Intermediate Practice Pack #7 Flashcards
Name the main family of proteins in milk, which is also the chief ingredient in cheese.
casein
Name the largest island in the West Indies.
Cuba
St. Patrick is said to have driven what creatures out of Ireland?
snakes
Name the Haitian dictator known as “Baby Doc.”
Jean-Claude Duvalier
When dissolved, what sort of compound, starting with the letter “a,” causes water to have a pH of less than 7?
acid(ic)
The answer begins with the letter “a:” Bronze and pewter are examples of what sort of combination of metals?
alloy
Beginning with the letter “a,” what is the last name of Amedeo, who has a constant and a law named for him?
Avogadro
What is the largest and heaviest organ of the human body?
skin
What would I call an adult male goose?
gander
What is the term for the larval stage of an amphibian, especially frogs or toads?
tadpole (or pollywog)
Which family of birds includes the smallest in the world?
hummingbirds (or trochildidae)
Complete this movie title that featured Kevin Costner in the lead role: “Robin Hood. . . “
Prince of Thieves
What type of creature was Robin Hood in the Disney cartoon version?
fox
By what name were Robin Hood’s outlaw followers known?
Merry Men
In “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,” which actress played the part of Marian?
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
How many railroads are on a Monopoly board?
four
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
How much does one pay for landing on luxury tax on a Monopoly board?
seventy-five dollars
What is the highest rent space on a Monopoly board?
Boardwalk
How many utility spaces are found on a Monopoly board?
two
What company first marketed Monopoly in 1935, purchasing the game idea from Darrow?
Parker Brothers
Name any two of the four corners of the Monopoly board.
Jail, Free Parking, Go to Jail, and Go
Name the American city whose street names appear on a Monopoly board.
Atlantic City(, New Jersey)
Audi is based in what country?
Germany
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?
18
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?
H
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
