Rhone And Rhine Switzerland Flashcards

(31 cards)

1
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Like a university a river in British Colombia is named for this explorer who reaches its mouth in 1808

A

Simon Fraser

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Literally it’s the joy of living
In French

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Jwah de vive

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The son of Japanese immigrants he was the president of Peru president from 90- 2000
Daughter ran 3 times

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Fujimore eee

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4
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Tran qua Buddhist temple location

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Hanoi Vietnam
Smell the incense

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5
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Classic French based desert has a name meaning puffed up

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Soufflé

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6
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John David Washington tried to save the world in this recent Christopher Nolan film

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Tenet

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7
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He performed the first open heart surgery

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Dr Daniel hail Williams
Did on himself

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8
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Indonesia shares these islands with these countries

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New Guinea with papa New Guinea
Borneo with Malaysia

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9
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This capital of Indonesia is on this island

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Jakarta on Java

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10
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The ballon doesn’t break because it’s made up of this type of substance from the Greek for many parts, the needle merely separates the large molecules

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Polymer

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World organizations
It was found after Portuguese students were jailed for toasting freedom during Salazars dictatorship

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Amnesty international
Campaigning for human rights since 61

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12
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Flemish painter responsible for the judgement of Paris

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Peter Paul Rubens

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13
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He started the American due company in 1808

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John Jacob Astor

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14
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He began the master of ballantrae before sailing off with his family to the south seas in 1887

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Robert Louis Stevenson

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15
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This stage of complete metamorphosis occurs immediately after the larval stage

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Pupa

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16
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In an email that surfaced after her murder she said if anything happened to her Pres Musharraf wqs responsible

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Benazir Bhutto

17
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The stories of Gideon and Samson are found in this boook of the Bible

18
Q

I Corinthians states as in this man all die even so in Christ shall all be made alive

19
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According to Jeremiah this place seems to be short of balm and physicians

20
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After her coffee plantation failed this author got out of Africa and returned to Denmark

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Dinesen
Karen blixen?

21
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Only religious music was broadcast on thr radio for 2 weeks after her death on July 26 52 in Buenos Aires

22
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Even before opening her own schools she had her own methods of teaching anthropology at the university of Rome

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Maria Montessori

23
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This king of England with this nickname sue to his reputation as a military leader during the crusades

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Richard I
The Lion heart

24
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This group of trees and shrubs produce cherries

A

Suh rahs is

Cerasus

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This Italian scientist discovered that objects fall at the same speed regardless of their weight
Galileo galilei
26
Named For a southern state the USDA recommends this kind of grass for ball fields and fairways
Kentucky bluegrass
27
Julius is the mustachioed mascot for this brand of potato chips
Pringles
28
Played by Tom cruise in movies this ex military detective shows some muscle on an Amazon prime thriller series
Jack reacher
29
After opening service at the speed of sound the top hat restaurant changes its name to
Sonic drive in
30
Sir Percy blakeney is the real identity of this literary title hero
The scarlet pimpernel
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The failed first version of this Jacob schick invention had a huge motor and had to be held with 2 hands
Electric shaver