Intermediate Practice Pack #4 Flashcards
What is the scientific notation for seven hundred eighty-nine thousand (789,000)?
7.89 times ten to the fifth (or to the power of 5)
Who invented the polio vaccine?
Jonas Salk
In what city were the 2006 Winter Olympics held?
Turin(, Italy) or Torino(, Italy)
Name the capital city of Iceland.
Rekyjavik
Who developed the oral polio vaccine?
Albert Sabin
Which singer-songwriter wrote “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?”
Pete Seeger
Which existentialist wrote the play “No Exit?”
Jean-Paul Sartre
What term is used to describe a male turkey?
tom (or gobbler)
What term is used to describe a female turkey?
hen
What term is used to describe a young turkey?
poult (or chick)
What term is used to describe a group of turkeys?
rafter (or flock)
What is a four-letter word for a vessel that carries passengers over water?
boat (or ship)
Which Disney rodent was introduced to the world in a 1928 cartoon called “Steamboat Willie”
Mickey Mouse
In which Italian regional capital do people travel through canals in boats called gondolas?
Venice
What 1970s TV series takes place on the cruise liner S.S. Pacific Princess?
The Love Boat
Unlike most known terrestrial planets, Earth has two distinct types of crust. Name both.
continental and oceanic
As King of the West Saxons, he saved Wessex, England from the Danes. Name him.
Alfred the Great
Which Venezuelan, known as El Libertador, led the liberation of much of South America from Spanish control?
Simon Bolivar
This Egyptian king built the Great Pyramid at Giza. Name him.
Khufu (or Cheops)
The second King of Israel, he conquered Jerusalem and made it his capital. Name him.
David
He was appointed Deputy Fuhrer of the Nazi Party by Hitler in 1933. Name him.
Rudolf Hess
She was Queen of England during the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Name her.
Elizabeth I
She was Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996. Name her.
Benazir Bhutto
This ruler of Egypt was toppled by a military coup led by Nasser in 1952. Name him.
Farouk (I)
Which NHL defenceman holds the record for most goals scored in a single season?
Paul Coffey
Referee Fred Waghorne is credited with introducing what piece of equipment to the official’s kit?
whistle
Which Montreal Canadien defenceman-turned-coach was nicknamed “Big Bird?”
Larry Robinson
Which Hebrides island is known for its famous tweed?
Harris
According to tradition and an old saying, what animals are said to “desert a sinking ship?”
rats
Who ruled Russia from 1682 to 1725, and was succeeded by his second wife Catherine?
Peter (I or the Great or Alexeyevich)
Which English 20th century artist populated his urban landscapes with stylized human figures often referred to as “matchstick men?”
Laurence Stephen (L.S.) Lowry
What structure was built as the entrance to the 1889 World’s Fair and remains a symbol of a great French city?
Eiffel Tower
Which author created the character Fitzwilliam Darcy, more often called “Mr.?”
Jane Austen
“An explanation not yet rigorously test” is not the definition of “hypotenuse,” but of what similar-sounding word?
hypothesis
In which month of the year was Julius Caesar killed?
March
I am best known for my humour and my long-running television show. I started out doing weather on a small American television station. I hosted more episodes in total of my show than my mentor Johnny Carson did of his. “Stupid Pet Tricks,” “Will It Float,” and top ten lists were regular features on my show Late Night with me. Who am I?
David Letterman
What is the name of the good witch of the South in “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?”
Glinda
Which witch did Elizabeth Montgomery play on Bewitched?
Samantha (Stephens)
According to its full name, Hogwarts is a school that teaches witchcraft and what other practice?
wizardry
Alden Ehrenreich plays Han Solo in the most recent installment of what movie franchise?
Star Wars
In “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” what ship does Han win from Lando Calrissian in a sabacc rematch?
Millennium Falcon
When we initially encounter Luke Skywalker, he is living on a farm on which desert planet?
Tatooine
Who composed the music for the original trilogy?
John Williams
Which mountain range stretches across France, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia?
Alps
Three children had visions of Mary in what Portuguese town in 1917?
Fatima
In which country would we find the Waterloo battlefield?
Belgium
In which city would we find The International Court of Justice?
The Hague (or Den Haag)
What is the common name for sodium chloride?
(table) salt
What was the first name of the man for whom Halley’s Comet is named?
Edmond
Sir Walter Raleigh is often credited with popularizing what unhealthy habit in England from the New World?
smoking (or tobacco)
Which successful Edmonton Eskimo quarterback went on to star in the NFL with the Houston Oilers in the 80s and 90s?
Warren Moon
What “fields,” sometimes ruled by Cronus or Rhadamanthus, was an afterlife for the righteous and heroic in some Ancient Greek religions?
Elysian Fields or Elysium
Who is pictured on the world’s first adhesive postage stamp, known as the Penny Black?
Queen Victoria
What is the name of the bullfrog in Three Dog Night’s song “Joy to the World?”
Jeremiah
What river did Julius Caesar called “Tamesis?”
Thames (River)
Michelangelo and Raphael are two members of which superhero team?
(Teenage Mutant) Ninja Turtles
Coming from the land of their namesakes, what is the Turtles’ favourite food?
pizza
A sports-loving companion of the Turtles shares his name with what heroic train conductor who died in a crash in 1900?
Casey Jones
Which pair of henchmen, mutated by Shredder into a warthog and a rhino, are named for genres of music?
Bebop and Rocksteady
In which century did Etienne Brule go to live amount the Huron, eventually becoming the first European to see the Great Lakes area?
17th or 1600s (specifically 1610)
Which explorer of North America began his exploring career under his uncle Francois Grave Du Pont?
Samuel de Champlain
Which Parisian is credited as the first European to farm in Canada, in 1617?
Louis Hebert
In April of 1627, which company was founded in order to expand French trade and holdings in Canada?
(Company of) One Hundred Associates (or Company of New France)
I am the largest island of the Malay Archipelago and third largest in the world, excluding Australia. I am largely rainforest and mountains. Gold, copper, and coal are mined within my borders. I am inhabited by many ethnic groups, including Dayaks, Javanese, Malays, and Chinese. Today, my territory is controlled by three nations: Brunei, Malaysia, and Indonesia, the latter of which controls almost three quarters of me. What am I?
Borneo
Name the movie actor who, in 1914, starred in 36 silent films for Keystone Studios.
Charlie Chaplin
Which country produces the most feature-length movies per year?
India
In what state is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Ohio
Many rock bands double up on what instrument, often as “rhythm” and “lead?”
guitar
A song called “Rock & Roll” is the third track on what pioneering band’s 1970 album “Loaded?”
The Velvet Underground
On August 1, 1981, which channel played its first video, ironically choosing “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles?
MTV
What is the medical name for lockjaw?
tetanus (or trismus)
What animal is found first in the Oxford English Dictionary?
aardvark
During World War II, who was the leader of the USSR?
Joseph Stalin
The VLT array in Chile is used in astronomy. What does VLT stand for?
Very Large Telescope
Which province was the sixth to join the Canadian federation?
British Columbia
By what name is the constellation Crux Australis better known?
The Southern Cross
The name of what painting style was coined in the 19th century to mock artists who used pinlike points of colour?
pointillism
Name the Japanese art that creates unique figures out of folded paper.
origami
Which glad at the base of your brain is sometimes called the “master gland?”
pituitary
In the comics, who was Dennis the Menace’s dog?
Ruff
In the nursery rhyme, whose wife “could eat no lean?”
Jack Sprat
What sort of animal has a plastron?
turtle (or tortoise or terrapin)
Which Canadian city was called the Gibraltar of North America by Charles Dickens?
Quebec (City)
New Year’s Day sees many football championship games. In which city is the Gator Bowl played?
Jacksonville(, Florida)
