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Intermediate Practice Pack #7 Flashcards

1
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Name the main family of proteins in milk, which is also the chief ingredient in cheese.

A

casein

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Name the largest island in the West Indies.

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Cuba

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

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snakes

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Name the Haitian dictator known as “Baby Doc.”

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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?

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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?

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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?

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Avogadro

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

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skin

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9
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What would I call an adult male goose?

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gander

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

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tadpole (or pollywog)

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Which family of birds includes the smallest in the world?

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hummingbirds (or trochildidae)

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12
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Complete this movie title that featured Kevin Costner in the lead role: “Robin Hood. . . “

A

Prince of Thieves

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

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fox

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14
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By what name were Robin Hood’s outlaw followers known?

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Merry Men

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

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Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

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16
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How many railroads are on a Monopoly board?

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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?

A

Charles Darrow

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

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seventy-five dollars

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What is the highest rent space on a Monopoly board?

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Boardwalk

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20
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How many utility spaces are found on a Monopoly board?

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two

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

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Parker Brothers

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

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Jail, Free Parking, Go to Jail, and Go

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

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Atlantic City(, New Jersey)

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24
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Audi is based in what country?

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Germany

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Which car manufacturer is the largest in terms of production?

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Toyota

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

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Nissan

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

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Paul Revere

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

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Godzilla

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29
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Most of the atmosphere of the planet Venus is made up of what gas?

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carbon dioxide

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30
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In English grammar, what type of “serial” punctuation mark is used in listing items in a series?

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comma (or semicolon)

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

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Yom Kippur

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32
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How many I’s are there in Mississippi?

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four

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33
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Who is credited with the invention of moveable type printing?

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Johannes Gutenberg

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34
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What U.S. President had a policy that he called the “Great Society?”

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Lynden Baines Johnson (or LBJ)

35
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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?

A

Sir Frederick Banting

36
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What is the superlative form of the adjective “silly?”

A

silliest

37
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Spell homonym of the word G-R-O-A-N.

A

G R O W N

38
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Spell the plural form of the word “crisis.”

A

C R I S E S

39
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Who was the son of Peleus and Thetis, considered by many to be the best of the Greeks in the Trojan War?

A

Achilles

40
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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?

A

Styx

41
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Achilles was educated by which Centaur who taught him medicine, music, and more?

A

Chiron

42
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During the Trojan War, Achilles wore armour that was made for him by which god?

A

Hephaestus

43
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What is the smallest planet in our solar system?

A

Mercury

44
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What group of simple organisms have a name that means “first animal?”

A

protozoa(n)

45
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What seven-letter word refers to the pivot of a lever?

A

fulcrum

46
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The lack of what element in the diet is the main cause of goiter?

A

iodine

47
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There are two different waterfowl in thename of what children’s game tat involves head taps and running around a circle?

A

Duck, Duck, Goose

48
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In the Bible, what sign did Noah receive from God to indicate the Earth would not be flooded again?

A

rainbow

49
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In which state would I find Salt Lake City?

A

Utah

50
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The Provisional Government officially ruled Russia immediately after the abdication of which czar in 1917?

A

Nicholas II

51
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The original version of “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” features two lead vocalists. Name either.

A

Meat Loaf (aka Michael Lee Aday) or Ellen Foley

52
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What is the name of Paul Bunyan’s pet ox?

A

Babe (the Blue Ox)

53
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What popular television show features a character named “The Stig?”

A

Top Gear

54
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What is the name for an official headcount undertaken by a government?

A

census

55
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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.

A

Jack and John

56
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He broke the colour barrier when he became the first black baseball player in the modern major leagues. Name him.

A

Jackie Robinson

57
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Which John is a name given to an unidentified person when a crime is being investigated or a body cannot be recognized?

A

John Doe

58
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Which John, prior to attaining his highest recognition, was an American hero who commanded a ship known as “The PT 109?”

A

John F. Kennedy (or JFK)

59
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What is the medical name for the kneecap?

A

patella

60
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What i the name given to the branch of medicine associated with disorders of the blood?

A

hematology

61
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What name is given to the fused bones at the base of the spinal column?

A

coccyx

62
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In what organ can you find Purkinje Fibers?

A

heart

63
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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?

A

sewing machine

64
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Which literary great was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England in April 1564?

A

William Shakespeare

65
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In the book by Arthur Conan Doyle, who is said to have been the arch-enemy of Sherlock Holmes?

A

Professor James Moriarty

66
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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?

A

mine

67
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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?

A

courthouse

68
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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?

A

ruins

69
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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?

A

zoo

70
Q

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

A

Mountain(s)

71
Q

Tommy Lee plays what instrument for Motley Crue?

A

drums (or percussion)

72
Q

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

A

grass

73
Q

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

A

Trouble

74
Q

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

A

18

75
Q

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

A

Amsterdam

76
Q

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

A

proton

77
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Give a five-letter word, beginning with “B,” meaning “a gift meant to dishonestly influence behaviour.”

A

bribe

78
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Fernie and Cranbrook are two interior cities of what province?

A

British Columbia

79
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Which instrument is used to measure the angle between the horizon and the sun to determine latitude?

A

sextant

80
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What is the eighth letter of the alphabet?

A

H

81
Q

Brunelleschi designed the Duomo in what Italian city?

A

Florence

82
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In Shakespeare’s play, how many daughters did King Lear have?

A

three

83
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Which video series stars Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber?

A

Veggie Tales

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