60% of NBA players go broke within 5 years of retirement Flashcards

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Due to their fame at the national zoo the old Washington DC metro paper fare cards often featured what animal

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Giant panda - Patricia Nixon wqs a big fan and mentioned during a dinner in Beijing China
Nixon
Ling ling
Sing sing
Smithsonian national zoo
Tie sean first surviving a and a cub born in US - left for wool long nature reserve in 2010

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What Shakespeare comedy is named after the eve of the Feast of Epiphany, a festival where Servants often dressed up as their masters, men as women, and so forth?

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The twelfth night ?

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3
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A beaver was an attachment to what piece of medieval armor?

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Helmet

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What is the term in book binding for the opposite of the spine (the inside of a book where the pages come together)?

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Gutter

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What song with a 3 word title could also be called “Miniscule Vermillion Warship of the Smallest Class”?

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Little red corvette

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6
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There is a curse associated with this person
The cause of his death remains a mystery

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King tut

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Vegan actress they starred in a Taylor swift short film alongside Dylan O’Brien
And plays max mayfield in this series

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SaDie sink
Stranger things

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He traveled throughout Asia along the Silk Road in medieval times and his book gave the Europeans a first extensive look at China India and other parts of Asia

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Marco Polo

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What is the name of the plant organelle where photosynthesis takes place and which contains the light absorbing pigment chlorophyll

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Chloroplast

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10
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Blinding lights is a 2019 song by what artist

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The weekend

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In Harry Potter what is the 1 word name of the spell that witches and wizards use to light the tip of their Wands allowing them to see in the dark

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Lumos

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12
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A type of weapon
And a long thin high heeled woman’s shoe

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Stiletto

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13
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Greek church
The big four
The bucket
The washout
Double wood

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Possible results After you throw your first shot in bowling

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14
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In Greek Mythology, The Golden Fleece was a treasure famously sought by whom?

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Jason and the argonauts

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Gangster closely associated with Chicago was convicted on counts of tax invasion in 1931

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Al Capone

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First openly gay elected public official as member of the San Francisco board of supervisors

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Milk
Assassinated in 78

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Only 2 digit even numbered highway to have a terminus at the Canadian border provides the connection between Chicago and Milwaukee

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I-94
Even numbers run east west

18
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What NYC performance venue located in the Harlem neighborhood is known for showcasing black musicians and helped launch the carter of Ella Fitzgerald

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The Apollo

19
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What interstate highway which runs for 770 miles between echo Utah and Portland Oregon includes a nearly 150 mile stretch which parables this river

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I -84 (there are 2 also Massachusetts to Pennsylvania but not contiguous)
Colombia

20
Q

Deepest lake in the US

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Crater lake

21
Q

First woman to serve in the US House of Representatives
Bonus what state

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Janet rank Kin
Montana
Served twice 17-19 (before 19th amendment) and 41-43
In office for the r declarations of war against Germany in 17 and Germany and Japan in 41

22
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In 1854 who patented a process for making steel

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Henry Bessemer

23
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Since 48 what jewelery company has used the slogan a diamond is forever

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Debeers

24
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Although he kept canaries in Leavenworth Robert stroud was known as the bird man of ehat other prison

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Alcatraz

25
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Referring to his love of nature Ludwig van Beethoven sixth symphony has what title

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Pastoral

26
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When they’re happy what animals do a Twisting leap called a binky

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Rabbit

27
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What would a person most likely do with a Boston stabber

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Shuck an oyster

28
Q

At Indian weddings joota chupai is a custom that calls for relatives of the bride to steal what from the groom

Jew tuh ch pie

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Shoes

29
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Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia is the medical term for what momentary condition

Sveen oh pale En tine

Gang lee oh nuh rowl ja

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Brain freeze

30
Q

Which of these shapes has the most sides

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Myriagon
Meer e uh gon

31
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Brand names
A neighbors charcoal drawing of Ann turner cook at age 4 or 5 months won a 1928 contest to appear in ads for this brand

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Gerber