Bismarck German Chancellor Flashcards

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Children’s authors
Reversing the story of this heroine she created Patricia maclaichlaon was born in the prairie and spent much of her life in new England

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Sarah Wheaton
Sarah plain and tall
Moved to the prairie from Maine

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Only ex president to be elected to either chamber of Congress

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Quincy adams

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San Jose shark passed this hockey icon in 2021 to become the leader in most games played
1779 games

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Patrick marlow passed Gordy how

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4
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Before becoming VP Mondale was a senator from this state

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Minnesota
The land of 10K lakes

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5
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While senator Mondale created controversy by pressing nasa on the philips report about this

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Fire that killed 3 astronauts during a test of Apollo 1

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This largest antelope of Africa can weigh as much as 2K pounds

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Eland

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This river forms most of Arkansas eastern border

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The Mississippi

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This work is a dream sequence in the minds of the earwicker family

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James Joyce finnegans wake

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He wrote his stories about Bertie Wooster and his manservant Jeeves over a period of about 50 years

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PG Wodehouse

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This late author of controversial books like oswalds tale has 6 wives including the one he stabbed

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Norman mailer

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He left his heart and the remains of 2 wives far from the maddening crowd T stinsford church near Dorchester

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Thomas hardy

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Playwrights
On his death in 1950 he left part of his estate to promote a new phonetic alphabet

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George Bernard shaw

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No 1 Katy perrry hit was inspired by a passage from this authors on the road about people who never yawn or say a commonplace thing but burn burn like fabulous woman candles…

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Jack ker o Wack
Firework

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14
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Catch 22
Author and war

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Joseph heller
WW2
Northern Africa?

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War and peace
Author and war

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Tolstoy
French invasion of Russia / napoleonic wars

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The great train robbery
Author and war

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Michael Chricton
Crimean war
Technically not about the war but money stealing from the train was going to the soldiers

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While Oscar Wilde wrote many plays short stories and poems but only this novel

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The picture of Dorian gray

18
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Often costing extra with your Mexican food this dips name comes from words that mean avocado sauce

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Guacamole

19
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Measuring 10.4 feet long this is rhe shortest international bridge in the world and links these 2 counties

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Portugal and Spain
El Marco
Funded by EU
Pedestrian use

20
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This soft ornamentals hairband was patented by rommy revson as a gentler alternative to the meta hair tie

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Scrunchie
Named after her pet poodle

21
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Word origins
Originally relating to a story of suffering this word now more commonly refers to strong emotion of any kind

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Passion as in Jesus passion

22
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1815 eruption in Indonesia

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Mt tambora
Largest eruption in history

23
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US navy is now using x-box controllers to operate what part on their Virginia class submarines

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Periscopes

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Chef George crum is said to have invented this popular crunchy food for an extremely picky customer

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Potato chips

25
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Woodstock year and both these highest paid 18K and lowest paid $750 artists are household names and rock and roll hall of famers

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Hendrix highest
Santana appeared at Woodstock 2 weeks prior to debut album

26
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Super bowl halftime wardrobe malfunctions performers year and teams and location

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Janet Jackson Timberlake
2004 SB 38
Pats and panthers
Houston

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According to Chris a hard Beatles question
In Lucy in the sky with diamonds what will you see if you follow…..

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The girl with kaleidoscope to a bridge down by the fountain
You’ll see rocking horse people eating marshmallow pies

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80’s Music tribond
Our lips are sealed
Vacation
We’ve got the beat

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The Go gos

29
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This iconic performer born Tracey Lauren marrow has found success in both the rock and rap circles as the rapper behind the album rhyme pays and cofounder of the Metal band body count
You may also know as the Sargent 2 2 ol uh

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Ice T
Haha Panera unsweetened
Don’t need more caffeine right now

30
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In 13 Taylor swift admitted her 12 hit song I knew you were trouble was about who

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Harry styles
Of one direction and dun Kirk