1A list MD 2002 Flashcards
1
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1. The seat of Bernalillo (Bern-ah-LEE-oh) County; it’s the largest city beginning with the letter A in the Mountain time zone; and the largest city in New Mexico.
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Albuquerque
2
Q
- A 1931 Nobel Peace Prize winner; she is famous for her pioneering work at Hull House in Chicago.
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Jane Addams
3
Q
- Daughter of Zeus and Dione; she is the Greek goddess of fertility and love.
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Aphrodite
4
Q
- Appearing in a record 24 All-Star games; this former Braves outfielder hit 755 career home runs.
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Hank Aaron
5
Q
- From Revelations chapter 16; verse 16; this is the site of the last great battle between good and evil before the Day of Judgement.
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Armageddon
6
Q
- “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” is an example of what literary device; the repetition of initial sounds?
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Alliteration
7
Q
- Arabic for “follower of the Pleiades;” this orange giant is the brightest star in Taurus.
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Aldebaran
8
Q
- Ratified in 1781; it was the constitution of the United States until 1789.
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Articles of Confederation
