Plato Academy Flashcards

1
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Ancient history
Before visiting Achilles tomb this man threw his spear onto the ground in Asia and declared the continent “spear -won”

A

Alexander thr great
Leading the Macedonian army into their conquest of Asia

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2
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Former Minneapolis police officer sentenced to 22 years in prison in 21 for murder of this person

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Derrick show vin for murdering George Floyd

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3
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Canadian food influencer that has quickly become a top star in her cooking with series that showcases quick demonstrations of complex recipes
Also a judge on this Canadian version of cooking show

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Cooking with shh reen cools
Top chef

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4
Q

21 nobel prize winner in literature
Tanzanian
Pilgrims way
Paradise
Desertion
After lives
works describe stolen childhood and hostile society in poignant narratives

A

Ger nuh (Abdul ruh zock)

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5
Q

Type of vaccine that teaches cells to trigger immune system response in the body

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mRNA
Messenger ribonuclayic acid

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6
Q

21 began year of thr this on the Chinese zodiac calendar and became this on Feb 21

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Started rat
Became year of ox Feb 21

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7
Q

Last Daniel Craig bond film

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No time to die 21 - highest worldwide gross
First casino royale
Skyfall - most critically acclaimed ? Second highest
Also did quantum of solace

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8
Q

The condition in which a child is a late talker but is gifted in other areas was named for this great thinker

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Albert Einstein
Greatest thinker of all time ?

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9
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This Natasha lyonne series is primary set in litchfield penitentiary

A

Orange is the new black
Orange for color of jumpsuits

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10
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First AA to win a medal at Winter Olympics

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Debbie Thomas 88 Calgary
Figure skating

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11
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First AA head coach to win a collegiate championship
84

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John Thompson at Georgetown
Mens basketball
Ewing

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12
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First African American women ft alone in cover of life magazine
71st year of publishing

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Dorothy dand ridge

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13
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First AA woman ceo of a Fortune 500 in 09
Print and document services company

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Ursula burns
Xerox

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14
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First AA to hold a patent
Type of Cleaning

A

Thomas L Jennings
Dry cleaning

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15
Q

This many naturally occurring noble gases

A

6

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16
Q

This many naturally occurring noble gases

A

6

17
Q

These are the natural states of matter
Also What is the man made state of matter ?

A

Solid
Liquid
Gas
Plasma
Man made - boz Einstein condensates
Joke time vibranium naturally occurring
Adman t um man made

18
Q

While March 14 is informally known as pi day
Feb 7 is informally known as this

A

E day
Mathematical constant approximated to 2.7
Base for natural logirithims

19
Q

Value of imaginary unit aka this

A

I (eye )
Square root of -1

20
Q

Only jersey number retired for every team in MLB
Also Last player to wear after retired in 97

A

42
Mariano Rivera Last to wear 2013 enter sandman

Neil - I’m getting sloppy with my questions - are your drinking ? Asks Andy

Neil what is def of sober I have been drinking but

21
Q

Only jersey number retired for every NHL team

A

99 Wayne Gretzky
Andy so confidently Wayne Gretzky number 4

First African American hockey player willie o ree?

22
Q

Perimeter of a square with a side length of 10 inches

A

40 inches

23
Q

This Disney theme park ride features from grinning ghosts in a large spooky house

A

Thr haunted mansion

24
Q

Term for a dry air mass that forms over land

A

Continental or air mass

25
Q

Milo and Ruby set out to create the greatest comic book the worlds ever seen in this Nickelodeon show

A

Warped

26
Q

Lions won 0 games in this season

A

2008

27
Q

most NBA championships with how many

A

Lakers
Celtics
17

28
Q

This 09 animated film
Stars Elijah wood voicing a small rag doll like robot who wakes up in a post apocalyptic world

A

9

29
Q

07 thriller with a rotten tomato rating of 8% stars jim Carey in a rare non comedy role

A

The number 23

30
Q

Kevin spacey won the 96 mtv movie award for best villian for this movie

A

7
What’s in the box?
Pitt won most desirable male

31
Q

Add all of the numbers in all oceans heist movies

A

55
Original 11 with frank Sinatra
11
12
13
8

32
Q

How many miles would the proclaimers walk to fall down at your door

A

1000
500 and then 500 more

33
Q

Him of thr smashing pumpkins wrote this song as a nostalgic coming of age stoey set in the year he turned 12

A

1979

Billy cor gan

34
Q

Song lyrics
I’m a hot air balloon that could go to space
With the air that I don’t care
Baby by the way

A

Happy
Pharrell Williams

35
Q

Song lyrics
I am one of those melodramatic fools
Neurotic to the bone no doubt about it

Muh lahd druh matic ?

A

Green Day
Basket case