Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Eric The Red Greenland > Lemon Festival Monterosso Italy > Flashcards

Lemon Festival Monterosso Italy Flashcards

1
Q

President of Germany from 25 to death in 34 and has Dubious distinction of appointing Hitler as chancellor

A

Paul von Hindenberg
Famous vehicle named after him

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Rebecca rolf who died in graves inn England in 1617 is better known by

A

Pochantos
Married John rolf

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Term for a musical scale that has 5 notes per octave

A

Pentatonic- don’t get it confused with American acapella group from Arlington pentatonix

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

British American music trio consisting of Sarah dall land chavon fay he and Karen Woodward that had several huge hits in 80s

A

Banana Rama
Cruel Summer
Covered Venus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Popular Motown group with Walter orange as one of the main vocalists was founded by students of Tuskegee university

A

Commodores
More famous person Lionel Ritchie

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

This medical condition is caused by severe pressure on the median nerve

A

Carpal tunnel syndrome
Median nerve goes through thr wrist
CTS closes the opening pinches the nerve - pain go all the way up arm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Lunar program named for Apollo’s twin sister

A

Artemis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Czech-American former professional tennis player

He was widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. was ranked world No. 1 in singles for a then-record 270 weeks and won 94 singles titles

only man in professional tennis history to have a match winning percentage of over 90% in five different years (1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1989)

A

Ivan Lendl

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Dark Sky Island” singer

A

Enya

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Edmonton CFL team

A

Elks

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

From 2016 to 2022, portrayed Maeve Millay in HBO science fiction drama series Westworld, for which she garnered universal acclaim

A

Newton

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

American authors
In 1950 the sweedish academy said this Nobel prize winner is a regional writer but called his regionalism universal

A

William Faulkner
Considered himself a southern regional writer

works
The Sound and the Fury (1929)
As I Lay Dying (1930)
Light in August (1932)
Absalom, Absalom! (1936)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Say lahn is known by this today
Also capital of country formerly known as
Ceylon

A

Sri Lanka
Capital Colombo

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Dr Gideon Fell is a fictional character created by

A

John Dickson Carr. He is the protagonist of 23 mystery novels from 1933 through 1967, as well as a few short stories. Carr was an American who lived most of his adult life in England; Dr. Fell is an Englishman who lives in the London suburbs.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

One species of the fern hi mean o fi lum is found in areas such as gipsland thr central table lands and blue mountains of this country

A

Australia (central)
There are blue Mountains in Jamaica

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Chu pole tuh peck park is in this city

A

Mexico City

17
Q

Well known dog breed named after the region of cleck Croatia - a village on the southern coast off the Adriatic

A

Dalmatians - associated with firefighting
In thr region of Dalmatia
Breed became very popular after 56 novel by do de smith and movie released a few years later

18
Q

Sports ball and pucks
This many cities in America have at least 1 team in the big 4
San Jose considered Bay Area

A

13 cities with representatives in big 4 but now 12
Bay Area
Phoenix- no longer
LA
Denver
Boston
NY
Miami
Chicago
Detroit
Minneapolis
DC
Dallas
Philly

19
Q

Box office receipts
In 2020 because of the pandemix thr highest grossing us movie was this movie which was the lowest grossing for the highest total since 95 when this movie took in just north of 184 M

A

Bad boys for life over 200M

Batman forever -95

20
Q

Billboard charts
In 2000 and 01 the number 1 songs of the year on hot 100 were songs that did not hit 1 at any point during chart run peaking at No 2
One wqs a ballad by female country singer crosssing over to pop charts with a song title describing a bodily function
Other is a melodramatic pop rock song from an all male group From California who had 1 other top 5 hit you and me in 05 peaking at No 5 .

A

Faith hill breathe -00, peaked at 2 April 2000
Life house hanging by a moment

21
Q

History of games
21 marks thr 50th anniversary of this classic game that 3 student teachers in Minneapolis devised for an 8th grade class at Bryant JR high

A

Oregon trail - computer game

Prince was in 8th grade at the time

22
Q

Eclectic Grammys company
In various iterations of best spoken word album these 3 people have won the award 3 times
Former President
Legendary Titan of filmmaking 77 79 82
Trailblazing writer 94 96 03

A

Spoken word Grammy
Jimmy carter
Maya Angelou
Orson wells

23
Q

Actor Christopher Lee released a symphonic heavy metal album about this king subtitled by the sword and the cross

A

Charlemagne
He made when 90

sword and the cross refers to empire and rule

24
Q

Only US state where crocodiles and alligators exist in the same ecosystem

A

Florida
Everglades

25
Q

Accomplishing the feat in early 70s Anna mae hays is celebrated as first woman to do this

A

Achieve U.S. military rank of general
Started in WW2 as part of nursing corps

26
Q

Strangely, this is the only animal that we know with only one ear. That ear is located deep in the thorax or chest.

A

praying mantis

27
Q

Birthplace of pesto :

A

GENOA
Pesto sauce is more completely called “pesto alla genovese”, i.e. pesto from Genoa. A traditional recipe calls for crushed garlic, pine nuts, salt, basil leaves, parmesan cheese and olive oil. Yum …

28
Q

This is someone appointed to govern a monarchy temporarily, usually because the monarch is underage or incapacitated.

A

regent

One famous example was King George IV, who served as prince regent for his father King George III, who suffered from worsening mental health problems.
The Prince Regent governed from 1811 until 1820, when his father eventually passed and he ascended to the throne as King George IV. That nine-year period is central to what is now termed “the Regency Era”.

29
Q

This is the youngest of the seven uniformed services in this country, having been formed in 1947. Today’s USAF was preceded by:

Aeronautical Division, Signal Corps (1907-1914)
Aviation Section, Signal Corps (1914-1918)
Division of Military Aeronautics (1918)
US Army Air Service (1918-1926)
US Army Air Corps (1926-1941)
US Army Air Forces (1941-1947)

A

The US Air Force (USAF) is the youngest of the seven uniformed services in this country, having been formed in 1947. Today’s USAF was preceded by:

Aeronautical Division, Signal Corps (1907-1914)
Aviation Section, Signal Corps (1914-1918)
Division of Military Aeronautics (1918)
US Army Air Service (1918-1926)
US Army Air Corps (1926-1941)
US Army Air Forces (1941-1947)

30
Q

Seasons of Love” musical :

A

RENT
“Seasons of Love” is a song from the musical “Rent” that starts out with the line “Five hundred twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes”. That’s the number of minutes in a year.

31
Q

2021’s epic film “Dune” is the first of a two-part adaptation of his 1965 novel of the same name.

A

Frank Herbert’s

The version of “Dune” did a lot better than the 1984 big-screen adaptation of the same novel, which really flopped at the box office.

32
Q

A biathlon is an event requiring expertise in these two sporting disciplines.

A

The most common biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing with rifle shooting. This traditional biathlon was born out of an exercise for Norwegian soldiers.

33
Q

The heart has this many chambers

A

four

The two upper chambers (the atria) accept deoxygenated blood from the body and oxygenated blood from the lungs. The atria squeeze those blood supplies into the two lower chambers of the heart (the ventricles), “priming” the pump, as it were. One ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs, and the other pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body.

34
Q

Novel winning author of the stranger

A

Albert Camus

35
Q

Major influence on Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman

A

Emerson

36
Q

This author who passed away in March 21 at 104 wqs famous for setting most of her YA novels in her Portland Oregon neighborhood

A

Beverly clear E

37
Q

Order consoles by NA release date
Atari Jaguar
PS2
Sega genesis
Sega Dreamcast
Super Nintendo
Nintendo GameCube

A

Sega genesis
Super Nintendo
Atari Jaguar
Sega Dreamcast
PS2
Nintendo GameCube

38
Q

5 most downloaded apps of 2020

A

What’s app
Facebook
Zoom
TikTok
Instagram

Eric The Red Greenland (15 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions