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21 Cards in this Set
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Which artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
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Michelangelo.
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Who wrote the "Minute Waltz"?
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Chopin.
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Who painted the "Last Supper"?
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Leonardo da Vinci.
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Who invented the telephone?
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Alexander Graham Bell.
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Which of Aesop`s fables ends with the line, "Little fellows may prove great friends"?
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The Lion and the Mouse.
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Who is the hero of Miguel de Cervantes most famous novel?
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Don Quixote.
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Lobotomy is concerned with which part of the human body?
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The brain.
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The fibula, tibia and femur are all bones in which part of the human body?
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The leg.
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Which type of medicine is used in the detection of crime?
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Forensic.
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Which disease is treated by insulin?
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Diabetes.
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What is meant by the phrase "vox populi"?
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The voice of the people.
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What is "modus vivendi"?
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Way of living.
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In which country did the Tango originate?
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Argentina.
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Guacamole dips originate from which country?
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Mexico.
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What name is given to the study of coins?
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Numismatics.
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The majority of reptiles are oviparous. What is the meaning of this term?
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Egg-laying.
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On which islands are the world`s largest species of tortoise found?
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The Galapagos Islands.
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A summary of a book for example?
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Synopsis.
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What does NASA stands for?
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National Aeronautical and Space Administration.
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What is herpes?
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An inflammatory skin disease.
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What is insulin?
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The endocrine secretion of the pancreas.
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