Intermediate Practice Pack #7 Flashcards by Tara Rosebery

Name the main family of proteins in milk, which is also the chief ingredient in cheese.

casein

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Name the largest island in the West Indies.

Cuba

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St. Patrick is said to have driven what creatures out of Ireland?

snakes

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Name the Haitian dictator known as “Baby Doc.”

Jean-Claude Duvalier

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When dissolved, what sort of compound, starting with the letter “a,” causes water to have a pH of less than 7?

acid(ic)

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The answer begins with the letter “a:” Bronze and pewter are examples of what sort of combination of metals?

alloy

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Beginning with the letter “a,” what is the last name of Amedeo, who has a constant and a law named for him?

Avogadro

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What is the largest and heaviest organ of the human body?

skin

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What would I call an adult male goose?

gander

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What is the term for the larval stage of an amphibian, especially frogs or toads?

tadpole (or pollywog)

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Which family of birds includes the smallest in the world?

hummingbirds (or trochildidae)

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Complete this movie title that featured Kevin Costner in the lead role: “Robin Hood. . . “

Prince of Thieves

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What type of creature was Robin Hood in the Disney cartoon version?

fox

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By what name were Robin Hood’s outlaw followers known?

Merry Men

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In “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,” which actress played the part of Marian?

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

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How many railroads are on a Monopoly board?

four

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Although it was derived from an earlier game by Lizzie Magie, which salesman is often credited with inventing Monopoly in the Great Depression?

Charles Darrow

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How much does one pay for landing on luxury tax on a Monopoly board?

seventy-five dollars

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What is the highest rent space on a Monopoly board?

Boardwalk

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How many utility spaces are found on a Monopoly board?

two

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What company first marketed Monopoly in 1935, purchasing the game idea from Darrow?

Parker Brothers

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Name any two of the four corners of the Monopoly board.

Jail, Free Parking, Go to Jail, and Go

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Name the American city whose street names appear on a Monopoly board.

Atlantic City(, New Jersey)

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Audi is based in what country?

Germany

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Which car manufacturer is the largest in terms of production?

Toyota

The Sentra, Murano, and Cube are all models made by which company?

Nissan

Which American patriot's midnight ride was dramatized in an 1861 Longfellow poem?

Paul Revere

What sea monster was first seen destroying Tokyo in a 1954 film?

Godzilla

Most of the atmosphere of the planet Venus is made up of what gas?

carbon dioxide

In English grammar, what type of "serial" punctuation mark is used in listing items in a series?

comma (or semicolon)

What is the name of the holiest day in the Jewish calendar?

Yom Kippur

How many I's are there in Mississippi?

four

Who is credited with the invention of moveable type printing?

Johannes Gutenberg

What U.S. President had a policy that he called the "Great Society?"

Lynden Baines Johnson (or LBJ)

I was born in 1891 in Alliston, Ontario. I received my medical degree in 1919 from the University of Toronto and went overseas with the Canadian Army Medical Corps. My interest was piqued when some researchers suggested that a certain disease may result from a lack of a hormone secreted by the islets of Langerhans. My very able assistant was Charles Best, a graduate student in physiology and biochemistry. John Macleod and I won the Nobel Prize in 1923 for the discovery of insulin. Who am I?

Sir Frederick Banting

What is the superlative form of the adjective "silly?"

silliest

Spell homonym of the word G-R-O-A-N.

G R O W N

Spell the plural form of the word "crisis."

C R I S E S

Who was the son of Peleus and Thetis, considered by many to be the best of the Greeks in the Trojan War?

Achilles

In some versions of the myth, Thetis plunged the baby Achilles into what river in order to make his body invulnerable, except for the heel by which she held him?

Styx

Achilles was educated by which Centaur who taught him medicine, music, and more?

Chiron

During the Trojan War, Achilles wore armour that was made for him by which god?

Hephaestus

What is the smallest planet in our solar system?

Mercury

What group of simple organisms have a name that means "first animal?"

protozoa(n)

What seven-letter word refers to the pivot of a lever?

fulcrum

The lack of what element in the diet is the main cause of goiter?

iodine

There are two different waterfowl in thename of what children's game tat involves head taps and running around a circle?

Duck, Duck, Goose

In the Bible, what sign did Noah receive from God to indicate the Earth would not be flooded again?

rainbow

In which state would I find Salt Lake City?

Utah

The Provisional Government officially ruled Russia immediately after the abdication of which czar in 1917?

Nicholas II

The original version of "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" features two lead vocalists. Name either.

Meat Loaf (aka Michael Lee Aday) or Ellen Foley

What is the name of Paul Bunyan's pet ox?

Babe (the Blue Ox)

What popular television show features a character named "The Stig?"

Top Gear

What is the name for an official headcount undertaken by a government?

census

Two very common four-letter male names, both starting with J and one being a nickname of the other, can both be found in the name of a Hawaiian singer-songwriter. Give both names.

Jack and John

He broke the colour barrier when he became the first black baseball player in the modern major leagues. Name him.

Jackie Robinson

Which John is a name given to an unidentified person when a crime is being investigated or a body cannot be recognized?

John Doe

Which John, prior to attaining his highest recognition, was an American hero who commanded a ship known as "The PT 109?"

John F. Kennedy (or JFK)

What is the medical name for the kneecap?

patella

What i the name given to the branch of medicine associated with disorders of the blood?

hematology

What name is given to the fused bones at the base of the spinal column?

coccyx

In what organ can you find Purkinje Fibers?

heart

In am an invention with my roots in the 18th century, but Barthelemy Thimonnier created my first widely-used example in 1829. Some of my parts include a presser bar, a loop-taker, and a feed dog. I can be operated by electricity or by operating a foot pedal. Singer, Brother, and Kenmore are among my most popular brands among consumers who use me to repair fabric and create their own clothing. What am I?

sewing machine

Which literary great was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England in April 1564?

William Shakespeare

In the book by Arthur Conan Doyle, who is said to have been the arch-enemy of Sherlock Holmes?

Professor James Moriarty

According to CanTopo Map Standards and Specifications produced by the National Topographic System of Canada, what is the meaning of the symbol that is a pickaxe and a small hole?

mine

According to CanTopo Map Standards and Specifications produced by the National Topographic System of Canada, what is the meaning of the symbol that is a scale tilted to the left in a box?

courthouse

According to CanTopo Map Standards and Specifications produced by the National Topographic System of Canada, what is the meaning of the symbol that is a broken column?

ruins

According to CanTopo Map Standards and Specifications produced by the National Topographic System of Canada, what is the meaning of the symbol that is a stylized lion head?

zoo

In the Tour de France, the rider wearing a white jersey with red polka dots is known as King of the what?

Mountain(s)

Tommy Lee plays what instrument for Motley Crue?

drums (or percussion)

Buffalo, Bermuda, Carpet, and Fescue are varieties of what sort of plant?

grass

Which "mischievous" board game has often been marketed with the trademarked term "Pop-O-Matic?"

Trouble

In blackjack, how many points is a six, a queen, and a two worth?

Aletta Jacobs founded the world's first birth control clinic in 1882 in what European city?

Amsterdam

An element's atomic number indicates that it has that many of what particle?

proton

Give a five-letter word, beginning with "B," meaning "a gift meant to dishonestly influence behaviour."

bribe

Fernie and Cranbrook are two interior cities of what province?

British Columbia

Which instrument is used to measure the angle between the horizon and the sun to determine latitude?

sextant

What is the eighth letter of the alphabet?

Brunelleschi designed the Duomo in what Italian city?

Florence

In Shakespeare's play, how many daughters did King Lear have?

three

Which video series stars Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber?

Veggie Tales