Alamo Free Admission Flashcards

1
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This bestselling author wrote a college thesis titled how to de clutter your apartment

A

kondo

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2
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This country official designated February as reggae month

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Jamaica

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3
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This French bowling game is often confused with bocce

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Pétanque

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4
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In physics what elementary particle is nicknamed as the god particle

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Higgs bo zan
Boson

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5
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Linoleum is made from this oil

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Linseed

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6
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In windows ctrl P is a keyboard shortcut for

A

Print

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7
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Resembling an ostrich what is south Americas largest bird

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Rhea
Re uh

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8
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Technology used on submarinesSONAR stands for this

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Sound navigation and ranging

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9
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A type of pasta conchiglie is gapes like what

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Shells

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10
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First book in the chronicles of narnia series

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The lion thr witch and the wardrobe
CS Lewis?

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11
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A pop music duo the carters consist of who

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Beyoncé and Jay Z
Not solange

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12
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How many days make up a sennight

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7

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13
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Bakari is the middle name of this black panther actor

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Michael B Jordan

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14
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Craisins are dried

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Cranberries

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15
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Word origins
This Sanskrit word referring to a spoken word or phrase comes from a word for to think

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Mantra
Utterance you repeat during mediation

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16
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Geography
Of the 13 nations through which the equator passes it’s the only whose coastline borders the Caribbean

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Colombia
Borders both Atlantic? and Caribbean
Rachel Clarke - nice Raid the library

17
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You’ll find the stadium delightfully named the juice box in this city; it’s had a slightly longer shelf life than its previous name Enron field

A

Houston Texas
Minute Maid park
Tropicana in Florida

18
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This flower has come to be recognized as the official flower of national womens day but wouldn’t be out of place served with avocado toast

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Mimosa - yea it’s a flower

19
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The is is the Roman name for the Greek god hera; I never read enough mythology to learn if she finds the cheese to her macaroni

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Juno
Hera is Zeus wife
Gods and goddesses go fish - match Roman and Greek
Movie reference ?

20
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In 72 this cardiologist wrote a surprise bestselling hit, selling a revolution to housewives who definitely could not be the breadwinners in their family

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Dr James Atkins
Matt’s on that keto
No bread or carbs can’t be breadwinners

21
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First names
Scientists angstrom and Celsius

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Anders
Scandinavian name

22
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First names
Explorer Amundsen

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Roald
Scandinavian

23
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First names
Gaslight actress Bergman

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Ingrid
Scandinavian

24
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On Halloween 2014 Nevada celebrates this big anniversary of statehood

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Sesquicentennial
150

25
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From 1870 to 1893 after a gold and silver boom this state capital wqs home to a U.S. mint

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Carson city

26
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In 1973 this variety of sheep wqs designated Nevada state animal

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Bighorn sheep

27
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In the 60s he bought 6 Nevada hotels a TV station and more then1000 mining claims

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Howard Hughes

28
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This elite USAF flying team took up residence at nevadas nellis Air Force base in 56

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The thunderbirds

29
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Apple patented a round takeout box designed to keep this food from getting soggy

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Pizza

30
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A blynx is a hybrid of

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Lynx and bobcat

31
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This villian was played by Michael Shannon in 13 film man of steel

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General zaahh d
Neil beige zod