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Billie Jean King first woman named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated D Riggs Flashcards

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Far his epitaph, he wrote a poet lies, or that which one seemed he O lift one thought in prayer for S.T.C.

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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In the chancel of holy Trinity Church Shakespeare’s epitaph ends cursed be he that does this

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Moves my bones

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Her grave bears her married name Hughes and says even a mid fierce flames The golden Lotus can be planted

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Sylvia Plath

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Before invoking, the names of these two Roman poets, Alexander Pope wrote in peace, let one poor poet sleep

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Horace and Virgil

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George Washington set a precedent, in 1796 when he decided not to do this; FDR broke with the president in this year, by saying I’m doing it

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Run for third term

1940

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Anything, Arthur burns the chair of this body cut interest rates under pressure from Richard Nixon permitting inflation

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Federal reserve

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Ignorant nickname for the American party anti-immigrant anti-catholic and active in the 1850s

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The know, nothing party

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Barack Obama and John Baner, who held this post from 2011 to 2015 nearly reached a grand bargain on taxes and spending

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Speaker of the house

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Thomas, Dewey was elected governor of this state three times

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New York

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A video about butterflies by the American Museum of natural history calls this the process of transformation in distinct stages

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Metamorphosis

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It’s where you can visit the Ulster museum and nearby botanic Gardens

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Belfast a protestant city?

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Dunfermline Scotland, birthplace of this industrialist even has its own theater and concert hall name for him

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Carnegie

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The Greek word hemera meaning day gave us this adjective for something short-lived
Lie v’d

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Ephemeral

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To reprove is to scold, this word from the same roots as reprove refers to a scoundrel who likely needs scolding

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Reprobate

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The French word for hand comes at the end of this word for a skill, dexterous magicians possess

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Ledger domain

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Three syllable word for compulsory military enrollment. It can also mean a payment taken by a government during war time.

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Conscription

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Dylan Thomas called this Sea city of his birth an ugly, lovely town, crawling, sprawling by a long splendid, curving shore

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Swansea
Swan z

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Keats tombstone in Rome’s cimitero acattolico reads here lies one whose name was writ in this
Che me ter o ack uh toll e coh

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Water

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TV show theme song

Yeah, it might be all that you get yeah I guess this might well be it but heaven knows I’ve tried

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Ted Lasso

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TV show theme songs
She was working in a bridal shop in Flushing Queens. TIL her boyfriend kicked her out in one of those crushing scenes.

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The nanny
Fran dresser

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TV show theme songs
Now you’re hope and compassion is gone you’ve sold out your dream to the world stay dead stay dead stay dead and out of this world

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What we do in the shadows
Vampires theme song

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TV show theme songs

From the town of bedrock their a page right out of history

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The Flintstones

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Ivanka Trump called this change she made after getting together with Jared Kushner a great life decision

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Converting to Judaism

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An adjective meaning unsympathetic ;or one letter shorter what forms on a hard worker’s hands

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Callous

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TV show theme songs
Sing me a song of a lass that is gone ;say could that lass be I?

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Outlander

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Add five letters to the UK’s largest city to get this name of Northern Ireland second largest

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Londonderry
London derry

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New York movies
Frank Sinatra got upset that a photo of him caught fire in Brooklyn pizzeria in this film

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Do the right thing
in Sal’s pizzeria
Iconic spike lee film

It stars Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn, John Turturro and Samuel L. Jackson and is the feature film debut of Martin Lawrence and Rosie Perez.

I guess the Godfather guess what father Steve guess you out with part two did you see the question Frank Sinatra of him fire in Brooklyn pizzeria pizzeria 

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Movie title adjectives
Charlie, Chaplin’s blank times

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Modern

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Winnibigoshish Lake is one of the states many many lakes

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Minnesota

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It’s only about 130 miles from Vienna to this capital of Hungary

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Budapest

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Time flies this Pacific island nation hasn’t had western in front of its name since 1997

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Samoa

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About 80 miles from Cairo, the city known for its canal is a departure point for the hajj

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Suez

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This river’s name is derived from the Delaware word oolikhanna meaning good river

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Allegheny

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As a noun , this four letter word is polishing action for your car as an adjective It describes your ripped musculature

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Buff

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It can mean abstinent or stupid or when describing the stock market, expecting a surge in profits

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Bullish

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Movie title adjectives
A classic about a drinking binge
The blank weekend

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Lost

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Referring to a type of chicken, it comes before weight in a class of boxer

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Bantam

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A 1979 speech of his included, we hearby announce that Irans Government is in fact illegal; soon he let a new one.

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Ayatollah Khomeini
Co mane e

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In a 1947 speech, the Secretary of State said our policy is against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos

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Marshall of Marshall plan fame

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Melt some gree air (Gruyère) corn starch, some spices and a little white white wine and it’s time for this

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Fondue

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It’s another name for the garbanzo bean

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Chickpea

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The soft cows cheese from Normandy, resembles brie, but has a more intense flavor and a bit less fat

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Camembert
Cam em bear

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Missing movie titles
My blank blank Greek wedding

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Big fat

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Movie title adjectives
All right, all right all right a cult favorite set in 1976
blank and blank

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Daze and confused

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Movie title adjectives
Blank in Seattle

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Sleepless

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Use your noggin and come up with this two word term used to describe FDR’s heady group of advisors

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Brain trust

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In 1863 speech before the Prussian parliament, he claimed politics is not an exact science

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Bismarck

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Atlanta is the biggest hub of this airline, but it has others like LA and soul

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Delta

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The united hub in the north east has the code EWR Northeast, which has three of the city’s 6 letters

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Newark 

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Frontier Airlines gains even more altitude, leaving this hub city just east of the front range

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Denver

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Alaska Airlines main hub is sea-tac but the company does have a hub at Ted Stevens international serving this city of course

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Anchorage

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Naturally, this airlines three main Hobbs are Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver

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Air Canada

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Strong as in the name of a certain absorbent paper towel

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Browny

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This New Orleans version of a sub is made with French bread

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Poboy
check chicken nugget all there what do you think?

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The brits say sweetcorn to refer to edible kernels. The growing plant is this five letter stuff.

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Maize

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In June 1987, President Reagan challenge him to come here to this gate

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Brandenburg
Gorbachev

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On July 4, 1939 he told the crowd at Yankee Stadium. I might have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for.

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Lou ground b
Famous farewell Speech

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Discouraged by health issues she painted herself as a wounded deer in 1946

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Frida Calo

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Beginning with valley of the dolls, she was the first novelist to have three consecutive number one New York Times best sellers

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Jacqueline Susan

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Under 5 feet tall about 90 pounds this diminutive chanteuse was nicknamed the little sparrow
Chan twos

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Edith Piaf

Hendricks Grover 1884 Democrat (12 decks)

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