Crete Greece 5th Largest In Med Flashcards

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Name some Italian islands

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Sicily
Sardinia
Capri

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Number of ounces in a pint in the US and in the UK

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16 US 20 UK

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Shortest US president

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James Madison
By margin of 24 inches 5 foot four James Madison was America’s shortest president
presidents have tend to be taller than national average with 19 over 6 feet tall

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What famous matrix acquired the trademark for momager in 2017

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Kris Jenner
Jenna was blocked when she first applied in 2015 but two years later, she settled with the original owner of the trademark

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ANYTHING GOES
Which U.S. armed force’s fight song includes a reference to the legendary Davy Jones?

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Navy

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Kerry Christensen is a master of this style of singing changing from natural voice to falsetto and then back again

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Yodeling

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ANIMALS & NATURE
Which of these distinguishing features typically indicates that a cat is a tabby?

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Stripes

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It’s an early form of manuscript like the pictographic Maya one seen here

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Codex

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Angela Lansbury Bernadette peters and Patti LuPone are among the actresses who have played mama Rose in this musical

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Gypsy

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In 2014 for her portrayal of Billie Holiday this actress won a record-breaking sixth Tony award

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Audra McDonald

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These two Broadway legends have rhyming first names and both portrayed Anita in this musical

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Rita, Moreno, and chita Rivera in West side story

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She originated the role of Dean Jones on Broadway alongside Loretta Devine and Jennifer, Holliday as Laurel and Effie and this musical with a lot of soul that follows a trio of singers and their rise to stardom

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Dreamgirls
Sheryl lee Ralph

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Betty Buckley introduced the song memory on Broadway as Grizabella in this musical

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Cats

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Its a rock , consisting of magnetite thus naturally magnetic and used as a primitive compass

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Lodestone

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Phylum of marine invertebrates that include sea urchins and starfish

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Enchinoderms
Uh kin (like kind with no r) uh derms

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An early variety of movie theater that charged five cents for admission

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Nickelodeon

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In titled it’s his name that proceeds assisted-living marriage, counselor, and a Madea homecoming

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Tyler Perry

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A masterpiece of ancient sculpture shows the Trojan priest laocoon and his son’s being squeezed to death by sea these
Lay ack o wan

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Sea serpents

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An artist/soldier created the French armies first camouflage unit and it’s insignia this animal

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Chameleon

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Because they give a yummy milk that’s 8% butter fat there are millions of domestic type of these animals worldwide

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Water buffalo

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Not a mouse, not all it’s its own kind of critter and makes this think of runways connecting its burrows

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Vole

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Made a national memorial in 1959 this presidential mausoleum is in Riverside Park overlooking the Hudson

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Grants tomb

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A law describing the relationship of resistance, current and voltage as well as a unit of electrical resistance, our name for this German

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Ohm

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In his second inaugural on March 4, 1865. Abraham Lincoln eloquently called for a malice toward none and this for all.

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Charity for all

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He wrote a grave of giant redwoods or sequoia should be kept just as we keep a great and beautiful cathedral
Teddy Roosevelt
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Truman on criticism from this general when an egotist is punctured a lot of noise and whistling always accompanies the escaping air
Truman feuding with MacArthur
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His 1920 telegram accepting a Nobel Prize said the cause of peace and the cause of truth are of one family
Woodrow Wilson
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It only took about 30 years after discovering gay org steller’s this aquatic mammal in the 1700s for humans to make it extinct
Steller’s sea cow
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In the title of a Shakespeare where he is a son of king priam , and she is the daughter of calchas Pry um Cal kiss
Troilus and Cressida Troy lis and cress uh duh
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The souslik or European ground type of this is yellowish and lacks the proud tail of American types
European squirrel
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Tailless amphibians of the order anura do they have legs? I guess they must for the French to eat. Ahnn your uh
Frogs
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Practitioners of the scheme named for this Italian include Bernie Madoff read Slatkin and Tom Petters, who ran a 3.7 B one
Ponzi
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Grover Cleveland at an 1886 dedication light shall pierce the darkness until this enlighten the world
Dedicating the Statue of Liberty
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In John Dryden’s translation of the aeneid it was of monstrous height with sides planked with pine Uh knee id
Trojan horse
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The Elliot ends with the lighting of this warrior pyre after several days spent gathering wood Pie er
Hector
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This goddess of discord threw an apple intended for the fairest of the goddesses leading to the Trojan war
Ares Air is
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The Roman Catholic Church You got it this day involving the Holy Spirit and the apostles is sometimes described as the birthday of the church
Pentecost Holy spirit visited the apostles Kind of day one of the church
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It’s an area of a eroded and baron plateaus with steep gullies and ravines like ones in the code is
Badlands
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It’s also called low density Lipo protein Lypo
Bad cholesterol
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This late great Sopranos actor was honored with a montvale service area
James Gandolfini
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Dr. King said America has given the Negro people one of these which has come back marked insufficient funds
Bad check
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Peter the third abdicated in 1762, but eight days later got murdered anyway now it was her time to rule
Catherine the great 2?
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The dragon reborn is part three in the series by Robert Jordan that kept on turning
The wheel of Time
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2017. The midnight line is Lee Child 22nd book about this former military policeman who drifts across the US solving crimes.
Jack reacher reacher
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This word, implying that the test can measure who would do well in college used to be the middle of SAT
Aptitude
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North west of Houston. This university officially had words in its name when rip torn went there that were gone when Johnny Manziel came along.
Texas A&M
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As close to half of its members are still working in 1999 it changed its name from several words to four letters
AARP
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The diet of this burrowing animal includes rattlesnakes, groundhogs and insects
Badger
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This racket sport developed after British army officers play a game called poona in India in the 1860s
Badminton
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On a presidential list after him came Georges Pompidou and circumstance in 1969
Duh gall
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On the Supreme Court RBG was replaced by her
Amy Coney Barrett ACB
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Arrest area honors, Larry Doby, once of the Negro league’s Newark Eagles, and later the first black player in this junior circuit
American League, no because nationally came first so American is younger. It’s a younger brother cousin.
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Tatum Bell and Reuben Droughens had 1,000+ yard rushing seasons for what AFC team during the 2000's?
Guess: Denver Broncos
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After his first run with the Lakers, Derek Fisher signed a 6-year deal with this Western Conference team in 2004.
Guess: San Antonio Spurs Answer: Golden State Warriors
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What player is currently leading the NHL in Goals during this 2024-2025 season? On Valentine’s Day
Guess: Connor McDavid Answer: Leon Draisaitl
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Characters embark on a journey through space and time in this 1962 young adult fantasy novel that was written by Madeleine L'Engle and later adapted into a 2018 film starring Oprah Winfrey.
Guess: A Wrinkle in Time
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Introduced in 1997, this brand of vodka features the French flag and birds on the logo of its bottles.
Guess: Grey Goose
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This British actor had a major role as Stringer Bell on The Wire, played Charles Miner on The Office, and had the lead role in the series Luther.
Guess: Idris Elba
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The Gramercy Riffs, The Baseball Furies, The Lizzies, and Turnbull AC's were all gangs from this iconic 1979 action thriller film.
Guess: The Outsiders Answer: The Warriors
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First charting in 2019, this singer/rapper has had hits with her songs: "My Type", "Tap In", and "Best Friend".
Guess: Saweetie Answer: Saweetie