Dapper Don Jon Gotti Flashcards

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TV critics who spotted a water bottle in the background of a Game of Thrones scene found it to be an…

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Anachronism

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In 2017 who received a $180 million retirement package when he left his post as CEO of Exxon Mobil to become the U.S. secretary of state?

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Rex tillerson

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Which ancient ruler took power when he was 9 years old and died at 19?

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Tutankhamun

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Referenced in the 1971 song “L.A. Woman,” Mr. Mojo Risin’ is an anagram for which musician?

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Jim Morrison

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Buccal fat removal is a cosmetic surgery that extracts fat from which part of the body?

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Cheeks

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Originally bred as hunting dogs, which canine breed is known in France as a Caniche, which translates as “duck dog”?

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Poodle

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Traveling the world to build awareness for displaced people, which Oscar-winning actress spent 21 years working for the UN Refugee Agency?

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Angelina Jolie

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Which island’s name refers to “the Lord’s day,” because Christopher Columbus first spotted it on a Sunday?

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Dominica

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Which designer behind the New Look style was slammed by fellow French designer Coco Chanel, claiming that he “doesn’t dress women, he upholsters them”?

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Christian Dior

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This landform is a sandbank or knoll covered in shallow water or a big school of fish You might find there.

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Shoal
showl

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Some of these landforms at a national park named for them are called windows for the way they frame scenic views

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Arches - that’s the national park

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According to the US geological survey, the bar khan type of these formations occur in isolated areas of limited sand of availability

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Dunes

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Emma is the board and disillusioned wife of Charles a doctor in this French classic

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Madame Bovary

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EM Forster by this novel into three parts, mosque caves, and temple
For ster

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A passage to India

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And this Go ghul novel a scheming Pavel chichikov seeks to buy from landowners names of their deceased surfs.

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Dead souls

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Chester gillette’s murder of his pregnant girlfriend on New York’s big moose lake, inspired this Theodore dry zer novel

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American tragedy

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Miss Havisham became a bitter recluse after she was jilted on her wedding day in this novel

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Great expectations

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Begins and ends with W:
To throw chaff into the air to let the grain become free
Chaaaahf

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Winnow

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Begins and ends with C:
Sor gum has no gluten so it’s a favorite grain among those with this disease

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Celiac

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Begins and ends with A:
I see to store oil or wine, it’s the name of any two handled jar given as prizes in Ancient Greece

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Amphora
Ahm for Uh

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Begins and ends with T:
To successfully hinder a plan

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Thwart

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Begins and ends with P;
Short for a type of marital contract made prior to the ceremony

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Prenup

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In the Bible, David succeeded this father-in-law as king of Israel

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Saul

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He shared a close relationship with wife, Elizabeth’s father Continental Congress delegate and New York, Senator Philip Schuyler

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Alexander Hamilton

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In 1953 Anthony Quinn won an Oscar for Viva Zapata and this father-in-law won for producing the greatest show on earth
Cecil de DeMille Duh mill
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David Levy popularized this 2 word term that came in handy for analyzing the Roy family’s dynamic on TV
Sibling rivalry
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Freud wrote a sense of guilt is unbearably the factor that transforms sadism into this opposite
Masochism
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From around 1898 to 1930 this Russian studied, conditioned reflex like the one that will make you buzz in now
Pavlov
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And I/O this and organizational psychology the Hawthorne studies show that workers had human needs to be on pay
Industrial
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Created by waves and tides a Tombolo is a gravel bar type of this landform from the Greek for neck
Isthmus
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With Wagner in exile, the premiere of low n grin took place in veimar at 1850 under the direction of this future father-in-law
Liszt List
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After starting as Captain Kirk in the Star Trek movies reboot, he played Steve Trevor in wonder, woman
Chris Pine
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Born , Arthur Stanley Jefferson he was Charlie Chaplin’s understudy for three years prior to becoming part of a famous comedy team
Laurel
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In between Ivana and Melania, Donald Trump was married to her Tiffany’s mom
Marla Maples
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A legend of the Broadway stage she’s won Tony awards for doubt, and the heiress
 Cherry Jones
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In 2010 she became the youngest to have a double platinum single in the US with whip my hair
Willow Smith
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I learned young differentiated 4 mind functions, thinking feeling, sensation, and this which men have two
Intuition
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He told Jimmy Kimmel that Chris Pratt did ask for his daughters hand in marriage, but did not invite him to the bachelor party
Schwarzenegger
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A type of deer in Argentina shares his name with this type of grassland
Pampas
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Stars of the 20th century In 1927 New York Times headline “witness testifies”this woman “rewrote play and insisted on the spicy scenes because city liked them”
May West Spent eight days in jail Brought up on moral charges because of play sex
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These animals hold hands while they sleep so they don’t drift apart
Sea otters Are very social and their handholding is known as rafting
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In which of these cities, are you most likely to hear yinz a local version of y’all
Pittsburgh the New York version of y’all is you’s as in yous guys and the English version is you lot
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Containing either egg or cream and egg cream is made with what ingredients
Whole milk, chocolate syrup, seltzer, key to a good egg cream is to vigorously mix it with a metal spoon so that it froths
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Main emotions personified in the movie inside out
Joy, fear, anger, sadness, and disgust Part two added anxiety, envy ennui , embarrassment, and nostalgia
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In the 60s which comedian spent three years working at Merlin’s magic shop in Disney World
Steve Martin before his magic shop gig Martin sold guidebooks at the gate and then souvenir spinning lessons in frontier land
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The Trans-Siberian railroad travels nearly 6000 miles across which country
Russia Trans-Siberian railroad is the world’s longest single rail system
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Found in some hotter regions of the US this shrubby vine grows in many different colors
Bougainvillea Boo ghan vie uh
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In business around 1070 hereward the wake was an Anglo-Saxon hero who rebelled against this other the guy
William the Conqueror
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A dove takes its place at the head of the boat and leads the title character to the castle of the holy Grail as this Wagner opera ends
Lohengrin Low in grin father to parsifal par see fhall
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This jazz singer renamed herself Billy around 1930 for silent screen actress, Billy Dove
Billie Holiday
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In this1902 Henry James novel, kate croy asks her fiancé to marry a rich, dying woman, so they can eventually inherit her money
Wings of the dove
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This former liv and Maddie actress was named new artist of the year at the 2022 new American music awards
Dove Cameron
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This Bob Dylan classic asks how many seas must a white dove sail before she sleeps in the sand
Blowing in the wind
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The auto-da-fe l or act of faith was the ceremony in which the sentences of this were pronounced and carried out
Inquisition
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Most houses in Iceland are heated with this type of energy, whose name comes partly from the Greek for earth
Geothermal
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The actinides which possesses this energy emitting quality are at the bottom of the periodic table
Radioactivity
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In the master and the margarita, the main character is woolen, actually this evil entity and disguise
Devil
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Beware this woman who’s extremely controlling and demanding in the planning of her wedding
Bridezilla
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Islands of Europe In February 1793, the French were repulsed in an attack on this island from one just north that they controlled
Sardinia French launched their attack from French Corsica onto the kingdom of Sardinia
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This knight had rhythm though sadly more to do with 24 hour time periods then with music.
Sir cadian
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Last name of Gonzalo, who was governor of Peru, took up arms against Spain after his half brother Francisco’s death
Pizarro Francisco Pizarro was brother
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A bit larger than T-bone is this shareable steak cut with meat from both the top loin and the tenderloin
porterhouse
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Anyone can enjoy this beef cut taken from between the neck and shoulder blade perhaps the messrs yeager , grassley and D
Chuck
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Originally designed by vasari for Cosimo, the first de Medici it officially opened its doors to the public in 1769
Uffizi art Gallery Ew feets e
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The show correctly predicts the future a 2000 episode shows a grown-up Lisa as US president her predecessor Donald Trump
The SimpsonS
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Who used his dog—an Alaskan Malamute named Indiana—as inspiration for a large, furry alien in his 1977 hit film? +100 correct
George Lucas
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ARTS & CULTURE Celebrated in countries such as India and Thailand, Vesak festivals often include bathing a statue of which religious figure? +100 correct
Buddha
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ANIMALS & NATURE Which bird is sometimes called the “sea parrot” because of its brightly colored facial markings? +100 correct
Puffin
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SCIENCE & TECH In 1643 Evangelista Torricelli conducted experiments using a four-foot-long tube of mercury, credited with being the first of which device? +100 correct
Barometer
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BIOGRAPHIES In 1988 a member of Canada’s Parliament called for government intervention to stop whose trade from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings? +100 correct
Wayne Gretzky
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NUMBERS Which figure represents gold that is 99.9 percent pure? +100 correct
24k
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The marriage of who in 1469 led to the unification of Spain +100 correct
Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile
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Visitors using the south entrance of Yellowstone National Park must pass through which other national park, located about 30 miles away? +100 correct
Grand Teton National park
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Who was invited to sing their song on New Year's Eve 1989 on the remains of the Berlin Wall?
David hasselhoff
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What did hundreds of Quebec doctors sign a protest petition against in March 2018?
Their own pay raises
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Georges Braque was one of two key figures in the development of which art movement?
Cubism
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What nationality was the goldsmith and jeweller Charles Tiffany?
American
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Settlers after which event were the first residents of the Ukrainian town of Slavutych?
Chernobyl disaster
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Airing on ABC after Desperate Housewives on Sundays from 2006-2011, this family drama starred Sally Field, Calista Flockhart, Rob Lowe, and Matthew Rhys.
Guess: Brothers and Sisters
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After Pretty Woman, Richard Gere and Julia Roberts starred in this 1999 RomCom about a woman who has left multiple men at the altar.
Guess: Miss Congeniality Answer: Runaway Bride
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Well I came home like a stone and I fell heavy into your arms. These days of dust which we've known will blow away..." are the opening lyrics to this 2012 Mumford & Sons hit.
Guess: A Moment Like This Answer: I Will Wait
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From 1392-1910, the Joseon Dynasty ruled over what Asian country?
Guess: Oman Answer: South Korea
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Sterling Shepard totaled over 4,000 receiving yards for this NFC team from 2016-2023.
Guess: New York Giants
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Featuring players like Drew Gooden & Darrell Armstrong, this 2003 Eastern Conference team coached by Doc Rivers blew a 3-1 1st Round series playoff lead to the Pistons.
Guess: Orlando Magic
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Nicknamed "The Bionic Man", this 4x All-Star Pitcher totaled 288 Wins from 1963-1989 and famously recovered from a potential career-ending injury after having a surgery.
Guess: Tommy John
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Consisting of two smaller patties, the Double Stack is a burger offered by what fast food chain?
Guess: Wendy's
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Plant shrouded in toxic clouds that smell like rotten eggs
Venus