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E Flashcards

1
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What ‘E’ is a Christian church festival celebrated on January 6th?

A

Epiphany

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2
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What ‘E’ were the first people to make and wear parkas?

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Eskimos

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What ‘E’ was hurled into a lake at the death of King Arthur

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Excaliber

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4
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What ‘E’ are big and little conrods in a car engine?

A

Ends

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5
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What ‘E’ is what the French want when they shout ‘Bis’?

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Encore

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6
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What ‘E’ precedes Degas, Wallace and Allan Poe?

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Edgar

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What ‘E’ is a unit of energy?

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Erg

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What ‘E’ is a long involuntary absence like that of the Jews in Babylon?

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Exile

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What ‘E’ was the ancient, and now poetic, name for Ireland?

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Erin

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10
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What ‘E’ is a newspaper published after mid-day?

A

Evening

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What ‘E’ are the mongoloid peoples of the Arctic?

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Eskimos

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12
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What ‘E’ is an Australian tree known as a coolabah?

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Eucalyptus

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13
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What ‘E’ is the department of public service that looks after the nation’s money?

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Exchequer

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14
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What ‘E’ comes from the Greek for heathen, and is now applied to racial minorities?

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Ethnic

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15
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What ‘E’ was made out of Adam’s rib?

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Eve

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16
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What ‘E’ precedes island, parade, bonnet and Sunday?

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Easter

17
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What ‘E’ Was was Adlai Stevenson’s middle name, or is JR’s Surname?

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Ewing

18
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What ‘E’ is what Schliemann did at Troy, and Carter did in Egypt?

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Excavation

19
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What ‘E’ are the conventional rules of social or professional behaviour?

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Etiquette

20
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What ‘E’ is an obsolete way of defining forty-five inches?

A

Ell

21
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What ‘E’ was first distilled by Johann Maria Farina in the 18th century

A

Eau De Cologne

22
Q

What ‘E’ are little holes for laces?

A

Eyelets

23
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What ‘E’ is used to decorate the robes of judges, peers and royalty, and has little black tails all over it?

A

Ermine

24
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What ‘E’ laid the foundations of modern geometry a long time ago?

A

Euclid

25
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What ‘E’ is called a wapiti or a moose, in North America?

A

Elk

Blockbusters Set 1 (24 decks)

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