VOCABULARY
RUSSIAN HISTORY
SCHOOLING YOU
AGRICULTURE
CEREMONIES
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Word for the result you get when you divide one number by another
quotient
100
From 1917 to 1991 a federation of Russia & other Communist republics was known by this collective name
the U.S.S.R. (or Soviet Union)
100
Spanish:
It's how to say "river";
some are "Grande"
Rio
100
Eating pasta? Thank North Dakota, the USA's biggest producer of the durum type of this, which gives us semolina
wheat
100
It's the ceremony at which a father is supposed to give away his daughter
a wedding ceremony
200
"Quixotic", meaning capricious or impulsive, goes back to a literary character created by this author
Cervantes
200
Nikita Khrushchev was premier during the 1962 crisis over missiles in this country very near the United States
Cuba
200
Chemistry:
The atomic number of this element is 92, but numbers we tend to associate with it are 235 & 238
Uranium
200
Once considered unhealthy, this hog fat is making a comeback; it's high in Vitamin D and monounsaturated fats
lard
200
This ceremony for babies often includes baptism & naming
a christening
300
Don’t confuse these 2 words--one’s a substance that counteracts a poison & the other, a short amusing story
antidote & anecdote
300
Crowned in 1896, Russian ruler Nicholas II was the last monarch to hold this imperial 4-letter title
czar
300
English:
In the sentence "Writing is difficult", "writing" is this 6-letter type of noun
Gerund
300
The hormone bovine somatotropin is used to increase the production of this
milk
300
May 2015 speakers at this ceremony included Denzel Washington at Dillard University
commencement
400
From the Greek for "inscription", it's a short poem with a witty turn of thought
an epigram
400
In the 13- & 1400s the fur trade helped this city beat out Novgorod to become the most important in Russia
Moscow
400
Music:How many beats are in the note shown below
2 beats (half note)
400
Growers of this nut, the top crop of California's San Joaquin Valley, had no "joy" in being blamed for using too much water
almonds
400
2-word term for what gets thrown out on Opening Day at National's Park
the first pitch
500
It's the correct name for a person who eats fish, but no other meat
pescatarian
500
In the 1980s this feared 3-letter spy agency employed Vladimir Putin
the KGB
500
Geography:
This used to be the name of the are found between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Mesopotamia
500
On Angola's flag agricultural work is represented by this large, heavy knife with a Spanish name
machete
500
With special permission, your group or club may lay this circle of flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
a wreath