Say Shawn? Flashcards

1
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An April 2019 fire Nearly destroyed what Paris landmark

A

Notre dame

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2
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What popular houseplant gets its name from its violin shaped leave

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Fiddle leaf

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3
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What circle dance is traditionally performed at Jewish weddings

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Horah

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4
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Scientists once found thousands of gold balls in a Scottish lake while searching for what creature

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Loch Ness monster

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5
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In July 1822 thr city of Guayaquil was the site of a historic meeting beteeen jose de San Martin and this liberation leader in this country

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Simon Bolivar
In Ecuador

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6
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Foreign born authors
Early in her career she translated romance novels into Spanish often changing the dialogue to make the heroines smarter

A

Isabell Allende
All end day

Chilean novel for her start for translating and the eventually fired for changing them

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7
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Pieces in chess

A

King
Queen
Bishop
Rook
Knight
Pawn

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8
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In 2021 Olivia Coleman and Gillian Anderson took home emmy “jewels” for their roles on this drama

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The crown

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9
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It would take stern attitude to be disciplined enough for the us coast guard or navy in which this rank is given 2 stars
Bonus below this other rank

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Rear admiral
Below vice admiral
Rear of the boat is the stern

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10
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As the hobo leaves the farm dick finds the symbol for a dishonest man carved into a fence post in front of home fixing outside confirmation about what rock suspects about his father
Sentence is part of the summary to the hobo code the 8th episode in the first season this critically acclaimed series premiering in 07

A

Mad men
Don Draper
Dickens Whitman

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11
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In one of histories greatest juxtaposition the 05 single honkey tonk buh donk uh donk by him peaked at No 2 on billboard hot country song chart failing to reach No 1 because of this Carrie underwood single in the middle of. A 6 week stretch at the top

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Jesus take the wheel - Carrie
Trace adkins

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12
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Founder of the Holy Roman Empire

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Charlemagne

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13
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8 years before he used a variation on the phrase for a James Bond book this company created the slogan a diamond is forever
1948

A

Duh beers

Ian Fleming

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14
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Opening flourish of this familiar piece of classical music is played in his Madame butterfly to characterize Pinkerton the American naval lieutenant who betrays his lover cho cho San

A

Poo chi knee - late 19th century
Star spangled banner

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15
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Atop this European landmark will you find goddess Victoria riding a quad Riga which is a chariot pulled by 4 horses

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Brandenburg gate
Berlin

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16
Q

A goose egg is slang for this number

A

0

17
Q

According to 1 theory the moon was formed from debris after a massive object crashed into this planet

A

Earth

18
Q

Finch actress Sarah Bernhardt was the first woman to play this danish prince

A

Hamlet

19
Q

Acquired by Amazon in 2014 this website accounts for the vast majority of live video streaming traffic in the US

A

Twitch

20
Q

Called Monte cervino in Italian this alpine mountain roughly translates as peak in the meadows in German

Cher vino
Mont

A

Matterhorn

21
Q

Costa coffee Italian master of coffee had this body part insured for 10 M British pounds

A

Taste buds

22
Q

The pop culture mash up dark side of the rainbow syncs this 1939 film with what bands music

A

Wizard of oz
Pink Floyd

23
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Starting in 79 this company’s ad campaign encouraged Americans to reach out and touch someone

A

AT&T

24
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These nursery rhyme twins who go to battle over a rattle also appear in this book

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Tweedledee and tweedledum
Through the looking glass

25
Q

Moments in these Games share the famous nickname the catch

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Game 1 of 54 World Series - Willie Mays at the polo grounds back to home plate vick wertz
81 NFC championship game - Montana 49ers

26
Q

Celebrity gossip magazine with a dedicated section titled stars their just like us with stars doing everyday mundane activities
Cooper reading a bunch
Molly ringwald bowling

A

US weekly

27
Q

Countries that that have won Academy award for best foreign language films at least twice

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Italy 14
France 12
Japan 4
Spain 4

Denmark 3
Soviet Union
Netherlands
Sweden

Iran 2 - and has actually won 2 times recently ash gar fuh raaht e
Austria
Switzerland
Czechoslovakia now defunct
Hungary
Germany
Argentina

Isreal most nominations without a win

28
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Television
Mike post combines the sound of a slamming jail door an anvil and 100 men stomping on a floor for this series that debuted in 90

A

Law and order
Iconic junt junt don’t know how you phoneticize that

29
Q

Video for her hit song material girl sees her in a pink dress surrounded by sugar daddies and this is a direct takeoff reference to who in this film

A

Madonna
Marilyn Monroe in gentlemen prefer blondes - hawks director
Neils voguing in the corner

30
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While most pastas are still called by their Italian names one of the exception is capellini which is called this in English

A

Angel hair
Capillaries smallest veins in the body?