60% of NBA players go broke within 5 years of retirement Flashcards

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Due to their fame at the national zoo the old Washington DC metro paper fare cards often featured what animal

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Giant panda - Patricia Nixon wqs a big fan and mentioned during a dinner in Beijing China
Nixon
Ling ling
Sing sing
Smithsonian national zoo
Tie sean first surviving a and a cub born in US - left for wool long nature reserve in 2010

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What Shakespeare comedy is named after the eve of the Feast of Epiphany, a festival where Servants often dressed up as their masters, men as women, and so forth?

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The twelfth night ?

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A beaver was an attachment to what piece of medieval armor?

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Helmet

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What is the term in book binding for the opposite of the spine (the inside of a book where the pages come together)?

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Gutter

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What song with a 3 word title could also be called “Miniscule Vermillion Warship of the Smallest Class”?

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Little red corvette

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There is a curse associated with this person
The cause of his death remains a mystery

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King tut

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Vegan actress they starred in a Taylor swift short film alongside Dylan O’Brien
And plays max mayfield in this series

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SaDie sink
Stranger things

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He traveled throughout Asia along the Silk Road in medieval times and his book gave the Europeans a first extensive look at China India and other parts of Asia

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Marco Polo

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What is the name of the plant organelle where photosynthesis takes place and which contains the light absorbing pigment chlorophyll

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Chloroplast

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Blinding lights is a 2019 song by what artist

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The weekend

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In Harry Potter what is the 1 word name of the spell that witches and wizards use to light the tip of their Wands allowing them to see in the dark

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Lumos

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A type of weapon
And a long thin high heeled woman’s shoe

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Stiletto

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13
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Greek church
The big four
The bucket
The washout
Double wood

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Possible results After you throw your first shot in bowling

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In Greek Mythology, The Golden Fleece was a treasure famously sought by whom?

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Jason and the argonauts

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Gangster closely associated with Chicago was convicted on counts of tax invasion in 1931

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Al Capone

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First openly gay elected public official as member of the San Francisco board of supervisors

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Milk
Assassinated in 78

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Only 2 digit even numbered highway to have a terminus at the Canadian border provides the connection between Chicago and Milwaukee

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I-94
Even numbers run east west

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What NYC performance venue located in the Harlem neighborhood is known for showcasing black musicians and helped launch the carter of Ella Fitzgerald

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What interstate highway which runs for 770 miles between echo Utah and Portland Oregon includes a nearly 150 mile stretch which parables this river

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I -84 (there are 2 also Massachusetts to Pennsylvania but not contiguous)
Colombia

20
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Deepest lake in the US

21
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First woman to serve in the US House of Representatives
Bonus what state

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Janet rank Kin
Montana
Served twice 17-19 (before 19th amendment) and 41-43
In office for the r declarations of war against Germany in 17 and Germany and Japan in 41

22
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In 1854 who patented a process for making steel

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Henry Bessemer

23
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Since 48 what jewelery company has used the slogan a diamond is forever

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Although he kept canaries in Leavenworth Robert stroud was known as the bird man of ehat other prison

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Referring to his love of nature Ludwig van Beethoven sixth symphony has what title
Pastoral
26
When they’re happy what animals do a Twisting leap called a binky
Rabbit
27
What would a person most likely do with a Boston stabber
Shuck an oyster
28
At Indian weddings joota chupai is a custom that calls for relatives of the bride to steal what from the groom Jew tuh ch pie
Shoes
29
Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia is the medical term for what momentary condition Sveen oh pale En tine Gang lee oh nuh rowl ja
Brain freeze
30
Which of these shapes has the most sides
Myriagon Meer e uh gon
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Brand names A neighbors charcoal drawing of Ann turner cook at age 4 or 5 months won a 1928 contest to appear in ads for this brand
Gerber