Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Flashcards

1
Q

The isthmus that once allowed humans to migrate in foot from aids to North America is called

A

The Bering land bridge

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2
Q

The triple divide

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Water flows to Hudson Bay
Atlantic
Pacific
LocTed I’m Montana

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3
Q

What short story by Herman Melville closes with the line ah bartleby! Ah humanity!

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Bartleby the scrivener

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4
Q

What bearded actor widely known for his commercial appearances also made guest appearances on the original bay watch and king of the hill and showed up in Sam rami’s 2002 film version spider man

A

Macho man
Randy savage

Bay watch
Spider man
Commercials

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5
Q

Literary arithmetic
George Orwell + ray Bradbury

A

1984 + 451= 2435

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6
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Literary arithmetic
Charles dickens + ken keesey + Kurt Vonnegut

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2 + 1 + 5= 8

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7
Q

2007 senator John Carrey wrapping up an appearance at university of Florida when Q&a session highjacked by student Andrew Meyer by going on a rambling diatribe about membership in this Yale undergraduate society
What plea did Meyer make to the police as the situation escalated

A

Don’t tase me bro
Skull and bones
Massachusetts senator

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8
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Fictional tv town with the motto a noble spirit embiggins the smallest man

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Springfield from the simpsons
Jebidah Springfield statue

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9
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Chicago motto

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City in a garden

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10
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Groundbreaking discovery while investigating this type of dinosaurs ; suffered from dandruff which impacts about 50% of all adults

A

Ap e o saurus
Stood head and shoulders over almost all other feathered dinos

Creature of the early crutaceous
Annoying skin condition

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11
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Discovered by a scientist in the 1950s rhe spiral shape of a dna molecule is commonly called a

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Double helix

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12
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In this painting what artist painted her own face with its distinctive unibrow on the titular animals body

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Frida Kahlo’s wounded deer

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13
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What 2 word name for ethyl alcohol emerged during prohibition to stress its use for topical purposes

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Rubbing alcohol

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14
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19 1873 ehat railroad magnate provided rhe first rail service from NY to Chicago

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Vanderbilt

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15
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Films that won best picture without director being nominated

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Wings
Argo afleck
Driving miss daisy
Grand hotel

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16
Q

Directed gladiator

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Ridley Scott

17
Q

Godzilla was originally described as ehat 2 animals during the planning phase
Size power and aquatic origin

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Go Jira portmanteau
Gorilla whale

18
Q

Muhammad Ali teamed up with this comic book superhero in a DC comic in 78 to defeat an alpine invvasion

A

Superman

19
Q

Word origins
What language does swabbing the poop deck originate

A

French
Most know it’s not a biological hazard

20
Q

Gamblers anonymous

What card must you have in order to have a soft hand

A

Ace count as one or 11 can’t bust

21
Q

Keeping up with the karsashians (and their flings)

Tyga
Reggie
Lamar

A

Tyga Kylie
Reggie Kim
Lamar khloe

22
Q

It’s electric
Unit of power Defined as one joule per second
Named after a famed Scottish scientist not the Texan

A

(James )watt

23
Q

Anniversaries

If you were looking to purchase a nice crystal bowl for a wedded couples anniversary party how many years would they have been married

A

15
Suggested gift for the anniversary (e.g. crystal)

24
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Golden anniversary

A

50

25
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60th anniversary

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Diamond

26
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40th anniversary

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Ruby

27
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30rh anniversary

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Pearl

28
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25th anniversary

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Silver

29
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20th anniversary

A

China

30
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10th anniversary

A

Tin

31
Q

5th anniversary

A

Wooden

32
Q

Plaza in die hard and real name of plaza

A

Knock uh tome plaza
Real name is the fox plaza