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Study 12 Flashcards

1
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The Patagonian is the world’s sixth-largest what

A

Desert

The Patagonian Desert, specifically referring to the “Patagonian Steppe,” is considered the world’s sixth-largest desert, located in Argentina and Chile across the southern tip of South America.

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Tunisia’s five-dinar note features which ancient general who famously crossed the Alps with war elephants?

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Hannibal

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3
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In 1990, NASA mission STS-31 brought along an IMAX camera, to capture the launch of what precious cargo?

In 1993, NASA Mission STS-61 took five spacewalks to repair what wonder of engineering?

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Hubble telescope

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4
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Perched in the Andes at an elevation of nearly 8,000 feet, Machu Picchu was built by which ancient people?

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Incas

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5
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St. Martha of Bethany slay a dragon on the 1931 first edition cover of what Irma S. Rombauer work?

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The Joy of Cooking

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6
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Turned a nasty red by iron oxidation, the Blood Falls are on what continent?

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Antarctica

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Funafuti is an atoll, comprising numerous islets, that serves as the capital of this small country

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Tuvalu

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Just three years after it was first cast, in 1907, Edvard Munch painted one of the 27-known castings of what sculpture?

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The thinker

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9
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Gabon’s capital

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Libreville

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10
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“Johnson Juice” was a side released in the 60s, named for what Johnson?

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Lyndon Johnson

He had a button installed on his desk specifically to have Fresca delivered

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The Second French Empire collapsed in 1870, three days after a battle named for what town near Belgium that shares the name with those covered chairs that servants carry?

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Sedan

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12
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Sudan’s capital

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Khartoum

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13
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In 1846, Johann Galle discovered what object that’s about 17 times as massive as Earth?

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Neptune

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St. George’s is the capital of what Caribbean island

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Grenada

Grenada is the southernmost of the Windward Islands

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This slugging centerfielder nicknamed the “Commerce Comet” was 19 end. He debuted with the Yankees in 1951

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Mickey Mantle

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16
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This word for factual information is a Latin plural, but most English speakers treat it as a singular

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Data

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17
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Dear Sir Robert Walpole: You’re first in my heart, just as you were Britain’s first of they back in 1721

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Prime Minister

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18
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In 1620 it sailed from Southampton with Christopher Jones as Captain

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The Mayflower

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19
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The Greek for “stench” gave us the name of what halogen element, Liquid at room temperature and got top billing in the logo for Breaking Bad?

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Bromine

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20
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Two parts cognac, one part orange liqueur, one part lemon juice, and an orange twist - that’s a classic recipe for what cocktail?

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Sidecar

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21
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Which Southeast Asian country was ruled by the Khmer Rouge, a communist regime responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people during its rule from 1975 to 1979?

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Cambodia.

The Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, sought to create an agrarian utopia, but their policies led to mass executions, forced labor, and widespread famine during their brutal reign.

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22
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Coptic Christianity is the largest minority religion in what country?

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Egypt

Other questions for same answer: Anwar Sadat won his Nobel Peace Prize as president of what nation?

The Nile dumps into the Mediterranean not far from Alexandria, in what country?

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23
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What was the primary civilization in the Andes before Spanish conquest?

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The Inca Empire.

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24
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True or False: The Spanish arrived in South America in the 16th century.

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True.

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25
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Who was the Spanish conquistador that led the expedition to conquer the Inca Empire?

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Francisco Pizarro.

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26
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Fill in the blank: The capital of the Inca Empire was __________.

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Cusco.

27
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What was the main economic activity of the colonial period in South America?

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Mining, particularly silver mining.

28
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True or False: The Treaty of Tordesillas divided South America between Spain and Portugal.

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True.

29
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What was the significance of the Battle of Ayacucho in 1824?

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It marked the end of Spanish rule in South America.

30
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Who was the first president of Bolivia?

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Simón Bolívar.

31
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What was the primary cash crop grown in colonial South America?

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Sugar cane.

32
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Who led the Argentine War of Independence?

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José de San Martín.

33
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What is the name of the famous Incan site located in Peru?

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Machu Picchu.

34
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What was the main purpose of the encomienda system established by the Spanish?

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To regulate Native American labor.

35
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Fill in the blank: The __________ is a large plateau located in western South America, primarily in Bolivia.

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Altiplano.

36
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True or False: The Andes Mountains run along the western edge of South America.

A

True.

37
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Who was the last Inca emperor?

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Atahualpa.

38
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What was the primary religion introduced by Spanish colonizers in South America?

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Roman Catholicism.

39
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Who was the first female president of Argentina?

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Isabel Perón.

40
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What was the political movement that aimed to unify Latin America in the early 19th century?

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Pan-Americanism.

41
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Who was the revolutionary leader in Cuba that had a significant influence in South America?

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Che Guevara.

42
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Which country was formerly known as the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata?

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Argentina.

43
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Fill in the blank: The __________ mountain range is the longest in the world.

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Andes.

44
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What was the primary language spoken by the indigenous peoples of the Andes?

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Quechua.

45
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Before enlisting his backing band the Revolution, which musician played all 27 instruments on his 1978 debut album, For You?

A

Prince

46
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True or False: The Age of Exploration began in the 15th century.

A

True

47
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Fill in the blank: Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas in _____.

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1492.

48
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Which European country was the first to establish a sea route to India?

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Portugal.

49
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What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

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A 1494 treaty between Spain and Portugal that divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe.

50
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Which explorer is credited with the first circumnavigation of the Earth?

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Ferdinand Magellan.

51
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Who was the Spanish conquistador that led the expedition that resulted in the fall of the Aztec Empire?

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Hernán Cortés.

52
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Fill in the blank: The exchange of goods, ideas, and populations between the Old World and the New World is known as the _____ Exchange.

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Columbian.

53
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What role did the Spanish Crown play in the Age of Exploration?

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The Spanish Crown funded and sponsored many exploratory voyages.

54
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What were the names of the two main Spanish explorers who sought to conquer the Inca Empire?

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Francisco Pizarro and Hernán Cortés.

55
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Also known as dihydrogen monoxide, what inorganic substance does The State Department call “The Indispensable Natural Resource”?

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Water

56
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This scouring powder is named for mythical warrior who fought in the Trojan war

A

Ajax

57
Q

From 1900 to 1909 Sir Robert Bond was prime minister of this British colony, now the newest Canadian province

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Newfoundland

58
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If you hit a HR in MLB, you’re going to need to run this many feet to get home

A

360

59
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Who is the only person to have served two non-consecutive terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild?

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Ronald Reagan

60
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This blue veined cheese is named after a village near Milan; it’s made in the Po Valley since the ninth century

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Gorgonzola

61
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This first “Survivor” winner was voted off his home and into a jail for failing to pay taxes on his winnings

A

Richard Hatch

62
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This 90210 star was badly injured in 2002 going 180 mph at the Kentucky Speedway

A

Jason Priestly

63
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Hangul is an alphabet invented in what region of the Far East?

A

Korea

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