Gold Atomic Number 79 Flashcards

1
Q

What activity was once described as going dedo a dedo with a tenacious opponent by the San Francisco chronicle

A

Dedo means finger

Thumb wrestling

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2
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Despite reportedly never seeing it Linnaeus classified what legendary creature in his first edition of this book

A

Kraken in systema naturae

Suh stem uh nah tour ay

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3
Q

If you play the 96 song da dip and put your hand up on your hip before you dip you’re touching ehat muscle

A

Iliacus
Uh lie uh kiss
Ill e um is one of the bones of the hip

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4
Q

In 2021 what was the First podcast to be inducted into the library of Congress national recording registry

A

This American life

Ira glass?

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5
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On its website What nbA team traces the origin of its nickname back to author Washington irving

A

New York knicks

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6
Q

What’s in common

Benjamin Harrison 
Hilary Clinton
Andrew Jackson 1824
Al gore 
Samuel Tilden
A

All won the popular vote but lost the presidents election

Andrew Jackson 1824 won both common and electoral college but didn’t get the required 131 electoral votes so went to the House of Representatives

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7
Q

In 1995 amateur astronomers Alan hale and Thomas bopp ….

A

Comet

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8
Q

Early American upholsterer Elizabeth griscom is better known by

A

Betsy Ross

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9
Q

Neil degrasse Tyson tweeted

you can only kiss yourself on the lips while using a

A

Mirror

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10
Q

Jules Verne character accepts a bet to circle the world in how many days

A

Phileas fogg phil e us

80 days

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11
Q

The lower keys underwater music festival is an annual concert in what state

A

Florida

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12
Q

In 2020 what online game company boasted that over half of US kids under 16 were playing

A

Roblox

row blocks

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13
Q

During Ww 2 Najavo code talkers called bombs

A

Ayeezhii ay a zhee

Their word for eggs

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14
Q

According to Mary poppins a spoonful of what helps the ….

A

Sugar

Medicine go down

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15
Q

Jay Z nightclub named after a rare stastical achievement t in what sport

A

40/40

Baseball

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16
Q

First 3 months in an infants life are known as what trimester

A

Fourth

17
Q

Descendants of what 2 Us presidents got married in 1968

A

Eisenhower and Nixon

18
Q

Best ad campaign of the 20th century according to ad age

2 word ad campaign

A

VW beatle
Think small

to tout the advantages of owning a compact car

19
Q

64 release year and games

A

96
Super Mario 64
Japanese chess game
Pilot wings 64

20
Q

Short denim shorts take their nickname from what classic tv character

A

Daisy duke

21
Q

Every other letter of the word shoulder spells what part of the foot

A

Sole

22
Q

What rhyming nickname was given to the fourth Jonas brother

A

Bonus Jonas

23
Q

What desert was created by the Amish to use up extra cake batter

A

Whoopie pie

24
Q

What constellation is Also known as the hunter

A

Orien

25
Q

The sugar plum fairy is a character in what ….

A

Nutcracker

26
Q

To an investor forex is short for what 2 word phrase

A

Foreign exchange

27
Q

The tewaaraton award is given in what sport

Tay warrrr uh Ton

A

Lacrosse

28
Q

What European city is home to Picasso’s guernica

A

Madrid

29
Q

On nov 11 1952 several orthodox and catholic priests were killed for spreading anti communist sentiment in this capital of Bulgaria

A

Sofia

30
Q

Won a Nobel prize for her work on the human ole factory system

A

Linda buck

Sense of smell