Inside out girl, Riley Flashcards
GEOGRAPHY
Sharing many elements with Hindi, Urdu is an official language of which country?
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Pakistan
HISTORY & SOCIETY
Which warriors would typically carry shields and long spears, fighting shoulder to shoulder in a formation called a phalanx?
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Greek hoplites
In the first year of his $700 million contract with the Dodgers, who became the first MLB player to hit 50 homers and steal 50 bases in the same season?
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Shohei Ohtani
ARTS & CULTURE
The ballroom dance paso doble, which means “double step” in Spanish, often represents which activity?
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Bullfighting
BIOGRAPHIES
In 2021 the prime minister of Barbados said “May you continue to shine like a diamond” as she declared which artist a national hero?
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Rihanna
ANIMALS & NATURE
Often as colorful as its counterpart on land, which sea creature is named for a flower?
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Sea anemone
MONEY & NUMBERS
In 2023, rumors circulated that Elon Musk might buy this company simply to acquire which stock symbol, used since 1924?
U.S. Steel
X
SCIENCE & TECH
Often used for its abrasive cleaning power, which rock is formed by rapidly cooled lava made porous from released vapors?
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Pumice
