Secret Of The Ooze Flashcards
The Olympics
This Sport that made its Olympic debut in 1988 has a playing surface of only about 45 square foot
Table tennis
9X5 playing area
Presidents after Mitterrand
Chirac
Sarkozy
This company was founded in 1810 as a steel manufacturer but had a stint as a coffee mill and bicycle business before becoming one of the worlds most enduring auto manufacturers
Original logo of a lion designed in 1847 by Justin blazer standing the test of time
Pew zho
European chemist entrepreneur inventor and businessman held 355 patents
Synthetic element no 102 named after
Alfred Nobel
Nobellium
Swede
Dynamite - Invention CAn change things quickly
In the early 1600s this scientific genius used his observations of universe to say earth wqs not center of universe
Met with accusations of blasphemy forcing him to live under house arrest
Gailio
Not Copernicus
By area largest country completely located within Europe
Ukraine
Greenland is part of this continent
North America
Tectonic plates - like back in the day
Closer to NA than Europe
I ain’t got globe money
This highest mountain in France is 4807 meters above sea level
Mount blanc
The French might write home about it because it’s a pen
Where does India ink come from
China
Sweat hurts
According to United Nations this many countries in Europe
44
Politically or geographically haha
Longest river in Europe
Volga
European born person with the most Oscar’s
Daniel day Lewis
All for best actor
3
Lincoln my left foot there will be blood
This long distance passenger train service created in 1883 wqs the subject of this book by Agatha Christie
Bonus 2 cities it ran between
Her cur pwah row
Murder on the orient express by Agatha Christie
Paris and Istanbul
Katherine zeta Jones was born here
Wales
Richard Burton also from this country
This play opened in London west end in 52 and ran continuously until March 16 2020
The Mousetrap
Agatha Christie
In 1057 William the conqueror conquered this country
England
He was a Norman
Deadliest pandemic in human history
Occurred here in this century
Black Death
Europe in 14th century 47-1351 - 60% of population
Also known as the The r den counter offensive this battle was the last major Gergen offensive campaign on the western front during this war
Mid December 44 jan 45
Battle of the bulge
Berlin Wall fell in this year
89
Andy freshman in college
You’re still the one song
98
Shania Twain
This European country has reached the World Cup final 8 times
Bonus how many won
Germany
Won 4 - 54 74 90 and 14
First European soccer player to win league titles in 4 different countries
Beckham
UK Spain France US?
This country leads Europe in all time medal tallys in Olympics
1896 -2018
Including summer and winter
Great Britain
USA 1
Soviet Union 2 but doesn’t exist anymore
Medals stay under country won under
On may 6 54 this person would run the first sub 4 min mile
Sir Rodger Gilbert banister
British
neurologist