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Definition:
producing or containing carbon or coal
Etymology:
Latin
carboniferous
Where was the last stronghold of the Battle of Shanghai?
An abandoned warehouse
What is the compound symbol for water?
H2O
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
Definition:
a member of a Japanese air attack corps assigned to make a suicidal crash on a target
Origin:
Japanese
kamikaze
What is a malmignatte?
A. a haunted house
B. a lonely widow
C. a poisonous spider
C. a poisonous spider
Where is Angel Falls?
Venezuela
Where would you find a rapier?
A. a jewelry store
B. an armory
C. a study desk
B. an armory
What happens when you mix sodium and chlorine?
You get sodium chloride!
Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë
Definition:
an acute febrile disease that is associated with intense often vesicular and edematous local inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues and that is caused by a hemolytic streptococcus
Origin:
Middle English, from Latin, from Greek
erysipelas
What is an ipse dixit?
A. an assertion made on authority
B. individual identity
C. positiveness in assertion in matters of opinion
A. an assertion made on authority
Why is the Battle of the Bulge called the Battle of the Bulge?
Because of the projected salient the Germans created when attacking the weak center the Allies had.
Definition:
the doctrines, policies, or practices of an Irish society
Origin:
Irish
sinn feinism
True or False: Casablanca was created as propaganda.
True
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Thornton Wilder