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Set 4 Flashcards

1
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Who is the absent-minded Professor from the TinTin comics?

A

Professor Calculus

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Who were the three original members of the Impossibles?

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Coil Man, Fluid Man and Multi-Man

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Who were the initial three members of the Defenders?

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Namor, Doctor Strange and the Hulk

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4
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Which comic book character’s real name is Max Eisenhardt?

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Magneto

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5
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The city of St. Petersburg was known by which two other names in the 20th century?

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Petrograd & Leningrad

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6
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Which four national capitals lie on the River Danube?

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Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bratislava

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7
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Which six nations border the Black Sea? GRT RUB

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Georgia, Romania, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria

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8
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In which decade did London’s underground railway - the world’s first - start operating?

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The 1860s

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9
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What is the nautical term for the front of a sailing vessel?

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Bow

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What is the nautical term for a measurement of depth equivalent to six feet?

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Fathom

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11
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Which motor company produced the Silver Ghost model?

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Rolls-Royce

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Which motor company produced the Elan model?

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Lotus

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13
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What is the name of the half-completed bridge in a former papal city of France?

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Pont d’Avignon

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14
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What is the name of the ancient, shop-lined bridge across the River Arno in Florence, Italy?

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Ponte Vecchio

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What is the name of the bridge connecting Malmo in Sweden with Copenhagen in Denmark?

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The Oresund bridge

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16
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What is the name of the cantilever bridge spanning the Hooghly river in Kolkata, India?

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Howrah Bridge

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17
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In which city would you find the Atocha Station?

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Madrid

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18
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In which city would you find the Caminho de Ferro de Mocambique railway station?

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Maputo

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In which city would you find the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus?

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Mumbai

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20
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In which city would you find the Sirkeci Railway Station?

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Istanbul

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21
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In which European City would you find the Waverley Railway Station?

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Edinburgh

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22
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What were the first seven countries to send satellites into orbit?

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The Soviet Union. USA, France, Japan, China, UK, India

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23
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What model of car is the General Lee from The Dukes of Hazzard?

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A Dodge Charger

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24
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What kind of car do Harry and Ron fly into the Whomping Willow in Harry Potter?

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Ford Anglia

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25
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What kind of car model and make is KITT in Knight Rider?

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Pontiac Trans-am

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26
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What kind of car does Lady Penelope drive in Thunderbirds?

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Rolls Royce

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27
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What kind of car do Starksy and Hutch drive?

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Gran Torino

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28
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What kind of car do the A-Team drive?

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GMC G-Series Van

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29
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In which city would you find the Estoril motor racing circuit?

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Lisbon, Portugal

30
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In which country would you find the Hungaroring racing circuit?

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Hungary

31
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In which city would you find the Interlagos racing circuit?

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Sao Paulo, Brazil

32
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In which country would you find the Laguna Seca racing circuit?

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California, United States

33
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Near which city would you find the Monza motor racing circuit?

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Milan, Italy

34
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In which country would you find the Spa-Francorchamps racing circuit?

A

Belgium

35
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In which country did the motor manufacturing company Dacia originate?

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Romania

36
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In which country did the motor manufacturing company Hyundai originate?

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South Korea

37
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In which country did the motor manufacturing company Saab originate?

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Sweden

38
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In which country did the motor manufacturing company SAIC originate?

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China

39
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In which country did the motor manufacturing company SEAT originate?

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Spain

40
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In which country did the motor manufacturing company Skoda originate?

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Czechoslovakia

41
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In which country did the motor manufacturing company Tata originate?

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India

42
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Who were the four original members of The Monkees?

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Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork

43
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What are the seven vocal classifications in the Western vocal tradition?

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bass, soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone, countertenor

44
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There were seven #1 singles produced by the Michael Jackson album Thriller. Name them all.

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Beat It. Billie Jean, Thriller, Wanna Be Startin Something, PYT, The Girl is Mine, Human Nature

45
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By which nickname was Billie Holiday known?

A

Lady Day

46
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By which nickname was saxophonist Julian Adderley known?

A

Cannonball

47
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Name all nine of Father Christmas’s reindeer?

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Rudolph, Dasher, Dancer, Donner, Vixen, Cupid, Blitzen, Comet, Prancer

48
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Who composed the opera Don Giovanni in 1787?

A

Mozart

49
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Who composed the opera Fidelio in 1805?

A

Beethoven

50
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Who composed the opera The Barber of Seville in 1816?

A

Rossini

51
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Who composed the opera La Traviata in 1853?

A

Verdi

52
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Who composed the opera Der Ring des Nibelungen in 1876?

A

Wagner

53
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Who composed the opera Eugene Onegin in 1879?

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Tchaikovsky

54
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Who composed the opera Tosca in 1900?

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Giacomo Puccini

55
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Who composed the opera Peter Grimes in 1945?

A

Benjamin Britten

56
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Who composed the opera Nixon in China in 1987?

A

John Adams

57
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Who composed the opera Carmen in 1875?

A

Georges Bizet

58
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Stevland Hardaway Judkins is better known as which singer?

A

Stevie Wonder

59
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Georgious Panayiotou is better known as which singer?

A

George Michael

60
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Anna Mae Bullock is better known as which singer?

A

Tina Turner

61
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Robert Zimmerman is better known as which singer?

A

Bob Dylan

62
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Brian Warner is better known as which singer?

A

Marilyn Manson

63
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Chaim Witz is better known as which singer?

A

Gene Simmons

64
Q

James Newell Osterberg Jr is better known as which singer?

A

Iggy Pop

65
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Michael Balzary is better known as which musician?

A

Flea

66
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John Ritchie is better known as which singer/

A

Sid Vicious

67
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Saul Hudson is better know as which song?

A

Slash

68
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What are the names of the two Atlantic archipelagos that have the status of autonomous regions of Portugal?

A

Madeira and the Azores

69
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What are the three largest Abrahamic religions?

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Judaism, Christianity and Islam

70
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Which seven nations are considered to make up Central America?

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Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Panama

71
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Which nine countries border the Baltic Sea?

A

Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden

72
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What are the official capital of West and East Germany?

A

Bonn & East Berlin

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