JFK Peace Corps Flashcards

(31 cards)

1
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20 love poems and a song of despair writer

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Neruda

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Historical firsts
Yanks first WS
She becomes first miss America

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20s
Margaret Gorman in 21 at 16
Oct 15 23 - first yanks WS

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Historical firsts
Scientists successfully clone this mammal
Dubbed the cyber mom Elizabeth Ann Oliver is the first to have her babies birth broadcast live on internet

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90s
Dolly the sheep -96
Cyber mom - 98

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Historical firsts
The Ken back 1 hits the market as the first commercially available PC
SNL then called nbc Saturday night with him hosting

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70s
George Carlin -75
Ken back (only 50 built ) - 71

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Historical firsts
Representing the 4th district of Massachusetts he becomes the first openly gay U.S. congressman
Washington football team then Redskins wins first SB

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80s
Barney frank - elected 80 starts in 81
Redskins -83

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Historical firsts
First ballpoint pens go on sale
He becomes the first world figure skating champion

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40s
Dick button -48
Pens -44

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This 01 documentary examines the life of a Michelin rated Japanese chef

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Year o drama of sushi
Or jeer o

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This is the special protein that baby Jane served to this sister in what ever happens to baby Jane

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Rat
Blanche - sister
Betty Davis
Joan Crawford

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At 24 she became rhr youngest actress to win a prime time emmy for outstanding lewd actress in a dram series

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Zendaya

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10
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In authentic Greek cuisine tirokafteri is a dip made with this cheese
Tear o caf terri

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Feta

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This flightless bird of New Zealand pats the largest eggs of any living species relative to its body size

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Kiwi

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12
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Talmud scholars

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Rabbis

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“What a piece of work is a man” speaker

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Hamlet to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

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Queer Eye” fashion expert Tan

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France

He is best known as the fashion expert for the Netflix series Queer Eye, host of the web series Dressing Funny, and co-host of Next In Fashion.

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Dutch painter of “Peasants Before an Inn”

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Jan steen

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Rival sch. of The Citadel

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VMI
Virginia military institute

17
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Soccer great Leo

18
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Mars counterpart

19
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Compound word origins

This compound word meant an astronomical object of exceptional brightness in 1910; it wqs soon applied to actors and athletes

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Movie descriptions
A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his viciously dummy while trying to renew a romance with high school sweetheart
78

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Magic
Anthony Hopkins and Ann Margaret and burgess Meredith

21
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This pass in Switzerland has one curve named James Bond strah suh because used as a location in this bond film - the first to win an academy award

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Fur kuh pass
gold finger -64 won for best sound effects editing

22
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The thanksgiving episode
Titled blair Waldorf mist pie is from the 07 season of this show

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Gossip girl
Season 1 ?

23
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His starlight express is based partly on this children’s story

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Based on Thomas the tank engine

Andrew Lloyd Webber

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Named the parents and children on bewitched

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Darren and Samantha
Kids - tabathia and Adam

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Until ride tickets were phased out at the magic kingdom in 82 this wqs the most expensive ticket for the most popular rides
E ticket Scale Its a small world A ticket C ticket - people movers ? Space mountain may have been an E
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Neal’s all time favorite book is a prayer for Owen meanie by this author Also name thr books made into movies by this author
John Irving Word according to garp The hotel New Hampshire The cider house rules - 99 won two AA including best supporting actor by Michael Cain
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Classic frog men and submarines were given away as prizes in various cereals using this common household product to make them rise and fall in water
Baking powder
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Top 2 countries by number of Starbucks locations
US -13K China - 4.1 K
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Largest indoor shopping mall in the world is in this country
Iran Middle eastern country with pop over 80 mil
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10 episodes from thr 2020 brain drain tournament
Numbers Jeopardy China Hobbies Eyes 1920 Spooky Diseases Fire - California wild fires Guns
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NFL division realignment in 2002 3 teams never finishing last in Division 3 teams never finishing first in division
Never last: Pats Seahawks Steelers First: browns bills lions