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Reach Packs 2019-2020 > Intermediate Practice Pack #2 > Flashcards

Intermediate Practice Pack #2 Flashcards

1
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What five-letter word refers to the traditional clothing of a nun?

A

habit

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2
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What is the front of a boat called?

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bow (or prow)

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3
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In which country did the rock group Led Zeppelin originate?

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England

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4
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If 21 minus x equal 12, what is the value of x?

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9

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5
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Who wrote the best-selling non-fiction book “Baby and Child Care?”

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Dr. Benjamin Spock

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Who wrote the novella that has been adapted for film numerous times, including several films called “Scrooge” and a version starring the Muppets?

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Charles Dickens

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Which Wonderland creature took Alice to see the Mock Turtle?

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Gryphon

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Which Augustinian friar is known as the Father of Genetics?

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Gregor Mendel

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9
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What group of organisms do ichthyologists study?

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fish

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10
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Part of class Insecta, which order of animals contains the most species?

A

beetles or coleoptera

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Which organ of the body does a pulmonary disease affect?

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lungs

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12
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In France and Quebec, what is the usual term for an underground railway system?

A

Metro

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13
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What is a device which uses a pendulum to indicate tempo?

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metronome

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14
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What is a major city in a given country or region?

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metropolis

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15
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What is the science or system of weights and measures?

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metrology

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16
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The Churchill River flows through what two provinces?

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Manitoba and Saskatchewan

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17
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Hazel the Witch and Tubby Tompkins are characters in what comic strip?

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Little Lulu

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18
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Who is Donald Duck’s girlfriend?

A

Daisy

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19
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Who is Popeye’s good friend who is almost always seen with, but rarely paying for, a hamburger?

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Wimpy

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20
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Which alliteratively-named youngster was bitten by a radioactive spider, thereby gaining some of its powers?

A

Peter Parker (or Miles Morales)

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21
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In what comic stirp might I find Lucy and Linus?

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Peanuts

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22
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The Green Hornet’s partner was Kato, but what was his Black Beauty?

A

car

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23
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What was the magic word that allowed Billy Batson to become Captain Marvel?

A

SHAZAM

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24
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Who is Russ Myer’s greenish witch who hangs around with Irwin Troll?

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Broom Hilda

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25
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Which civil war was fought between 1936 and 1939?

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Spanish (Civil War)

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26
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The 1854 Battle of Balaclava was fought during which war?

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Crimean (War)

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What popular actor of the forties and fifties was also the most decorated U.S. soldier in World War II?

A

Audie Murphy

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28
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In which board game would you find Gramma Nutt, Gloppy, and Lord Licorice?

A

Candyland

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29
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The first three letters in the name of what Canadian body of water known for its high tides suggest you’d have a good time visiting there?

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(Bay of) Fundy

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30
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Name the part of speech that can serve as a “subjective completion” and describes nouns.

A

adjective

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31
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In chess, what is the fewest possible number of moves white can make in order to checkmate black?

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three

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32
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Who, in 1907, was the first woman to receive the Order of Merit of the British Empire, partly for founding St. Thomas’ Hospital in London

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Florence Nightingale

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33
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What is a period of a thousand years called?

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millennium

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34
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Dali, Breton, Ernst, and Magritte are major names in what early 20th century art movement?

A

surrealism

35
Q

On what item of apparel would you find “broguings?”

A

shoes

36
Q

I am a female athlete, born in 1976 in New York. In my sport I was the youngest player to be rated in the top 10, at just under 14 years, 8 months. As a 16-year-old, I defeated Steffi Graf to win the gold at the 1992 Olympics. Years later, after losing my dominance in the sport, I beat world number one Martina Hingis at the 2001 Australian Open to win my first major championship. Who am I?

A

Jennifer Capriati

37
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Which ancient thinker developed a law to explain buoyancy and floatation, now named for him?

A

Archimedes

38
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A two-word name, please: in which huge structure in Region 11 did ancient Rome hold its chariot races?

A

Circus Maximus

39
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Which Bronze Age civilization flourished on Crete between about 2700 and 1450 BCE?

A

Minoan

40
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In 1846 he was christened William Frederick Cody. By what nickname was he better known after he became a symbol of the Wild West?

A

Buffalo Bill

41
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At 14, Cody became a rider for what short-lived attempt to speed up mail delivery in the American West?

A

Pony Express

42
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In 1883, Cody organized his first Wild West Show. What Sioux chief became a member of this touring group?

A

Sitting Bull

43
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Which sharpshooter joined the Show in 1885 with her husband, Frank Butler?

A

Annie Oakley

44
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Express 6 and 1/4 as an improper fraction.

A

25/4

45
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How many hours will it take an airplane to cover 3000 km at a speed of 1200 km per hour?

A

2.5 (hours)

46
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If x + 7 = -18, what is the value of x?

A

-25

47
Q

An angle measures 24 degrees – what is the measure of its complement?

A

66 degrees

48
Q

Which French palace contains the “Hall of Mirrors?”

A

Versailles

49
Q

Who became Prime Minister of Canada for the first time in 1968?

A

Pierre Elliot Trudeau

50
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What do we call the process by which complex foods are broken down in the body into simpler usable materials?

A

digestion

51
Q

Name either of the two New Jersey municipalities that border Upper New York Bay, the mouth of the Hudson River.

A

Jersey City or Bayonne

52
Q

With what standard recreational equipment are the 2,598,960 possible combinations of five?

A

(a deck of playing) cards

53
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Born in 1587 and sharing a first name with a state, who is thought to have been the first English child born in America?

A

Virginia Dare

54
Q

Which Classical Greek physician is remembered as the Father of Medicine?

A

Hippocrates (of Kos)

55
Q

What scientific term refers to the tendency of an object to float or rise in a fluid?

A

buoyancy

56
Q

What island country in the Indian Ocean lies close to the southern tip of India?

A

Sri Lanka

57
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During its colonial history, at different times Sri Lanka was controlled by three European countries. One of these was Britain. Name either of the other two.

A

Portugal or Netherlands

58
Q

Sirimavo Bandaranaike was Prime Minister of Ceylon from 1959-1965 and 1970-1972. What unique distinction does she hold?

A

first woman Prime Minister in the modern world

59
Q

Sri Lanka is the world’s fourth largest producer of what product that is usually enjoyed steeped?

A

tea

60
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The name of what popular flavouring agent that comes from an orchid has come to mean “ordinary” or “standard?”

A

vanilla

61
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You can buy the “globe” or the “Jerusalem” variety of this plant, though botanically the Jerusalem isn’t one at all. What plant is this?

A

artichoke

62
Q

What type of algae is common in Japanese cuisine, where it is known as “nori?”

A

seaweed (or sea vegetables)

63
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What is the German name for a beef or pork roast that is marinated in vinegar or wine for several days before cooking?

A

sauerbraten

64
Q

I am one of the world’s largest countries. Conquerors from Manchuria seized control of me in 1644. During the late 1800s, I was home to a secret society called “The Boxers.” My people treat Canadian Dr. Norman Bethune as a national hero, due to his service with the Communist Eighth Route Army in a war against Japan. What am I?

A

China

65
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Unscramble the following letters to name a Canadian province: O A M A T I N B

A

Manitoba

66
Q

Unscramble these letters and create a Canadian river: A T A T O W

A

Ottawa

67
Q

In which province would we find the town of Wawa?

A

Ontario

68
Q

What ‘A’ word refers to a Canadian whose primary language is English?

A

anglophone

69
Q

In 1901, Marconi sent the first transatlantic radio signal to a receiver in the territory of what future province?

A

Newfoundland (and Labrador)

70
Q

John A. Macdonald’s “National Policy” had three core elements: infrastructure, tariffs, and what third?

A

population growth (or immigration or settlement of the West)

71
Q

How many stars are in our solar system?

A

one

72
Q

Which U.S. city is known as “The Big D?”

A

Dallas

73
Q

What term is applied to resources that are being used much faster than they are replenished?

A

non-renewable

74
Q

Which Canadian hosted the popular television series “The Nature of Things?”

A

David Suzuki

75
Q

Which queen was the last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt?

A

Cleopatra (VII Philopator)

76
Q

Which province has the second-highest percentage of French-speaking inhabitants?

A

New Brunswick

77
Q

Which beautiful woman was loved by the Hunchback of Notre Dame?

A

Esmeralda

78
Q

In internet parlance, what do the letters URL stand for?

A

Uniform Resource Locator

79
Q

Which European capital city on the Danube River is name for the two old cities that joined to form it?

A

Budapest

80
Q

Who starred in the original “Pink Panther” films as Inspector Jacques Clouseau?

A

Peter Sellers

81
Q

What is the eleventh letter of our alphabet?

A

K

82
Q

Name the official flower of British Columbia.

A

Pacific Dogwood

83
Q

Who is the current Prime Minister of Italy?

A

Giuseppe Conte

84
Q

In 1831, who coined the word “dynamo” with respect to electricity?

A

Michael Faraday

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