Various Flashcards
General
What is the official currency of Sweden
krona
What car company shares its name with a San Antonio mission
Alamo
The naked mole rat is from
Africa
In 2013 what city became the largest in US history to file for bankruptcy
Detroit
Michael Jordan lead the Chicago Bulls to how many total NBA championships
6
Dinosaurs roamed the Earth during what geological era
Mesozoic
Investment banker Patrick Bateman narrates what 1991 novel by Bret Easton Ellis
American Psycho
in 1995 Shannon Faulkner became the first female Cadet at what Military College
Citadel
who is the only u.s. President on Mount Rushmore wearing a coat
George Washington
what bar syrup makes a Shirley Temple cocktail red
grenadine
Freud’s three parts of the personality are
the ego, the super ego and the ID
Neil Clark Warren is the founder and TV spokesperson for what online dating site
eHarmony
Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams and Biz Stone are co-founders of what company
If people in China show you a photo of Dong Dong, you’re most likely looking at
a gold medal-winning Olympian
What 1982 Best Picture Oscar went to the true story of a man who married at 13
Gandhi
Lindsey Vonn is a leading athlete in what sport
skiing
If a man has the title of Earl what title does his wife have
Countess
The Bill of Rights added how many total amendments to the US Constitution
10
What former NBC sitcom focuses on a study group at a college called Greendale
Community
What Hemingway novel ends with the line ‘isn’t it pretty to think so’
The Sun Also Rises
In area, what’s the smallest US state
Rhode Island
What grammy-winning musicians real name is Ella Yelich-o’connor
Lorde
The ergonomic office chair called “The Aeron” it’s made by what company
Herman Miller
In 1989 cartoonist Scott Adams debuted with what comic strip
Dilbert
The running of the bulls occurs at the festival of San Fermin in what Spanish City
Pamplona
What’s the Italian word for bow tie pasta
farfalle
If you add all the numbers on a roulette wheel, what’s the total
666
there are numbers 1 to 36 on the roulette wheel so then imagine listing underneath them 36 to 1 so then you’ve got 36 Columns of 37 but that’s twice the total number so you divide by 2 so it’s 36 * 37 is 1322 / 2 is 666
A karyotype is a picture of a person’s what
chromosomes
in 2009 a Barbie doll created a sensation at a German Toy Fair because it was modeled after whom
Chancellor Angela Merkel
If someone is a horologist what do they do for a living
make clocks
What Marvel superhero has an anime Nyan coating on his skeleton and claws
Wolverine
When it opened in 1989 the Rogers Centre in Toronto was known by what name
Skydome
The slogan “find God’s match for you” appears on what dating site
Christian Mingle
The official Anne Frank house is located in what capital city
Amsterdam
What Chilean poet wrote Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair
Pablo Neruda
By what professional name is Gossip blogger Mario Lavanderia better-known
Perez Hilton
Phlebitis is an inflammation of what specific part of the circulatory system
vein
What Italian braised chicken dish is referred to as Hunter Style
chicken cacciatore
Debuting in 2003 what fox sitcom focused on the rich and dysfunctional Bluth family
Arrested Development
A stylized version of what animal appears in the logo of Qantas Airlines
kangaroo
What States presidents are officially nicknamed Cornhuskers
Nebraska
The unit of measure called a femtometer is named for what physician
Enrico Fermi
What man won the Hong Kong Cha-Cha championship in 1958
Bruce Lee
Besides Mercury which is the only element on the periodic table that’s a liquid at room temperature
bromine
What company makes the Wii
Nintendo
a musical instrument named for its
saxophone
Which phobia is weather related
brontophobia
What is ergophobia
the fear of work
What is muso phobia
the fear of mice
Which movie was Leonardo DiCaprio not nominated for an Oscar
Titanic
When writing a letter who should be addressed as your Excellency
Roman Catholic Archbishop
Who’s the only u.s. President to resign from office
Nixon
In July 2013 what famous rapper dropped the hyphen from his name
Jay-Z
A plout is a cross between a plum and what other stone fruit
apricot
Poet Samuel Taylor Coloriage Co wrote the book Lyrical Ballads with whom
Wordsworth
Crimson is a deep shade of what primary color
red
In 1938 what Orson Welles radio drama cause mass panic in the US
War of the Worlds
For what 1979 movie did Meryl Streep win her first Oscar
Kramer vs Kramer
IO is a sulfur covered Moon that orbits what planet
Jupiter
Aer Lingus is an airline based in what country
Ireland
What French Queen allegedly said “Let them Eat cake”
Marie Antoinette
What odorless gas was discovered in 1868 following a solar eclipse
helium
How many total seconds are in 200 minutes
12000
since 1990 what city is the capital of reunited Germany
Berlin
what was the name of Scarlett’s beloved Plantation in Gone With the Wind
Tara
the clouds in my coffee box set was released by what singer in 1995
Carly Simon
what’s the first name of the inventor of the Rubik’s Cube
her now
Manhattan’s largest Catholic Cathedral is dedicated to what saint
Saint Patrick
what country’s national anthem translates to quote March of the volunteers
China
in what process does a plant release water Vapors from its leaves
transpiration
what is the only precious gem to rate a 10 on the Mohs scale of hardness
diamond
what restaurant chain trademark the phrase meat lovers Pizza
Pizza Hut
in the Puccini opera what is Madame butterfly’s real name
Coo Coo San
what author created the fictional Street Diagon Alley
JK Rowling
the world’s longest living tortoises are native to what island chain
Galapagos
what type of pudding is made from the root of the cassava
tapioca
what Black Eyed Peas singer married Josh Duhamel
Fergie
in the intelligence test term IQ the letter Q stands for what word
quotient
what Italian directed Spaghetti Westerns include A Fistful of Dollars
Sergio Leone
Mount Elbrus is an 18000 foot high peak in in what country
Russia
what ABBA song shares its title with Napoleon’s final defeat
Waterloo
the eagle has landed was spoken by what Apollo 11 astronaut
Neil Armstrong
who painted the 1931 artwork the Persistence of memory
Salvador Dali
in The Tale of Two Cities who hides a list of condemn men’s names in her knitting
madame defarge
how many total items are in 1/2 gross
72
what Tony winning musical is based on poems by TS Eliot
cats
in the Fashion World what French phrase means ready-to-wear
pret-a-porter
in 1844 what founder of the Mormon religion was killed by an angry mob
Joseph Smith
featured in Back to the Future what car was discontinued
DeLorean
Nancy spungen was allegedly killed by what member of the group sex pistols
Sid Vicious
intense magnetic activity causes what invisible dark areas in on the solar surface
sunspots
most of the nation of Botswana is covered by what desert
Kalahari
Watts music has how many total beats per bar
3
what nineteenth-century monk is known as the father of modern genetics
Gregor Mendel
in what 1976 film does Robert De Niro’s character say you talking to me
taxi driver
worn by South Asian women what small decorative. Adorns the forehead
Bindi
what band released the album Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
what type of outdoor chair was named for the mountains of upstate New York
Adirondack
the Federal National Mortgage Association is commonly called what two word name
Fannie Mae
what socialite trademarked the phrase that’s hot
Paris Hilton
Marc Jacobs was the artistic director of what company known for its monogrammed bags
Louis Vuitton
what religious leader is the host of MSNBC Politics Nation
Reverend Al Sharpton
which British ocean liner was sunk by a German torpedo in 1915
the Lusitania
what lake Korean dictator War 5 in heels to make himself seem taller
Kim Jong-il
in what comic strip is mr. Wilson the neighbor of a mischievous boy
Dennis the Menace
what famed author wrote seven of his books under the pen name Richard Bachman
Stephen King
the Cayenne is a model of SUV from what car maker
Porsche
if you’re using the shake hand or pin hold grips your most likely doing what
playing table tennis
twiced widowed Grace Machel was served as first lady of Mozambique and which other country
South Africa she became the wife of President Nelson Mandela
in the 1960s why did German radio programmers fault at playing The Beatles song Day Tripper
it lasted more than 4 minutes
Which movie was released in Mexico with the title Vaselina
Grease
if you undergo a blepharoplasty which drooping body parts will your doctor fix
eyelids
The Saffir- Simpson scale is used to measure what
the intensity of hurricanes
an attempt to rule the razor industry who created the world’s first disposable blade
King Gillette
in 2011 Alec Baldwin was removed from a flight after playing what game
Words With Friends
what Talking Heads song begins ‘and you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack’
once in a lifetime
what is the name of ESPN’s annual extreme sports competition
the X Games
since 2011 what is the name of the largest drink size at Starbucks
Trenta
in what modern country are the ruins of ancient Troy
turkey
which phrase from The Godfather was the name of the strip club on The Sopranos
Bada Bing
at Bill Clinton’s inauguration what poet recited on the pulse of morning
Maya Angelou
in 2002 what pioneering social website did Jonathan Abrams start
Friendster
what suffragist was the first woman to have her image put on a u.s. dollar coin
Susan B Anthony
what organization was founded in 1892 with John Muir as its president
the Sierra Club
if you’ve been diagnosed with hypoglycemia what are you suffering from
low blood sugar
the original script for which classic film was titled the American
Citizen Kane
whose real first name was Gruoch
Lady Macbeth
which of these explorers was born first Christopher Columbus Marco Polo Ferdinand Magellan
Marco Polo Venetian Explorer 14th century Christopher Columbus was 15th century Ferdinand Magellan 16th century
which female singer had a hit in 2009 with her debut single Tik Tok
Kesha
what astronomers name is repeated in the queen song Bohemian Rhapsody
Galileo
who immediately preceded John Roberts as Chief Justice of the United States
rehnquist
and you got the body seven main energy centers are called what
chakras
Kathryn Bigelow won an Oscar for directing what 2009 film
The Hurt Locker
actress Sigourney Weaver’s father was president of what TV network in the 1950s
NBC
legendary lover Casanova was said to eat what shellfish by the Dozen
oysters
what vice-president faced off against Khrushchev in the famous kitchen debate
Nixon
which Led Zeppelin drummer died in 1980
Bonham
in 1997 IBM deep blue computer beat what Russian chess Grandmaster
Kasparov
in 1978 what famous French Entertainer founded his own School of pantomime in Paris
Marcel Marceau
how many total zeroes are found in the number 10000
4
what car maker is named for the daughter of German businessman email jelinek
Mercedes
what hair color Trend comes from the French word for shade
ombre
what did the m stand for in the title of the TV series Mash
mobile
founded in 1929 the American League for physical culture was the first u.s. Organization for
nudists
in 1970 which actor was originally cast as Dirty Harry
Frank Sinatra
which of these songs was not on Michael Jackson’s Thriller album Beat It Billy Gene black or White
black or white
if you live in Israel and everybody calls you do do which of these is most likely your first name Daniel David or Dolph
David
before Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel what was painted on it
the Sky with Stars
if you order your food alforno how will it be prepared
baked
what is the largest city to connect 2 continents
Istanbul has a population of 14 million and connects Asia and Europe
how long is an eon in genealogy
a billion years generally and Ian actually often refers to an infinite amount of time
what was Mickey Mouse’s original name
Mortimer Mouse Mickey Mouse first appeared in episode entitled Steamboat Willie in 1928
what Scottish inventor is famous for having invented the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell received his patent for the telephone on March 7th 1876 he got it working 3 days later
which founding father is known for his large signature on the United States Declaration of Independence
he became very popular in Massachusetts when British officials seized his Sloop or sailboat Liberty in 1768 and charged him with smuggling although the charges were eventually dropped
what country gave the United States its famous Statue of Liberty as a gift in 1886
France the Statue of Liberty began Construction in 1875 and was dedicated in 1886 it receives over 3 million visitors each year
what is the tallest mountain in Africa
Mount Kilimanjaro is about 200 miles south of the equator in the country of Tanzania it has three active volcanoes that are quite active causing over 1,000 people to evacuate each year
what US state is famous for their juicy peaches
Georgia in 2014 Georgia was third in US Peach production behind California and South Carolina
