cover of which rock band’s 1969 debut album?
Led Zeppelin
ARTS & CULTURE
Not in the original script, the “Always Be Closing” speech was added by writer David Mamet to the film adaptation of which play?
Glengarry Glen Ross
GEOGRAPHY
Which country has 3 capital cities, each specializing in a different branch of the government?
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correct
Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town
South Africa
MONEY & NUMBERS
A cubic centimeter, often shortened to cc, is equal to which other unit of volume in the metric system?
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correct
Milliliter
Autoresuscitation, when a patient is declared dead then seemingly comes back to life minutes later, is also known as what phenomenon
Lazarus phenomenon
VOCAB
In a society, which group of people makes up the proletariat?
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Working class
Three decades after being knighted by Queen Elizabeth I, which famed explorer was executed for treason in 1618 by her successor, King James I?
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correct
Walter Raleigh
BIOGRAPHIES
During World War II, who worked at the Naval Aviation Experimental Station alongside fellow sci-fi author Robert Heinlein?
Issac Asimov
Because of their special qualities, what kind of bowls are great for whisking eggs
Copper
copper ions interact with the proteins in egg whites to prevent the eggs from overbeating, which helps with sensitive dishes like so soufflés
Jordan Brand is an offshoot of what larger shoe company
Nike
Michael Jordan was a player who really made Nike explode and Jordan brand is now it’s own offshoot under the Nike umbrella
A hotspot for celebrities locanda dell’isola comacina is the only business on the only island in which lake
Lake como
locanda dell’isola comacina I served the same six course meal since 1948 and ends meals with a fire ceremony to ward off a supposed curse
What is the world’s largest living reptile?
Saltwater crocodile
Found in the eastern Indian and western Pacific Oceans The saltwater crocodile can reach 23 feet and more than 2200 pounds.
British words like colour and theatre are spelled that way due to the influence of what other language
French,
the British have had their language more affected by the French than Americans, whose English is more Latin
One of the basic machines, pairs wheels with this four letter item
Axle
Giraffes are what some call these one wheeled vehicles ; they’re more for stunts than speed
Unicycle
Two of her 14 number one hits what’s my name and work featured this Canadian rapper
Rihanna
Drake
Hammer me with a rusty nail , 3/4 ounce Drambuie liqueur and a jigger of this over ice
Dram boo e
Scotch
In 1974 the US repealed the depression era ban on private ownership of this that had been meant to prevent hoarding
Gold
Could now hoard it
In 1899 New York City newsboys went on strike, refusing to distribute papers published by Joseph Pulitzer, and this rival magnate
William Randolph Hearst
Before was annexed by the US in 1845 it claimed a panhandle that extended into Wyoming
Texas
A December 2, 1954 resolution said the conduct of this man is contrary to senatorial traditions and is hereby condemned
Joseph McCarthy
First predicted in 1930 this particle with no charge can go through miles of matter without reacting with a proton or neutron
New tree no
Last thing from 5.3 to 2.6 million years ago, this ep ack was followed by the somewhat similar sounding Pleistocene
Ply uh seen before plice tuh seen
Wow nebula whoa !
a new image from the web telescope shows this nebula that’s 1300 light years away
horsehead nebula
Mandalay and magwe are Port cities on this river?
Draw diary
Burma
Irrawaddy
Earuh wadddy
This river begins at the western end of Great Slave Lake
Eczema ink
McKenzie
Down south, some of the flow of the Mississippi is diverted into this river
Aha calf at ya
Atchafalaya
Atch uh fuh lie uh
the 6000 seat metropolitan Tabernacle has been called the first ever of these lovers evangelical places of worship
Mega Church
It’s white powder that can be made from a grain and used as a thickener
Starch
This type of warrant is issued by a judge when a defendant violates the rules of the court
Bench warrant
It’s a frumious creature mentioned in Jabberwocky and the hunting of the Snark
Bandersnatch
This 2003 remake with Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron fittingly begins with a heist in Venice
The Italian Job
Christopher Nolan said this 2010 film is something of a heist movie. It’s something of a science fiction film
Inception
Boston Celtics coach Joe Missoula has admitted to watching this. Heist film directed by Ben Affleck several times a week.
The town
Disneyland opened one of these in 1959 Seattle in 1962 in Las Vegas in 1995
Monorail
The name of this early form of bicycle is from Latin for Swift foot
Vuh lah suh peed
Introduced in 1935 this legendary alphanumeric airplane built by the Douglas company helped revolutionized passenger travel
DC 3
Meaning, great river it’s part of the geography of six African countries
Zambezi
Lewis and Clark wintered near it in 1805 to 1806
Columbia
We’re seating for 28 downstairs and 36 up above the AEC route master began bus service in the city in 1956
Monday
Advances in breaking technology have all been eliminated this traditional last car on a freight train
Caboose
In taxonomy, all birds are in the same kingdom phylum Andrew class, but things fly off and change at this next level
Order
U-PB dating using these two elements can determine the age of a rock whether it’s in the millions or billions of years
Uranium and lead
In the final scene of this film, Keanu tell Swayze vaya con Dios
Point break
Go with god
In this 2001 film agroup robs three Vegas casinos on the night of a Lennox Lewis Vladimir Klitschko boxing match
Ocean’s Eleven
The 1938 fair labor standard act established the first federal this; it’s been increased more than 20 times but not since 2009
Minimum wage
Featuring Mike Jones, what artist released the 2005 song “I’m ‘n Luv (wit a Stripper)”?
Guess: Akon
Answer: T-Pain
Don’t Put Me In, Coach: My Incredible NCAA Journey from the End of the Bench to the End of the Bench was a 2012 New York Times Best Seller that told the story of a player from what school?
Guess: Notre Dame
Answer: Ohio State
Matt Birk, Marshal Yanda, Michael Oher, Kelechi Osemele, and Bryant McKinnie were the starting offensive line for what 2010’s Super Bowl team?
Guess: Pittsburgh Steelers
Answer: Baltimore Ravens
Nicknamed The Polish Hammer, this big man averaged over 12 points and 9 rebounds per game from 2011-2017 while playing for the Wizards and Suns.
Guess: Kris Humphries
Answer: Marcin Gortat
31 years old, Sergei Makarov became the oldest Calder Trophy winner while playing for this Canadian franchise in 1988-1989.
Guess: Edmonton Oilers
Answer: Calgary Flames
While it now has multiple variations, Coca-Cola has produced this brand of grapefruit-flavored soda water since 1966.
Guess: Fanta
Answer: Fresca
What singer played Center Fielder Mae Mordabito, aka “All The Way Mae”, in the 1992 film A League Of Their Own?
Guess: Madonna
Currently on White Lotus, Aimee Lou Wood was part of the cast of this Netflix British teen sex dramedy that ran from 2019-2023 and starred Asa Butterfield, Emma Mackey, & Gillian Anderson.
Guess: Sex Education
