If Only I Bebe Rexa Flashcards

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Largest city in South Carolina

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Charleston

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Thr Catholic Church
The 1456 posthumous annulment of this woman’s sentence by the church was witnessed by her mother Isabelle

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Joan of arc
Mother Isabella worked tirelessly for her case after burned at the stake

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Route 66 -
The road’s name really came into the public consciousness because of his song

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Nat King Cole’s “(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66”,
and also because of the sixties TV show called “Route 66”.

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4
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Department of energy desires these symbols on its seal

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The official DOE seal features a lightning bolt and symbols denoting five sources of energy: the sun, an atom, an oil derrick, a windmill and a dynamo.

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5
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Hindu “sir” :

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BABU
“Babu” is a Hindu word used in South Asia as a sign of respect to men. It can be used to mean “boss” or “father”.

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This was a successor to the western half of the Ancient Roman Empire.

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Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire (HRE) existed from 962 to 1806 AD and was a territory of varying size over the centuries that centered on the Kingdom of Germany

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is an artificial bank, usually made of earth, that runs along the length of a river. It is designed to hold back river water at a time of potential flooding.

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“Levée” is the French word for “raised” and is an American term that originated in French-speaking New Orleans around 1720.

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Black” or “white” mammal that is actually gray :

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RHINO
There are five types of rhinoceros that survive today, with the smaller Javan Rhino being the most rare. The rhinoceros is probably the rarest large mammal on the planet, thanks to poaching. Hunters mainly prize the horn of the rhino as it is used in powdered form in traditional Chinese medicine.

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Broken Earth trilogy

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N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy, e.g. : SAGA
Author N. K. Jemisin is a fantasy and sci-fi writer. She was the first author to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel three times in a row, doing so for her “Broken Earth” trilogy of novels published in 2015 to 2017.

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This Amendment to the US Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights. It addresses a number of issues associated with criminal procedure, including the right not to testify against oneself in a criminal trial

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Fifth

(“taking the fifth”).

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Vietnamese soup :

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PHO
Pho (pronounced “fuh”) is a noodle soup from Vietnam that is a popular street food. It is often ordered with a side of hanh dam, pickled white onions.

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The love song “Try a Little Tenderness” was first released in 1932 by the Ray Noble Orchestra, and has since been covered countless times. The most famous version is probably by

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Otis Redding from 1966. My personal favorite performance is in the Irish movie “The Commitments”. That movie is a must-see for anyone interested in contemporary Irish culture, in my humble opinion …

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13
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This is a slow stroll or walk taken outdoors, particularly one taken in the evening.
From the Spanish meaning “to take a stroll”.

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A paseo

The term “paseo” comes from

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This is a trophy that has been awarded for yacht racing since 1851.

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America’s Cup

It was first presented to the winner of a race around the Isle of Wight in England that was won by a schooner called “America”. The trophy was eventually renamed to “The America’s Cup” in honor of that first race winner.

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15
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Heteronym
A threshing machine or to put together

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Combine

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16
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Literary characters
In his first appearance in 1902 he wqs described as betwixt and between a boy and a bird

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Peter Pan
JaMes Barrie first novel called thr little white bird

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were a group of twelve older deities in Greek mythology
Also parents

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The Titans

the twelve children of the primordial Gaia and Uranus, Mother Earth and Father Sky. In the celebrated Battle of the Titans, they were overthrown by the Olympians, who were twelve younger gods. We use the term “titan” figuratively to describe a powerful person, someone with great influence.

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Wine tasting term for the final impression left on thr palette - its supposed to be long

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Aftertaste or finish

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Next term
Greek alphabet
Rho (row ) sigma ….

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Tau
Tohwww

20
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Next term
Us house GOP leadership
Speaker
Majority leader

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Majority whip

21
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Next term
In geologic time
Eon
Era

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Period

22
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Lex is Latin for

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Law

23
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Statute with his falcon god friend and hieroglyphs

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Ramses II

24
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When thr nabateans ruled Jordan their capital wqs this city carved from stone
400 BC -106AD

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Petra

25
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A fourth century statue of this emperor once held a cross
That said “ Through this sign of salvation i rescued your city “

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Constantine the great

26
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This physicist born in ulm Bavaria just made it into the top 100 elements by a hair at 99

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Einstein

27
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Atomic number 107

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Bore e um
Neils bore
Played by Kenneth bran aw

28
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Next term
Kingdom
Phylum

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Class

29
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Element no 102

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Nobel

30
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There is no darkness but ignorance is thr inscription on the London statue of this man

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Shakesp

31
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Number or countries in north America.
And ones that have a pop less than 3 M

Islands that are territories of other don’t count

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Starting with least populated
St kits and Nevis- birthplace of Hamilton 53K
Dominica 72
Antigua and Barbuda 73
St Vincent and the grenadines
Grenada
St Lucia - only country named after a woman 184K
Barbados
Bahamas 389K
Belize - only non Island 390
Trinidad and Tobago 1.3M
Jamaica just under 3 M

32
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earth surface is this percent water

Approximately

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70.9%

33
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Religious offshoot groups

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Sects

34
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Main character on HIMYM

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Ted mosby

35
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First solo female artist inducted into country music HOF

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Patsy cline