Spanish-American War’s 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Rough Riders Flashcards
Mexico’s 50-peso banknote features images of a mural by which famous painter?
Diego Rivera
Years before finding success with “Mandy,” who was the piano player for Bette Midler’s cabaret shows?
Barry manilow
1968 academy award tie
Best actress
Katherine Hepburn the lion in winter
Barbara Streisand funny girl
Morning Glory: (1933)
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner: (1967)
The Lion in Winter: (1968)
On Golden Pond: (1981)
Trading in the shell for an internal plate, which animal evolved from the snail?
Slug
Known as the North Star
Also , which constellation?
Polaris is located in Little Dipper
The Statue of Liberty was originally this color
Brown
Coated with copper, which is brown overtime the copper reacted with elements in the air to form a green patina al
Peanut butter, toothpaste, and mayonnaise are not liquids, but this
Non-Newtonian fluid
Bingham plastic?
If someone asks for the salt shaker at the table, what’s the polite way to pass it?
With pepper on table
When passing Salt or pepper pass them both so they don’t get separated and harder to find
This TV show’s title is a play on a real life textbook with an almost identical name
Grey’s Anatomy has outlasted the character, Meredith Grey, whose name is close to the medical text book Grays Anatomy
The Ryder Cup is a golf competition and how every two years between
US and Europe
Played in odd numbered years with 2 12 player teams the US historically leads Europe in the Ryder Cup 27 to 15
In the 1930s schools stopped using this letter grade because parents were misinterpreting it
E
If you ever wondered why there’s no E grade it’s because schools worried parents might think it meant excellent
Presidential last names
Of the British singer and songwriter
Kate Bush
Used by French soldiers to read messages in the dark, night writing was a precursor to which writing system?
Braille
With the success of F-1 Trillion, who became the first person to have number-one albums on Billboard’s Top Country, Top Rap, and Top Rock & Alternative charts?
Post Malone
With 22 paintings, 60 drawings, and more than 300 prints by the artist, Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum has the world’s largest collection of what hometown painter?
Rembrandt
The animal family Macropodidae, Latin for “big foot,” is composed primarily of which creature?
Kangaroo
Which actress was in an amateur ice hockey league before starring as figure skater Tonya Harding in I, Tonya?
Margot Robbie
Located 600 miles west of the mainland, the Galapagos Islands are governed by what country?
Ecuador
Using peas to explain his theory of genetics, who is considered the father of this field?
Gregor Mendel
By keeping her cool and not calling her manager to escort the rude customer out, the barista showed great what?
Forbearance
Which business was founded in 1850 as a shipping company and had a security dog as a logo rather than a Roman centurion?
American Express
In the Gunpowder Plot, he attempted to blow up which European landmark on November 5, 1605?
Guy Fawkes
Palace of Westminster
Amanda saw on the weather report that next week the temperature should wane. What does she expect it to do?
Go down slowly
The largest of the 88 recognized constellation internationally,
Hydra
which is named for a mythological water serpent?
At a 1982 auction, Steven Spielberg paid $55,000 for one of three Rosebud sleds made for the filming of which classic movie?
Citizen Kane
the city of Texarkana gets its name from which states
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Although some are “stumpies,” most Manx cats are designated as “rumpies,” which means that they…
have no tail
A year before beating Bobby Riggs in straight sets, in 1972 who became the first woman named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated?
Billie Jean king
Having had hundreds of plastic surgeries, which comedian once quipped, “When I die they will donate my body to Tupperware”?
Joan Rivers
When its fossilized remains were first discovered in 1887, which dinosaur, known for its massive horns, was thought to be an extinct giant bison?
Triceratops
A high protein source that doesn’t require refrigeration, which product became popular after its widespread use in the South Pacific during World War II?
Spam
Which artist painted his iconic work The Scream on cardboard instead of canvas?
Edvard Munch
Starting her vocal career in the gospel choir of her father’s church, who was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Aretha Franklin
The standard daily goal for Fitbit users, 10,000 steps is approximately equal to how many miles?
5
If a political candidate gives facile answers during a debate, the remarks are most likely…
Shallow
Falling into obsolescence after the 1950s, the iron lung was designed for patients unable to breathe on their own because of which disease?
Polio
Located north of Christchurch, Marlborough is an acclaimed wine region in which country?
New Zealand
A detailed history of the South during the U.S. Civil War, and the author’s role in it, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government was written by which person?
Jefferson Davis
This part of your body generates enough electricity to power a lightbulb
Brain
The neurons in the brain, generate electricity and altogether can theoretically power lightbulb
A black and tan drink combines two kinds of this
Beer
Black and tans are a layered beer drink, combining a darker stout with a lighter colored ale
In Star Wars, the character Anakin Skywalker was also known as what
Darth Vader
In The Star Wars prequels Anakin Skywalker goes from the light side to the dark side and the dark helmet as Darth Vader
Traditionally, where do people wear a class ring?
Right ring finger
while wedding rings are worn on the left-hand class rings are typically worn on the ring finger associated with the right hand
By way of from the Latin for Road
Via
Extinct flightless down under creature
Moa
Mo uh
For example, the Cenozoic or the Paleozoic
Era
Animated kid named for our 37th president
Millhouse
This bespectacled pair have misadventures while traveling through time
Peabody and Sherman
Other names for this herb include black sugar, and sweet root
Licorice
Used to flavor stew and stuffing this aromatic leaf comes from a laurel tree
The Bayleaf
Similar to mar guh rim it’s native to the hills of the Mediterranean and has an name that goes back to Latin for a while marjoram
Oregano
The elephant type of this can weigh a pound or more per bulb and is more closely related to the leek than to the stinking rose
Garlic
In 1411 Chinese admiral Zhang he captured the king of this island south of India took him to China
Zhang huh
Sri Lanka or Ceylon
US Army troops massacred hundreds of Lakota near this South Dakota Creek on December 29, 1890
Wounded Knee
Others said they were just following orders but this obese. Nazi took 100% responsibility at Nuremberg in 1946.
Goring
Gore ing
A poster boy for the Gilded Age and Josh mega rich guy founded the company that controlled most of Cleveland refineries by 1872
Rockefeller
Rich uh feller
He founded his publicly owned investment firm in Baltimore in 1937; perhaps you’ve seen it’s bighorn sheep logo
T rowe price
Oil and mining tycoon and multibillionaire Muhammed Al- amoudi was born in the Amhara region of this African country
Am har uh
Ethiopia
