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Tang/Maitinsky/Alizadeh Fun 2019-20 Flashcards

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Who wrote The Waves and To The Lighthouse?

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Virginia Woolf

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Which president is on the American $20 bill?

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Andrew Jackson

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What is a Sikh place of worship called?

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gurdwara

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World maps published by National Geographic use which projection?

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Winkel Tripel

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Based on Great Britain, what region is the setting of the new Pokémon: Sword and Shield game?

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Galar

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Which water-type Pokémon is Lucy’s companion in the film Detective Pikachu?

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Psyduck

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Guzzlord and Blacephalon are examples of what group of non-legendary Pokémon?

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Ultra Beasts

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To which insect order do butterflies belong?

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Lepidoptera

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Previously thought to be a separate clade bridging the gap between butterflies and moths, what are butterflies of the family Hesperiidae more commonly known as?

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skippers

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Which family do large moths like the luna moth and the Atlas moth belong to?

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Saturniidae

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Bearing visual similarities to moths, which order is generally thought to be the closest relative of Lepidoptera?

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Trichoptera (or caddisflies)

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Name any three of the five largest lakes in Canada by area, excluding the Great Lakes.

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Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake, Lake Winnipeg, Lake Athabasca, Reindeer Lake

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By far Finland’s most well-known composer, who wrote the Finlandia suite?

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Jean Sibelius

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Cantus Arcticus is among the works of which serialist Finnish composer who died in 2016?

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Einojuhani Rautavaara

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Although best-known as a conductor, which Finnish musician composed the L.A. Variations?

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Esa-Pekka Salonen

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Which Finnish symphonic metal band was founded by Tuomas Holopainen and formerly had Tarja Turunen as its lead vocalist?

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Nightwish

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Which country do the following athletes come from? Phil Kessel, Jesse Owens, Christian Pulišić

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United States

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Which country do the following athletes come from? Manuel Neuer, Leon Draisaitl, Steffi Graf

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Germany

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Which country do the following athletes come from? Saina Nehwal, Jeev Milkha Singh, Virat Kohli

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India

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Which country do the following athletes come from? Dainius Zubrus, Arvydas Sabonis, Tomas Danilevičius

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Lithuania

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Which country do the following athletes come from? Tessa Virtue, Tom Longboat, Connor McDavid

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Canada

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Which country do the following athletes come from? Borje (pronounce: BORE-ya) Salming, Björn Borg, Zlatan Ibrahimović

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Sweden

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Which country do the following athletes come from? Puskás Ferenc (pronounce: POOSH-cash FAIR-ents), Hosszú Katinka, Zádor Ervin

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Hungary

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Which country do the following athletes come from? César Cielo, Anderson Silva, Neymar

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Brazil

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“Shall we play a game?” is a line spoken by what supercomputer in the 1983 film WarGames?

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Joshua (Accept: WOPR supercomputer)

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How many home runs did baseball great, Ty Cobb, hit in the three World Series in which he played?

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0

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The giant asteroid Vesta lies between the orbits of what two planets?

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Mars and Jupiter

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What term is applied to neurons that fire both when an animal acts and when it observes the same action performed by another?

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mirror neurons

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What substance was found in baseball player Sammy Sosa’s bat, causing him to be suspended for eight games in 2003?

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cork

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Often referred to as the Queen of the Night Aria, “Der Hölle Rache” was written by Mozart for, and first performed by, which soprano?

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Josepha Hofer

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Translate the Latin legal term “mens rea”.

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guilty mind

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What number system did the ancient Babylonians use?

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Sexigesimal (Accept: Base-60)

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Which extremely tall Dutch DJ and producer gave uncredited help on David Guetta’s song “Titanium” and is known for solo releases like “Take Over Control” and “Ten Feet Tall”?

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Afrojack

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Which French producer released the synthpop album Adventure in 2015 and collaborated with Porter Robinson on “Shelter”?

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Madeon

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What name is given to the subgenre of trap music which has a more melodic and often more cheerful drop and overall atmosphere while still preserving the trap beats; its best-known artists include marshmello and Illenium?

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future bass

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Which record label, at one point widely considered the top label for big room house, has released songs like Nicky Romero’s “Toulouse” and had a well-publicized split with Martin Garrix in 2015?

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Spinnin’ Records

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I was born in 1887 near Vitebsk, Belarus. I created a self-portrait set in Paris depicting an unusual number of phalanges. One of my paintings depicts a Lithuanian flag and a burning synagogue. Possibly my most well-known work is titled I and the Village. Who am I?

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Marc Chagall

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Who wrote the existentialist work Being and Nothingness?

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Jean-Paul Sartre

39
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Which German philosopher is known for his feuds with Hegel, as well as for espousing highly misogynistic views in the essay Of Women?

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Arthur Schopenhauer

40
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Which philosopher, a critic of Confucius, founded the Mohist school of thought?

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Mozi (accept Modi and Mo Tzu)

41
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In The Hunger Games, what is the name of Katniss’s sister?

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Prim(rose)

42
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In The Hunger Games, which District did Finnick Odair come from?

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4

43
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Who portrayed Caesar Flickerman in the Hunger Games film franchise?

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Stanley Tucci

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With a name meaning “feathered serpent”, which god was the Aztec god of wind and wisdom?

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Quetzalcoatl

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Originating from modern-day Peru, which god was revered as the patron deity of the Incan Empire?

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Inti

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Which Persian deity is a manifestation of wisdom and good, created the universe, and inspired the name of a car manufacturer?

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Ahura Mazda

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Worshipped in Northern Africa, which god of fertility and vegetation was the Phoenician analogue to Saturn and Cronus, and held the title of Carthaginian King of the Gods?

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Baal Hammon

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Which Upton Sinclair novel deals with Lithuanian immigrants working in the meatpacking industry in Chicago?

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The Jungle

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The Road, a dystopian novel about a man and his son attempting to survive after a major extinction event, was written by whom?

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Cormac McCarthy

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Officially named in 1842 by Richard Owen, the fossilized remains of these ancient beasts may have inspired myths of dragons and giants across the globe.

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dinosaurs

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In 1923, the first scientifically recognized nest of dinosaur eggs was discovered, and was mistakenly identified as belonging to Protoceratops, but actually belonged to this small dinosaur with a name meaning “egg-taker” in Latin.

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oviraptor

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The seriema is believed to be the closest living relative of which South American apex predator belonging to the genus Titanis, with a name that is sure to instill fear in its prey?

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Terror bird

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Which prehistoric animal, a relative of the armadillos, has a name meaning “sculptured tooth”?

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glyptodon

54
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Which Norwegian explorer was the first to cross the interior of Greenland and received a Nobel Peace Prize in 1922?

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Fridtjof Nansen

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Fridtjof Nansen is the namesake of a passport used between the two World Wars by what group of people?

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refugees (accept stateless persons and equivalents)

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A Refugee Olympic Team first competed at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, held in which city?

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Rio de Janeiro

57
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Rio de Janeiro is home to the Tijuca Forest, which holds what type of protected designation?

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national park

58
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In the United States of America, which President signed into existence the National Park Service?

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Woodrow Wilson

59
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Wilson’s disease is the name given to a genetic disorder which causes the buildup of what element in the body?

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copper

60
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What country is the website BoredPanda based in?

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Lithuania

61
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Rarer than O-Negative, what blood phenotype, also called the Hh group, takes its name from the colonial name of the Indian city in which it was first discovered?

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Bombay blood group

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Developed by Noam Chomsky, what theory proposes that we are all born with an innate knowledge of grammar, serving as the basis for all language acquisition?

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Universal Grammar theory

63
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Made with Vitaphone, which feature film was the first Hollywood “talkie”?

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The Jazz Singer

64
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Before and after: A stand which can erase time and leap past it, and a facially endowed superhero from The Fairly Oddparents.

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King Crimson Chin (also accept Emperor Crimson Chin)

65
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A famous rapper known for albums like Ready to Die and Life after Death, and Bugs Bunny’s obese alter ego.

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The Notorious B.I.G. Chungus

66
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The main playable character in Red Dead Redemption 2 and an actor well known for his role as Red in The Shawshank Redemption.

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Arthur Morgan Freeman

67
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What was the primary occupation of Alexander Borodin, besides composer?

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chemist

68
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Coined in 1848, and usually derived from a carboxylic acid and alcohol, which class of chemical compounds is commonly found in essential oils and other fragrances?

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ester

69
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Oxygen and sulfur belong to which 16th group of the periodic table?

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chalcogens

70
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What is the chemical formula for lye?

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NaOH

71
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What is the only US state capital to begin with the letters L-I-T?

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Little Rock

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Beginning with the letters L-I-T, what term is defined as “the ability to read and write?”

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literacy

73
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Chandelure is the final evolution of which ghost-type Pokémon?

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Litwick

74
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One small Turkic Jewish community on me has a relatively significant diaspora in Lithuania. My official flag is a tricolour with a large band of white in the centre, but an alternate flag for me focusing on my largest indigenous minority population depicts a yellow sigil on a sky blue background. A 19th century war between the Ottoman and Russian Empires was named after me. I was annexed from Ukraine by the Russian Federation in 2014. What am I?

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Crimea

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Directed by D. W. Griffith and released in 1910, what was the first movie shot in Hollywood, California?

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In Old California

76
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The K1C2 formula, which stands for “Korea, Communism, and Corruption”, was a campaign platform devised by which presidential candidate in 1952?

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

77
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The Tomarctus is an ancient creature that is said to be the grandfather of what modern animal?

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dogs

78
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Former US President Jimmy Carter is largely responsible for the eradication of which parasitic nematode, named after a region of Western Africa?

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Guinea worm

79
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Following Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm, what term is used to describe part of Star Wars lore that is no longer considered canon?

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(Star Wars) Legends

80
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What city is the Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04 based in?

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Gelsenkirchen

81
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Yutong and New Flyer are examples of companies that manufacture what type of vehicle?

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bus

82
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Originating from the Greek letter upsilon, what letter of the Latin alphabet can be used to honk in Untitled Goose Game?

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Y

83
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Which subgenre of metal is characterized by long, drawn out phrases and melancholy or mourning lyrical content?

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doom (metal)

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The Lithuanian and Latvian languages belong to which branch of the Indo-European family?

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Baltic (prompt on “Balto-Slavic”)

85
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Then called King’s College, which prestigious university did Alexander Hamilton attend?

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Columbia (University)

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The name and logo of the networking company Cisco were inspired by which major California city?

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San Francisco

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What is the second-largest city in Rhode Island?

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Newport

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