Winslet Plays Ophelia In Hamlet Flashcards

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Q

Alaska does not have counties but instead

A

Bouroughs
Regions which share their names with NYC administrative districts
Only state without counties? LA

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2
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Within 5 miles what s the farthest distance you can get from a body of water in the state of Michigan

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6 miles

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3
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What rush instrumental gets its 3 letter title from this Toronto airport code

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YYZ
Pearson airport

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4
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Which fruit which nearly went extinct following the death of the mega fawna that dispersed its seeds is a staple of much of central and South America

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Avocado

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5
Q

Who famously snubbed Jesse Owens at the 35 Olympics

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FDR

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6
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First president born outside of the original 13 colonies

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Lincoln
Born In Kentucky

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7
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What state would you find the center point of the US

Non contiguous
And contiguous

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Contiguous Kansas
Non contiguous South Dakota almost straight north

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8
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A meter measuring for this allegedly can be used to find the presence of ghosts;it’s unbelievable

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EMF electromagnetic frequencies
90s music reference
Released by a British pop band

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9
Q

What is the average thickness of Saturns rings

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10 meters

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10
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D day landing sites by code name
Bonus location

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Gold
Juno
Omaha
Sword
Utah

Normandy

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11
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Huey Lewis wrote this song for a Michael J fox movie

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Back to the future
The power of love

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12
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Time in a bottle

A

James crow che

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13
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These boots are made for walkin

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Nancy Sinatra

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14
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What color is Neptune and why

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Blue because of the gas methane

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15
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The first electric version of this revolutionary invention was installed in Cleveland Ohio at the corner of 105th and Euclid on august 5 1914

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Traffic light

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16
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Began in 1850 and purchased by JP Morgan in 1902 this company owned ships involved in maritime disasters most notably the sinking of the titanic
Bonus what year did the titanic sink

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White star
1912

17
Q

Appearing in the lyrics of several songs and even mending its name to a state park in Utah this beloved brand of film was produced by Kodak from 1935-2009

A

Coat o chrome

18
Q

In Jan 1947 a murder took place and subsequently became an LA and national sensation
The body of this aspiring actress was found in a vacantly cut in half and the crime was never solved
Bonus nickname the newspapers called this actress

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Elizabeth short aka the black dahlia

19
Q

Bands or musical acts with a color in the name

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Pink
Pink Floyd
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Black Sabbath
Green Day
Deep purple
Black flag
Blue oyster cult
Blue man group
White stripes
Black keys
White snake
Al green
Barry white
Simply red

20
Q

What is on the logo of Ferrari

A

A horse

21
Q

On the 12th day of Christmas my lover gave to me

A

12 drummers drumming

22
Q

Popular video game releases in 87 with the title rock man in Japan

A

Mega man

23
Q

2012 best selling novel that opened with the line when I think of my wife I always think of her head

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Gone girl by Gillian Flynn

24
Q

Group that started out in punk but moved to hip hop with debut single cookie puss

A

Beastie boys

25
Q

Animated characrrr name that is also slang for poor quality or counterfeit

A

Mickey mouse

26
Q

78 film with the tag line everyone on the team scores when her Pom Poms fly

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Debbie does Dallas

27
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What type of car was used as a time machine in back to the future

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Duh lor e in

28
Q

Most successful Girl bands based on standings on billboard top 100 chart
Every week song is at 1 100 points
Every week song is at 100 1 point

Neil took the top 40 songs

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Go gos
Bengals
E n Vogue
Spice girls
Supremes (most number of songs in the top 40 with 6 )
Banana Rama
TLC
Destiny’s child
Pussycat dolls
Pointer sisters
Dixie cups?

1 song in top 40
Devine
Expose?
Go go’s
Climaxx and a K
702
Banana Rama
La bell - lady marmalade
Silver convention - disco band - get up and boogie that’s right - all of the words in the song
Spice girls
Sweet sensation
SWV - sisters with a voice
The angels
The shh fons
The emotions
The Dixie cups
Pointer sisters
Pussycat dolls

2 songs
En Vogue
Bengals
Shhh rels

3 songs
Destiny’s child
Wilson Phillips - hold on, release me, you’re in love

5 songs
TLC - waterfalls no scrubs creep un pretty baby baby baby

6 songs
Supremes

29
Q

Canadian born actor best know. For his work in Deadpool and green lantern

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Ryan Reynolds
Actually a triple R

30
Q

Other AGB achievements beyond the telephone include the refinement of what Edison invention which plays sound by a vibrating needle on a rotating disk

A

Phone o graph