EQC8 Flashcards

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a retired Finnish rower noted for his three consecutive Olympic gold medals in single sculls in 1976, 1980 and 1984.[1]

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Perti KARPINNEN

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Who was the Chairman of the LA Olympic Committee who was noted for bringing major sponsorship deals to the Games. He went on to be Baseball Commissioner between 1984-1989?

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Peter EUBERROTH

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3
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Founder of Jjim Beam

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Jacob BEAM

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4
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Jim Beam hq

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Clermont Kentucky

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5
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Despite not being Bridget Riley, who was the true pioneer of Op Art

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Viktor Vasarely

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6
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Siblings founded Stax records

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Jim Stewart estelle axton

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7
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founded atlantic records

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Abramson artegun

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8
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LIQUEUR INTRODUCED AT STUDIO 54 IN 1978

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MIDORI

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9
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WROTE THE SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER ESSAY

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NIK COHN

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10
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PERU SQUASH PLAYER

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DIEGO ELIAS

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11
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US GOLFER INDIAN HERITAGE

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Saheeth theegala

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a New Zealand writer of novels, short stories, and children’s books. She began writing as a young adult, while working as a teacher. Her early short stories were published in magazines, leading to her becoming the first female Māori writer to publish a collection of short stories, Waiariki, in 1975. Her first novel, Mutuwhenua: The Moon Sleeps, followed in 1978.

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patricia grace

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13
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maori term for european

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pakeha

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14
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second biggest language family after indo european

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sino-tibetan

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15
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Non aligned movement founded in which city by which five leaders

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belgrade
tito
nkrumah
nasser
sukarno
nehru

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18
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New king of reggaeton

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Ozuna

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19
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valley in eastern Lebanon and its most important farming region.[1] Industry, especially the

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Beqaa

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20
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Ruined unesco city in beqaa valley

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Baalbek

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21
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Spartan five kings shared power with two

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Ephors

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22
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Athens equivalent of ephor

23
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Bearcat aka

24
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Large himalayas goat

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Largest wild goat
Markhor
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Russian town coldest in world
Oymyakon
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Lagerfeldt cat
Choupette
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Longest river antarctica
Onyx
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Carl jungle memory
Collective unconscious
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Largest aßet manager
Blackrock
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Ray finned fish which order
Actinopterygii
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Rwnunculus
Buttercup
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Japanese tea master to oda nobunaga, established wabi sabi foundations
Sen no rikyu
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Sudanese Aberdeen novelist. THE TRANSLATOR MINaret
Leila aboulela
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1994 novel abdulrazak gurnah
Paradise
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2001 gurnard novel
By the sea
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Last doge venice
Ludovico mannin
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First traditional doge venice
Paolo lucio anafesto
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Historical first doge venice
Orso ipato
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Lead singer divinyls
Chrissy amphlett
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All blacks most caps
Sam whitelock
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All blacks top scorer try
Douglas howlett
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Longest river nz
Waikato
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Longest river south island
Clutha
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University mississipi man
James meŕdith
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Unesco caves mahastra but not mumbai
Elora
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Dam near raqqa
Tabqa
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Isil capital
Raqqa
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Temple palmyra
Bel
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Temple palmyra
Bel
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Toto dog
Cairn terrier
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Aboriginal Bradman dismisser
Eddie gilbert
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Plays Jack reacher
Alan ritchson