Oss Office Of Strategic Services Pre cIA Flashcards

1
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Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974

A

Haile Selassie

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2
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Before being deposed he planned to build his own mausoleum across the Yamuna river from this structure

Ya moon uh

A

Shah jahan
Jha Han
From thr Taj Mahal
Built in white marble for his wife and was planning on building identical version for himself in black marble

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3
Q

This high end dish of raw ground meat was named for its accompanying sauce and not for centra Asian nomads

A

Steak tartare
Tar tar

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4
Q

Jay z samples a song from this musical in this song

A

Annie in hard knock life

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5
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In 2015 Paris removed 45 tons of this from the pont des arts bridge

Pon day zar

A

Locks

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6
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The worlds largest hydroelectric plant straddles this river in China

A

Yang Z

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7
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In baseball the only person who can be charged with a ball play is this position

A

Pitcher

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8
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With a change to the rule on leap years this calendar became this calendar

A

Julian became the Gregorian

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9
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In 21 this movie reclaimed its title as the worlds highest grossing film of all time

A

Avatar

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10
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In 08 Ellen degeneres married

A

Portia day Rossi

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11
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A financial company Franklin resources has this 3 letter stock symbol

A

BEN

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12
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This Ohio city includes neighborhoods Ames Goodyear heights and Firestone park

A

Akron

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13
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This First Lady often consulted astrologer Joan quigly to help plan her husbands schedule

A

Nancy Ragean

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14
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This inventor is widely credited with an idea that italian immigrant Antonio may ew chi had first

A

Alexander Graham bell

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15
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In 21 kataluna enriquez became the first openly trans woman to compete in

A

Miss USA

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16
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Considering this sci-fi film is set thousands of years in the future fans have questioned why it’s hero has this old school name

A

Paul atriedes in dune
Timothy shal o may plays

17
Q

Stepping away from music when the Beatles broke up he got back into the studio after this 78 song inspired him

A

John Lennon inspired by rock lobster by b 52s

18
Q

Disneyland and Walt Disney world are primarily located in counties names for this fruit

A

Oranges

19
Q

A candle wrapped in barbed wire is the logo of this organization

A

Amnesty international

20
Q

In 21 this tv show moves bill Clinton to ask are we ever going to see rege Jean again
Ray gay jhan

A

Bridgerton

21
Q

Contrary to the cartoon this predator outpaces the roadrunner by 15 MPH

A

Coyote

22
Q

The Miller classification is used to these storms that affect the Atlantic coast

A

Nor’Easter’s

23
Q

Mamba mentality was the legendary focus attributed to this NBA player

A

Kobe Bryant

24
Q

A 2020 tv special was titled let’s go crazy the Grammy salute to this artist

A

Prince

25
Q

A common component in piping and insulation pVC has a v that stands for

A

Vinyl
Polyvinyl chloride

26
Q

Fast food chain long John silver’s is named after a character from this novel

A

Treasure island

27
Q

In the US Veterans Day takes place in this month

A

November

28
Q

Similar to muggles a no-maj is a human that cannot perform this

Mah juh

A

Magic

29
Q

This person can brag that their state and its capital have both been titles of Oscar nominees for best picture

A

Cornhusker
Lincoln (Spielberg) and Nebraska

Not buckeye or tar heel

30
Q

Used in the name of an ancient Roman statue of Venus the word cal uh pigh e in means having a beautiful this

A

Butt

31
Q

Ending 21 on a high note McDonald’s offered a promotional holiday menu tied to this pop singer

A

Mariah Carey

32
Q

Human body’s HPA axis
Bonus all in this system

A

H hypothalamus
P pituitary gland
A adrenal gland

All in the endocrine system

33
Q

Graffiti artists hired for a scene in homeland reportedly snuck in a message homeland is racist in this language

A

Arabic