Tang/Maitinsky/Alizadeh Fun 2019-20 Flashcards
Who wrote The Waves and To The Lighthouse?
Virginia Woolf
Which president is on the American $20 bill?
Andrew Jackson
What is a Sikh place of worship called?
gurdwara
World maps published by National Geographic use which projection?
Winkel Tripel
Based on Great Britain, what region is the setting of the new Pokémon: Sword and Shield game?
Galar
Which water-type Pokémon is Lucy’s companion in the film Detective Pikachu?
Psyduck
Guzzlord and Blacephalon are examples of what group of non-legendary Pokémon?
Ultra Beasts
To which insect order do butterflies belong?
Lepidoptera
Previously thought to be a separate clade bridging the gap between butterflies and moths, what are butterflies of the family Hesperiidae more commonly known as?
skippers
Which family do large moths like the luna moth and the Atlas moth belong to?
Saturniidae
Bearing visual similarities to moths, which order is generally thought to be the closest relative of Lepidoptera?
Trichoptera (or caddisflies)
Name any three of the five largest lakes in Canada by area, excluding the Great Lakes.
Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake, Lake Winnipeg, Lake Athabasca, Reindeer Lake
By far Finland’s most well-known composer, who wrote the Finlandia suite?
Jean Sibelius
Cantus Arcticus is among the works of which serialist Finnish composer who died in 2016?
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Although best-known as a conductor, which Finnish musician composed the L.A. Variations?
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Which Finnish symphonic metal band was founded by Tuomas Holopainen and formerly had Tarja Turunen as its lead vocalist?
Nightwish
Which country do the following athletes come from? Phil Kessel, Jesse Owens, Christian Pulišić
United States
Which country do the following athletes come from? Manuel Neuer, Leon Draisaitl, Steffi Graf
Germany
Which country do the following athletes come from? Saina Nehwal, Jeev Milkha Singh, Virat Kohli
India
Which country do the following athletes come from? Dainius Zubrus, Arvydas Sabonis, Tomas Danilevičius
Lithuania
Which country do the following athletes come from? Tessa Virtue, Tom Longboat, Connor McDavid
Canada
Which country do the following athletes come from? Borje (pronounce: BORE-ya) Salming, Björn Borg, Zlatan Ibrahimović
Sweden
Which country do the following athletes come from? Puskás Ferenc (pronounce: POOSH-cash FAIR-ents), Hosszú Katinka, Zádor Ervin
Hungary
Which country do the following athletes come from? César Cielo, Anderson Silva, Neymar
Brazil
“Shall we play a game?” is a line spoken by what supercomputer in the 1983 film WarGames?
Joshua (Accept: WOPR supercomputer)
How many home runs did baseball great, Ty Cobb, hit in the three World Series in which he played?
0
The giant asteroid Vesta lies between the orbits of what two planets?
Mars and Jupiter
What term is applied to neurons that fire both when an animal acts and when it observes the same action performed by another?
mirror neurons
What substance was found in baseball player Sammy Sosa’s bat, causing him to be suspended for eight games in 2003?
cork
Often referred to as the Queen of the Night Aria, “Der Hölle Rache” was written by Mozart for, and first performed by, which soprano?
Josepha Hofer
Translate the Latin legal term “mens rea”.
guilty mind
What number system did the ancient Babylonians use?
Sexigesimal (Accept: Base-60)
Which extremely tall Dutch DJ and producer gave uncredited help on David Guetta’s song “Titanium” and is known for solo releases like “Take Over Control” and “Ten Feet Tall”?
Afrojack
Which French producer released the synthpop album Adventure in 2015 and collaborated with Porter Robinson on “Shelter”?
Madeon
What name is given to the subgenre of trap music which has a more melodic and often more cheerful drop and overall atmosphere while still preserving the trap beats; its best-known artists include marshmello and Illenium?
future bass
Which record label, at one point widely considered the top label for big room house, has released songs like Nicky Romero’s “Toulouse” and had a well-publicized split with Martin Garrix in 2015?
Spinnin’ Records
I was born in 1887 near Vitebsk, Belarus. I created a self-portrait set in Paris depicting an unusual number of phalanges. One of my paintings depicts a Lithuanian flag and a burning synagogue. Possibly my most well-known work is titled I and the Village. Who am I?
Marc Chagall
Who wrote the existentialist work Being and Nothingness?
Jean-Paul Sartre
Which German philosopher is known for his feuds with Hegel, as well as for espousing highly misogynistic views in the essay Of Women?
Arthur Schopenhauer
Which philosopher, a critic of Confucius, founded the Mohist school of thought?
Mozi (accept Modi and Mo Tzu)
In The Hunger Games, what is the name of Katniss’s sister?
Prim(rose)
In The Hunger Games, which District did Finnick Odair come from?
4
Who portrayed Caesar Flickerman in the Hunger Games film franchise?
Stanley Tucci
With a name meaning “feathered serpent”, which god was the Aztec god of wind and wisdom?
Quetzalcoatl
Originating from modern-day Peru, which god was revered as the patron deity of the Incan Empire?
Inti
Which Persian deity is a manifestation of wisdom and good, created the universe, and inspired the name of a car manufacturer?
Ahura Mazda
Worshipped in Northern Africa, which god of fertility and vegetation was the Phoenician analogue to Saturn and Cronus, and held the title of Carthaginian King of the Gods?
Baal Hammon
Which Upton Sinclair novel deals with Lithuanian immigrants working in the meatpacking industry in Chicago?
The Jungle
The Road, a dystopian novel about a man and his son attempting to survive after a major extinction event, was written by whom?
Cormac McCarthy
Officially named in 1842 by Richard Owen, the fossilized remains of these ancient beasts may have inspired myths of dragons and giants across the globe.
dinosaurs
In 1923, the first scientifically recognized nest of dinosaur eggs was discovered, and was mistakenly identified as belonging to Protoceratops, but actually belonged to this small dinosaur with a name meaning “egg-taker” in Latin.
oviraptor
The seriema is believed to be the closest living relative of which South American apex predator belonging to the genus Titanis, with a name that is sure to instill fear in its prey?
Terror bird
Which prehistoric animal, a relative of the armadillos, has a name meaning “sculptured tooth”?
glyptodon
Which Norwegian explorer was the first to cross the interior of Greenland and received a Nobel Peace Prize in 1922?
Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Nansen is the namesake of a passport used between the two World Wars by what group of people?
refugees (accept stateless persons and equivalents)
A Refugee Olympic Team first competed at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, held in which city?
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is home to the Tijuca Forest, which holds what type of protected designation?
national park
In the United States of America, which President signed into existence the National Park Service?
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson’s disease is the name given to a genetic disorder which causes the buildup of what element in the body?
copper
What country is the website BoredPanda based in?
Lithuania
Rarer than O-Negative, what blood phenotype, also called the Hh group, takes its name from the colonial name of the Indian city in which it was first discovered?
Bombay blood group
Developed by Noam Chomsky, what theory proposes that we are all born with an innate knowledge of grammar, serving as the basis for all language acquisition?
Universal Grammar theory
Made with Vitaphone, which feature film was the first Hollywood “talkie”?
The Jazz Singer
Before and after: A stand which can erase time and leap past it, and a facially endowed superhero from The Fairly Oddparents.
King Crimson Chin (also accept Emperor Crimson Chin)
A famous rapper known for albums like Ready to Die and Life after Death, and Bugs Bunny’s obese alter ego.
The Notorious B.I.G. Chungus
The main playable character in Red Dead Redemption 2 and an actor well known for his role as Red in The Shawshank Redemption.
Arthur Morgan Freeman
What was the primary occupation of Alexander Borodin, besides composer?
chemist
Coined in 1848, and usually derived from a carboxylic acid and alcohol, which class of chemical compounds is commonly found in essential oils and other fragrances?
ester
Oxygen and sulfur belong to which 16th group of the periodic table?
chalcogens
What is the chemical formula for lye?
NaOH
What is the only US state capital to begin with the letters L-I-T?
Little Rock
Beginning with the letters L-I-T, what term is defined as “the ability to read and write?”
literacy
Chandelure is the final evolution of which ghost-type Pokémon?
Litwick
One small Turkic Jewish community on me has a relatively significant diaspora in Lithuania. My official flag is a tricolour with a large band of white in the centre, but an alternate flag for me focusing on my largest indigenous minority population depicts a yellow sigil on a sky blue background. A 19th century war between the Ottoman and Russian Empires was named after me. I was annexed from Ukraine by the Russian Federation in 2014. What am I?
Crimea
Directed by D. W. Griffith and released in 1910, what was the first movie shot in Hollywood, California?
In Old California
The K1C2 formula, which stands for “Korea, Communism, and Corruption”, was a campaign platform devised by which presidential candidate in 1952?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
The Tomarctus is an ancient creature that is said to be the grandfather of what modern animal?
dogs
Former US President Jimmy Carter is largely responsible for the eradication of which parasitic nematode, named after a region of Western Africa?
Guinea worm
Following Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm, what term is used to describe part of Star Wars lore that is no longer considered canon?
(Star Wars) Legends
What city is the Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04 based in?
Gelsenkirchen
Yutong and New Flyer are examples of companies that manufacture what type of vehicle?
bus
Originating from the Greek letter upsilon, what letter of the Latin alphabet can be used to honk in Untitled Goose Game?
Y
Which subgenre of metal is characterized by long, drawn out phrases and melancholy or mourning lyrical content?
doom (metal)
The Lithuanian and Latvian languages belong to which branch of the Indo-European family?
Baltic (prompt on “Balto-Slavic”)
Then called King’s College, which prestigious university did Alexander Hamilton attend?
Columbia (University)
The name and logo of the networking company Cisco were inspired by which major California city?
San Francisco
What is the second-largest city in Rhode Island?
Newport
