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Mixed Trivia and some math Flashcards

Spring 2017

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1
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It’s About Time: P.M. Is short for “post meridiem” and A.M. Is short for “ante meridiem”, meaning “after” and “before” this time

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Noon

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Conservative: A conservative this 8-letter word is a lowball judgment of an amount or value

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Estimate

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13-letter word: A polygon with 4 sides

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Quadrilateral

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Extraordinary measures: A quindecagon is a polygon with this many sides

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15

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Geometry: 2 geometric figures that coincide exactly when superimposed are said to be this, from the Latin for “to agree”

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Congruent

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3- “Sy”llable words: Bisect the snowflake, and you’ll see it has this quality

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Symmetry

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Intelligence: IQ stands for this, smartypants

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Intelligence quotient

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Testing your “IQ” Adjective meaning neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface

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Oblique

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Math 4U: It’s the distance from a circle’s center to its perimeter

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A radius

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Geographic Math: The number of American colonies at the time of the Revolution plus the number of states today

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63

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Geographic Math: The number of countries that begin with Q times the number of countries that begin with X

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0

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The number of continents minus the number of mountains above 29,000 feet

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6

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Geographic math: The number of U.S. States on the Pacific Ocean squared

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25

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Math in Roman Numerals: XVI minus IX; respond in Roman numerals please

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VII

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Math test: a+b=b+a is this law of addition

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Commutative law

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That movie’s genius!: An in-Gandhi-like Ben Kingsley takes a child chess prodigy under his wing in this 1993 film

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Searching for Bobby Fischer

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The song “Seven Nation Army” says, “I’m going to” this city, the most populous in Kansas

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Wichita

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4-Letter U.S. Cities: We bet you know that in population it’s the largest city in Northern Nevada

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Reno

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4-Letter U.S. Cities On the first anniversary of his death, a memorial to Michael Jackson was unveiled in this Indiana city

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Gary

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Pop Music: She co-wrote her hit “All About That Bass”

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Meghan Trainor

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Pop Music: In 2015 Zayn Malik officially quit this band

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One Direction

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Bible Books in Pop Music: Title of a Bob Marley album

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Exodus

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Folks of Science: The first American woman in space, she later became a professor of physics at UC San Diego

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Sally Ride

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What is Derek Jeter’s middle name? (Baseball player for New York Yankees)

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Sanderson

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Name the decade: Sally Ride rides in space

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80’s

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1983: Sally Ride rode into history aboard this as the first American woman in space

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The Challenger

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Teenage Dream: On NASA’s website, Sally Ride says study math and science if you dream of becoming one of these, like she did

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An astronaut

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Alma Maters: This private college in Northern California boasts astronauts Sally Ride and Eileen Collins as alums

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Stanford University

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Greek Letters: It’s not the 3.14th letter in the Greek alphabet–its the 16th

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Pi

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Geometry: When carried out to 5 decimal places, pi equals this

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3.14159

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In 1903 Mary Anderson created these after noticing streetcar drivers struggling to see in rainy conditions

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Windshield wipers

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Writing: The latin “current”, meaning “to run”, gives us the name of this type of handwriting

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Cursive

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Minerals: The name of this mineral is from the Greek for “fire”, as well as fooling gold-seekers, it produced the spark in wheel-lock guns

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(Iron) Pyrite

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College Football Coaches: Knute Rockne lost just 12, but won one for the Gipper and 104 more at this school

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Notre Dame

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Middle Naming (Identify the person’s full name by the middle name): Convicted assassin Earl

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James Earl Ray

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Middle Naming: (Identify the person’s full name after given the middle name) Inventor Graham

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Alexander Graham Bell

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History Repeats: 5 years to the day after Lindbergh’s historic transatlantic flight, she became the first woman to complete the feat

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Amelia Earhart

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U.S. Highways and Byways: Named for a president, it was the USA’s first transcontinental road for cars

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The Lincoln Highway

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Tunnels: Connecting Midtown Manhattan with Weehawken, N.J., it’s one of the world’s busiest vehicular tunnels

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Lincoln Tunnel

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Money, Money, Money!: The Lincoln Memorial is on the back of this U.S. Bill

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The $5

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October 31, 1705: Pope Clement XIV; 1860: this founder of the Girl Scouts

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Juliette Low

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What’s That Song: Meghan Trainor’s title advice for how to respond to a boy who “ain’t giving up”?

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“No”

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What’s that song: Nurse! Shawn Mendez needs the “needle and the thread” in this Top 10 hit

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Stitches

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What’s that song: Omi was rah rah for this title gal who was “always right there when I need her”

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Cheerleader

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States by Counties: St. Louis, Ste. Genevieve

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Missouri

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States by Counties: Palm Beach, Pasco

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Florida

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States by Counties: Boulder, Baca

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Colorado

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States by Counties: Apache, Yuma

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Arizona

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State Capitals AKA: Legendary rising bird

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Phoenix

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State Capitals: This capital’s Big Dam Bridge, almost a mile long, spans a dam on the Arkansas River

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Little Rock, Arkansas

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Athletes: In 2013, he finished first in official world golf ranking

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Tiger Woods

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Athletes: In the 2013 season this Denver QB threw 55 TD passes but had a Super Bowl he’d rather forget

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Peyton Manning

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Athletes: “Rafa” is all you need–people know you mean this tennis superstar

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Rafael Nadal

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Song Lyrics: “I used to rule the world”, sings Chris Martin on this No. 1 hit by Coldplay

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Viva La Vida

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Song Lyrics: In this song Beyoncé chastised, “If you like it, then you should have put a ring on it”

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Single Ladies

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Song Lyrics: Requests from Sam Smith: “I don’t want you to leave, will you hold my hand? Oh, won’t you” do this title action

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Stay with me

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Song lyrics: “This one for them hood girls, them good girls” in this mega hit from Mars and Ronson.

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Uptown Funk

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USA! USA! Arches National Park is on this river, which also flows through the Grand Canyon

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The Colorado

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Happy Trails to You: The Pacific Crest Natl. Scenic Trail follows the crests of the Sierra Nevadas and this range that includes Mt. Hood

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The Cascades

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Thick as a Brick: Spanish for “brick”, it’s sun-dried brick made of clay and straw but you don’t have to update that today

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Adobe

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2 Letters, 1 Word: A tent used by Native Americans

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Teepee

62
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Cowboys and Indians: Once captured by John Smith, this Pawtuxet taught colonists Indian methods of planting and fertilizing corn

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Squanto

63
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March 2017: Grammy winner Chance the Rapper announced a million dollar donation to _________________.

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Chicago schools

64
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At only 5 years old, Arizona’s Edith Fuller will become the youngest participant to compete in the blank.

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Scripts National Spelling Bee

65
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Office Supplies: (Name the company that makes it) “The World’s Best Pencil

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Dixon Ticonderoga

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Toys “R” Us: A Hungarian professor designed the prototype of this puzzle in 1974; by the 1980’s it was a sensation

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Rubik’s Cube

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The Oscar Winner’s Movie: For 1994: “Can You Feel The Love Tonight?” Elton John and Time Rice could

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The Lion King

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What Kind of Animated Animal Are You?: Timon in “The Lion King”

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Meerkat

69
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What Kind of Animated Animal Are You?

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Alvin, Simon and Theodore

70
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Broadway Musicals by Song: “One By One” and “Hakuna Matata”

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The Lion King

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What is habit #2 of Happy Kids according to Sean Covey?

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Begin with the end in mind or have a plan.

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Put first things firt or work first, then play is what habit number according to author Sean Covey?

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Habit 3

73
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Animal Superlatives: Not surprisingly this largest animal on Earth also gives birth to the largest baby, up to 26 feet long

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A blue whale

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Animal Superlatives: Less than 2 inches in length, the bumblebee species of this is the world’s smallest mammal

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A bat

75
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Superlative States: Smallest state: This, 1,214 square miles

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Rhode Island

76
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Superlative states: Biggest retailer: This company based in Washington State

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Amazon.com

77
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Superlative States: Longest bridge span: Verrazano-Narrows in this state, 4,260

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New York

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Superlative States: Deepest lake: This one in Oregon, 1,943 feet

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Crater Lake

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Superlative States: Widest highway: The Katy Freeway in this state, 26 lanes

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Texas

80
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Where were the first Olympic games held?

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Ancient Greece

81
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Who is the author of The Ugly Duckling?

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Hans Christian Andersen

82
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Mount St. Helens can be found in this state.

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Washington

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Stampede Pass is the snowiest town in the U.S. (Over 431 inches a year) and it can be found in this state

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Washington

84
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What state can you find Spokane and Tacoma?

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Washington

85
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What’s the “Pass” word?: This word comes from the Biblical story of the tenth plague

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Passover

86
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Holy Moses!: When Moses confronts the pharaoh, these 4 words follow “Thus smith the Lord God of Israel”

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Let my people go

87
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Candy is Dandy: For Easter, Snickers comes in this shape–roll em’

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An egg

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Famous Mammals: This elusive lagomorph delivers ornamental ova the week after Palm Sunday

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Easter Bunny

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Mottoes: It’s the 2-word motto of both the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts

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Be prepared

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Kiddy Lit: Her books for kids include “Blubber”, “Freckle Juice” and “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing”

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Judy Blume

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What team won the world series in 2016?

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Chicago Cubs

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Women in Science: In 1929 President Herbert Hoover presented her with a $50,000 check to buy a gram of radium for a Warsaw lab

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Marie Curie

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Holidays- Toward the end of every April, Nebraska speaks for the trees as the state observes this holiday

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Arbor Day

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Etiquette - When you´re at the dinner table, turn off this Apple device introduced in April 2010, even if you´re winning at Fruit Ninja

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An iPad

95
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Box Office Champs of the Decade - The 1970´s: starring Mark Hamill, Alec Guinness

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Star Wars

96
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What is the most populated Hawaiian island?

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Oahu

97
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What is Hawaii´s nickname?

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The Aloha State

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Judy Blume´s book about this whale of a nickname says a classroom is hot and stuffy and smells ¨like this afternoon¨

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Blubber

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The Name on the Airport: The airport code for Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport is SPI, which stands for this state capital

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Springfield

100
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¨Bam! ¨Pow!¨Another nickname of George Herman Ruth

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The Bambino

101
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What was inventor Thomas Edison´s middle name?

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Alva

102
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Holiday: Wisconsin officially celebrates the Feb. 15 birthday of this suffragette

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Susan B. Anthony

103
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How many countries are in Europe?

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42

104
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What is the circumference of Earth at the equator? (To the nearest hundred)

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24,900 miles (24,874 miles)

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State Nickname: The Grand Canyon State

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Arizona

106
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State Nicknames: The Beaver State

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Oregon

107
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State Nicknames: The Centennial State

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Colorado

108
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State Nicknames: The Yellowhammer State

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Alabama

109
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State Nicknames: The Prairie State

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Illinois

110
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Toys and Games: Action figures inspired by these animated characters include Bob with teddy bear and banana eating Kevin

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Minions

111
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Toys and Games: This game´s action cards include reverse, skip and wild draw four

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Uno

112
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It´s True: Covering barely 100 acres, it´s the smallest country in Europe

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The Vatican

113
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Leader of the Pack: Edmund Hillary got the glory, but John Hunt was the leader of the 1953 expedition that conquered this

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Mount Everest

114
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Annual Events: On this holiday, May 5, it´s time for a Mexican fiesta

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Cinco de Mayo

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Count It “Off” In 1966 this was named the official ballet company of the New York City Center

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The Joffrey Ballet

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Justin Timberlake: In 2016 this feel good dance tune from the movie “Trolls” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100

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Can´t Stop The Feeling

117
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Anatomically Correct: To filter out waste, each day these internal organs process about 50 gallons of blood

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Kidneys

118
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Hall of Famer by Sport: Jerome Bettis

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Football

119
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Hall of Famer by Sport: Chris Mullin

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Basketball

120
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The Olympics: in 1984 he became the 1st man since 1928 to win both the platform and springboard diving events

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Greg Louganis

121
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Sports Talk: When Michael Phelps talks about the 200 fly, he means a race using this stroke

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Butterfly

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Been There, Done That: Dined at the rotating SkyCity restaurant atop this Seattle landmark

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Space Needle

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Landmarks: A statue in Cork honors an Irish teenager who was the first immigrant processed through this landmark on January 1, 1892

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Ellis Island

124
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The Corrections: Between 2001 and 2013 this Italian landmark recovered nearly one inch of its vertical tilt

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The Tower of Pisa

125
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Bases Loaded: Found near San Juan, Fort Buchanan is the only U.S. Army base in this commonwealth

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Puerto Rico

126
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Holidays and Observances: Mexico defeated France at the Battle of Puebla on this date in 1862.

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Cinco de Mayo (May 5th)

127
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California: One of the state´s landmarks is Half Dome, located at the head of this valley in the same-named national park

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Yosemite

128
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Also a basketball term: Submerge in liquid such as a donut into coffee

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Dunk

129
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Basketball: The 2015 and 2016 NBA finals both matched up these 2 teams

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The Cavs and the Warriors

130
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Name that Baseball Stat, Stat!: Babe Ruth, 1921: 59 these

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Homeruns

131
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“S” ON THE MAP: Name shared by the largest city in Costa Rica & the seat of California’s Santa Clara County

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San Jose

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