Trivia Flashcards
(146 cards)
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most abundant in Earth’s crust
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Oxygen. 60^ of human body
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main ore of Iron
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hematite
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action by Alfred Nobel
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made dynamite out of nitroglycerine
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established the chrosomal theory of heredity
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1908: geneticist used a frusit fly to establisht e chromosomal theority o fheredity
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largest US cruise port terminal in USA
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Royal Caribbean in Miami, FL
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wife of Dwane Wade
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Gabrielle Union
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Gabrielle Union
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wife of Dwayne Wade
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Dyane Wade
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marreid Gabrielle Union,
[played for Mianmi Heat
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center of Cuban life/culture in Miami
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calle Ocho = SW 8th Street. centure of Cuban life/Culture in Miami’s Little Havannan
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center of Cuban life in Miami, FL
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Calle Ocho = SW 8th Street. Miami FL
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center of Miami Cuban Culture
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Calle Ocho
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Latin for the hare/jackrabbit
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Leputs
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wrote Equus
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Peter Shaffer
- child psychologist attempts to treat a young man fascinate with horses
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symbol
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hashtag or pound
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young girl in Game of Thrones
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Bella Ramsey
- The Last of Us
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mother in Malcom in the Middle
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Jane Kaczmarek
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real name of Hozier
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Andrew Hozier-Byrne
HOH-zee-ar
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real name of Jay Z
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Shawn Carter
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conquoer Timur
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Tamerlane
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name of Cardi B
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Belcalis Almanzar
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real name of Bruno Mars
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Peter Hernandez
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real name of John LEgend
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John Stephens
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real name of Eminem
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marshall Mathers
Slim Shady
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real name of Drake
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Aubrey Graham
- started as a Canadian child actor on Degrassi
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real name of Lil Nas X
Montero Hill
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real name of Meg Ryan
Margaret Hyra
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real name of Joaquin Phoneix
last name is Bottom
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real name of Rhianna
Robyn Fenty
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real name of Madonna
Madonna Ciccone
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real name of Cher
Cherilyn Sarkislan
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real name of Shakirah
Shakira Ripoll
Columbian
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real name of Michael Caien
Maurice Mickelwhite
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real name of Jaimie Fox
Eric Bishop
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real name of Katy Perry
Katheryn Hudson
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real name of Lourde
Ella Yelich-OConnor
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real name of Mindy Kaeling
Vera Chokalingam
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wife of Ellen Degeneress
Portia de Rossi
real name is Amanda Lee Rogers
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real name of natalie Portman
Neta-Lee Hershlay
born in Jerusalem
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real name of Whoppi Goldberg
Caryn Johnson
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real name of Ben Kinsley
Krishna Bhanji (Indian)
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real name of Lana del Ray
Elizabeth Grant
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real name of Lizzo
Melissa JEfferson
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real name of Vin Diesel
mark Vincent
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real name of Bea Arthur
Bernice Frankil
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real name of Iggy Azaela
Amethyst Kelly
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real name of Doja Cat
Amala Dlamini
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real name of Rickey Martin
Enrique Morales
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real name fo Helen Mirren
Ilyena Mironov
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real name of Snoop Dog
Calvin Broadus Jr
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real name of Faith Hill
Audrey Perry
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real name of Michael Keaton
Michael Douglas. bc another MD existed
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real name of Lady Gaga
Stefani Germanotti
from Queen's Radio Ga Ga
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real name of Megan thee Stallion
Megan Pete
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who did WAP
Cardi B wih Megan thee Stalloin
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real name of Marilyn Manson
Brian Warner
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real name of Shaniah Twain
Eileen Edwards
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real name of Elton John
Reginald Dwight
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real name of Nikki Minaj
Onika Manaj
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real name of Chappel Roan
Kayleigh Amstutz
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real name of Calvin harris
Adam WIles
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who sang Xs and Os
Elle King
- daughter of Rob Schneider in 4 of his films
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real name of Carmen Electra
Tara Patrick
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Jupiter's gravitational pull in relation to Earth
Jupiter's is 2.5x ours
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hottest planet in the solar system
Venus b/c proximity to the sun and the greenhouse effect
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coldest planet
Uranus has an odd rotation and colest planet (-400F)
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which planet could float?
Saturn could float b/c Hydrogen and Helium give it low density
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variation of Mercuy's orbit
varies 29M to 43M miles
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hx of the children's book about Bears
Berenstain bears
- joint cration by a married couple who went to art school (1960s) and were convinced by their son to do it
- both parents had art roles in WWII for Army
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what does California call their foster parents
resource parens
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what is cadamom
spice from ginger
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Adobo
salt, onion powder, garlic power, paprika, black pepper, cumin, oregano
- popular in Mexico and the Philippeans
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Columbus ship that didn't make it back to Europe
Santa maria
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Second Roman Triumvirate
43BC
Marcus Lepidus
Mark Antony
Octavian
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troika
Russian harness linking 3 horses
- also a group of 3 political advisors
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3 Estates
clergy, nobility, people
4th = press
5th = outsider viewpoints, bloggers, social media, internet, public opinion...
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song by The Who
My Generation
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who sang Only the Good Die Young
Billy Joel
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female Secretary of State
Madelyn Allbright
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year of the Pledge of Allegience
1885
union army cpatain who later authored a book about teaching patriotism in schools
Congress formally adopted it in 1942
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year Congress formally adopted the Pledge of Allegience
1942
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why did the Presidential Candidate go to jail?
Eugene Debs went to jail for his role in teh Pullman strike
- represented by Darrow
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Inherit the Wind
1925 Scopes Monkey Trial
- Matthew harrison Brady = Wm Jennings Bryan
- Henry Drumond = Clarence Darrow
- Bertram Cates = John Scopes
- EK Hornbeck = HL Menken
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HL Menken
"The Baltimore Sun"
- did satrical reporting
coined "Monkey Trial" about the Scopes Trial
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when is Talk Like a Pirate Day
19 September
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son of Odysseus
Telemanchus
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who was Remy in Rattatoui
Patton Oswalt
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Lucky Luciano
instrumental in developing the 5 Points Gang
- father to the sentenced to prisoin but made an agreemetn with the USN and vave them WWII intel and they let him be deported to Italy
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"Dapper Don"
John Gotti of the Gambino family
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RICO sent heads of 3 mafia families to jail
1980s
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italian code of mafia silence when questioned. (honorable)
omerta
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mafia informant
cascittuni
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concept referenced by the name of something closely associated with it
metonymy
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the same
ditto
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belvedere
Italian for beautiful site.
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camerlengo
the cardinal who acts as the treasurer of the Holy See.
oversees elections of the new Pope
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cardinal who oversees the election of the Pope
camerlengo
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central government of the Catholic Church and Vatican
Holy See
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pluots
plum + apricots
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limequats
cross between a kumquat and key lime
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appearence of a key lime
circular and picked while green
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what does a kumquat look like
oblong orange then turns yellow
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wrote Tess of the D'umbervilles
Tomas hardy
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wrote Cantebury Tales
Chaucer
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church in Boston
Christ Church = Old North Church
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church in Venice
Saint Mark's
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church in Moscow
St basils
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hyperinflation
rapid raise in prices
- post WWII, Hunry had a time when prices increased 2-3x per day
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Hyancith
beautifiul Spartan prince who was a lover of Apollo
= died when a discus Apollo threw him hit him in the head. flower made by Apollo from his spilled blodo
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lover of Appollo
Hyancith
- died when Apollo threw a discus at him
- Apollo made the flower from his spilled blood
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next to the California bridge
Golden Gate Bridge is next to a civil war fortress (Fort Pont) & Bay Area Discovery Museum
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water in Washington
Puget Sound
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capital of Washington
Olympia
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major highway on the west coast
Highway 101: Pacific Coast Highway
760 miles along the Pacific Coast from San Diego to California
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national park that has Mount Whitney
Sequoia National Park
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where are 5/10 of the largest trees in the world
Sequoia National Park
- including General sherman
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largest tree by volume
General Sherman
in Sequoia National Park
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General Sherman
largest tree by volume
- Sequoia National Park
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where is Sequoia Natinoal Park
southern Sierra Nevada
east of Visalia, CA
- 5/10 largest trees in the world including General Sherman
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where is Yosemite
bordered by Sierra National Forest and Stanislavus National Park
- 95% of the part is the forest is designated wildnerness
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what are the national parks
Lincoln signed a grant to make Yosemite a national preserved park
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where is the largest national park
GGreenland
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where is Victoria Falls
Zimbabew
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what was the first national park in the USA
Yellowstone (signed by Ulysses Grant)
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national park in maine
Acadia
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national park by the Colorado River
Arches National Park
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Arches National Park
Utah
by the Colorado River
4 miles North of Moab, Utah
2K sandstone arches (Delicate Arch, landscape arch, DOuble arches)
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national park in South Dakota
Badlands park
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features of Badlands Park
South Dakota
buttes, bison, black footed ferrets, bighorn sheep, prairie dogs
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Big Bend National Park
Texas
located at a prominent bend in Rio Grande along the US-Mexican border
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national park along the Rio Grande
Big Bend National Park
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desert associated with Big Bend National Park
Chihuahuan Desert
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main draw of the Big Bend National
main draw is the back countries. recreation in arid Chisos Mt and Canyons of Rio Grande
- Texas
- at a prominent bend in the Rio Grande along the US-Mexican border
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Biscayne National Park
S. Miami. N. end of the Florida Keys.
95% water
known for: mangroves, coral reefs, manatees, crocodiles, sea turtles, peregrine falcon
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national park that is 95% water
Biscayne National Park
- 95% water b/c Florida Keys
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Carlsbad Caverns
New Mexico
- 117 caves (1 is 120 miles long)
Big room = 4000 ft long
under the Chihuahan Desert and Ratttle Snake Spring
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national park under the Chihuahuan Desert
Carlsbad Cavern in New Mexico
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where are the Channel Islands
off the coast of California
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national park in Oregon
Crater Lake
- Caldera of extinct Mt Mazame that collapsed 7700 years ago
- vivid blue and clarity water
- no outlets so water replenished by rain
- wizard island and phantom ship
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father of modern austronomy
Polish Copernicus
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years of Aristotle
384-322 bc
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who had early questions about the Earth being flat
Aristotle 300s bc. first to notice shadows cast by earth onto moon had a curve. this had him question the flat earth theory
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park
along the Cuyahoga River
- trail follows the Ohio & Erie Canal
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national park along the Ohio & Erie Canal
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
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Death Valley
CA/NV
records: hottest, least, driest in US
Badwater basin. salt flats
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salt flats
flat white expanses of land covered in salt and other minerals
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