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Battle Of The Sexes Billie Jean King Defeats Bobby Riggs Flashcards

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What group released the song I want it that way in 99

A

Backstreet Boys

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2
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EPA was founded during whose presidency

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Nixon 37
Signed an executive order which consolidated various parts of other agencies into one strong independent agency in 70

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James Monroe became the 4th president to be from this state

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Virginia

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Monroe tendency to dress in the outdated Revolutionary war style period earned him this nickname

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The last of the crooked hats

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Jan 15 1919 in Boston a truck carrying 2.2 million gallons of this burst sending the contents through the streets at 35 mph

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Molasses
The great molasses flood
Area still smelled liked molasses for years

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First and second pitchers all time in strikeouts in MLB history

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Nolan Ryan 5714
Randy Johnson 4875

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Prince Philip was born on the island of cor fu in which Mediterranean nation

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Greece
His family had to flee in 1922
Father wqs prince Andrew of Greece, younger brother of king Constantine I of Greece

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Prince Philip and queen Elizabeth are both great great grandchildren of what British queen who ruled for the second half of the 19 century

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Queen Victoria

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Having acquired a love foe sailing at an early age prince Philip served in what branch of the British military in this war

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Navy in WW2
Eventually was made lord high admiral of the Royal Navy

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Prince Philip was married to

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Queen Elizabeth II

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Only US state that touches 3 Canadian provinces

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Montana
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan

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Times Square formerly known as
Renamed in 1904

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Long acres square- named after a street in London
Renamed when New York Times moved headquarters there - 1 Times Square

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Irish American civil engineer now the namesake of roads in the Santa Monica mountains developed the infrastructure that provided the water supply for LA

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William Mull Holland
Developed the LA aqueducts that bring water from Owens valley to LA
Controversial sparking the California water wars - eliminated the Owens valley as a farming community

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Mondale wqs a mentor to many Minnesota politicians including 2021 senator who ran for president in 2020

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Amy clo buh char
Intern to him in 80

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I want you i need you but there ain’t no way I’m ever gonna love you
Bonus who wrote

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2 out of 3 ain’t bad Meatloaf song
Stein man

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Played this character with signature song bimbidie bom buh dee do in this 15 Disney live action remake

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Fairy godmother in Cinderella
Bonham carter
Directed by brah nah - also one of her former partners (burton)

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Highway entirely within Wisconsin
Though southern Terminus in buh loit only 2.5 miles from Illinois

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43

18
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Marisa toe may earned the academy award for best supportingactrress in this 93 film playing this character

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Mona Lisa veto in my cousin vinny
Shares name with world famous painting

19
Q

In a 2019 video interview for vanity fair who coined the phrase
sorry to this man

Who was this man

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Keke Palmer
Dick Cheney

20
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Widely seen in England until the 20th century a knocker upper wqs a what

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Human alarm clock

21
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Does it spark joy? wqs a phrase popularized by this book

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The life changing magic of tidying up by Marie kondo

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What blues singer is the title character of a 82 august Wilson play

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Ma Rainey

23
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What roadside chains name is derived from its original room rate of $6

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Motel 6

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In 2020 oldest player in NFL history to score a touchdown

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Tom Brady

25
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Scuba

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Self contained underwater breathing appa

26
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What fictional schools motto is Latin for never tickle a sleeping dragon

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Hogwarts

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In this opera what is the repetitively sung first name of the barber of Seville
Bonus whose opera

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Figaro
Rossini

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According to the Red Cross a universal blood donor is someone with what blood type

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O neg

29
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Empire state building was lit what color in 2020 to honor climate week NYC

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Green

30
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Square root of 225

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