Sense A S Flashcards

1
Q

Shares by Romans and greeks alike

A

Apollo

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2
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Most common element in the earth crust

I’ll accept either the American or British pronunciation

A
Aluminum or al you min e um 
# 13
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3
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Until 2013 this planet only had 13 known moons

When they found some haha

A

Neptune

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4
Q

Planet with the most moons

A

Saturn 82

Jupiter 79

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5
Q

Fibonacci number after 13

A

21
Shows up in nature in a lot places
Fibonacci spiral

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6
Q

This 13 episode science documentary aired on PBS in 1980

Bonus scientist

A

Cosmos : a personal voyage
Carl Saigon
Sag in

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7
Q

Agriculture

Being brought to the US by a ship docking at San Francisco in 1851 helped lead to it now being a major crop in the Midwest

A

Soybeans
Merchant ship Auckland rescued a
Drifting Japanese vessel
The crew had soybeans with them

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8
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The only president not elected to nationwide office

A

Ford

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9
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The only president that is interred in Washington DC

A

Wilson

At Washington national cathedral

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10
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The only president that had 2 VPs die in office

A

Madison

VPs Clinton and Gerry

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11
Q

Umbrella

2007

A

Rihanna

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12
Q

Pocket full of sunshine

2008 song

A

Natasha beddingfield

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13
Q

Lake itasca eye tah sk is a small glacial lake located where and why is it notable

A

Minnesota
Headwater of the Mississippi
Where the river begins

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14
Q

Famous fictional town created by garrison keeler

A

Setting for the radio program a prairie home Companion

Lake wo be gon

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15
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What artist used the pseudonyms Joey coco Jamie star and Alexander nevermind among others

A

Prince

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16
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What famous event in Minnesota history which claimed 29 lives occurred on nov 10 1975 and was memorialized in song in 76

A

Gordon light foot considers as one of his best songs

The wreck of the edmon Fitzgerald

17
Q

Twins all time career leader in hits total bases runs and was a first ballot hall of famer in 2001

A

Kirby Puckett

18
Q

John shoester and 3 fellow Minnesotans staged a monumental upset in their sport by winning a gold medal in what sport and what Olympics

A

Curling first gold?

2018 Olympics

19
Q

American fiction writer born in St. Paul in 1896 wrote several novels and short stories which help to illustrate the flamboyance and excess of the jazz age some of his novels include This side of paradise
tender is the night
The beautiful and the dammed

A

F Scott Fitzgerald

Zelda named after Zelda Fitzgerald

20
Q

Three of a kind
Wombat
Wallaby
Sugar glider

A

Marsupial

21
Q

Three of a kind
Adam west
Val Kilmer
George Clooney

A

Portrayed Batman

22
Q

Three of a kind
Julie and Pearl Connor
Emily and cig rand
Pee et zo family

A

Victims of HH Holmes

23
Q

Three of a kind
My car
my cAt
Milan

A

Things I’m too sexy for

24
Q

Innovation in sports broadcasting debuting in 98 won 2 technical emmys

A

First down line bengals and ravens

25
Q

What is muh door e

A

Green liqueur

Named for the color

26
Q

Largest French Polynesian island

A

Tahiti

Tattoo comes from the word to mark something

27
Q

Currency

Smallest denomination of US currency ever minted

A

Half penny

When it went out of circulation it was worth more than today’s nickel

28
Q

Vexology vex ul ology

Which sovereign country’s flag is the only to feature a dragon

A

Bhutan yellow and orange field with a white dragon

Wales not a sovereign nation

29
Q

Elements

What technical sounding element is the lightest to be radioactive

A

Tech niece e um

30
Q

Geography

This Island located on the be duh so uh river has been coowned by what 2 nations since 1659
Each inhabits for 6 months of the year

A

Pheasant

Spain and France