X Rating Late 60s Flashcards

1
Q

This band got their name from this play that frontman Tyler Joseph read while at Ohio state in which the main character supplies faulty airline parts during ww2 causing airplanes to crash in Australia

A

All my sons aurther miller
21 pilots
21 airplanes crashed in Australia

Other AM plays the crucible and death of a salesmen

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2
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Distress call

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SOS
Doesn’t stand for anything
Just easiest most distinctive way to signal for help in morse code

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3
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A person suffering from globophobia has an unusual fear of this

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Balloons
Glow Bo

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4
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Fear of bald heads

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Pub lad uh phobia

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5
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This famous luxury resort hotel had a bunker built underneath it in the 1960s for use as a secret emergency shelter for congress

A

The greenbrier
Bryer

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6
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Only terrestrial mammal native to Iceland

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Arctic fox

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7
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Tom dick and Harry are the names of tunnels in this ww2 film based on a 50 boook of thr same name by author Paul brick hill
Also shares a name with a 95 album released by this band

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The great escape
Band - the blur

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8
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This actor and SNL alum was the first to say live from New York its Saturday night

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Chevy chase - original cast

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9
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This 33rd president of the uS sounds like a factual male

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Truman

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10
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Thr maroon 5 song containing thr lyrics I can smell your scent for miles sounds like a certain orphan and where one might shop for gifts

A

Animals

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The confederate general who led the attack here thus starting the victim war sounds like a comedian burn um giving someone best wishes

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Bo regard
Fort Sumter

Comedian - Bo burn um

Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard (May 28, 1818 – February 20, 1893), of Louisiana Creole descent, was the Confederate General who started the American Civil War at the battle of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. Today, he is commonly referred to as P. G. T. Beauregard, but he rarely used his first name as an adult. He signed correspondence as G. T. Beauregard.

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12
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The salad containing apple celery walnuts and grapes sounds like a Pink Floyd album and a friend of Snow White

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Waldorf

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13
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The least favorite member of every fruit basket sounds like a list of chores your spouse might write for you

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Honeydew

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14
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Ww1
This was the event that started ww1
Also occurred where

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Assassination of archduke franz Ferdinand
Present day Bosnia and Herzegovina - Balkan nation more specifically in Sarajevo
At the time was Austria Hungary

Her zuh go vina

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15
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Boozy geography
This European country independent since 1291 but not joining the UN until 02 has significantly more brewery per 100 residents than any other European country
121 breweries per 1 M

A

Switzerland
Flag a big plus

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16
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The Age of Pleasure” singer

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Janelle monae

17
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Retail therapy
This stores catalog has over 208 M copies printed every year in over 2 dozen languages - more than the Koran and the Bible - making it the most widely printed book in the world

A

IKEA

18
Q

This means no bears

A

Antarctica

19
Q

Singer of hits like hello this Brit would have an alliterative name if she used her last name adkins

A

Adele

20
Q

Genesis grandson

A

Enos
Of Adam and Eve

21
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Adam and Eve kids

A

Cain
Abel
Seth

22
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Lowest rated best picture since 55 on rotten Tomatoes beating out the color purple
Kiss of the spider woman
Pritzi’s honor
Witness
58%
2 major stars
Grossed 227 M

A

Out of Africa
Robert Redford
Meryl Streep
86
Not a continental failure

23
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This president received lowest percentage of popular vote in election he won

A

John Quincy adams 30.92 in 1824
Woodrow 41 in 1912 because Taft and teddy
Clinton 43 in 92 because of Ross Perot

24
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After crossing the Atlantic English explorer bartholomew gosnoldnamed this island in Massachusetts for his daughter

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Martha’s Vineyard
Had a huge deaf population

25
Q

Group of 7 or G 7 is an international intergovernmental organization consisting of these 7 countries with large economies
Bonus lowest gross domestic product which estimates size and growth rate

A

Italy
Japan
France
US
Canada smallest gdp but largest in area
Japan
Germany

26
Q

Member of the NBA hof has one of the worst free throw percentages
51.1%
Kansas jayhawk
7’1”

A

Wilt chamberlain
The stilt

27
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In 19 company ranked 500 on Fortune 500

A

Levi
Ironically not 501

28
Q

The dog breed has been the most popular breed of dog in US since 91
Never won at Westminster dog show
According to AKC

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Labrador retriever
Might have won in Canada

29
Q

According to Cleveland .com this song wiggled into the list of no 1 hits in the 2010 as the worst
You would expect better from a duo related to Motown record founder

A

LMFAO sexy and I know it
Not party rock which was also a no 1
Barry Gordy

30
Q

Google has 73 % of all searches and this friendly search engine is second

A

Bing
Chandler ?

31
Q

Dahi-based condiment of Indian cuisine

A

Raita
Rye tuh

32
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7 eleven stores trace their origin to a 1927 business that primarily sold this item to folks without refrigerators

A

Ice

33
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Largest ice cave in the world

A

Eisriesenwelt (pronounced – ice-ree-sen-velt) which in English means “World of the Ice Giants” is reputed to be the largest ice cave in the world. It is designated an ice cave because it contains ice formations which remain all the year round.

34
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Only openly LGBT black artist to win a country music association award

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Lil nas X