Aretha Franklin First Woman Inducted Into The Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall Of Fame 87 Flashcards

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In consequential
Diplomatically one of these can function like an embassy, but on a smaller scale

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Consulate

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Vestlandet a region of this Scandinavian country features rugged North Sea coastline

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Norway

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Californians are used to hearing of road closures due to erosion in this coastal community between San Simeon and Carmel

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Big Sur

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The name of these cliffs on the coast of County Claire comes from a Gaelic word meaning ruined fort

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Cliffs of mower
Moher

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Bonds with the credit rating of BB plus or below are known as high-yield or less flatteringly this

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Junk bonds

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It’s a tradition to leave pennies a top this assassin’s tombstone at Greenmount cemetery in Baltimore

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John Wilkes Booth

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In 222 eccentric Roman emperor Elagabalus was assassinated by this group that was supposed to protect him
Ella uh gab uh liss

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Pretorian guard
Prey tore e in

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I say old chap let’s toss small circular ropes onto a peg in a game of this

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Quoits
Coy ts

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That’s so high school it’s a tiny exclusive group like the sportos the motorheads geeks wasteoids Dweebie’s

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Cliques

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Means Resembling horses

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Equine

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A near dozen limestone stacks by the great ocean Road in Australia are collectively called the 12 these biblical folks.

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Apostles

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Term for investors trying to change a firm direction
in February 2024 letter Disney board warned against that type of hedge fund

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Activist

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Measuring the performance of 2000 smaller companies the Russell 2000 is a small cap one of these indicators

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Index

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The knock in type of this is a contract that allows the holder to buy a stock once the price reaches a certain level

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Option

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No investor wants to get this call in which a broker demands additional deposits be made in the same name type of account

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Margin

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Italian words and phrases
This theme tackled in art by Bellini and Michelangelo isnt explicitly mentioned in the Bible, but it is part of the seven sorrows of Mary

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Pieta Mary holding the body of Christ
P a tah

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Yalta see livadiya palace of Sevastopol on this peninsula
Suh vas tuh pool

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Crimean

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Ss minnow was only supposed to provide a three hour term for its guests, but ended up shipwrecked on this sitcom

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Gilligans Island

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In the 80s, this lucky title guy got to drive a Ferrari 308 GTS around Hawaii for eight seasons

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Magnum PI
Selleck, that was Hawaii

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Since 1969 Scooby Doo and the gang have gotten around in a van with this alliterative name

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Mystery machine

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The coffin based drag-u-la roadster made a fast and furious appearance in the hot rod Herman episode of this comedy

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The munsters

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That it looks like it should be part of Wisconsin the upper peninsula was ceded to this state after a border war with of course Ohio

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Michigan

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This daughter of a minister was Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

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Angela merkel

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“Okay, it is white chocolate. Question three, the official colors of the American Hockey League’s bears are chocolate and white. What US city do the bears call home?”

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“Longtime Minnesota Vikings punter Mitch Berger, did you know there were other punters in the NFL?

I refuse to believe it. I’ve heard talk of it, but I’m not buying into it.

But anyway, this guy, Mitch Berger, was famed for what unusual habit involving his footwear?”

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Snickers kicker

“He kept a spare shoe on the sidelines that he kept his stickers bar in it to keep it protected.”

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“Nestle is famous for releasing unusual Kit Kat flavors here

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In Japan
Matcha green tea
Coffee
Cherry blossom

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6 X6
She died at age 23 in a hail of bullets along with her outlaw partner, sitting in a stolen Ford outside sales Louisiana

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Bonnie Parker

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6 X6
This actress known for movies in British TV like fleabag and Broadchurch is not related to fellow 6 x 6 thespian Ronald

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Olivia Coleman

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6 X6
In 1966 he was lacking governor of California beating the incumbent Edmund G Brown in a landslide

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Ronald Reagan

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That’s just part of the story
The lady Madeline isn’t the corpse we were told she was at least not until after a family reunion in this 1839 short story

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Madeline Asher from the fall of the house of Usher

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That’s just part of the story
The hero of this tale thinks do you believe the great Dimagio would stay with a fish as long as I will stay with this one

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The old man and the sea

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That’s just part of the story
We have real dinosaurs out there now
that’s what people want to see

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Jurassic Park

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That’s just part of the story
On a question of life, the universe and everything in this book series the answer is 42 which is a little aggravating

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The Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy

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That’s just part of the story
It’s the last name of Phil Roth’s character Alexander, who has at least one issue with his mom, Sophie

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Portnoy (complaint)

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A passenger jet from oceanic Airlines delivered this shows characters right into the heart of the mystery

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Thestrait of Gibraltar separates the southern tip of this peninsula from Africa

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The westernmost point of the North American continent is at the tip of this Alaskan Peninsula

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Seward - named for a man crucial to the states history

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The US equestrian Federation advises scrubbing the underside when cleaning this ; it’s usually the dirtiest area

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Mane of a horse

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This Spice a member of the parsley family is a key ingredient in the Indian potato dish jeera aloo

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In 1924 Andre Breton published one of these declarations of surrealism

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This word for a balcony level in a theater comes in part from Italian word for middle

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Mezzanine mezzanine

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At the tip of Pinellas Peninsula, it’s nickname is sunshine city and has a major sister city in Russia

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Saint Petersburg

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In 1950 an exec at Allstate had a sick daughter, but his wife reported positively on the doctor, saying Joanne was in these

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Good hands

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For a new ad campaign in 2019 this company introduced its dynamic duo of Liu emu and Doug

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Liberty mutual

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In 2005 this insurance company change its logo to include its famous duck

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Early in his career, Barry Manilow compose commercial jingles, including this companys like a good neighbor…

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State Farm is there

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6X6
In 1517 he sent a letter to archbishop Albrecht of Maine criticizing, the sale of indulgence to free sinners from divine punishment

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Martin Luther

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The wythe and flue liner are part of this household main stay where Santa starts his B&E hijinks

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The chimney

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A alumnist of LA’s groundlings Stephanie Courtney is best known for portraying this perky insurance pitch woman

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Flow from progressive

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John Jacob Berzelius honored the god of his Swedish ancestors, naming this element now, a powerful nuclear reactor fuel

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What actor played Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter film series from 2001-2011?

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Guess: Daniel Radcliffe
Answer: Rupert Grint

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In this 2005 Disney Channel made for TV movie, Tia and Tamera Mowry play sisters separated at birth reunited to discover they have magical powers.

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Guess: A Tale of Two Sisters
Answer: Twitches

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Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce both played college football for this at-the-time Big East school.

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Guess: Miami of Ohio
Answer: Cincinnati

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Two NFC franchises have won multiple Super Bowls since 2005:

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the New York Giants and this team.
Guess: Philadelphia Eagles

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Acquired in the DeMarcus Cousins trade, this shooting guard set the Kings franchise record for career 3-pointers made during tenure with the team from 2017-2022.

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Guess: Buddy Hield

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Promoted by influencer & model Alix Earle, this fast food chain is offering a free post-Super Bowl “Hangover Burger” on its app on February 10th, 2025.

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Guess: Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s

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The lead single from The Black Panther soundtrack, Kendrick Lamar and this singer collaborated on the 2018 song “All The Stars”.

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Guess: SZA