Intermediate Practice Pack #9 Flashcards
Which Trojan hero is called the Tamer of Horses in the IliadÉ
Hector
Which “Peanuts” character always carries a security blanket?
Linus
What Canadian observance is held on November 11?
Remembrance Day
Which organ does an electrocardiogram monitor?
heart
Which title Christopher Marlowe character signed a pact with the Devil in exchange for knowledge and power?
Dr. Faustus
Who is Austin Powers’ archenemy?
Dr. Evil
Who wrote the epic novel “Doctor Zhivago?”
Boris Pasternak
In the nursery rhyme, “Hey Diddle Diddle,” who “laughed to see such sport?”
the little dog
The little train said, “I think I can” on the way up the hill. What did it say on the way down?
I thought I could.
What two S-words describe the Little Teapot in the song’s first line?
short and stout
The poem entitled “Twas the Night Before Christmas” is about a visit from what saint?
Saint Nicholas
What number comes to mind when you hear of a group including “Bashful,” “Dopey,” and “Doc?”
seven (These are three of the Seven Dwarfs.)
Pride, avarice, and gluttony are three examples of the seven what?
Seven Deadly Sins
Seven years of bad luck will be visited upon someone who breaks what optical implement?
mirror
What American food traditionally includes seven ingredients on top of one another, including lettuce, cheddar cheese, bacon, and hard-boiled eggs?
seven-layer salad
Name the two provinces that joined Quebec and Ontario in Confederation in 1867.
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
In what country did moussaka originate?
Greece (where it’s the national dish)
In what country did cannelloni originate?
Italy
In what country did pelmeni originate?
Russia (where it’s the national dish)
In what country did enchiladas originate?
Mexico
In what country did chateaubriand originate?
France
In what country did bubble and squeak originate?
England or (Great) Britain or United Kingdom
In what country did gazpacho originate?
Spain
In what country did sauerbraten originate?
Germany (where it’s the national dish)
The name of what bird can also be defined as, “To shoot from a concealed place, usually at long range?”
snipe
The name of what bird can also be defined as, “Of great importance, or describing certain directions?”
cardinal
The name of what bird can also be defined as, “A lifting device?”
crane
What is the only chess piece that can “jump over” other pieces?
knight
Called the Great Commoner, which British statesman helped transform Britain into an imperial power?
(William) Pitt the Elder (prompt on Pitt)
What portmanteau is the popular name for the tunnel under the English Channel?
Chunnel
In the comics, who is Clark Kent’s editor-in-chief at the Daily Planet?
Perry White
On TV, what kind of creature was Flipper?
(bottlenose) dolphin
If I were having lunch “alfresco,” where would I be?
in the open air (or outside)
In I suffer from phonophobia, what am I afraid of?
(loud) noise
In the Bible, who fought and killed Goliath?
David
I was a mathematician born in the German Empire. My papers and research were not given much attention until Max Planck took an interest in them. In 1921, I won the Nobel Prize for Physics for my explanation of the photoelectric effect. During my acceptance speech, I spoke about my other work instead of the effect. I developed the special and general theories of relativity. One of the best-known equations credited to me is E equals m c squared. Who am I?
Albert Einstein
What type of atomic bond results from the attraction of unlike charges?
ionic (bond)
What type of atomic bond results when electrons are shared between two atoms?
covalent (bond)
In an experiment, a factor that changes is called a what?
variable
A dodecahedron has twelve of what feature?
faces
What would I call the area of the face above the eyes but below the hairline?
forehead
Both vehicles and glasses might be supported by structures sharing what name?
bridge
What facial feature is a homophone of a nominative pronoun?
eye
What island, nicknamed “The Garden of the Gulf,” was known as Ile Saint-Jean until it was occupied by the British?
Prince Edward Island (or P.E.I.)
Graham and Morseby are the two major islands in what western Canadian island chain?
Queen Charlotte Islands (or Haida Gwaii)
What island is the home of the Pacific Rim National Park?
Vancouver (Island)
Which Nova Scotian island was once known in French as Ile Royale?
Cape Breton (Island)
Botany is the study of which biological kingdom?
plants (or Plantae)
Which “familial” soap opera that ran until 2011 is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania?
All My Children
“Western” is to “Eastern” as “occidental” is to what word?
oriental
Who was the first person to stand on the moon’s surface?
Neil Armstrong
What is the capital of Kenya?
Nairobi
What three letters preceded “1701” in the registry number of the Starship Enterprise?
NCC
What do we call a calculator that consists of a frame and series of balls and beads?
abacus
In geology, what adjective describes water with a significant concentration of dissolved calcium and magnesium ions?
hard
In what part of the body does a podiatrist specialize?
feet
How many bones are in the average adult human foot?
26
A person who many have hidden faults is said to have feet of what?
clay
Which Canadian comedian made several appearances on the CBC series “Royal Canadian Air Farce?”
David Broadfoot
What is 2546 in scientific notation?
2.456 x 103
What is 0.25 in scientific notation?
2.5 x 10-1
What is 13.7 in scientific notation?
1.37 x 101
What is 1,111,112 in scientific notation?
1.111112 x 106
Originally, I referred to people with certain mental skills. In 1946, John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert unveiled one of the earliest modern versions of me. Many improvements that led to me becoming economical were the result of “homebrewer” hobbyist, many of whom made it big in later years. Rarer varieties of me include “super” and “quantum” types. More commonly, you’ll find “laptop” and “desktop” types all over the place. What am I?
computer
What sport features a “railroad split?”
bowling
Which NHL trophy is awarded to the best defensive forward?
Selke Trophy
Who became Alexander the Great’s tutor in 343 BCE?
Aristotle
Who was Julius Caesar’s great-nephew and adopted son who became emperor?
Augustus (or Octavian)
Who wrote the Roman epic “The Aeneid?”
Virgil
Asphyxiation results from a lack of what gas?
oxygen
In which year was Canada’s constitution “brought home?”
1982
What car company produced the Meteor in Canada in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s?
Ford
Which economic event of the late 19th century made the Chilkoot Pass famous?
Yukon (or Klondike) Gold Rush
Along with Tenzing Norgay, who is credited with being one of the first two confirmed men atop Mt. Everest?
Sir Edmund Hillary
The leek plant is a national emblem of what part of the UK?
Wales
Brazil changed its currency in 1994 from the cruzeiro to what new denomination?
real
“Carry On” by DJ Kygo and Rita Ora is the lead single off what 2019 film’s soundtrack?
(Pokemon:) Detective Pikachu
After 1989, what was the first subsequent leap year?
1992
The long hair on the neck of a horse is called what?
mane
What five-letter word refers to a sort of legwear that is often made of leather and is often worn by cowboys over trousers?
chaps
Reptile, mammal, insect, or fish: what is an adder?
reptile
Which team swept the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2019 NHL Conference Finals?
(Boston) Bruins
What is the name of the express highways in Germany?
autobahn
Along with her consort Mark Antony, which Egyptian ruler was defeated at the Battle of Actium?
Cleopatra (VII)
