Set 4 (16-20) Flashcards
16B- Which French monument is not recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site- Eiffel Tower, Palace of Versailles, or Cathedral of Notre Dame?
EIFFEL TOWER- Though the nearby banks of the Seine are designated a World Heritage site.
16Pi- Which of the following actors was not born in Kentucky- Johnny Depp, George Clooney, or Jennifer Garner?
JENNIFER GARNER- She was born in Charleston, West Virginia.
16Y- The term “yuppies” was born in which decade?
1980s
16Pu- What is the name of a folk instrument that originated in Africa, has four or five strings, and is often associated with bluegrass?
BANJO
16G- Which of the following can elephants do- jump, sprint, gallop, or swim?
SWIM- They can displace a lot of water bu, at upwards of eight tons, they’re just too heavy to jump!
16O- Which Major League Baseball batter set a record for most strikeouts in a single season, with 223 in 2009?
MARK REYNOLDS
17B- Tenerife is the largest island in which archipelago?
CANARY ISLANDS- Named after the Latin word of “dog”, the birds are named after the islands. Got it?
17Pi- What is the name of the relentless cyborg played in 1991 by Rober Patrick in Terminator 2?
T-1000- The malleable metal Terminator was justly liquified by hero Arnold Schwarzenegger.
17Y- In which year did the Nazis lose the Battle of Stalingrad?
1943- It is considered a decisive turning point in WWII.
17Pu- Which of these female Shakespearean characters has the most lines- Cleopatra, Juliet, Ophelia, or Portia?
CLEOPATRA- She has about 680 lines compared to Portia’s 590, Juliet’s 540, and Ophelia’s 170.
17G- The “milk” of which unappetizing insect could join the ranks with kale as our next superfood?
COCKROACH- The Pacific beetle cockroach secretes a liquid that is highly calorific and nutritious.
17O- Which of these wine grapes in NOT used in white wine- Gamay, Riesling, Semillon, or Silvaner?
GAMAY
18B- Which Pennsylvania city is home to the neighborhoods Shadyside, Oakland, Squirrel Hill, and Bloomfield?
PITTSBURGH
18Pi- Which week-long cultural event brought over 130,000 people to San Diego in 2016?
COMIC-CON- That’s an awful lot of nerds in one place.
18Y- Henry Dunant, founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross, was the first recipient of which prestigious award in 1901?
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE- A prize he shared with French peace activist Frederick Passy.
18Pu- Famed science fiction author Isaac Asimov was a professor of which subject at Boston University?
BIOCHEMISTRY
18G- Which kind of nerves in the human body are called cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal?
SPINAL NERVES
18O- Which endurance cyclist invented the wildly popular Spinning workout in the late 1980s?
JOHNNY GOLDBERG (AKA “JOHNNY G”)- Rolling Stone magazine declared it the “hot” exercise of 1993.
19B- What is the name of the narrow body of water between Sudan and Saudi Arabia?
RED SEA
19Pi- Which suave Brit first won over U.S. audiences as stone-cold mastermind Stringer Bell in HBO’s The Wire?
IDRIS ELBA
19Y- Which 16th-century Italian astronomer’s middle finger is displayed in the Florence History of Science Museum?
GALILEO- A fitting salute to those who jailed him for saying the Sun is the center of the solar system.
19Pu- The first appearance of Andy Warhol’s commercial art was a 1949 illustration in which magazine “for the girl with a job”?
GLAMOUR- It accompanied the article “What is Success”.
19G- Rubies and sapphires are bot variations of which mineral?
CORUNDUM
19O- For which death-defying extreme sport is the small coastal town of Nazare, Portugal, famous?
BIG WAVE SURFING- It’s home to record-breaking, 100-foot waves.
20B- Mexico City was built on the ruins of Tenochtitla`n, the capital city of which lost civilization?
AZTEC EMPIRE
20Pi- The practice of watching several episodes (or seasons) of one TV series in a single sitting is most commonly known as what?
BINGE-WATCHING- Streaming services seriously facilitate this couch-bound indulgence.
20Y- Whose inauguration as U.S. president was the first to be streamed live on the Internet?
BILL CLINTON- It was the inauguration for his second term on January 20, 1997.
20Pu- Which Romanian region, known for its Medieval castles, inspired the setting for Bram Stoker’s Dracula?
TRANSYLVANIA
20G- What pop star, known for being swift on his feet, took an ownership stake in MySpace in 2011?
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
20O- What kind of hit does a volleyball player setter usually try to prepare a teammate to make?
SPIKE
