MD 2002 Pac 6 Flashcards
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all answers begin with the letter F. A young student animates a soulless monster made up of corpses in this Mary Shelley novel.
Frankenstein
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all answers begin with the letter F. This architect designed the U.S. Pavillion at the 1967 Montreal expo ; featuring the geodesic dome.
R. Buckminster Fuller
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all answers begin with the letter F. Located near the confluence of the Chena and Tanana Rivers ; this is the second largest city in Alaska.
Fairbanks
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all answers begin with the letter F. This is a series of 85 essays written by encourage passing of the Constitution by John Jay ; James Madison ; and Alexander Hamilton.
The Federalist
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all answers begin with the letter F. Richard Dawson ; Ray Combs ; Louie Anderson ; and now Richard Karn have all hosted this game show ; Survey says?
Family Feud
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all answers begin with the letter F. This F is one of the two bones of the lower leg.
Fibula
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all answers begin with the letter F. This English novelist is most well-known for creating the character James Bond.
Ian Fleming
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all answers begin with the letter F. NFL MVP in the year 2000 ; he is this year’s starting running back for the St. Louis Rams.
Marshall Faulk
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- I need chocolate after every meal. - Hidden is what plant that was deposited ; in a large quantity ; into Boston Harbor in 1773?
tea
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- FLAN ; FLANGE ; FLANK-Which of these three words means a protruding rim or edge ; as on a wheel ; used to strengthen or hold an object?
FLANGE
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- Missouri ; Pennsylvania ; South Dakota - place these states in order from largest area to smallest.
South Dakota ; Missouri ; Pennsylvania (3 ;1 ;2)
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- (two part question) 1840 saw this tribe in New Zealand cede sovereignty to Great Britain ; and saw the beginning of the trial of the slaves who mutinied and seized this Spanish slave ship.
Maori and Amistad
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- Martin Frobisher ; Mathew Henson ; Henry Hudson - Which of these men did not lead an expedition trying to find a Northwest Passage?
Mathew Henson (2)
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- The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience. Atticus said this in what Harper Lee novel?
To Kill a Mockingbird
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- Man first walked on the moon in 1969. - This historical fact also contains the original name of Tokyo when it was founded in the twelfth century.
Edo
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- FRETWORK ; FRIABLE ; FRICATIVE-Which of these three words describes a type of consonant produced by forcing breath through a constrictive passage?
FRICATIVE
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- Hawaii ; Indiana ; Connecticut - place these states in order from largest area to smallest.
Indiana ; Hawaii ; Connecticut (2 ;1 ;3)
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- (two part question) 1716 saw this family maintain its control of Japan when a new shogun ; Yoshimune ; came to power ; and saw the Collegiate School in New Haven ; Connecticut ; renamed after a benefactor to this.
Tokugawa and Yale University
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- Baltimore ; Chicago ; San Francisco - Which of these cities was destroyed by fire in 1906?
San Francisco (3)
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- Nature never appeals to intelligence until habit and instinct are useless. There is no intelligence where there is no change and no need of change. This quote is from what work by H.G. Wells that starts in the 19th century ; but later takes place in the year 807 ;701?
The Time Machine
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Given a stadium ; identify one of the teams that calls it home. Either nickname or city is sufficient for pro teams but university is needed for college sports.. Doak Campbell Stadium
Florida State University
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Given a stadium ; identify one of the teams that calls it home. Either nickname or city is sufficient for pro teams but university is needed for college sports.. Heinz Field
Pittsburgh Steelers or University of Pittsburgh
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Given a stadium ; identify one of the teams that calls it home. Either nickname or city is sufficient for pro teams but university is needed for college sports. Comcast Center
University of Maryland
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Given a stadium ; identify one of the teams that calls it home. Either nickname or city is sufficient for pro teams but university is needed for college sports.. Reliant Stadium
Houston Texans
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Given a stadium ; identify one of the teams that calls it home. Either nickname or city is sufficient for pro teams but university is needed for college sports.. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium ; better known as the The Swamp
University of Florida
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Given a stadium ; identify one of the teams that calls it home. Either nickname or city is sufficient for pro teams but university is needed for college sports.. Safeco Field
Seattle Mariners
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Given a stadium ; identify one of the teams that calls it home. Either nickname or city is sufficient for pro teams but university is needed for college sports.. Conseco Fieldhouse
Indiana Pacers
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Given a stadium ; identify one of the teams that calls it home. Either nickname or city is sufficient for pro teams but university is needed for college sports.. Carrier Dome
Syracuse University
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Given a stadium ; identify one of the teams that calls it home. Either nickname or city is sufficient for pro teams but university is needed for college sports.. Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis Rams
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Given a stadium ; identify one of the teams that calls it home. Either nickname or city is sufficient for pro teams but university is needed for college sports.. Ford Field
Detroit Lions
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- In 1916 ; this first ever female in the House of Representatives was elected in Montana.
Jeanette Rankin
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- This temperature is the point to which air must be cooled at a constant pressure to become complete saturated.
Dew point temperature
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- Centered around 18º South and 175º East ; this country has it’s capital at Suva.
Fiji
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- This MIT-trained architect is known for designing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the East Wing of the National Gallery.
Ieoh Ming Pei
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- Combustion ; Oxidation ; Reduction-Which of these is the name given to any chemical reaction in which a substance loses electrons?
Oxidation (2)
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- This British author is best known for his works Matilda ; James and the Giant Peach ; and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Roald Dahl
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- It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. This man also originated the term Iron Curtain .
Sir Winston Churchill
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- On November 9 ; 1924 ; Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected the first ever woman governor ; in this state.
Wyoming
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- Cooler ; dark areas of the sun ; these are regions with high magnetic fields that occur in 11-year cycles.
Sunspots
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- Situated at 14º South and 170º West ; this territory’s capital is Pago Pago.
American Samoa (not just Samoa )
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- This Spanish surrealist’s works include The Crucifixion and the Persistence of Memory.
Salvador Dalí
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- Calcium ; Copper ; Lithium– Which of these elements will burn green or blue in the flame test?
Copper (2)
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- This German novelist is remembered for his works Three Comrades and All Quiet on the Western Front.
Erich Remarque
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- If you can’t convince them ; confuse them. These words of advice come from what man who was President of the United States when World War II ended.
Harry S. Truman
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- It covered more than 5 ;000 miles from its start at the Jiangxi Soviet to the new base in Shaanxi. Among those who made the trek were Lin Bi ; Zhu De ; and Lin Shaoqi. Another prominent participant was Deng Xiaoping ; who would later succeed Mao. Give the appropriate name of this 1934 retreat of more 90 ;000 Chinese communists.
The Long March
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- In this novel that expounds the doctrine of determinism ; the titular character aspires to become a vicar but his lowly social standing prevents him from gaining admission to Christminster. Identify this Hardy novel that relates the tragic life of Mr. Fawley.
Jude the Obscure
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- They consist of two main islands and 200 smaller islands. The economy today depends on the export of wool and postage stamps. Britain had ruled them continuously since 1833 ; but Argentina claimed them by inheritance from the Spanish Empire and through proximity to her shores. Name this island group ; with capital at Stanley ; over which Britain and Argentina fought a war in 1982.
The Falkland Islands (accept the Malvinas)
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- Examples include osmotic pressure ; elevation of boiling point ; freezing point depression ; and vapor pressure lowering. What are these properties of solutions ; which depend only on the concentration of dissolved substances and not on their nature?
colligative properties
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- Created in 1947 by the National Security Act ; it replaced the Office of Strategic Services. It has weathered numerous scandals ; including its roles in the 1973 Pentagon Papers case ; the Iran-Contra investigation ; and the Bay of Pigs invasion. Name the United States’ executive agency for human intelligence ; whose director (currently George Tenet) is also the head of the US Intelligence Community.
The Central Intelligence Agency (accept C.I.A.)
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- An important modern apologist ; he wrote several books examining traditional Christian beliefs ; including Miracles and Mere Christianity. In his Screwtape Letters ; a senior devil sardonically instructs his apprentice in the methods of temptation. Name this British author better known for the Perelandra trilogy and the classic Chronicles of Narnia.
C(live) S(taples) Lewis
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- Often considered the first work of modern history ; it was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788. Today ; it is remarkable for preferring contemporary historical sources and for its astute judgment of the reliability of these sources. When it was published ; it was criticized for its religious skepticism and its sometimes-unfavorable portrayal of early Christians. Name this epic work by Edward Gibbon.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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- Founded in 1923 by Henry and Helel Hassenfeld ; it originally sold textile remnants ; but later moved to school supplies. Its first hit toy was Mr. Potato Head ; released in 1952. It scored another hit in 1964 with the world’s first action figure ; G.I. Joe. Name this toy and gaming mega-corporation ; which over the last 20 years has acquired Kenner ; Galoob ; Playskool ; Milton Bradley ; and Parker Brothers.
Hasbro ; Inc.
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- His works include 120 Days of Sodom ; The Bedroom Philosophers ; and The Story of Juliette. He spent a large part of his life in prison ; and believed that criminal behavior and sexual deviance were natural. Name this author of Justine who lends his name to the English word for sexual cruelty.
Donatien Alphonse François ; the Marquis de Sade
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- He was born in Bergen in 1843 ; and began study at the Leipzig Conservatory when he was only 15 years old. He celebrated the life of a playwright in his Suite from the Time of Holberg. As he was a nationalist ; his style was heavily influenced by Norwegian folk music. Who is this Norwegian composer best known for his incidental music to Peer Gynt?
Edvard Grieg
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- This author’s most well-known work depicts the affair of an aging geisha and an insensitive Tokyo businessman. His suicide in 1972 was probably the result of declining health and depression over the suicide of his friend ; Yukio Mishima. Name this first Japanese to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968 ; author of Snow Country.
Yasunari Kawabata
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- In 1910 ; he joined the University of Chicago where he made the discovery that won him the 1923 Nobel Prize in physics. Name this physicist who determined the charge of the electron in his famous oil-drop experiment.
Robert Millikan
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- He was a mathematical prodigy ; but at first studied chemistry to appease his father. At 20 ; he published the definition of ordinal numbers still in use today. A prolific mathematician ; he laid much of the foundations of quantum mechanics ; computer science ; and game theory. Name this man probably best known for publishing Theory of Games and Economic Behavior with Oskar Morgenstern.
John von Neumann
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- It was founded around the beginning of the 16th century by its first guru ; Nanak ; proclaiming a direct realization of God through religious exercises and meditation. The fourth guru ; Ram Das ; founded the city of Amritsar ; and Arjun ; the fifth guru ; compiled sacred poetry into the Adigranth. Name this religion of India ; whose members carry daggers ; never cut their hair or beards ; and all take the surname Singh.
Sikhism
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- It was first identified by German psychologist Emil Kraepelin ; who grouped several disorders ; previously considered unrelated ; and termed them dementia praecox. While there are five varieties with different symptoms ; all are characterized by disturbances in thought and perception ; sometimes including hallucinations. Name this disorder recently featured in the movie A Beautiful Mind.
schizophrenia
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ex. Narrowly defeating the Democratic candidate in the Massachusetts gubernatorial election ; his handling of a 1919 police strike in Boston earned him nationwide praise. Name this man who upon Warren G. Harding’s death became the 30th President of the United States.
Calvin Coolidge
