King Houdini Flashcards

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When did sheep roam around the White House

A

Woodrow Wilson presidency
WW 1
In an effort to cut down on manpower to maintain the White House

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2
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How many Punic wars

Bonus: participants

A

3 total

Rome and Carthage

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Anchors aweigh is the unofficial theme song of ehat US military branch

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Navy

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In 2021 jasmine Harrison became the youngest woman to row solo across what body of water

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Atlantic Ocean

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5
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A powerful ingredient in skin care products what is derived from vitamin A

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Retinol

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Something being sold at auction.is said to be going under the what

A

Hammer

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Video game phenom Tyler blevins is better known by what name

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Ninja

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8
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The core i7 and pentium are computer processors made by

A

Intel

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In her hit Jenny from the block j lo informs us she grew up in what New York City borough

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Bronx

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When he died in 2020 what soccer star was called the hand of god with feet of divinity

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Diego mar uh Donna

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The odyssey follows whose journey to where

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Odysseus to Ithaca (his home Greek kingdom)

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In 1986 who became the first female president of the Philippines

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Uh keen o

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13
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The studio that produced popeye the sailor man also created what jazz singing flapper

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Berry booop

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14
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Us passports are issued by

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The department of the state

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In Astronomy a star being torn into thin strands as it’s sucked into a black hole is an event known as what

A

Spaghettifaction

Sp get uh fi cation

Gravity so much stronger at the near end than the far end

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The word maverick was inspired by Samuel maverick a Texas land baron who couldn’t be bothered to do what

A

Brand his cattle

17
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What US states official Twitter account joked that the texting abbreviation WTH stand for want Taylor ham

A

New Jersey

18
Q

What chain will often give your dog a free cup of whipped cream when you order a puppuccino

19
Q

In the US prohibition began and started

A

1920 to 1933

20
Q

SKIMS is a women’s shape wear line created by what celeb

21
Q

Showing a man riding a horse at a bullfight Le picador is what artists first painting

22
Q

Showing a man riding a horse at a bullfight le picador is what artists first painting

Luh
Pick a door

23
Q

Lorentz force Better known as what type of force

A

Electromagnetic

Named after a Dutch physicist

24
Q

In the Netflix series pretend it’s a city martin Scorsese listens to what kvetching writer

A

Fran lebowitz

25
Founded in 1938 ehat South Korean company originally sold vegetables and dried fish
Samsung
26
N the late 90s gidget the chichiwawa Mascot of for what fast food chain
Taco Bell
27
94 voice role of Mufasa was reprised in 2019 by what actor
James earl Jones
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What legendary figure died after winning a race against a steam drill
John Henry
29
In 1937 what engineer wrote a poem titled the mighty task is done upon the completion of what mighty landmark
Strauss | Golden Gate Bridge
30
Catz and jammer kids known for this distinction | First appearing in 1897
Longest running comic strip of all time Created by Rudolph dirks First to have character express dialogue through speech bubbles 2013
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Code name of us air land conflict from Jan 17 1991 to April 11 1991
Operation desert storm | In Kuwait
32
Air jordans debuted
1984
33
3 is a magic number is the pilot for
Schoolhouse rock
34
If you were brown in 1970 you’d be part of what demographic
Gen X
35
While the rest od the world is busy celebrating Pi day what city is busy celebrating the date that matches its area code
St. Louis
36
Native to Africa kirks dik-dik is a tiny variety of what animal
Antelope | Tiny little deer like things
37
In which of these places would you find a vast flat area known as a abyssal plain
Atlantic Ocean
38
Last element
Zirconium
39
Oxfords word of the year for 2021 was this 3 letter one, short for a word that goes back to the Latin for cow
Vax First vaccine derived from cowpox From Latin Vacca