Lake Pollack Flashcards

1
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Founded in 1949 fodors publishing is known for publishing

A

Travel guides

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2
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2019 NBA draft #1 pick

A

Pelicans with Zion from duke

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3
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Name given to the scale to measure the spicyness or heat of a pepper

A

Schoville scale

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4
Q

Communicate using flags

A

Semaphore messaging

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5
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TV show that ran from 07-12 that is narrated by Kristen bell and follows a blogger who writes about the lives of Manhattan socialites

A

Gossip girl

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6
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Who has been nominated for the most acting awards (oscars) without winning

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Peter o tool

Old man from Troy

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7
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2 island nations responsible for producing 2/3 world supply of Vanilla

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Madagascar
Indonesia
Separated by over 4600 miles

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8
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NY boroughs by population

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  1. Brooklyn
  2. queens
  3. Manhattan
  4. Bronx
  5. staten island
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9
Q

First successful organ transplant

A

Kidney

1954

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10
Q

Garrison Keeler is best known as the creator and host of what weekly public radio show that ran from 1974 to 2018
Shown is known for its tongue in cheek humor musical guests and a weekly segment with news from this lake
What year movie

A

Prarie home companion
Lake whoa be gone
Movie 2006

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11
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Club 27 members that died in 1970 3 weeks apart

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Jimmy Hendrix

Janis Joplin

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12
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Book written by Hemingway detailing the tradition and ceremony of what brute and sometimes deadly sport

A

Death in the afternoon about bullfighting

Non fiction

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13
Q

2017 cigarette sales market share

A

Marlboro

Newport 14%

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14
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Hulk hogan real name

A

Terry buh lay uh

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15
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King of the delta blues

A

Robert Johnson

Most important blues singer that ever lived said Eric Clapton

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16
Q

Who tries to rescue his girlfriend Pauline in the original donkey king video game

A

Mario

Or jumpman

17
Q

Pawn stars known for his expertise with pinball machines and collectible running shoes

A

Chum lee

18
Q

Who founded wiki leaks in 06

A

Julian uh sange

19
Q

Name the magazine that started publishing spy vs spy comic strip in 61

A

Mad magazine

20
Q

What pop culture saying is used to describe the point of decline in a tv series

A

Jumping the shark from happy days

21
Q

What Hollywood starlet met her 7thbhusband construction worker Larry for ten skee where

A

Elizabeth Taylor while staying at the betty Ford clinic

22
Q

Percentage of fish that lay eggs

A

98%

23
Q

Function of scales in fish

A

Provide reflection helps them to see
Protect
Hydro dynamic resistance reduction aka streamlines for swimming
Coloration

24
Q

Difference between Fresh water fish and salt water fish

A

How they metabolize/ process salts

Salt water fish have to pump out more salt to stay in equilibrium

25
Q

Hold my hand song

A

Hootie and the blowfish

26
Q

Number represented by a one followed by 15 zeros

A

Quadrillion

Qua drill yon

27
Q

What are the streetlights in Hershey pa designed to look like

A

Hershey kisses

28
Q

Tennis grand slam events in order

A

Australian open Jan
Roland garos French open may June
Wimbledon June/July
US aug/sept

29
Q

Most common college mascot (not limited to just D1 )

A

Eagle

Bulldog D1

30
Q

ABC islands

Bonus who owns them

A
Off the coast of Venezuela 
Aruba 
Bonair 
Cor uh sal (so in English)
Kingdom of the Netherlands