Cranberries can float on water Flashcards

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The longest bridge of any kind in the world is found in which country?

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China

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How many countries border Australia?

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0

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What name is given to the Cape that is the most Southerly point in South America?

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Cape Horn

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Subscapularis is part of which joint?

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Shoulder

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Who proposed the theory of evolution?

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Darwin

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What animal is responsible for producing mohair?

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Goat

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What colour is a mandrill’s beard?

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Yellow

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What name is given to the dried meat strips predominantly eaten in South Africa?

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Biltong

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A lusophone is someone who speaks which language?

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Portuguese

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ANYTHING GOES
Five of which company’s Munchkins are roughly equivalent to one of its donuts?
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Dunkin’

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SCIENCE & TECH
Which part of the body can be treated with LASIK surgery?

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Eyes

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ANIMALS & NATURE
The great horned owl has a poor sense of smell, a useful deficiency since it is the chief predator of which animal?
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Skunk

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CULTURE
Which comedian came out as gay in the posthumously released 2025 documentary Pee-Wee as Himself?

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Paul Reubens

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VOCAB
Fill in the blank: The kids had fun _____ around the pool all summer.

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cavorting

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GEOGRAPHY
Which of these islands is located not in the West Indies but about 800 miles to the northeast?

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Bermuda

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One of Europe’s leading winemakers, Ilja Gort insured which body part for $8 million?
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Nose

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HISTORY & SOCIETY
There were more than 22,000 Americans casualties during the daylong Battle of Antietam, fought during which war?

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American Civil War

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BIOGRAPHIES
Which TV star sang at the remains of the Berlin Wall on New Year’s Eve in 1989 to celebrate reunification?

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David Hasselhoff

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Known as carrotenemia, eating too many carrots, can cause what to happen

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Skin turns orange

carrotenemia happens when too much of the pigment beta carotene is consumed

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Before Mike Myers took over, he had recorded most of the lines for which movie title character

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Chris Farley for Shrek
Shrek producers didn’t tell Mike Myers that he was replacing Farley when they hired him as new voice

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 anteaters are rare among mammals in that they don’t have what

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Teeth
giant anteaters tongue can be 2 feet long and flick in and out of its mouth 150 times a minute

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What car makers 4 ring logo commemorate 1932 merge of German companies

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Audi,
the Audi rings represent unity of four companies, Audi, DKW Horch, and wanderer

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Ronald Reagan began his political career in 1966 when he was elected what

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Governor of California
Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Pat Brown by over 1 million votes and won a second California term in 1970

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In the final scene of the classic death of a salesman, this character reveals he sells what

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Willie Lohman never tells us what he sells
Playwright Arthur Miller purposely kept Willie’s line of work as a secret to make him more of an every man

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Way up in the Orkney islands, Britain’s northern most cathedral is named for the saint, whose name is Latin for big or great
Saint Magnus
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In 1991 University of Helsinki computer science student completed his first version of this open source computer operating system
Linux
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Confucianism is more philosophy so this with Beijing temples 1300 years old is China’s only recognize homegrown religion
Taoism Dow ism
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This people whose religion has Islamic and gnostic elements live in Lebanon and Syria, but also make up about 2% of Israel’s people
Druze Drews
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One thought to have been penned by Henry VIII this colorful tune is now believed to come from Elizabethan times
Greensleeves
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A jaunty tune in the last jaunty times of World War I was titled Belgium put the Kabash on this German leader
Kaiser
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In the opening line of a novel, this wolf woman said she would buy the flowers herself
Mrs. Dalloway Title of book
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With more than 100 million adherents the Moscow patriarchate is also called this national church
Russian Orthodox
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Cryptocurrency transactions are recorded using this database technology that sounds like a defensive strategy
Blockchain
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Mrs. Hudson, a long suffering woman is his landlady in the adventure of the dying detective
Sherlock Holmes
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The talent of this Patricia Highsmith character include the ability to kill with oars and ashtrays
The talented, Mr. Ripley
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Mrs. organ Morgan runs a grocery shop in a seaside Village in Wales in his play under milkwood
Dylan thomas
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, Punxsutawney Phil for one
Groundhog
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The opposite of sedate, this hyphenated adjective means wildly, enthusiastic, or un restrained
Hogwild
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Big party planned get one of these a large barrel or cask of wine equal to 63 gallons
Hogs head
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Mr. Darcy soon drew the attention of the room at his first appearance in this novel
Pride and prejudice
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Prithviraj Chauhan, who ruled in Rajasthan in the 12th century is sometimes called the last emperor of this religion Cho han
Hinduism
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Episodes of this physicist, heavy show included the septum deviation and the shank reflex analysis
The Big Bang Theory
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This film character says that as a kid he wished he could mix physics with New Mexico for then his life would be perfect
Oppenheimer
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From the Greek, for straight writing it is the study of the principles of correct spelling in a language
Orthography Or thog ruh fee
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Aye laddie , it’s what the Scottish called New Year’s Eve
Hogmanay Hog muh nay For reasons of their own
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It’s the acronym for the prove you’re not a robot test encountered when accessing some websites
Captcha
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You must have attached the PDF to an email once in your life right ? then you know the D stands for this right?
Document Portable document format
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In 1905, sir Henry would arranged the Fantasia on British sea songs to celebrate the Centennial of this battle
Trafalgar Truh fail grrr
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The azure main (that’s the ocean ) is in this patriotic song traditionally played at the last night of the proms at Royal Albert Hall
Rule Britannia
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As sheriff Hopper on Stranger Things he finds science can’t explain everything like it did when he worked in physics on TVs Manhattan
David Harbour
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On deep space nine the prophets hung out in the Bajoran this that connected to the alpha and gamma quadrants Buh jour awn
Wormhole
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Jane Foster likens the asgardian biFrost to Einstein-Rosen Bridge, but Thor says it’s more like this kind of bridge
Rainbow Bridge
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With bowling boxing and more in 2006 this home console from Nintendo Pioneered the use of motion sensors
Wii
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Handel composed many coronation anthems, including zadok the priest in 1727 for the second British king of this name Zay dock
George II
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Movies and the Law Drafters ….. have to have a little fun sometimes said the author of this law when asked if he was inspired by 1931’s Little Caesar
Rico Name of the gangster in Little Caesar is little Rico Racketeer influenced, and corrupt organizations act is the Rico act
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In the 1940s, Ed Lowe wrote these two words on 10 bags of granulated clay to sell to cat owners ;now they sell bags at pet stores
Kitty litter
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This novelist meeting Lincoln in DC represented in statue form in Hartford 1862
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Alfred Eisenstaedt in Time Square playing photo voyeur as a sailor kisses a nurse this month 1945
August VJ Day
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Body parts better known names sternum
Breastbone
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Body parts better known names Scapula
Shoulder blade
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Add another T to the second letter of the Greek alphabet to get the name of this fish that’s ubiquitous at pet stores
Betta Bait uh
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A golden or Robo type of this animal would work out great on a wheel with a niteangel pedometer to track it’s steps
Hamster
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In the same genius as broccoli, it’s grown for its large white curd or head
Cauliflower
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They’re not technically nuts, though so-called but the curved edible seeds of a tropical evergreen
Cashews
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Boston cream pies are traditionally filled with a layer of this vanilla flavor
custard
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This darling member of the mandarin family has a thin peel and is often seedless
Clementine
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A future philosopher named William around 1285 ; being born in this village in Surrey now near Heathrow Airport
Ockham William of Ockham of Ockham razor fame Ack um
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Body part better known as Pollex
Thumb
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You can get the smaller members of the lizard family, at a pet store, but its largest member the Komodo dragon is illegal to sell
Monitor
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At least twice as wide as the wingspan is a rule of thumb if you’re buying one of these
BirdCage
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Gary Marshall created this nostalgic sitcom about the Cunningham family in 1950s Milwaukee
Happy days
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Jamaica’s government set up a group to make recommendations on cannabis laws, the national commission of this word from the Hindi
Ganja
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The name of this relish that accompanies a meal in Indian cuisine goes back to a word meaning to lick
Chutney
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This word for a large heavy vehicle and a villain in Deadpool two comes via Hindi from Sanskrit for Lord of the house
Juggernaut Not cable
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From 2006 to 2013 it was all fun in the sun for forensics expert Dexter Morgan in this city
Miami
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This name for a hot whiskey drink that your auntie minzie thinks will get you over a cold is partly from the Hindi word
Toddy
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This item of headwear was originally made from tie-dyed silk in India
Bandanna
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Fictional white pine Bay Oregon is the setting for this drama featuring Young Norman and his mother Norma
Bates motel
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TV show set in San Diego over the years including Simon and Simon Drake and Josh and this comedy starring Jane and Lily
Grace and Frankie
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ICarly is set in the city and skybucks coffee is a major brand in Carly’s world
Seattle
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This woman filling up the empty treasury in Russia by secularizing clergy property 1764
Catherine the great
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Lord Nelson, August 1, 1798 to defeating Napoleon’s forces and isolating them in Egypt in the battle of this river
Nile
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Body parts better known as Patella
Kneecap
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Body parts better known as Umbilicus Um bill uh kiss
Belly button
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These crunchy cubes, come in a Parmesan version for your Caesar salad
Croutons