Knockout Punch Flashcards

1
Q

Where was Columbus first in the America’s

A

Hispaniola

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2
Q

What artist was struck in the face with a mallet by an envious rival

A

Michelangelo
The David
La pee et ah
By tour edge e awn o mallet to the nose

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3
Q

Term used to describe a period in European history marking transisttiom from Middle Ages to modernity

A

Renassiance

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4
Q

Mr t catchphrase

A

I pity the fool

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5
Q

Legendary singer first UK hit 1969

Used as background music to cover the moon landing so considered a novelty act because didn’t have another hit for 3 years

A

David Bowie space oddity

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6
Q

If an organism contains 2 identical al e ols of a particular gene

A

Homo zygote

Greek word meaning the same
Greek word meaning joined or yoked

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7
Q

2 rivers that differ by a letter

A

Germany
France

Rhine and Rhône?

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8
Q

William Randolph Hearst first newspaper

A

San Francisco examiner

Given to him by his senator father

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9
Q

Av ee ank uh

A

National airline of Columbia since 1919

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10
Q

Beefeater
Bombay sapphire
Tank uh ray ?

A

Types of gin

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11
Q

First words how are you you have been in Afghanistan I perceive

A

Holmes talking to Watson

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12
Q

Astonishing feat accomplished by Dutch

Laura decker in 2012

A

Youngest to circumnavigate the globe single handed 16 in 132 days

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13
Q

Av ee ank uh

A

National airline of Columbia since 1919

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14
Q

Heavily built monitor lizard is the worlds largest Extant lizard

A

Komodo dragon

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15
Q

English Reformation, which had begun during the reign of her father

A

Mary Tudor
Mary 1
Daughter of king Henry 8
Queen of England and Ireland

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16
Q

SNL

Stefan

A

Bill hader

17
Q

SNL

Stuart smally

A

Senator al franken

Minnesota

18
Q

SNL

Matt foley

A

Chris Farley

19
Q

Bronx beat ladies

A

Maya Rudolph

Amy polher

20
Q

SNL

Nick the lounge singer

A

Bill Murray

21
Q

SNL

The lethario at the continental

A

Christopher walken

22
Q

Walmart’s media streaming subsidiary

A

Vudu

23
Q

catch 22 title if converting to an element name

Hey sia

A

Catch titanium

24
Q

If the capital city of Switzerland wants to get more tourism perhaps they should use a phrase popularized by Jane Fonda in her exercise videos to push through fatigue or
hashtag used by 2016 sanders campaign

A

Feel the burn

25
Q

In what month does most of Octoberfest take place

A

September

26
Q

The twilight series of movie is set in what Washington. Town

A

Forks

Real

27
Q

Technology

Upon first use of this in 1844 the Baltimore sun declared that time and space had been annihilated

A

Telegraph

28
Q

3 largest cities in Spain

A

Madrid
Barcelona
Valencia

29
Q

Types include slate gneiss and marble

A

Metamorphic rocks

30
Q

Single by the screaming trees reached number five on the modern rock chart in 92 and highest charting single

A

Nearly lost you