The Road Not Taken” poet Robert : FROST Flashcards
1
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Atomic no 100
A
Ferm e um
Named after fermi - first American psychist who created worlds first nuclear reactor
Created in Chicago
2
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In traditional biological taxonomy this is the F kingdom
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Fungi
3
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2000 presidental election between who and decided by a little over 500 votes in this state
A
W Bush defeated gore
Florida
Gore conceded on Dec 12
4
Q
Why is a knuckleball so wobbly
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Lack of spin
Results in Non symmetrical lift leading to slow and randomly moving
5
Q
CPAP machine ruses to treat
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Sleep apnea
Continuous positive airway pressure
6
Q
630 ft wide and tall
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Gateway arch in St. Louis
7
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Couscous is classified as this type of food
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Pasta
8
Q
Crucible set during this event
Also a metaphor for this
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Salem witch trials
Metaphor for red scare Joseph McCarthy
Arthur miller 1953
9
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This country’s Medellin metro cable is one of worlds few aerial parts of a mass transit system
Med uh yeen
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Colombia
10
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L train and a bus to Skokie are run by CTA short for this original name of the does anybody really know what time it is band
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Chicago transit authority
Original name of Chicago band
11
Q
Can’t get enough of charming but evil surgeons ?
Watch this true crime show on peacock
A
Dr death
12
Q
Chase and rubble are 2 of the playful rescue dogs who use their unique talents to protect the town of adventure bay on this show
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Paw patrol
13
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Kristin Ritter starred as this reluctant ex superheroine suffering from PTSD and working as a NYc private eye
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Jessica jones
14
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Title of this 60s prime time soap opera became shorthand for a melodramatic complicated situation
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Peyton place
15
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Thank you for being a friend wqs the theme song for this sitcom starring Estelle Getty
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Golden girls
16
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Title of this 23 James McBride novel refers to a shop run by a women named chona
Shona
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The heaven and earth grocery store
17
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A lone astronaut has a lot of problems to solve in his novel project Hail Mary
A
Andy weir
18
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Title character of this novel by Madeline miller is a sorceress and the daughter of Helios in Greek mythology
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Cerce
Circe)
19
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This international bestseller has everything; exotic locales a shipwreck and a Bengal tiger named after Richard Parker
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The life of pi
20
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Title of this 09 bestseller refers to the inked and pierced lisbeth salander
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The girl with the dragoon tattoo
21
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A homophone of a first name but probably derived from joint it’s Philly slang for almost any person place or thing
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Jawn
22
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In597 BC this king II deported king jehoiachin to Babylon
Juh hoy uh kin
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Nebuchadnezzar
23
Q
In philosophy prioritizes free will ; as a political philosophy it prioritizes individual freedom
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Libertarianism
24
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Self hypnosis may make use of this, the planting of ideas into your subconscious
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Autosuggestion
25
The name of 34X7 mile lake maggiore means this in relation to nearby lakes
Bigger
26
Dave grohl said his life began when he was baptized by spit and sweat at a concert by naked raygun this kind of band
Punk
27
Her April 14 18 show as the first black woman to headline here has become legendary
Beyoncé at
Coachella
28
Italian name for city of Dante and Machiavelli
Firenze fuh ren zay
Florence
29
The tour name has to be ninja when these 2 bands from the first lollapalooza joined forces again in 09
Nine inch nails and James addiction
30
Sforza castle a 15 c fortification commissioned by thr family that ruled over this city for nearly a century
Milan
31
Today it’s a confusing spread of ruins ; during romes golden age this open area bustled with shoppers and lawyers
The forum
32
Last of the founding fathers to be president
Monroe
5
Thr last cocked hat
33
John Quincy adams nickname
the accidental president
34
John Tyler nickname
His accidentcy
35
This president said 10 cents a day was fair wage
10 Cent him
Jimmy Buchanan
Bachelor
36
While cooking breakfast rep pat Schroeder had the idea to compare him to a Teflon frying pan
Reagan
37
Indigenous Australians first meeting with Europeans wqs with the crew of the duyfken from
This country in 1606
Doof kin
Netherlands
38
Kaiser Vilhelm I watches over the doi chis eck or German corner in ko bletz where the mosel and this river meet
Rhine
39
Logan county KY in 1800 is credited as the birthplace of the fervent religious gatherings called these 4 letter meetings
Camp
40
Named for Spanish explorer Hernando this Chrysler division made the airflow in 34 but eventually no so much the cash flow
Duh soto
Desoto
41
“What obstacle race slash comedy slash reality show aired for seven seasons on ABC starting in 2009? This is by John Anderson and John Hens”
Wipeout
42
“Question one, in astronomy and cosmology, what length of time represents an aeon? Aeon. A-E-O-N.”
Billion years or 10^9
43
“what date is also known as Bisexual Day?
And I'm out.
It's B-I-S-S-E-X-T-I-L-E.”
“The correct answer is February 29th.
Why?
So, in the original Julian calendar, what they did was to make the years match up correctly, basically to have a leap year. They took February, they decided, for some reason, that February 24th would just be 48 hours long.
So, the year actually technically still had 365 days. It's just one of those days was 48 hours long. And the way they did their calendar reckoning, that was the sixth day before March.
So, they doubled the sixth day before March, which is why you've got bisexile day. But then later reforms added the 29th day to February, more or less, every four years.
That's very cool.
Cool. So do you know what the exception to leap years is? Like, it's every four years except for what?
Ooh.
No idea.
No idea.
Except for years that are also divisible by 400. So like, there wasn't a leap year in the year 2000, or leap day in the year 2000.”
44
“Where would you most likely find a gnomon?
G-N-O-M-O-N.”
“The gnome is the part of a sundial that casts a shadow.”
45
McDonald’s locations in which country have served customers McOz sandwiches and Vegemite-seasoned fries?
+100
correct
Australia
46
SCIENCE & TECH
Some species of sea slugs absorb which substance from eating algae, giving them the ability to convert sunlight into energy?
+100
correct
Chlorophyll
47
ARTS & CULTURE
Borrowing the name of original director Hal Prince’s assistant, “Ruthie II” was the nickname of the chandelier in which Broadway musical?
+100
correct
The Phantom of the Opera
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Joining the army during World War II, who was court-martialed for refusing to move to the back of a military bus three years before breaking baseball’s color barrier?
+100
correct
Jackie Robinson
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VOCAB
A celebrity appearing frequently in magazines and on talk shows to promote a new movie might be described as…
+100
correct
ubiquitous
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ANIMALS & NATURE
Hoping to solve a beetle problem in its sugar industry, in 1935 Australia imported which animal that itself became an invasive species?
+100
correct
Cane toad
51
HISTORY & SOCIETY
In 1775, to support arming the Virginia militia for war with Great Britain, Patrick Henry said which line?
+100
correct
“Give me liberty or give me death.”
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Which country’s 20-peso coin features two dancing Tlalchichi dogs of Colima?
+100
correct
Mexico
53
GEOGRAPHY
Its name derived from a Greek word meaning “I burn,” which mountain is an active volcano on the island of Sicily?
+100
correct
Mount Etna
54
What comedian's 1994 best-selling book is called Couplehood?
Paul reiser
55
A painting technique that uses an emulsion of water and egg yolk is called what?
56
An apse and a transept are architectural features most commonly found where?
Church
57
Which upper case letter of the Greek alphabet most resembles a horseshoe?
Omega
58
Guadeloupe is an archipelago in which sea?
Caribbean
59
This 2010 Black Eyed Peas hit song interpolates "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" from the Dirty Dancing film soundtrack.
Guess: Need You Tonight
Answer: The Time (Dirty Bit)
60
Bond was this 2002 film that featured Halle Berry and Rosamund Pike.
Guess: Die Another Day
61
Consisting of Marty, Wendy, Jonah, and Charlotte, the Byrde family was the primary focus of this series that debuted on Netflix in 2016.
Guess: Ozark
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cartoon stork is part of the logo of this brand of pickles that was founded in 1942.
Guess: Vlasic Pickles
63
Burr was Vice President?
Guess: Thomas Jefferson
64
This 2x All-American Michigan State Guard dropped 20 points and 10 assists in the 2019 Elite Eight to take down Zion Williamson and Duke.
Guess: Kyrie Irving
Answer: Cassius Winston
65
This National League team had five straight Rookie of the Year winners from 1992-1996, including Eric Karros and Todd Hollandsworth.
Guess: Los Angeles Dodgers
66
After his Bengals run, Andy Dalton was technically the backup for this NFC team in 2020 but ended up starting 9 games.
Guess: Dallas Cowboys
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14 best actress
68
15 best actress
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ARTS & CULTURE
Which painting has the inscription “Can only have been painted by a madman!” in Norwegian in small letters?
+100
correct
The Scream
70
BIOGRAPHIES
Before becoming Aquaman on the big screen, which actor studied marine biology at the University of Hawaii?
+100
correct
Jason Momoa
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SCIENCE & TECH
Later becoming the namesake of a unit of measurement, Alessandro Volta invented which device in 1800?
+100
correct
Electric battery
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When first created by French electrical technician André Cassagnes, which toy was called L’Ecran Magique (“The Magic Screen”)?
+100
correct
Etch A Sketch
73
MONEY & NUMBERS
Which of the following typically contains about 2.5 megaliters of water?
+100
correct
Olympic-sized swimming pool
74
ANIMALS & NATURE
A member of the squirrel family known to emit a high-pitched warning when in danger, which animal
also known as this ?
+100
correct
Groundhog
whistle-pig
75
GEOGRAPHY
Located about 200 miles southwest of the island Guam, which underwater site was designated a U.S. monument in 2009?
+100
correct
Mariana Trench
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HISTORY & SOCIETY
Enacted amid an OPEC oil embargo, which of the following was law in the United States from 1974 to 1995?
+100
correct
National speed limit of 55 miles per hour
77
What’s the widely accepted plural of y’all?
All y’all
Y’all can refer to one or more people, but use all y’all when you want to make sure you’re adressing everyone
78
Familiar to farmers the term farrow refers to a litter of baby
Pigs
Farrow was also a common surname, but the name doesn’t mean pig goes back to the French ferrer meaning Smith as in blacksmith
79
Visitors to the French town of grasse will likely notice quickly that it’s the world capital of
Perfume
The streets of grasse are filled with lovely scents , unlike centuries ago, when the streets stank from leather tanning
80
With less than 30 in the world, master Cicerones are certified experts in what field
Beer
Master Cicerones are like wine sommeliers for beer unlike Somalias they usually work for beer companies, not restaurants
81
Before the famous battle during the Texas Revolution, what type of building was the Alamo
Mission
In the years after the battle of the US Army, use the Alamo to store supplies and house troops
82
The biggest iceberg ever recorded via satellite named B 15 was about the size of what
Jamaica
Calving in 2000 the B15 was about 4250 mi.² which is similar to the area of Jamaica and Connecticut
83
In 1933 baseball clarence climax blethen bit himself in the butt sliding into a base with these in his pocket
False teeth
Dentures
84
Matthew 715 warns beware of false prophets which come to you in this two word attire, but inwardly they are ravening wolves
Sheep’s clothing
85
And humans false these don’t connect to the sternum directly, and are attached to the seven pair by Cartlidge
Ribs
86
Time to raise this alliterative term for an attack plan to look like it was done by someone other than the perpetrators
False flag
87
In 1605 false him became czar and 1606 false him suddenly became ex him courtesy of a boyar and pals
Dimitry
88
The ship is flying the flag with four stars in a circle and officer is aboard of this high rank
Admiral
89
This many future president served in the US Navy during World War II, including this one commanding the torpedo boat PT109
Five presidents
JFK
90
More than a TV show this primary law-enforcement arm of the Navy includes thousands of agents working out of 191 locations worldwide
NCIS
91
When a ship is named for an individual, this dedication is by tradition conducted by the eldest living female relative
Christening
92
This beloved song of the Navy was composed by the Academy, bandmaster and sung as a football cheer in 1906
Anchors aweigh
93
Victoria was 18 when she became queen and 19 when her coronation took place here
Westminster Abbey
94
So devastated was Queen Victoria by the death of this consort that she wore black morning wear for forty years
Prince Albert
95
In 1857 the queen awarded the first Victoria crosses for acts of valor during this recently ended war
Crimean war
96
While , she didn’t have symptoms. Victoria was a carrier of this bleeding disorder and passed it on to several children.
Hemophilia
He mo feel e uh
97
Queen Victoria was the last monarch of this ruling house. Her ancestor George the first was first.
Hanover
98
Goodnight, John-Boy" were the final words said during the end-sequence of episodes from this CBS historical drama that ran from 1972-1981.
Guess: Matlock
Answer: The Waltons
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This rapper went viral for offbeat rapping on his 2018 song "Respect My Cryppin" and then had a 2019 Top 10 hit with "Thotiana".
Guess: Lil Durk
Answer: Blueface
