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Bernardo’s girlfriend in “West Side Story” Anita Flashcards

1
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Department store popularized the idea of hiding this in a Christmas tree

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Woolworths
A pickle
It’s not clear where the custom comes from but originally in the late 1800s Woolworths beyond selling Christmas pickles and the custom took off

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Wishing for something with without considering the possible consequences is called a monkeys what

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Paw
The slang term monkeys paw comes from a 1902 short story written by WW Jacobs

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First modern pope to resign

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Pope Benedict the 16th
2013
Became the first pope in nearly 600 years to voluntarily end his run as pope during his lifetime

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The battle of New Orleans was America’s greatest land victory in this war
Also commander

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War of 1812
Future President Andrew Jackson gained fame after leading the Americans to victory in the battle with the British in New Orleans

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5
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Mr. peanuts classic look accessories

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Monocle
Kane
top hat

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This continent has the greatest number of countries

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Africa
54 sovereign states and three other dependencies Africa has more countries than any other continent

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During the opening ceremony of the Olympics, parade of nations this country traditionally goes first

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Greece

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Species of this borrowing rodent in the US include Plains pocket and northern pocket

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Gopher

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These rodents live in towns and in extended families called coteries

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Prairie dogs

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Denmarks Ellen osiier foiled many of her opponents in 1924 to become the first woman to win a gold medal in this sport

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fencing

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This 18-year-old from Louisville won the light heavyweight boxing gold medal in 1960

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Muhammad Ali

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It’s name maybe from the French for sleep because it hibernates about half the year missing out on a lot of tea parties

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Door mouse

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A 1925 Geneva protocol forbid the use of bacterial logical weapons and this stuff in war

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Poison Gas

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Reminiscent of witches it’s the bowl like structure that holds the flame in the host stadium ; Torino was placed 190 feet up

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cauldron

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Newton first law

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A body at rest will remain at rest, unless acted on by an outside force
Also called the law of inertia

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The first five books of the Old Testament are called simply the law or in Hebrew this

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Torah

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A big 19th century issue was laws protecting farmers and increasing food prices ;even when about wheat or other grains they were these laws

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Corn laws

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  1. United Nations agreement requires states to rescue and assist these people and promptly return them to their launching state.
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Astronauts

19
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The 2018 genocide and atrocities prevention act is named for this Holocaust Survivor and Nobel peace prize winner

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Elie wuh zell
Wiesel

20
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Pope Leo, the 10th, gave this monarch the title defender of the faith in 1521 for his written work against Martin Luther

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King Henry VIII

21
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PG
A good place to pitch a tent

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Campground

22
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The name of this venue built in 1599 fit its circular shape
a wooden O someone would say

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Globe theater

23
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Embalmers messed up his body after his 1658
in 1661 folks thought putting his head on a pole was a nice finishing touch

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Oliver Cromwell

24
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The giant species of this rodent has been recorded as gliding up to 1500 feet from tree to tree

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Flying squirrel

25
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Ahoy made scurry Aloft and haul in these high high up on the masts

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Top gallants

26
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As told in chapter 16, verse 35 of this book of the Bible, the Israelites wondered for 40 years in the desert after leaving Egypt

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Exodus

27
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In the Arabian nights, this poor wood cutter discovers 40 thieves and their treasure hidden a cave

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Alibaba

28
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If you make it to 40 years of marriage, know that it’s termed this gem anniversary of variety of corundum

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Ruby

29
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In Venice plague caused ships to be isolated in harbors for 40 days leading to this modern word

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Quarantine

30
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In this sport 40 is the third point reached in a game

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Tennis

31
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This cork firing child’s toy makes a particular sound

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Pop gun

32
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An improvement in a hotel, or airline seat

A

Upgrade

33
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Many a Victorian tale featured one of these young women employed in a retail store

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Shopgirl

34
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Faked scenes in a 1958 Disney film white wilderness, aided the false narrative that these arctic rodents commit suicide

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Lemmings

35
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Olympic medley swimming events have these four strokes in one race

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Freestyle breaststroke, backstroke butterfly

36
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The 1746 battle of culloden in this country was the last major one fought on British soil
Cuh lah din

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Scotland

37
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His the well tempered Clavier is a set of 48 preludes and these which also taught us the art of this
Cluh veer

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Bach
Fugue
Few guh

38
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In the 1980s, this Swede wrote and directed the period family drama, fanny and Alexander

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Ingmar Bergman

39
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Beethoven’s sixth Symphony and his piano Sonata No. 15 in D Op. 28 both have this bucolic nickname

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Pastoral

40
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Signs and symbols
via a diplomatic conference in 2005 a diamond was added to supplement these two symbols, thought by some to have religious meaning

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Cross and Crescent
Aid workers and medical workers who have long worn a Red Cross or red Crescent now to convey non-religious neutrality they can wear a red crystal, A diamond shape as well

41
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The blue mosque is across the way from the hagia Sophia in this city
Eye uh

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Istanbul

42
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In its own language, the official name of this landlocked country of Transcaucasia is hayastani hanrapetut’yun
Trans caw cay zuh

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Armenia

43
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Straight lies between the north and south islands of New Zealand

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Cook strait

44
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In 1922 the area of this Welsh capital was expanded include that of llandaff

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Cardiff

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