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Intermediate Practice Pack #9 Flashcards

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Which Trojan hero is called the Tamer of Horses in the IliadÉ

A

Hector

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Which “Peanuts” character always carries a security blanket?

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Linus

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What Canadian observance is held on November 11?

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Remembrance Day

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Which organ does an electrocardiogram monitor?

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heart

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Which title Christopher Marlowe character signed a pact with the Devil in exchange for knowledge and power?

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Dr. Faustus

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Who is Austin Powers’ archenemy?

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Dr. Evil

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Who wrote the epic novel “Doctor Zhivago?”

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Boris Pasternak

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In the nursery rhyme, “Hey Diddle Diddle,” who “laughed to see such sport?”

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the little dog

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The little train said, “I think I can” on the way up the hill. What did it say on the way down?

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I thought I could.

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What two S-words describe the Little Teapot in the song’s first line?

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short and stout

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The poem entitled “Twas the Night Before Christmas” is about a visit from what saint?

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Saint Nicholas

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What number comes to mind when you hear of a group including “Bashful,” “Dopey,” and “Doc?”

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seven (These are three of the Seven Dwarfs.)

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Pride, avarice, and gluttony are three examples of the seven what?

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Seven Deadly Sins

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Seven years of bad luck will be visited upon someone who breaks what optical implement?

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mirror

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What American food traditionally includes seven ingredients on top of one another, including lettuce, cheddar cheese, bacon, and hard-boiled eggs?

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seven-layer salad

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Name the two provinces that joined Quebec and Ontario in Confederation in 1867.

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New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

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17
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In what country did moussaka originate?

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Greece (where it’s the national dish)

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18
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In what country did cannelloni originate?

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Italy

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In what country did pelmeni originate?

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Russia (where it’s the national dish)

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In what country did enchiladas originate?

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Mexico

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In what country did chateaubriand originate?

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France

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In what country did bubble and squeak originate?

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England or (Great) Britain or United Kingdom

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In what country did gazpacho originate?

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Spain

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In what country did sauerbraten originate?

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Germany (where it’s the national dish)

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The name of what bird can also be defined as, “To shoot from a concealed place, usually at long range?”

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snipe

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The name of what bird can also be defined as, “Of great importance, or describing certain directions?”

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cardinal

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The name of what bird can also be defined as, “A lifting device?”

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crane

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28
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What is the only chess piece that can “jump over” other pieces?

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knight

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Called the Great Commoner, which British statesman helped transform Britain into an imperial power?

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(William) Pitt the Elder (prompt on Pitt)

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30
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What portmanteau is the popular name for the tunnel under the English Channel?

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Chunnel

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31
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In the comics, who is Clark Kent’s editor-in-chief at the Daily Planet?

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Perry White

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32
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On TV, what kind of creature was Flipper?

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(bottlenose) dolphin

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33
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If I were having lunch “alfresco,” where would I be?

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in the open air (or outside)

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34
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In I suffer from phonophobia, what am I afraid of?

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(loud) noise

35
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In the Bible, who fought and killed Goliath?

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David

36
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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?

A

Albert Einstein

37
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What type of atomic bond results from the attraction of unlike charges?

A

ionic (bond)

38
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What type of atomic bond results when electrons are shared between two atoms?

A

covalent (bond)

39
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In an experiment, a factor that changes is called a what?

A

variable

40
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A dodecahedron has twelve of what feature?

A

faces

41
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What would I call the area of the face above the eyes but below the hairline?

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forehead

42
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Both vehicles and glasses might be supported by structures sharing what name?

A

bridge

43
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What facial feature is a homophone of a nominative pronoun?

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eye

44
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What island, nicknamed “The Garden of the Gulf,” was known as Ile Saint-Jean until it was occupied by the British?

A

Prince Edward Island (or P.E.I.)

45
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Graham and Morseby are the two major islands in what western Canadian island chain?

A

Queen Charlotte Islands (or Haida Gwaii)

46
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What island is the home of the Pacific Rim National Park?

A

Vancouver (Island)

47
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Which Nova Scotian island was once known in French as Ile Royale?

A

Cape Breton (Island)

48
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Botany is the study of which biological kingdom?

A

plants (or Plantae)

49
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Which “familial” soap opera that ran until 2011 is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania?

A

All My Children

50
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“Western” is to “Eastern” as “occidental” is to what word?

A

oriental

51
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Who was the first person to stand on the moon’s surface?

A

Neil Armstrong

52
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What is the capital of Kenya?

A

Nairobi

53
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What three letters preceded “1701” in the registry number of the Starship Enterprise?

A

NCC

54
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What do we call a calculator that consists of a frame and series of balls and beads?

A

abacus

55
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In geology, what adjective describes water with a significant concentration of dissolved calcium and magnesium ions?

A

hard

56
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In what part of the body does a podiatrist specialize?

A

feet

57
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How many bones are in the average adult human foot?

A

26

58
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A person who many have hidden faults is said to have feet of what?

A

clay

59
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Which Canadian comedian made several appearances on the CBC series “Royal Canadian Air Farce?”

A

David Broadfoot

60
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What is 2546 in scientific notation?

A

2.456 x 103

61
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What is 0.25 in scientific notation?

A

2.5 x 10-1

62
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What is 13.7 in scientific notation?

A

1.37 x 101

63
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What is 1,111,112 in scientific notation?

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1.111112 x 106

64
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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?

A

computer

65
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What sport features a “railroad split?”

A

bowling

66
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Which NHL trophy is awarded to the best defensive forward?

A

Selke Trophy

67
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Who became Alexander the Great’s tutor in 343 BCE?

A

Aristotle

68
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Who was Julius Caesar’s great-nephew and adopted son who became emperor?

A

Augustus (or Octavian)

69
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Who wrote the Roman epic “The Aeneid?”

A

Virgil

70
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Asphyxiation results from a lack of what gas?

A

oxygen

71
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In which year was Canada’s constitution “brought home?”

A

1982

72
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What car company produced the Meteor in Canada in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s?

A

Ford

73
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Which economic event of the late 19th century made the Chilkoot Pass famous?

A

Yukon (or Klondike) Gold Rush

74
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Along with Tenzing Norgay, who is credited with being one of the first two confirmed men atop Mt. Everest?

A

Sir Edmund Hillary

75
Q

The leek plant is a national emblem of what part of the UK?

A

Wales

76
Q

Brazil changed its currency in 1994 from the cruzeiro to what new denomination?

A

real

77
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“Carry On” by DJ Kygo and Rita Ora is the lead single off what 2019 film’s soundtrack?

A

(Pokemon:) Detective Pikachu

78
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After 1989, what was the first subsequent leap year?

A

1992

79
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The long hair on the neck of a horse is called what?

A

mane

80
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What five-letter word refers to a sort of legwear that is often made of leather and is often worn by cowboys over trousers?

A

chaps

81
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Reptile, mammal, insect, or fish: what is an adder?

A

reptile

82
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Which team swept the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2019 NHL Conference Finals?

A

(Boston) Bruins

83
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What is the name of the express highways in Germany?

A

autobahn

84
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Along with her consort Mark Antony, which Egyptian ruler was defeated at the Battle of Actium?

A

Cleopatra (VII)

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