Misc - random facts Flashcards

(19 cards)

1
Q

Bloomers (place of invention)

A

New York

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2
Q

Greek figures turned into Ursa Major and Minor

A

Callisto and Arcas

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3
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Key of Haydn Surprise Symphony

A

G major

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4
Q

Tokyo island

A

Honshu

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5
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Evan Ferguson (country and profession)

A

Irish soccer player

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6
Q

Samson’s profession

A

Judge

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7
Q

Fast on quantum supercomputers

A

Prime factorization

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8
Q

Mad Cow disease is caused by

A

misfolded prions

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9
Q

Volume of a sphere

A

4pi/3 * r cubed

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10
Q

Seal of the prophets: buzz for

A

Muhammad

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11
Q

Where is Chopin from

A

Poland

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12
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Country that was connected to India by a land bridge Adam’s Bridge

A

Sri Lanka

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13
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Henry Wienawski main instrument

A

Violin

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14
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Paul Hindemith main instrument

A

Viola

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15
Q

“Ignorance is bliss” as he eats a steak that doesn’t exist

A

Cypher from the Matrix

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16
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Where is Mount Rushmore?

17
Q

What poet has a sonnet named after him?

18
Q

What is the largest Great Lake?

A

Lake Superior

19
Q

Where is the large city Duluth?