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Intermediate Practice Pack #12 Flashcards

1
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What figure of speech, meaning an obvious exaggeration, takes its name from the Greek for “throwing beyond?”

A

hyperbole

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What continent is attached to the northwestern portion of Asia?

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Europe

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Its meaning is “done without any preparation, such as a speech.” Spell “extemporaneous.”

A

E X T E M P O R A N E O U S

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Muezzins traditionally issue the calls to prayer from what tower attached to their mosque?

A

minaret

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Found in Russia, which is Europe’s largest lake?

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Lake Ladoga

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What is North America’s largest lake?

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Lake Superior

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Found on a South American border, which is the world’s highest major lake?

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Lake Titicaca

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On a Cartesian plane, in what quadrant could we find the point (-4, 3)?

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II (or 2)

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What is the slope of a line parallel to the line 2y = -6x + 32?

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-3

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What is the midpoint of the line segment joining (-1, 1) and (5, 5)?

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(2, 3)

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What is the distance between the point (4, -3) and the origin?

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5

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12
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What animals are studied by ornithologists?

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birds

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What “rockin’” bird is, in North American, a species of true thrush?

A

robin

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14
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What bird is also the name of Toronto’s MLB team?

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blue jay

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The “great” species of what family have the largest wingspans of any extant bird?

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albatross (or Diomedeidae)

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Name the two lowest lakes of the Great Lakes system – those with the water level closest to the sea level.

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Lake Ontario and Lake Erie

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17
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What is the Canadian equivalent of the British term, “windcheater?”

A

windbreaker (prompt on jacket)

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What is the Canadian equivalent of the British term, “nappy?”

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diaper

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What is the Canadian equivalent of the British term, “draughts?”

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checkers

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20
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What is the Canadian equivalent of the British term, “paraffin?”

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kerosene (or alkane)

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What is the Canadian equivalent of the British term, “pram?”

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(baby) carriage or stroller

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What is the Canadian equivalent of the British term, “trunk call?”

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long distance (call)

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What is the Canadian equivalent of the British term, “lift?”

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elevator

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What is the Canadian equivalent of the British term, “lorry?”

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truck

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What is the name of the yellowish fluid part of the blood in which the blood cells float?

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plasma

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26
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What is the common name of an erthrocyte?

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red blood cell

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27
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The femoral artery carries blood into what part of the body?

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leg (or thigh)

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28
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Name the first James Bond movie.

A

Dr. No

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29
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The city of Nanaimo is on what island?

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Vancouver (Island)

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30
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In physics, what term refers to when one object vibrating at a given frequency causes another to vibrate?

A

resonance

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31
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Which Canadian writer created the fictional town of Mariposa?

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Stephen Leacock

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32
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What is the name of the RCAF aerobatic flight demo team that flies out of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan?

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Snowbirds (or 431 Air Demonstration Squadron)

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33
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What major league football team represents Denver, Colorado?

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Broncos

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34
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Name the artist who spent four years painting the fifty yard long ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

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Michaelangelo

35
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In which Scottish city was Sir John A. Macdonald born?

A

Glasgow

36
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My name is associated with a part of the human body. My mother was a Nereid and my father was the king of the Myrmidons. Though I sometimes chose to sit parts out, I fought in the Trojan War. In later versions of my story, I was killed by Paris who wounded me in my vulnerable heel. Who am I?

A

Achilles

37
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What figure of speech is exemplified by the statement, “She sailed across the room?”

A

metaphor

38
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What figure of speech is exemplified by the statement, “The jovial moon smiled benignly down at us?”

A

personification

39
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What figure of speech is exemplified by the statement, “The furrow followed free?”

A

alliteration

40
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What family name is shared by TV characters Abraham, Marge, Maggie, Lisa, Bart, and Homer?

A

Simpson

41
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What kind of facility does Homer Simpson mainly work for?

A

nuclear power plant

42
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On what arboreal street is the Simpson family home located? You’ll also find the Flanders family there.

A

Evergreen Terrace

43
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The Simpson family was created by what cartoonist in the 1980s?

A

Matt Groening

44
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What is the capital of Greece?

A

Athens

45
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What is Spain’s capital city?

A

Madrid

46
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What is the capital of Poland?

A

Warsaw

47
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Of what country is Lisbon the capital?

A

Portugal

48
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Who wrote the 1980 song “Nine-to-Five?”

A

Dolly Parton

49
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What colour flag is displayed in auto racing when conditions are too dangerous to continue a race?

A

red

50
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Bobbing for apples, carving pumpkins, and trick-or-treating are all traditional activities during what October celebration?

A

Halloween

51
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In Toronto, what stadium is just west of the CN Tower?

A

Rogers Centre (accept Skydome)

52
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How many lines are there in a limerick?

A

five

53
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Who created the female detective Miss Marple?

A

Agatha Christie

54
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Which Scottish explorer first discovered the “Disappointment River” which was later renamed for him?

A

Alexander Mackenzie

55
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Which 18th century document divided the British province of Canada into Upper and Lower Canada?

A

Constitutional Act (1791)

56
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What fantasy heroine plays croquet using flamingos and hedgehogs?

A

Alice (in Wonderland)

57
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While stuck in the White Rabbit’s house, which creature, the Rabbit’s gardener, does Alice kick through the chimney?

A

Bill (the Lizard)

58
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The Mad Hatter asks Alice to explain why what flying creature is like a writing desk?

A

raven

59
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The Duchess’s baby turns into what animal when it is given to Alice?

A

pig

60
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Name the Canadian actor that starred in Crazy Stupid Love, The Big Short, and La La Land.

A

Ryan Gosling

61
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Name the Canadian actor that starred in The Proposal, Green Lantern, and Deadpool.

A

Ryan Reynolds

62
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Name the Canadian actor that starred in Steve Jobs, The Interview, Neighbours, and This is the End.

A

Seth Rogen

63
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Name the Canadian actor that starred in Superbad, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, and This is the End.

A

Michael Cera

64
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The idea for me was conceived in the 1810s and I was completed in 1832. Construction began in 1826 and it’s estimated that up to 200 men, largely Irish labourers, worked on me, many of whom died of malaria. I was constructed because the War of 1812 made ship travel on the St. Lawrence River a dangerous proposition. I stretch from Kingston to Ottawa and I remain a popular skating destination. What am I?

A

Rideau Canal

65
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In the Olympics, men’s wrestling comes in two flavours, Greco-Roman and what?

A

freestyle

66
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Howie Morenz was a Montreal Canadiens superstar. When he died, his funeral was held in what building?

A

(Montreal) Forum

67
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What 1973 movie was about the attempted assassination of Charles de Gaulle?

A

The Day of the Jackal

68
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A simile using what carnivore is the title of a 1982 Duran Duran hit?

A

Wolf

69
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Its positive counterpart has a large statue in New York City’s Financial District, but what animal signifies a poor stock market?

A

bear

70
Q

If the month of March comes in “like a lion,” how does it go out?

A

(like a) lamb

71
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What gold rush is associated with Dawson City?

A

Klondike (or Yukon) Gold Rush

72
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What two-word phrase refers to zero degrees longitude?

A

Prime Meridian (or Greenwich Meridian)

73
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What song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song of 1961 after being featured in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s?”

A

Moon River

74
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Two ten-letter ‘A’ words denote the Biblical end times. Name either.

A

Armageddon or apocalypse

75
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What is the ancient belief that heavenly bodies influence terrestrial affairs?

A

astrology

76
Q

Lima is the capital of what country?

A

Peru

77
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What is the more common “national” name of the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System that was used aboard the Space Shuttle?

A

Canadarm

78
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What African reptile with a rhyming name is the second-largest extant reptile in the world, behind its saltwater cousin?

A

Nile Crocodile

79
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What “ballistic” term refers to individual items in a list, often marked with a dash or dot?

A

bullet (point)

80
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What is the name of an opening in the planet’s surface through which magma and ash escape?

A

volcano

81
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What Olympic sport consists of fencing, freestyle swimming, show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country?

A

(modern) pentathlon

82
Q

The sternocleidomastoid (pronounced “stir-no-clade-oh-mast-oid”) is primarily responsible for rotating what body part to the side?

A

head (or neck)

83
Q

In which sport might I bump, serve, and spike?

A

volleyball

84
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Which Frenchman first sculpted the bronze statue called “The Thinker?”

A

Rodin

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