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Potpourri (mixed/random subject trivia) Flashcards

Spring 2018

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MELLOW FELLOWS: This physicist: “It is a waste of time to be angry about my disability… people won’t have time for you if you are always angry”

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Stephen Hawking

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SPEED READING: Stephen Hawking: “A ____ History of Time”

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Brief

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I’VE GOT 3 NAMES: His lab notes for March 10, 1876 say he called his assistant with the words “Mr. Watson–come here–I want to see you”

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Alexander Graham Bell

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MAJOR TOM: Born in 1854, he assisted Alexander Graham Bell with his telephone experiments

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Thomas Watson

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REAL PEOPLE ON QUARTERS: A quarter honors his national historic site in Washington, D.C., and on the back is the man himself

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(Frederick) Douglass

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GREEK LETTERS: It’s not the 3.14th letter in the Greek alphabet–it’s 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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RECENT BESTSELLING BOOKS: “St. Patrick’s Day is near”, so Adam Wallace & Andy Elkerton tell the picture book tale of “How to Catch” one of these

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a leprechaun

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PATRON SAINTS: St. Patrick: This country

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Ireland

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HAPPY TRAILS TO YOU: The Pacific Crest Natl. Scenic Trail follows the crests of the Sierra Nevadas & this range that includes Mt. Hood

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The Cascades

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WASHINGTON STATE SYMBOLS: Washington is the USA’s leading grower of these, the state’s official fruit

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Apples

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STATE YOUR BUSINESS: Apple Inc.

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California

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STATE YOUR BUSINESS: Disney & Mattel

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California

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STATE YOUR BUSINESS: Caterpillar & Sears Holdings

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Illinois

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STATE YOUR BUSINESS: Hershey

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Pennsylvania

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MUSEUMS: The Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site includes Booker T. Washington’s home & a museum devoted to this peanut guy

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George Washington Carver

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AIRPORT CODES: LOL! that’s the code for the field in Lovelock, up I-80 from Reno in this state

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Nevada

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FOR “ME”: This reservoir was formed by Hoover Dam

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Lake Mead

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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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March 2018, Charles Lazarus, the founder of toy store chain ___________ passed away at the age of 94.

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Toys R’ Us

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A TRIP TO ITALY: Lists of the great builders of history leave out Giovanni di Simone, chief engineer of this structure in the 1270s

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The Leaning Tower of Pisa

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AROUND THE WORLD: Though it’s a country, with embassies & everything, its population is only about 800

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Vatican City

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WORKING ON A BUILDING: 82 A.D.: Domitian adds a level of nosebleed seats to this amphitheater so more Romans can watch gladiatorbleeds

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The Colosseum

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Emotional in a post-game interview after leading his team to the title in 2016, he yelled, “Cleveland, this is for you!”

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LeBron James

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This Tennessee NBA team set an unenviable record by using 28 players in the 2015-16 season due to injuries

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Memphis Grizzlies

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THE 21st CENTURY: He died on April 2, 2005 & was canonized a little more than 9 years later

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Pope John Paul II

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PRO BASEBALL TEAMS: In 2017 their 104 wins led the majors but they came up 1 win short in the World Series

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L.A. Dodgers

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LET’S GO DODGERS!: Though he never played in L.A., this barrier-breaking Dodger grew up in southern Calif. & attended UCLA in the 1940s

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Jackie Robinson

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HIT TUNES: This Bob Carlisle ballad about watching his daughter grow was a surprise hit in 1997

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Butterfly Kisses

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STATELY SONGS: In 1979 Ray Charles returned to the capitol building in the state of his birth to sing this song, his first No. 1 hit

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Georgia On My Mind

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IN THE MI”DD”LE: Siddhartha Gautama achieved worldwide fame under this name

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Buddha

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PRESIDENTIAL SURNAMES: This archaeologist opened the fabulous tomb of King Tut in 1922

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Howard Carter

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WHAT A REVOLTIN’ DEVELOPMENT!: In 1921 coal miners in this “Mountain State” took up arms & tried to force unionization in its southwest part

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West Virginia

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STATE CAPITALS: It’s home to the NHL’s Avalanche & also to a U.S. Mint

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Denver

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STATE CAPITALS: 2 of the 4 state capitals with the word “City” in their names

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Jefferson City, Carson City, Salt Lake City, Oklahoma City

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STATE CAPITALS: This capital is also the seat of Kennebec County

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Augusta, Maine

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STATE CAPITALS: It rhymes with noisy

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Boise

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STATE CAPITALS: If you go over to Dover, you’ll be in the capital of this state

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Delaware

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STATE CAPITALS: New York’s Erie Canal extends from Buffalo to near this state capital

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Albany

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STATE CAPITALS: Trenton, the capital of this state, was originally known as Trent’s Town

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New Jersey

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STATE CAPITALS: If you want to check out the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, go to this state capital

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Austin

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STATE CAPITALS: Its name is French for “red stick”

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Baton Rouge

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STATE CAPITALS: With a population of over one million, this Southwestern city is the most populous state capital

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Phoenix

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STATE CAPITALS: Among its nicknames are “Zion” & “The New Jerusalem”

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Salt Lake City

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U.S. GEOGRAPHY: This river flows through 3 state capitals: Bismarck, Pierre & Jefferson City

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The Missouri

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STATE CAPITALS: No beans about it, this capital is the largest city in New England

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Boston

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JAPANESE GEOGRAPHY: Goraiko is a term for seeing the sunrise from the top of this most popular tourist site in the country

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Mount Fuji

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“B.B.”s: He had over 2,700 career hits but is often remembered for missing a grounder in the 1986 World Series

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Bill Buckner

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FAMOUS WOMEN: In 1983, she went where no American woman had gone before

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Sally Ride

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AMERICAN HISTORY: It was drawn in the 1760s to settle border disputes between Maryland & Pennsylvania

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Mason-Dixon Line

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SINGLE-NAMED SINGERS’ LAST NAMES: Robinson is the last name of this R&B singer with the 2017 hit “Location”

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Khalid

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EMPTY NEST: No parents around, but we might see the distinctive blue eggs of this bird, Turdus migratorius

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Robin

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THE EXPLORER: In 1911 Antarctic explorer George Levick noted behavior in these birds so bizarre it wasn’t published for a century

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a penguin

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NOW THAT’S EXPENSIVE!: In 2000 a set of books about these critters “Of America” by John James Audubon sold at auction for $8.8 million

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birds

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DEWEY: In 1883 Melvil Dewey took this job at Columbia College

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librarian

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PRIME NUMBERS: This many diners attend da Vinci’s “Last Supper”

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13

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MUSICAL PRIME NUMBERS: Prince: “2000 zero zero party over, oops, out of time, so tonight I’m gonna party like it’s ____”

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1999

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MUSICAL PRIME NUMBERS: ABBA: “You are the dancing queen, young & sweet, only ____”

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17

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PICK THE PRIME NUMBER: 2, 4, 6

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2

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PICK THE PRIME NUMBER: 9, 13, 15

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13

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REAL PEOPLE ON QUARTERS: Of the 2 brothers, only Wilbur can be seen clearly in the photo on which this state’s quarter was based

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North Carolina

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ISLANDS: This 130-mile stretch of barrier islands off North Carolina is sometimes called OBX

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Outer Banks

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May 2018 - T-Mobile agreed to purchase blank in a $26 billion merger.

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Sprint

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MOVIE COMEDY QUOTES: “We’ve been going about this all wrong. This Mr. Stay-puft’s okay, he’s a sailor, he’s in New York”

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Ghostbusters

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OF THE RINGS: The failure of these alphabetic rings was blamed for the Challenger disaster

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O Rings

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A LINE: This 18th c. line & its extensions westward became the boundary between Northern & Southern states

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Mason-Dixon Line

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IT’S A FEDERAL HOLIDAY: It originated when citizens placed flowers on the graves of Civil War soldiers

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Memorial Day

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IT’S A FEDERAL HOLIDAY: It originated when citizens placed flowers on the graves of Civil War soldiers

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Memorial Day

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OUR FLAG: On August 3, 1949 Pres. Truman signed a resolution designating this date as Flag Day

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June 14

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HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES: On June 11, with parades & luaus, Hawaiians honor this king who united the islands in 1810

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Kamehameha

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3 VOWELS IN A ROW: A Maui food feast

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luau

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GOOD CAUSES: The USA’s first humane society & today’s leading voice for animal welfare, it’s celebrating its 150th anniv. in 2016

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ASPCA

American Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

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