Rice Houston

Question 1

Cruise and Holmes in tabloids

Answer 1

Tomkat

Question 2

In computer dividing image into smaller parts for display or storage

Answer 2

Pixelate

Question 3

FOB in business

Answer 3

Freight or free on board
Can be fob shipping or destination- bears liability
The point at which liability shifted to buyer
Not a gratuitous shipping cost

Question 4

S words

2 weapons beginning with S in summer Olympics that are used for events

Sabre fencing
Shotgun skeet shooting

Question 5

Recently departed Public figure born marie yan uh corb uh lon uh earned nickname Madame cahones for comments about Cuban military pilots shooting down civilian aircraft

Answer 5

Madelyn Albright
Wore broaches to send political messages to this who she met with

Question 6

Since 75 thr sale of tiny species of this animal as a pet has been banned in thr US
CDC says because of samenolla but linked to a series of outbreaks with children putting in mouth
Animals prob ok due to biological defenses and ability to hold breath for long time

Answer 6

Tony turtles
Shell < 4 in

Question 7

First state to declare independence from England

Answer 7

New Hampshire

Question 8

Only 2 to win back to back AA for best actor

Answer 8

Tom hanks - Philadelphia and forest gump
Spencer Tracy - 56 years prior 37 and 38 for Manuel fuh del o (captains courageous) and Edward flannagen ( boys town)

Question 9

Thr wasteland poem and cruelest month
Students likely agree with all of the standardized testing

Answer 9

TS Elliot
April

Question 10

Polio vaccine
Also who created the one used outside US and that replaced because more easily distributed

Answer 10

Salk
Albert saben-oral so easier to distribute

Question 11

Divisions in nFL

Answer 11

8

Question 12

Other names for hoagies (philly)

Answer 12

Hero grinder subs

Question 13

Salty snack often paired with cheese or mustard is served at Miller a twist in reading terminal market

Answer 13

Soft pretzel

Question 14

This muscle separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities
Thor as sick

Answer 14

Diaphragm
Primary muscle responsible for breathing

Question 15

Take my breath away and make it last forever babe
Lyrics from this 21 song

Answer 15

Take my breath
The weekend

Question 16

Term for tony blood vessels that deliver oxygen as well as nutrients between arteries and veins to cells throughout the body

Answer 16

Capillaries

Question 17

served as Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945 and who was the first female cabinet secretary in US history.

Answer 17

Frances Perkins

The DOL has been headquartered in the Frances Perkins Building in Washington, D.C. since 1975.

Question 18

Once the fourth largest lake in the world, this began to shrink dramatically in the 1960s due to the loss of water. Today, the it is no more.

Answer 18

Aral Sea

Question 19

This is the world’s largest landlocked country.

Answer 19

Republic of Kazakhstan

in Central Asia

Kazakhstan was also the last of the former Soviet Republics (SSRs) to declare itself independent from Russia

Question 20

D-Day in 1944 took place along a 50-mile stretch of this coast divided into these five sectors:

Answer 20

Normandy

Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. The worst fighting by far took place on Omaha Beach, a sector assigned to the US Army that was transported by elements of the US Navy and the Royal Navy.

Question 21

is an edible seaweed that we used to know as “laver” when we were living in Wales. It is usually dried into thin sheets. Here in the US, we are most familiar with it as the seaweed used as a wrap for sushi.

Answer 21

Nori

Question 22

Leaves at the altar :

Answer 22

JILTS
To jilt someone with whom you have a relationship is to drop them suddenly or callously. “Jilt” is an obsolete noun that used to mean “harlot, loose woman”.

Question 23

Figaro is the title character in at least two operas: “

Answer 23

The Barber of Seville” (“Il barbiere di Siviglia”) by Rossini, and “The Marriage of Figaro” (“Le nozze di Figaro”) by Mozart. The two storylines are based on plays by Pierre Beaumarchais, with one basically being a sequel to the other.

Question 24

largest seeds of any plant on the planet
And second largest

Answer 24

The coco de mer palm tree has the largest seeds of any plant on the planet. We are more familiar with the coconut palm tree, the second-largest plant seeds known

Question 25

was the southern part of the historic Land of Israel. The most famous location within is the city of Jerusalem.

Answer 25

Judea

Question 26

This game has been around since 1938, and is the invention of an architect named Alfred Mosher Butts. Butts was born on April 13th, and we now celebrate National this Day on April 13th each year in his honor.

Answer 26

Scrabble

Question 27

is a very clever computer game. Players build and grow cities and societies by creating the conditions necessary for people to move in and thrive. It was launched in 1989, and to this day it is consistently ranked as one of the greatest computer games of all time.

Answer 27

SimCity

(the Sims)

Question 28

Something described as this is related to the kidneys. “

Answer 28

renal

Ren” is the Latin word for “kidney”.

Question 29

Rh se Mountains run southeast of Los Angeles. The range was named by Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolà.

Answer 29

Southern California’s Santa Ana

Don Gaspar camped below the mountains in 1769 on July 26, the Feast of Saint Anne.

Question 30

The series of children’s illustrated books called “this. Each book contains page after page of illustrations with crowds of people surrounding famous landmarks from around the world. The challenge is to find who is hidden in the crowd.

Answer 30

The series of children’s illustrated books called “Where’s Waldo?” was originally titled “Where’s Wally?” in Britain, where the books originated. Each book contains page after page of illustrations with crowds of people surrounding famous landmarks from around the world. The challenge is to find Waldo/Wally, who is hidden in the crowd.

Question 31

This language is a Celtic tongue that is known as “Cymraeg” by its native speakers.

Language in which “w” can be a vowel

Answer 31

Welsh

The country of Wales is known as “Cymru” in Welsh.

Question 32

Particle exchanged in water purification :

Answer 32

ION
Deionized water is very similar to distilled water in that both are purified versions of the original. The process of deionization removes almost all mineral ions using an ion-exchange resin. Those mineral ions are replaced with hydrogen and hydroxide ions, which combine to make dihydrogen monoxide molecules, i.e. water.

Question 33

This is the practice of collecting postage stamps.

Answer 33

Philately

The term “philately” was coined (in French, as “philatélie”) in 1864 by French collector Georges Herpin. He came up with it from the Greek “phil-” meaning “loving” and “ateleia” meaning “exemption from tax”. Apparently “exemption from tax” was the closest thing Herpin could find to “postage stamp”.

Question 34

This is the practice of collecting postage stamps.

Answer 34

Philately

The term “philately” was coined (in French, as “philatélie”) in 1864 by French collector Georges Herpin. He came up with it from the Greek “phil-” meaning “loving” and “ateleia” meaning “exemption from tax”. Apparently “exemption from tax” was the closest thing Herpin could find to “postage stamp”.

Question 35

is the largest of three active volcanoes in Italy, and indeed the largest of all active volcanoes in Europe. It is about 2 1/2 times the height of its equally famous sister - this . Mt. Etna is home to a 110-km long narrow-gauge railway, and two ski resorts. It is sometimes referred to as “Mongibello” in Italian, and as “Mungibeddu” (sometimes “Muncibeddu”) in Sicilian. The English name “Etna” comes from the Greek “aitho” meaning “I eat”.

Answer 35

Mount Etna on the island of Sicily

Mt. Vesuvius

Mt. Vesuvius

Question 36

This is a method of removing unwanted hair. It involves a an item that catches hairs, which are then plucked from the skin. The process really originated in Central Asia and India and was imported to the US, where it gained in popularity in the 1980s. Ouch!

Answer 36

Threading

doubled thread