Trivia 16 Flashcards
Who was Lilith .
A legendary figure depicted as a demon seductress in Babylonia/Mésopotamien cultures. Jewish folklore states that she was Adam’s first wife, also made from the dust of the earth and equal to him. She refused to lie beneath him and fled Eden hence she became cursed and a night demon
Where in the Bible is Lilith mentioned?
Some translations name her in Isaiah 34:14 as the night demon, or night creatures.
What are diacritics ?
Marks above or below letters that change their pronunciation in various alphabets
Lilith is not in the Christian Bible because ?
She wasn’t a part of the original creation story. She entered Jewish folklore much later.
What’s a diacritic?
Symbols added to letters in various alphabets to indicate different pronunciations
What was the Mesopotamian depiction of Lilith?
female demon who haunted people, especially pregnant women and babies. She was also associated with causing harm to babies. From Lilitu the feminine form of the word lilû meaning demon. Jewish version probably came from Mesopotamia
What is matcha made from?
Finely ground green tea leaves
What is the Ukrainian Levkoy cat a cross between?
A sphinx and a Scottish fold
What does the prefix ortho and Pyro mean in geology & chemistry?
Ortho = containing water molecules . Pyro is formed by removing water molecule from two orthos
What’s this?
Rarest cat. The Iriomote cat. A small wild cat related to the leopard found only on Japan’s Iriomote island.
3 biggest cities in Albania?
Tirana, Durrës, Elbasan
5 biggest cities in Austria?
Vienna, Graz, Salzburg & Innsbruck , Linz
5 biggest cities in Greece?
Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras, Piraeus, Larisa (Also Olympia, Delphi , Corinth
4 biggest cities in Portugal?
Lisbon, Porto, Braga , Coimbra
5 biggest cities in Japan?
Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Sapporo, Osaka
What was Block 16 in Las Vegas History?
Las Vegas’s first red light district. Provided gambling , drinking & prostitution to miners , railroad workers, and other lower class workers throughout its history
What was the Arizona Club’s nickname in the early days of Las Vegas?
“The Queen of Block 16”
It was a saloon with a brothel upstairs
Other stops in LV’s Block 16?
Onion, Arcade, Gem & Nevada Club
Where exactly was Block 16 in Las Vegas?
North First street between Ogden & Stewart Avenue.
What is Block 16 in Las Vegas today?
Block 16 Urban food hall inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
What is talc exactly?
Hydrated magnesium sulfate M3Si4O10(OH)2. It’s a naturally occurring mineral that is mined. from the earth. It absorbs moisture & decreases friction, hence its use on baby bottoms. It’s also used in cosmetic powders
What elements comprise chalk?
Calcium , carbon & oxygen CaCO3
Calcium carbonate is more commonly known as…?
Chalk
What is lime, the mineral ?
Calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2 used in mortar & cement & plaster.
What is gypsum ?
It’s a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate CaSo4 2H2O
What is gypsum used for?
- Plaster & drywall
- Cement & concrete
- Sidewalk & blackboard chalk
4.soil, fertilizer & compost additive , - Toothpaste & a food additive as a source of calcium
- Cosmetics, casting molds, water filtration, drilling muds 🤷♀️
Where is Ilocano spoken?
The Philippines. It’s the third most spoken native language.
Current King Charles III and his relationship to Diana and Camilla.
He’s related to them! Distant cousins. Diana through King Charles the II. Diana through two Great Grandmothers . Camilla & Charles are 9th cousins once removed through Henry Cavendish.
What is the writ of habeas corpus?
Literally means “You have the body” in Latin. Means you can not be held/detained unlawfully
Who was Empress Matilda?
Also Empress Maud. Henry I’s sole child and his pick as heir to the throne, but nephew to King, Stephen claimed he changed his mind on his deathbed.
How did the Anjous/Plantagenets, though French, enter the British bloodline?
Henry I’d sole surviving legitimate air was married to Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou. In the treaty after The Anarchy when Stephen took the thrown from Matilda, the treaty stated that Matilda’s son by Plantagenet would be Syephen’s heir. Hence Plantagenet’s son was Henry III
When was The Anarchy in England’s history?
1135-1153
Why was Empress Matilda so unpopular though she was King Henry I true heir.
First her personality. She was haughty, demanding & overbearing. Downright unlikeable.
2. She was married to a Norman & they were England’s enemy.
Did King Stephen have no heirs?
His one son, Prince Eustace died, so I. The Treaty of Wallingford, he named Matilda’s son, Henry II heir.
How many times was Empress Matilda captured & escaped?
Twice, once, pretending to be a corpse & carried out in grave clothes. The 2nd time, from Oxford Castle, she was lowered by a rope in bad snowy weather
Lutetium is a radioactive element that is used…?
To treat cancer. It’s Lu-177 attached to a molecule that binds to the cancer cell. It’s in pill form people actually ingest it.
Name of a winged Indian Goddess?
Karura (Garuda)
Konjichō (Japanese Buddhism
What does “Dobro” mean in various Slavic languages ?
Good Well or “advantage”
Tallest cactus in the world?
Cardon (also called elephant cactus)
One is 63 feet
How can one tell the difference between a Cardon & saguaro cactus?
Saguaros have thicker distinguishable trunk and distinct arms while card ones have thinner arms in a cluster growing straight up
Saguaro cacti only grow …?
In the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona & nw Mexico
What are the male & female parts of the flower?
Pistil is female containing ovules that develop into seeds.
Stamen creates pollen
What color can’t bees see?
Red
What color can bees see that we cannot?
Ultraviolet
What does “sláinte” mean in Gaelic
“Health” word used when making a toast like “cheers” pronounced “slawn cha”
About the phenopepla
A black songbird native to the southwest US. Has a tuft or crest on its head. Also known as the silky flycatcher , desert cardinal & black cardinal
4 biggest cities in New Zealand?
Auckland , Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, Dunedin, Tauranga
5 biggest cities in Saudi Arabia?
Riyadh, Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Dammam
Is Lamashtu a real thing?
Yes. In Mesopotamian/Sumerian mythology. The most powerful and terrifying female demon.
How can you tell how thirsty a saguaro is?
By how deep the rib indent is. A deep indent means it’s contracted. When there’s a lot of water, the inside expands as it soaks it up and the angle of the indent becomes more obtuse .
Do saguaro’s contain any wood.
Yes, within the center of the cylinder is a circle of woody ribs that provide support as the cactus grows. Saguaros have a wooden skeleton
Cacti are originally found in/endemic to…
The Americas, north & south
One cactus that grows outside Americas
Rhipsalis baccifera. Africa, Madagascar, and Sri Lanka. Called mistletoe cactus . No spikes.
Oldest King that Queen Elizabeth II is descended from ?
William the Conqueror & Alfred the Great of Wessex
What other countries flags are red white & blue?
France, Czech Republic, Chile, Cuba, UK, Australia , Laos, Iceland, Liberia, North Korea, Netherlands
What’s casein
A protein found in milk
Casein vs whey protein
Both are complete proteins, that is they contain all the amino acids our bodies need. Casein is what makes milk fatty and white and curdles. Whey is the clear liquid part
What are the 9 essential amino acids?
Histidine, Leucine, Isoleucine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Tryptophan, Threonine, Valine
What country’s flag is this?
Peru
Drawbacks of casein
Casein digests slowly which can cause bloating & constipation & gas
What country’s flags have red & white vertical strips and how do you tell the difference?
Austria 3 bands middle is white
Poland : white on top, red on bottom
Monaco & Indonesia: ref on top white on bottom. Monaco has a darker red
What did Otto I (Otto the Great) do to Pope John XII?
Deposed him and replaced him with Leo VIII. Hence, a king was allowed to change who was supposed to be God’s Elect if he didn’t suit him
How long did the Holy Roman Empire exist?
From 962 to 18906
How do Saguaro cacti roots help it get enough water in deserts?
Saguaro roots are shallow & widespread. Rain roots grow within a few hours to soak up still more of the rainfall .
What was Otto the Great’s empire?
Unified Germany, the Lorraine region of eastern France, some of Italy, empire extended all the way to Adriatic Sea, northern Italy, Bohemia (Czech Republic)
Most significant thing about Otto the Great?
He unified Germany, got the Pope’s backing & was named Holy Roman Emperor in 962 AD
What key event happened in the area of Germany around 800 AD
Charlemagne expanded his kingdom of the Franks & subjugated the Saxons thus forcing them to flee to England. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor
From 936-973 AD Germany was ruled by…
Otto the Great (Otto der Grosse)
What killed the Holy Roman Empire?
Napoleon in 1806
What’s unique about the Palo Verde tree?
It has green bark & can actually perform photosynthesis through its bark
Palo Verde trees are native too…?
The Sonoran Desert. (Southern Arizona, California, northerwestern Mexico)
Palo Verde trees have what color flowers?
Yellow
Difference between Bedouin vs Berber?
Berbers live in North Africa. Bedouin in Middle East
How do you say thank you in Indonesian?
Terima kaSIí kah SEE
What is the POLITICAL capital of Burundi?
Gitega- Bujumbura is the economic
In what year was the first Maytag washing machine built?
1907 by Fred Lewis Maytag & his two brothers
What is gellan gum?
A vegan food additive. A gelling & thickening agent
How is gellan gum made?
A type of elodea bacteria ferments glucose or lactose into a complex polysaccharide
Which is a safer vegan gelling agent? Gellan gum or carrageenan?
Carrageenan has more possible ill health effects.
How can one tell if a mango is ripe?
- Yields slightly to pressure
- Stem should have a sweet fruity aroma
- Some color - partially red
- Possible slightly wrinkly skin
What is spasmodic dysphonia?
Disorder where involuntary spasms of the larynx makes it so person can’t talk.
Cities in Switzerland
Bern, Geneva, Zurich, Lucerne, Basel, Lugano
Cities in Russia
Moscow , St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg , Samara, Omsk, Nizhny Novgorod
Main difference between the liver & kidneys?
The liver detoxifies & metabolizes substances often creating byproducts that are then filtered by the kidneys
Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird created…
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Name the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Leonardo (leader)
Donatello (Genius)
Raphael (rebel)
Michelangelo (funny one
What is ascites?
Fluid buildup in the abdomen due to liver failure
Who is the TMNT Zmentir?
Hamato Yoshi/Splinter the mutant rat
TMNT COLORS
- Leo blue mature responsible - swordsman
- Donnie tech genius Bo staff
- Raph red muscle sais
- Mikey orange pizza addict-nunchucks
