Georgia Okeefe Flashcards

1
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This monstrous being from Norse mythology also refers to someone who posts offensive comments

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Troll

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2
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Not known to use her last name of sarkisian this iconic singer had had # 1 hits in 6 decades

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Cher

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3
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This green colored magnesium rich mineral is named for its resemblance to a snakes skin

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Serpentine

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4
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Phonograph records were patented in 1857 by him ;120 years later a pair of records made of this material were launched into space, an act of inter stellar hopefulness that saigain compares to launching a bottle into a cosmic ocean

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Leon Scott
Made of gold

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5
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With a troposphere that translates smoothly into its liquid interior this planet has the densest atmosphere ; inhospitable clouds are arranged in bands at different latitudes and conflicting circulation patterns cause turbulence and storms

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Jupiter
Including one famous anti cyclonic storm

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6
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In the novel the sign of the four who is assisted by this dog

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Sherlock homes assisted by tony

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7
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This matel game requires the skillful removal of sticks from a tube to prevent marbles from dropping

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Kerplunk

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8
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Cereal character with the slogan theeeerrrreee great

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Tony the Tiger

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9
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Africa
A major seaport and formerly a world capital this city has a name from
Arabic for house of peace

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Dar es salaam
Suh lam

Previous capital of Tanzania
Before it lived to Dodoma

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10
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CES award was withdrawn from this company in 18 for conflicting reasons immoral or don’t fit into an approved category
Bonus what type of products

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Lore uh duh car low
Makes female sex toys

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11
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Longest continually running lab experiment in the world
Begun in Brisbane in this state
Demonstrated that substances which appear solid are in fact highly viscous fluids
2 word informal name

A

Pitch drop experiment

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12
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Banned books
1963 childrens literwute
Too dark because of protagonists inability to control his emotions

A

Where the wild things are
Max sendack

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13
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Banned books
47
Non fiction
Curiosity about the female body and homosexual tendencies

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Diary of Ann frank

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14
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Banned books
93 young adult fiction
Depictions of infanticide and sexual awakening

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The giver
Lois Lowry

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15
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Banned books
48 short story
In apartheid South Africa because did not say nice things about blindly following tradition

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The lottery
Shirley Jackson

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16
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Banned books
57 novel
Published in Italy because refused publication by USSR
Romanticized pre revolution upper class and degraded peasants and workers

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Dr zhivago
Pasternak?

17
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Banned books
2011 fan fiction
Intense sexual situations and fears impressionable teens may try it

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50 shades of grey
Fan fiction of twilight

18
Q

Banned books
411 BCE play
Considered obscene in AD 66 and banned in 1873 due to offensive themes about the power of women

A

Liz Estrada
Aristophanes

19
Q

Banned books
1903 Russian propaganda
Anti semetic, literary hoax
Hitler and modern nazi are fans

A

The protocols of the elders of Zion

20
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Banned books
1852 novel
Defenders of slavery took exception to its depiction of slavery and claimed it was inaccurate

A

Uncle Toma cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe

21
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Ermas injection is the name of a dream by this neurologist and pioneer f dream analysis ; despite what you may think the dream had nothing to do with what is or is not a cigar

A

Freud
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar

22
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Banned books
87 puzzle book
If you look very closely at the edge of the page you’ll see a tiny dot that wqs supposed to be a nipple

A

Where’s Waldo

23
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The phrase I know it when I see it wqs written about a 64 Supreme Court case about the definition of obscenity
Who was the chief justice of Supreme Court (53-69) - he was previously governor of California and name also at synonymous with major leaps in civil rights and liberties in civil law

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Earl warren

24
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Lester bangs is named checked in thr song there’s nothing wrong with hating rock critics by this indie pop band which somewhat deceptively is based in Athens Georgia

A

Of Montreal

25
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This California based ice cream company has a heavenly hook that a pint contains 240-360 calories

A

Halo top

26
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This American author published a short story called the jelly bean in 1920 5 years before his most famous work

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F Scott Fitzgerald

27
Q

Name the sports conference
Michigan
Ohio state

A

Big ten

28
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Name the sports conference
Boise state
Fresno state

A

Western athletic conference

29
Q

Name the sports conference
Baylor
Oklahoma

A

Big 12

30
Q

Projectiles trajectory is subject to these 3 forces

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Gravity
Lift
Drag - heavily dependent on nose shape