Zodiac Sign Associated With Justice Flashcards
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Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated at Waterloo by Wellington’s army and what other force?
Prussian
What do scientists believe is at the center of the Milky Way galaxy?
Black hole
On what day do Mexicans celebrate their army’s defeat of the French in the Battle of Puebla?
May 5th
The 1990 film “GoodFellas” chronicles the story of what real-life mobster and FBI informant?
Henry hill
What is the name of the largest section of the human brain?
Cerebrum
At which famed venue do amateurs rub a tree stump called the Tree of Hope for luck before going onstage?
Apollo theater
Starting in Chicago, which Amtrak train route crosses Lake Pontchartrain before reaching its final destination?
City of New Orleans
Pepitas are the edible seeds of which vegetable?
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Pumpkin
What does the Q in QR code stand for?
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Quick
Coined by Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker, a grawlix describes…
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symbols representing a swear word
Which of these religious leaders is most likely to wear a miter?
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Archbishop
BIOGRAPHIES
Before entering politics, who studied physics at Karl Marx University and later received a doctorate in quantum chemistry?
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Angela Merkel
MONEY & NUMBERS
Reportedly chosen because it matched her eyes, Lady Diana’s $37,500 engagement ring featured which stone?
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Sapphire
HISTORY & SOCIETY
Inspired by the words of Pope Urban II, Peter the Hermit and Walter Sansavoir led the first unsuccessful efforts of what?
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Crusades
Dentist Byron H. McKeeby modeled for which painting, inspiring his friends to tease him about using the pitchfork in his practice?
American gothic
ANIMALS & NATURE
To make up for its lack of blubber, which marine mammal has the thickest fur of any animal, up to 1 million hair follicles per square inch?
Sea otter
ANYTHING GOES
In 1999 New Mexico designated its official state question as “Red or green?”—referring to which food?
Chili pepper
GEOGRAPHY
Spanning from Germany’s Black Forest to the Black Sea, which is the only major river in Europe that flows from west to east?
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Danube
HISTORY & SOCIETY
Leading a Scottish rebellion against the English army, who fought—and lost—at the Battle of Falkirk in 1298?
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William Wallace
BIOGRAPHIES
Later providing outfits for Nancy Kerrigan and Michelle Kwan, fashion designer Vera Wang nearly qualified for the 1968 Olympics in which sport?
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Figure skating
MONEY & NUMBERS
Partly because the island chain’s name was similar to that of his company, who bought one of the British Virgin Islands in the 1970s?
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Richard Branson
SCIENCE & TECH
Frequently called Earth’s twin, which planet has nearly the same diameter as Earth?
Venus
BIOGRAPHIES
An outlaw country singer with a love of marijuana, which musician once smoked pot on the roof of the White House with Jimmy Carter’s son?
Willie Nelson
ANIMALS & NATURE
One of the few venomous lizards in the world, which is the largest lizard native to the United States?
Gila Monster