Perdue Illinois Flashcards

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This island nation lies off the southeast coast of India. The name translates from Sanskrit into English as “venerable island”. Before 1970, it was known as this, a name given to the country during British rule.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon

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but the game of darts called “this is simply hitting the numbers 1 through 20 on the dartboard in sequence.

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Round the Clock”

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He was a Scottish inventor. He figured prominently in the Industrial Revolution in Britain, largely due to the improvements he made to the fledgling steam engine. The SI unit of power is called this, and was named in his honor.

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James Watt

the watt

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This is a type of cake made primarily with eggs, sugar and ground nuts (but no flour).

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torte

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2 official languages of Pakistan

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Urdu is one of the two official languages of Pakistan (the other being English), and is one of the 22 scheduled languages in India. Urdu partly developed from Persian and is written from right to left.

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2 official languages of Pakistan

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Urdu is one of the two official languages of Pakistan (the other being English), and is one of the 22 scheduled languages in India. Urdu partly developed from Persian and is written from right to left.

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2 official languages of Pakistan

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Urdu is one of the two official languages of Pakistan (the other being English), and is one of the 22 scheduled languages in India. Urdu partly developed from Persian and is written from right to left.

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Reverse movie tribond
House of wax
Repo thr genwtic opera
Thr hottie and thr nottie

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Paris Hilton

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Tallest man made object in 1889
Also this surpassed in 89 and remained so until this building was completed in 1931

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Washington monument - first
Eiffel Tower built in 89

Chrysler building -31

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2 major airports serving Paris France

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Charles duh gall
ORLY or lee ?

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Reverse movie tribond
The fellowship of thr ring
Pirates of the Caribbean -
Dead men tell no tales
The hobbit - desolation of smawg

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Orlando bloom

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NIck Anderson who reached
the final four NCAA tournament with this college in 89 became
First ever draft pack for this nba team

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Orlando magic

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Star-nosed diggers :

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MOLES
One of the more commonly known facts about my native Ireland is that there are no snakes in the country (outside of politics, that is). A lesser known fact is that there are no moles either. There are plenty of snakes and moles in Britain, just a few miles away. Over a pint, we tend to give the credit to Saint Patrick, but the last ice age is more likely the responsible party …

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is a brand name of skin-care products from Germany. The Latin word “” means “snow-white

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Nivea

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” is the Japanese name for pufferfish, also known as blowfish and balloonfish. It is a notorious dish on a Japanese menu as it can be extremely poisonous. The liver, ovaries and eyes of the pufferfish contain lethal amounts of the poison tetrodotoxin, which paralyzes muscles causing death by asphyxiation.

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Fugu

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Black-ish” is a sitcom starring

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Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross that premiered in 2014. The lead actors play Dre and Rainbow Johnson, a married couple leading an upper-middle class black family. The show is noted for tackling tough issues such as racism, police brutality, attitudes toward the LGBT community, and the 2016 US presidential election.

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” is a French word. The literal translation from the French is “jumped” or “bounced”

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Sauté
, a reference to the tossing of food while cooking it in a frying pan.

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Veep” role for Louis-Dreyfus :

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MEYER
“Veep” is a political satire sitcom on HBO that is a remake of the British show “The Thick of It” (Warning: strong, strong language!). “Veep” is set in the office of fictional US Vice President Selina Meyer, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

Actress and comedian Julia Louis-Dreyfus is an alum of the sketch show “Saturday Night Live”, in which she appeared from 1982 to 1985. Her really big break came when she was chosen to play Elaine Benes on “Seinfeld”. More recently, Louis-Dreyfus can be seen playing Vice President Selina Meyer on the HBO comedy show “Veep”.

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Dreamhouse occupant :

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BARBIE DOLL (wrapped by “BA-LL”)
Mattel, the supplier of Barbie dolls, purchased a 3,500 square-foot house in Malibu, and had it redecorated to resemble the company’s Barbie Dreamhouse dollhouse. The creation of a life-size Barbie Dreamhouse was part of a promotion on the occasion of Barbie’s 50th birthday.

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is a board game that was introduced in 1995, in Germany as “Die Siedler von Catan”. The game is very popular in the US and was called “the board game of our time” by the “Washington Post”. My son plays it a lot, and as a lover of board games, I am going to have to check it out …

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The Settlers of Catan (now just “Catan”)

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Reproduce like salmon :

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SPAWN
“Salmon run” is the name given to the “run” that salmon make annually from the ocean, upstream to spawn in freshwater. Even though the mature salmon have wandered huge distances throughout the ocean, they return to the very same spawning ground where they themselves were hatched. Remarkable …

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is an artificial bank, usually made of earth, that runs along the length of a river. It is designed to hold back river water at a time of potential flooding.

” is the French word for “raised” and is an American term that originated in French-speaking New Orleans around 1720.

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A levee

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The OPEC cartel was formally established in 1960 and has been headquartered in

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Vienna since 1965. The US is actually the third largest oil producer in the world (after Russia and Saudi Arabia). One reason America isn’t in OPEC, even though we are a big producer, is that we import a lot more than we export. But we all probably knew that already …

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The Houses of Parliament iconic clock tower in London

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Big Ben aka Elizabeth tower

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Cross between donut and crossiant
Cronut
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This tradition has two major branches. The Theravada is “the School of the Elders”, and the Mahayana is “the Great Vehicle”. The Theravada is the older of the two schools, whereas the Mahayana split from the Theravada around the 1st century CE
Buddhist
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There are three of these muscles in the human body they play a big role in maintaining our erect posture.
gluteal the largest of which is the gluteus maximus It’s the gluteus maximus which really dictates the shape and size of the human buttocks. In evolutionary terms, the human “glutes” (also “glutei”) are larger than those in related species because they play a big role in maintaining our erect posture.
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Watteau portrait of this sad clown from Commedia dell’arte once had the title Gilles Wah toe Cuh media del art tay Zheel
Puh row
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Louve visitors might jog over to the wi gee victory of sam o Thrace honoring this Greek goddess
Nike
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He escaped on a British ship leaving John Andre to be hanged ; unpopular in America and Britain he’d side in London in 1801
Benedict Arnold
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An ancient region on the Balkan peninsula today it’s divided among Greece Turkey and Bulgaria
Thrace
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Pink eye is another name for this condition
Cun junk tuh vietis
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Lee pace starred as a man who could bring back the dead for a little while on this series whose title is slang for being dead
Pushing daisies
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Played Thomas Cromwell in tv adaptation of wolf hall
Mark Rylance Rye lence
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Linda cardellini and John Francis attended William McKinley high school on this short lived series
Freaks and geeks
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Given for severe pain the name of this drug comes from the Greek god of dreams
Morphine from Morpheus
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Frigid treeless plain
Tundra Artic foxes live here
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Final season of thr crown starred her as Queen Elizabeth II
Uh meld uh staunton Staw ton
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Arranged marriage for spies Donald glover and Maya Erskine in this series based on a 05 film Er skin
Mr and Mrs smith
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This country’s emperor Pedro II was on hand when he demonstrated his telephone at the Philadelphia International exhibition in 1876
Alexander Graham bell Brazil
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BIOGRAPHIES In 2018 Kim Kardashian, following in her famous father’s footsteps, began pursuing a career in which field? +100 correct
Law
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HISTORY & SOCIETY On his way to Paris for World War I peace talks, who was the first sitting U.S. president to visit the U.K.? +100 correct
Woodrow Wilson
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MONEY & NUMBERS Which fictional character, owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, was once estimated by Forbes magazine to be worth $16.8 billion? +100 correct
C. Montgomery Burns
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Which dish is named for a 19th-century physician who advocated for high-protein, low-vegetable diets? +100 correct
Salisbury steak
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ANYTHING GOES Which classic children’s game was inspired by the complex machines created by cartoonist Rube Goldberg? +100 correct
Mouse Trap
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ANIMALS & NATURE Relying solely on its tongue to catch food, which of the following animals does not have teeth? +100 correct
Anteater
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Believing they were being portrayed unfairly, the Associated Farmers of California pushed to ban which book from libraries in 1939? +100 correct
The Grapes of Wrath
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GEOGRAPHY The southernmost city in the world, Ushuaia, is located at the southern tip of which country? +100 correct
Argentina
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carousing definition
carouse 1 of 2 verb ca·​rouse kə-ˈrau̇z caroused; carousing Synonyms of carouse intransitive verb 1 : to drink liquor freely or excessively 2 : to take part in a carouse : engage in dissolute behavior VOCAB In which place would you most likely find people carousing? +100 correct Bar
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A 2025 event for Francis Ford Coppola Steven Spielberg called this movie the greatest US film ever made
The godfather Spielberg was helping present Coppola with the AFI life, achievement award
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Plogging as a fitness trend that combines what two activities
Jogging and picking up litter Plogging originated in Sweden and is based on the Swedish term plocka up, which means to pick up
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As 80s kids might know what does the T in Mr. T stand for
Lawrence tureaud once said of his stage name. I self ordained myself, Mr. T so the first word out of everybody’s mouth is Mr. that’s a sign of respect.
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Use to clear out clogged passages what is used to pour salt water into your nose
Netti pot Nettie is a Sanskrit term that translates to nasal cleansing
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To capture Street view images in the faroe Islands google equipped what kind of animals with 360 cameras
Sheep The Faroe Island is home till around 50,000 people on 70,000 Sheep
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It’s mainland Europe’s only active volcano
Vesuvius
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The coat of arms on Slovenia flag has representations of mountains and this arm of the Mediterranean
Adriatic Sea
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Unter Den Linden in Berlin is a tree line Avenue running Westward nearly a mile to this five portal monument
Brandenburg gate
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In 2023 the 49ers lead the NFL by scoring a touchdown 67% of the times they entered this area within the opposing 20 yard line
The red zone
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It originates at Lake Tana in Ethiopia, and then ultimately flows north about 1000 miles
The blue Nile
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Large for a European desert bledowska desert in this country is only about 13 mi.² of shifting sand
Poland
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Expressing the folly of long-term plans, some say don’t buy these, but Chiquita says they have more fiber that way
Green bananas
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Rhyme time bird of prey chatter
Hawk talk
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Living, primarily and forests yes omnivore is scientifically ursus uh mer uh khan is
Blackbear
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Rhyme time An incorrect ballad
Wrong song
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Rhyme time A solitary one of a brand of stackable potato chips
Single Pringle
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Rhyme time Hark! something Audible from where the picture stands
Mound sound
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Rhyme time A superior impact depression
Greater crater
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If you shop at work wearing nothing but this item you might get one of these dismissals with the same name
Pink slip
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If you’re headed to Monaco, it’s probably for its beaches or it’s grand Casino in this resort area
Monte Carlo
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The Thunder's starting line-up for their 2016 Conference Finals run consisted of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka, Steven Adams, and this defense-first SG/SF.
Guess: Serge Ibaka Answer: Andre Roberson
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Every style, every home" and "...we've got just what you need" are full & partial slogans used by this billion-dollar online furniture retailer.
Guess: Bob's Discount Furniture Answer: Wayfair
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I'm two quarters and a heart down" is a repeated lyric from this 2005 Fall Out Boy song.
Guess: Looking for a New Love Answer: Dance, Dance
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Robert De Niro played a mobster who solicits advice from a therapist played by Billy Crystal in this 1999 crime comedy.
Guess: Analyze This
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Full Frontal with Samantha Bee was a late night talk show on this cable channel from 2016-2022.
Guess: TBS
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This brand of frozen pizzas was founded in 1962 across the street from a cemetery, which inspired the brand's name.
Guess: Tombstone
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Adrian Beltre and Milton Bradley played together on this team in 2004. Guess: Boston Red Sox
Double Dip Guess: Los Angeles Dodgers Answer: Los Angeles Dodgers
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Adrian Peterson took the final snap of his NFL career with this NFC West team in 2021.
Guess: Seattle Seahawks