Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon Flashcards

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In thr 1742 treaty of Breslau this Austrian archduchess gave most of the Silesian duchies to Prussia
Sigh lesion
Bres low rhymes with how

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Maria Teresa

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To find the issue the doc samples some tissue
6 letters

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Biopsy

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Type of shock from a severe allergic reaction
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Anaphylactic

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Website for Texas Ranger hall of fame includes this oft asked query when discussing the Lone Ranger

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Who was that masked man

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There are an infinite number of books in this place a 2020 bestseller by him

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The midnight library
Matt haig
Hey gguh

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21 book about a plucky astronaut sounds like it may be a long shot

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Project Hail Mary

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In 29 Lateran treaty signed by Cardinal pietro gasparri and this man Italy recognized the sovereignty of this place

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Vatican city
Ill doo chay Mussolini

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Author Curtis sittenfeld wonders what would’ve happened if Hilary never married bill in the novel titles with this maiden name

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Rodham

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In Matthew 27 in the King James Version Jesus cries out

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My god my god why have you forsaken me

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Edward Albee won his first Tony for this 62 drama in which marital arguments are blood sport

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Who’s afraid of Virginia woolf?

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Charlestown chiefs hockey team in this 77 Paul Newman film wqs based on the Johnstown jets and some of its players

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Slapshot

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Adam Sandler played him the waterboy for the mud dogs of south central Louisiana state

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Bobby boo shay

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Not gene Hackman but this man as his alcoholic assistant coach with the hickory high huskies was Oscar nominated for Hoosiers

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Dennis hopper

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A lewd character in whip it is babe ruthless a jammer on the hurl scouts team in this sport

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Roller derby

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To become a Rockford peach in this film geena davis had to audition by throwing a baseball at her the director

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A league of their own
Penny Marshall

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Gina McCarthy Biden’s first climate advisor was also called his climate this meaning one who has great authority
Begins with a silent letter

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Czar

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In 1192 Saladin and this English king far from home signed the treaty of Jaffa ending the third crusade

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Richard the lion heart

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In 1846 the U.S. and Great Britain signed the treaty of Oregon establishing this parallel as the main international boundary in the pacific Northwest

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49th

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Seen as a signal of strength this limestone formation has long been seen in the logo of prudential

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Rock of Gibraltar

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Stage name of this Latin trap rapper was inspired by an Easter costume he hated wearing as a kid

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Bad bunny

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Plantains and pork to create this Puerto rican dish

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Mofongo

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Taking over from C Everett coop in 90 dr Antonia Novello was both the 1st woman and 1st Hispanic American to hold this government job

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Surgeon general

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The borinqueneers the US army’s only all Hispanic unit served with distinction at the chosin reservoir during this war

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Korean War

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Life is murder for Madeline Martha Mackenzie and Bonnie Carlson on this drama adapted from a bestseller
Here’s the truth

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Big little lies

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Saul Goodman
Odenkirk
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Cookie on empire
Tuh raj e P Henson
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Plumbago is a name for this other form of carbon
Graphite
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Northern Ireland the giant this
Causeway
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Common type of this weed can set off hay fever
Ragweed
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Milk Russian and bull are types of this prickly stemmed weed
Thistles
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Role queen of the night in this opera for his sister in law Josepha hofer
The magic flute
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Mozart called him Papa
Hyden High den
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In opera speak Mass for the dead
Requiem
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This sacred shrine in Jerusalem covers the spot from which Muhammad is said to have ascended to heaven
Dome of the rock
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About 70% of its people can speak Portuguese about 20% can speak umbundu 8% Kikongo and 8% kimbundu Kim boon do ki cone go Umh boon do
Angola Former Portuguese colony until 1975 Capital Luanda 7th largest country in Africa is a country on the west-central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) country in both total area and population and is the seventh-largest country in Africa
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Named for a city in Italy it was a gold coin of Austria the Netherlands or Great Britain
Florin named for Florence
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Over 23 years he has played the same Character on 11 different shows including arrested development Simpsons x files
Richard belzer as John munch Law and order homicide Sesame Street
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Over 23 years he has played the same Character on 11 different shows including arrested development Simpsons x files
Richard belzer as John munch Law and order homicide Sesame Street
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“Baby, I love your way song
Peter frampton 74 hit 12 Big mountain 94 hit 6
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“Baby did a bad, bad thing song
Chris Isaac
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Baby hold on song
Eddie money
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MONEY & NUMBERS When playing craps in a casino, there is a 16.66 percent chance that the shooter will roll which number?
7
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ANIMALS & NATURE Weighing up to 550 pounds, which is the heaviest snake in the world? +100 correct
Green anaconda
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BIOGRAPHIES Which singer patented shoes that create an anti-gravity leaning illusion that he used during performances of “Smooth Criminal”? +100 correct
Michael Jackson
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ANYTHING GOES Representing each year of Jesus’ life, how many buttons does a traditional Roman Catholic cassock have?
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GEOGRAPHY Often called the most international river in the world, which waterway passes through 10 countries? +100 correct
Danube
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HISTORY & SOCIETY Earth Day, the Clean Air Act, and the Environmental Protection Agency were all established during which presidential administration?
Nixon
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SCIENCE & TECH Effectively invisible to telescopes, which space phenomenon is typically “observed” thanks to its gravitational effects on its surroundings? +100 correct
Black hole
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ARTS & CULTURE Using a sample of the sonata Pathétique,he gives a writing credit to which composer for his song “This Night”? +100 correct
Billy Joel Ludwig van Beethoven
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SCIENCE & TECH Which scientist’s theory of gravity was inspired by an apple tree that still stands more than 350 years later at England’s Woolsthorpe Manor? +100 correct
Isaac Newton
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GEOGRAPHY El Castillo is the large step pyramid of this , the ancient Maya city located in which modern country? +100 correct
Mexico Chichén Itzá
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BIOGRAPHIES Which playwright had a son named Hamnet, who died about four years before his father wrote a similarly named play?
Shakespeare
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Which holiday is often called la fête nationale in the country it originated in?
Bastille day
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VOCAB Apple-polisher, brownnoser, and lickspittle are all synonyms for which word? +100 correct
Sycophant
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MONEY & NUMBERS The name of which unit of measurement comes from the Latin for “thousand paces,” each pace equal to about five feet in ancient Rome?
Mile
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ARTS & CULTURE Named for types of debris, Flotsam and Jetsam are two evil underlings who appear in which Disney film? +100 correct
The Little Mermaid
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NATURE About the 13th century European nobility tamed which animal, the fastest land mammal, for use as a hunting companion? +100 correct
Cheetah
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ANYTHING GOES “Whirlo-Way” and “Pluto Platter” were earlier names for what toy?
Frisbee
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Canadian Football League (CFL) games, thus is a one-point score awarded to the kicking team when the ball is kicked into the opponent's end zone and the receiving team fails to run or kick it out of their end zone.
rouge" (also called a "single" or "single point") Here's a more detailed explanation: How it works: If a team misses a field goal attempt or punts the ball, and the receiving team doesn't manage to get the ball out of their end zone (either by running it out or kicking it out), the kicking team earns a rouge. Origin of the term: The term "rouge" is French for "red," and the origin of its use in Canadian football is unclear, but it's likely inherited from the English rugby term. Canadian football uniqueness: This rule is unique to Canadian football and is not part of the rules in American football (NFL). Examples: A missed field goal attempt that results in the ball being kicked into the end zone and not returned is a rouge. A punt that is kicked into the end zone and not returned is a rouge. Scoring: A rouge is worth one point for the kicking team.
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What food might have been discovered by accident by people storing milk and animal skins
Yogurt Animal skin sometimes contain the right bacteria to ferment milk into yogurt
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For more than 1000 years, British monarchs have been coronated at what landmark
Westminster Abbey In addition to coronations, Westminster Abbey still holds regular religious services with five sermons each Sunday
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The New York Times dubbed him the most commercially, successful composer in history
Andrew Lloyd Webber The Phantom of the opera evita cats
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Poet EE Cummings was known for working in almost entirely what
Lower case letters That his name was often in stylized in lowercase letters to reflect his work EE Cummings actually capitalized his own name
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During World War II, what state had its own currency in case it was invaded by Japan?
Hawaii The US wanted currency in Hawaii to be easily distinguishable and voidable if Japan took over the islands
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This New England politician and orator appeared on the $10 bill from the 1860 to the 1900s
Daniel Webster
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First elected president in 1896 he was on the $500 bill from 1928 to 1945
William McKinley
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Having his face on some old $20s is appropriate for Hugh McCulloch who headed this US government department twice after the Civil War
Department of treasury
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An idiom meaning to have surgery is to go here
Under the knife
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Hoping to change her own food behavior, and that of others who needed help Roseanne S founded this organization
Over eaters anonymous
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In nine letter letters to divulge too much personal information
Overshare
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Perhaps you recall a YA novel where Janie Johnson realizes the face on one of these is hers ; was Janie kidnapped?
Milk carton
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In June 1999, Sean Fanning and Sean Parker launch this peer to peer music sharing software program
Napster
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This type of it bag from Fendi won’t fit a loaf of French bread, but shares its name y2K
Baguette
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In a TLC song, this type of guy’s name is kinda weak and he is also broke and he’s looking like trash dang
Scrub
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In 1995 Stevie Wonder join Coolio and LV on this song that would win single of the year
Gangstas Paradise
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Among his awards in 2011 were top male artist, top rap, artist and top rap song for love the way you lie with Rihanna
Eminem
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Somewhat under wraps, this singer delivered a powerful performance of her courage to change at 2020 billboard awards
Sia In her weird outfits
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Add over 10,400 feet Mount kinyeti is the tallest point in this recently formed nation
South Sudan Landlocked ?
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Georgia is directly north of this former Soviet republic ; Azerbaijan East
Armenia Landlocked
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Somalia Djibouti and Djibouti all contribute to this nation being a landlocked
Ethiopia
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You can check the time in 148 cities on a clock built for the 20th anniversary of East Germany on this main square of eastern Berlin
Alexanderplatz
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Kid the next time I say let’s go someplace like this country on Brazil’s west border and above Paraguay
Bolivia Quote from Butch and Sundance Landlocked
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Though Lake Victoria is quite scenic if you need a direct proof that this nation is landlocked while here you go
Uganda
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We’re a sucker for this trio who performed together at the bllboard awards in 2019 their first award show in a decade ; they’d win three awards in 2020
The Jonas Brothers
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Type of clock name for where it sits for some horological reason you don’t say piece or shelf
Mantle
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An analemmatic one of these where you cast the shadow is a Scottish memorial to standard time creator Sandford Fleming
Sundial
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The Black Forest has woodpeckers and owls, but its most famous bird Is this one calling from clocks.
Cuckoo
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This type of watch first gained traction in the 1970s starting with a pulsar Wat…sorry time computer
Digital watch
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In Greek mythology, it’s Hades domain
The underworld
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In the late 1800s the portrait of this first first lady appeared on the one dollar silver certificate
Martha, Washington
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Olivia Rodrigo and Halle Bieber have lepidopted these retro hair clips designed to look like an insect Lep uh dopted
Butterfly
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In 2023 she got into the holiday spirit performing all I want for Christmas Is you for the first time on an award show?
Mariah Carey