Xavier Cincinnati Ohio Flashcards by Michael Kridla

ANYTHING GOES
The title of which TV show is based on a reference book first published in 1858 and today in its 42nd edition?

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Grey’s Anatomy

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SCIENCE & TECH
In 1993 the International Astronomical Union approved the naming of asteroids for John Cleese, Eric Idle, and the other four members of which comedy troupe?

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Monty Python

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Which word is derived from the name of a mythic Greek king whose afterlife punishment is to be forever near food and drink he cannot reach?

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Tantalizing

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ARTS & CULTURE
In a single year (1819), which poet composed six of his famous odes, including “Ode to a Nightingale” and “Ode on a Grecian Urn”?

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John Keats

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Who was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for helping end the Russo-Japanese War

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Theodore Roosevelt

and a Congressional Medal of Honor for fighting in the Spanish-American War?

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GEOGRAPHY
Which country is named for a Venezuelan freedom fighter who liberated it from Spain?

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Bolivia

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BIOGRAPHIES
In 1969 he broadcast for 27 out of 30 consecutive hours covering which event?

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Walter Cronkite

Apollo 11 Moon landing

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ANIMALS & NATURE
With the largest wingspan among existing birds, which animal can glide for several hundred miles without a single wing flap?

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Albatross

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MONEY & NUMBERS
On the U.S. one-dollar bill, an eagle represents war and peace by holding the what

Musket

Dynamite

Sword
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olive branch in its right talon and Arrows in its left

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Actor Jason Statham was a British national athlete for 12 years in which sport?

Diving

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Which writer authored over 500 books and, according to his brother, answered nearly 90,000 letters?

Issac Azimov

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Which prop from the 1997 film “Titanic” sold at auction for over $700,000 in 2024?

The floating door

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What damaged the fingers on the right hand of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro?

Lightning strike

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Which country’s politician is the only person to have refused the Nobel Peace Prize?

Vietnam

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During a Seattle show in her tour what singers fans made the seismic activity of a 2.3 magnitude earthquake

Taylor Swift eras tour
The Taylor Swift shows at Seattle’s lumen Field drew 144,000 fans over two nights

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Opposite of a conductor in terms of electricity

Insulator
All metals are conductors to varying degrees

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In 2025 Texas lieutenant governor Dan Patrick propose renaming what dish in honor of his home state

New York strip
Patrick claims that the dish should be named after Texas since Texas leads nation with 12.2 million heads of cattle

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This Director, based his 1994 movie Clerks on his experience working at what type of store

Convenience store Smith worked at Quickstop Groceries is still operating in Leonardo New Jersey.

Kevin Smith

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How many of earths active volcanoes are underwater?

Most
about 75% of our volcanoes are underwater, and most of them are along the ring of fire encircling the pacific

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Finish around 1455 what was the first book created using the Gutenberg press?

The Bible
there are still about 40 copies of the Gutenberg Bible in existence

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The name of this bodybuilding title was inspired by a beer of all things

Mr. Olympia for Olympia beer

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Pilsner originated in this European republic that some consider the most beer drinking nation on earth

Czech Republic

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The small town of kralendijk is the capital of this Caribbean island the B of the ABC territories of the Netherlands
Crawl in dike

Bonaire

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Anagrammed job titles
Problem solver :
Thematic mania

Mathematician

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Anagrammed job titles Rock critic : Gigolo set Jig uh low

Geologist

Anagrammed job titles Java man : air tabs

Barista

Anagrammed job titles Beast Mounter : timid extras

Taxidermist

Anagrammed job titles Edifice planner : tire catch

Architect

Chapter 10 of the hounds of the Baskerville is an extract from the diary of this man

Watson kept the diary not Sherlock Holmes

Four main ingredients in beer

water hops yeast Malt - Germinated barley grain beers, main source of sugar

She was born in the Florida panhandle, and at school in Gainesville was named sweetheart of Sigma chi Kai

Faye dunaway

This body shaping brand began former Disney World employee. Sarah Blakely had the idea to cut the feet off her pantyhose.

Spanx

Florida naturally produces a share of astronauts like Nicole Stot who took the last flight home from the ISS aboard one of these

Space shuttle

Andros Island in the Bahamas sit alongside one of the world‘s largest of these over 120 miles long and a scuba divers paradise

Coral reef

In 2016 President Obama traveled to this Caribbean nation the first visit by a sitting US president in nearly 90 years

Cuba

Live and let die high chapter 2 is an interview with this letter perfect head honcho

A charming chapter 4 is entitled in which this animal loses a tail and who finds one

E or

Betty May Jumper from, Indiantown was the first female head of this tribe of Florida

Seminoles

Chapter 6 of the wind in the Willow, is named for this character who gets hustled away from taking a wild ride in a car

Mr. toad

Feminist activist Roxcy O’Neill Bolton of coral Gables was the driving force behind making August 26 this annual day

Women’s equality day

This kid who deals with Olympians is the eye in chapter 1 : I accidentally vaporize my pre-algebra teacher

Percy Jackson

This popular 400 year-old Dutch brand of beer is known for his distinctive green bottle with a swing top cap

Grolsch Groul shh Stella artois is Belgian

After being honored at the 1893 world fair in this city this brand added blue ribbon to its name

In Chicago,pabst blueribbon

For his 1963 spoken word album, the fistic world was dull and weary with a champ, like liston things had to be dreary

Muhammad Ali

At over 10,000 feet pico Duarte in this nation on Hispaniola is the highest mountain in the Caribbean Dwar tay

Dominican Republic

The trench town neighborhood of Kingston is considered the birthplace of this musical genre

Reggae

Now Colorado football coach, back in 1994. He dropped the rap album prime time.

Deion Sanders

His records include best men single season win loss rate in open Era and a cover of rock ‘n’ roll with the full metal rackets

McEnroe

In 2022 this former Laker a.k.a. DJ diesel joint Steve Aoki on the electric song welcome to the Playhouse

Shaq oneal

In 2011 this boxer and Philippines politician released a cover of sometimes when we touch

Manny Pacquiao By dan hill

After winning two National Titles with Florida in the 2000's, this 5x All-Star finally won his first NBA title with the Celtics in 2024.

Guess: Joakim Noah Answer: Al Horford

The Houston Cougars are now 3x National Title runner-ups, having lost to Florida in 2025, North Carolina State in 1983, and this Big East school in 1984.

Guess: Connecticut (UConn) Answer: Georgetown

This brand of sour candy is known for its hard candy form, but also has alternate form varieties like Sour Spray and Chewy Sour Cubes.

Guess: Mentos Answer: War Heads

Set almost entirely on smartphones & computer screens, John Cho played a father trying to find his missing 16-year-old daughter in this 2018 mystery thriller.

Guess: Taken Answer: Searching

What band a released a 2000 song the featured lyrics like: "It's just one of those days" and "I pack a chainsaw"?

Guess: Limp Bizkit

Known for his deep voice, Patrick Warburton played the "Big Blue Bug of Justice", in this satirical live-action superhero sitcom that lasted only 9 episodes on FOX in 2001.

Guess: The Tick

Succeeded by Edward VI and reigning from 1509-1547, this King of England was known for naming himself Supreme Head of the Church of England.

Guess: Henry VIII And having six marriages and

With all four quarterbacks on this AFC team out due to COVID protocols, practice team Wide Receiver & emergency QB Kendall Hinton got elevated to their active roster in 2020.

Guess: Denver Broncos

ARTS & CULTURE Completed by Rembrandt in 1642, which painting was given its common name in 1797 because layers of varnish made it appear dark? +100 correct

The Night Watch

BIOGRAPHIES Who created an OKCupid profile seeking a “siren for love affair, children and occasional criminal conspiracy” the same year he launched WikiLeaks? +100 correct

Julian Assange

GEOGRAPHY The flag of which country is known in its homeland as “A Auriverde,” meaning “the golden-green”? +100 correct

Brazil

MONEY & NUMBERS Which of the following is typically measured in picograms? +100 correct

DNA

HISTORY & SOCIETY In the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case Jacobellis v. Ohio, Justice Potter Stewart remarked, “I know it when I see it,” in regard to which issue?

Obscenity

SCIENCE & TECH Originally developed in the 1960s by the British company Hawker Siddeley, the first fighter jet capable of vertical liftoff and landing was named for which bird? +100 correct

Harrier

ANYTHING GOES A person who orders spotted dick at a British pub will receive which dish? correct

Suet and fruit pudding

ANIMALS & NATURE According to legend, which insect was named for the Virgin Mary when it rid European farmers of an aphid infestation? +100 correct

Ladybug

VOCAB What would you most likely find in a flagon? +100 correct

Wine

The Gateway to the West, a giant arch and the tallest monument in the U.S., is located in which state?

Missouri

Which artist was working at the Disney studio in 1946 on a project that was completed 57 years later?

Salvador Dali

The streets of the original Monopoly game, patented in 1935, are from which city?

Atlantic city

What is the oldest currency still in circulation?

British pound sterling

In George W. Bush's first administration, what position did Donald Rumsfeld hold?

Secretary of defense

Where does the original Friday The 13th movie take place?

Camp crystal lake

From which country does the piano originate?

Italy

What are the smallest blood vessels in the human body?

Capillaries

When was the first Call of Duty title released?

2003

What is Scooby-Doo's real name?

Scoobert

What does the internet expression "ATM" stand for?

At the moment

Which city's famous ballet company often performs in Lincoln Center?

New York

Which boxer was known as "Will O' the Wisp"?

Willie pep

Carhartt is a leading manufacturer of what sturdy clothing?

Work clothes

It takes approximately 10 pounds of whole milk to produce 1 pound of

Cheese, a large percentage of US dairy milk would go to waste of so much wasn’t used to make cheese

Use the key online data to secure 2FA stands for

Two factor authentication Has been proved to reduce online identity, theft, and fraud

What oil rich cities police has a fleet of expensive supercars, including Porsche Bugatti’s and Lamborghinis

Dubai The most expensive car in Dubai police fleet is a Porsche 918 spider which sells for around $840,000

If a British person is wearing a mask Mackintosh what are they wearing?

Raincoat Named after Charles Mackintosh, who invented a waterproof material. They are commonly called macs in the UK.

What era did the dinosaurs live during?

Mesozoic era lasted from around 252 million years ago to 66 million years ago

What year did Sesame Street premiere in?

1969 with big bird, Bert and Cookie Monster but Elmo didn’t make his debut until 1980