Harvard Is The Oldest School Flashcards

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Q

Plants that set seeds once and then die, is known as what kind of plant?
Bonus e.g.

A

Mono car pic (bamboo) as opposed to poly car pic which set seeds many times (mango tree)

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What Canadian rock band whose albums include moving pictures and permanent waves was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2013
Bonus lead singer

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Rush
Alex life son
Also John rut see later replaced by Neil pert
Jeff Jones replaced by Getty lee

Formed in 68 in Toronto

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Who scored the game-winning goal of the 1999 women’s World Cup?
Bonus opponent and how it ended

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Brandy chastain
5-4 shootout win over China

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Marlon Brando famous line “I could have been a contender” was in what iconic 1954 crime drama?

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On the waterfront
You don’t understand
I could had class I could have been a contender I could have been somebody instead of a bum which is what I am

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5
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Who succeeded Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple?

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Tim Cook

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How many dice are thrown in a traditional game of Yahtzee?

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5

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A string of typographical symbols used in place of an obscenity is known as

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Grawlix

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What country has a capital that means Monday In its native language
Bonus capital and location
Double previous name

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Tajikistan t jeek uh Stan
Capital and largest city dew shan b -
Means Monday in Persian - second day due following Saturday
Previous Sta Lin uh bad - city of stalin

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9
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Wrote the fantasy series the storm light archive

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Brandon Sanderson

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10
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Sue key o me is the god of what

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Heavenly body of the moon
Shinto religion of Japan

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Only American pro athlete to be named an all star in both baseball and football

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Bo Jackson

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12
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River that divides Amsterdam into two

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The river Amstel
Capital took its name from the river

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13
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Co Founder of Atari and this pizza chain in 1977

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Bushnell
Chuck E. Cheese

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14
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Liqueur flavored by raspberries

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Sham board

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In 1814 allies against Napoleon captured what and forced him to abdicate and was exiled to this island off the coast of Tuscany

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Captured Paris
Elba
2nd exile to st Helena

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16
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Married Marilyn Monroe in 1956 and his daughter is currently married to this actor

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Arthur Miller who wrote the crucible
Daughter married to Daniel day Lewis

17
Q

On B 99 this captain and his husband Kevin own an adorable dog named
Bonus breed

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Captain holt
Cheddar
Pem Burke welsh core gee

18
Q

What NFL player famously returned a fumble 66 yards to the wrong end zone

A

Jim Marshall

19
Q

What 18th century danish scientist is known as the father of modern taxonomy

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Carl Lineaus

20
Q

Collective name for the species of animal that do not give birth to live young
Bonus how many

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Monotremes meaning 1 hole for putting things in and things coming out
Kels “it’s their Walmart”
5
1 platypus
4 echidnas eh kid nas

21
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Birds and mammals both maintain their own internal temps meaning they are

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Endothermic

22
Q

I’d like to make myself believe that planet earth turns slowly
It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep because everything is never as it seems

A

Fireflies by owl city
2009

23
Q

My child arrived just the other day
Came to the world in the usual way
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
He learned to walk while I was away

A

Cats in the cradle by Harry Chapin ch ay pin
1974

24
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I’m a man without conviction
I’m a man who doesn’t know how to sell a contradiction
You come and go
You come and go

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Karma chameleon by the culture club
1983

25
Q

Evolving characteristics independently is what type of evolution.

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Convergent
2 mostly unrelated species evolve similar traits over time
Birds and mammals both maintain their own internal temps
Electric fish in Amazon and Africa that e
Evolved electricity differently

26
Q

Stainless steel is an alloy of

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Chromium
Iron

27
Q

Bronze is an alloy of

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Copper
Tin

28
Q

Icon Named the greatest male star of classic American cinema by AFI

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Humphrey bogart

29
Q

Heaviest extant animal
What does extant mean

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Extant means Not extinct
Blue whale

30
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Where is Fort Knox

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Kentucky