Vitamin A beta carotene Flashcards
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Which ’80s cartoon used a catchphrase that was inspired by an old proverb: “the first blow is half the battle”?
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Derived from an Arabic word for “blowing” or “blasting wind,” haboob describes which type of weather event?
Dust storm
Sometimes known as the “nine-yard wonder,” which of these garments has no seams?
Sari
Trumpeter, mute, and tundra are the three species of which bird found in North America?
Swan
Worshipped as a living fertility goddess during the 14th century BCE, which person has a name that means “a beautiful woman has come”?
Nefertiti
Once called Kaiser-Wilhelm Spitze, the top of which mountain is now known as Uhuru Peak, from the Kiswahili word for “freedom”?
Kilimanjaro
Then the mayor of Burlington, Vermont, in 1987, which politician released a folk music album titled We Shall Overcome?
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Bernie sanders
The Cape honey bee and the gazelle-like springbok appear on coins minted by which country?
South Africa
In 1996, Larry Brown won Super Bowl XXX MVP honors while playing for what team?
Guess: Las Vegas Raiders
Answer: Dallas Cowboys
Kevin Jones, Brandon Flowers, and Kam Chancellor all were players in the 2000’s at this current ACC school.
Guess: Clemson
Answer: Virginia Tech
Starting Pitcher finished 3rd in 2016 Cy Young voting and won the ERA Title.
Guess: Doc Kerr
Answer: Kyle Hendricks
Frank Herbert wrote this 1965 epic science fiction novel that was adapted into a 1984 film starring Kyle MacLachlan and a 2021 film starring Timothee Chalamet.
Guess: Dune
Answer: Dune
Since 1971, the company Nissin has produced this brand of instant ramen.
Guess: Top Ramen
Answer: Cup Noodles
Sydney Sweeney had a breakout role playing Cassie Howard on this HBO series that debuted in 2019.
Guess: Euphoria
Who took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for their role as Tommy DeVito in the 1990 film Goodfellas?
Guess: Joe Pesci
First charting in 2008, this country music group has produced hits like: “Chicken Fried”, “Whatever It Is”, and “Knee Deep”.
Guess: Zac Brown Band
This tea comes from a different plant than others
Chamomile tea
White green, black and oolong tea all come from the Camila sinenis plant
This band lead singer used a stage name inspired by the Roman messenger God
Queen
Farrokh balsara at birth queens frontman chose Freddie Mercury as a stage name with Mercury being the Roman messenger God the name was first used in Queen song, my fairy king when Freddy sings mother Mercury look what they’ve done to me
Bend Oregon is home to the last remaining location of what once massive chain
Blockbuster video which at peak had more than 9000 locations
B and V in nato phonetic alphabet
bravo Victor
The words were chosen to sound as different from one another as possible while being accessible to speakers of English French in Spanish
This President famously said ich bin ein Berliner
JFK speaking in front of a crowd of 120,000 shortly after the construction of the Berlin wall president Kennedy declared solidarity with West Berlin, saying all free men are citizens of Berlin and ich bin ein Berliner
This phrase went mainstream after heavy use in the Emmy winning show the bear
Yes, chef
People debate whether the best comedy winner of 2023 is actually comedy or drama but the phrase yes chef actually does come from the restaurant world which means I hear you while showing respect
David Livingston went missing searching for it in the 1860s
The source of an Nile
This author refreshed the vampire genre in interview with the vampire. Her first published work.
Ann rice