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Carpathia Flashcards

1
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What Olympic sport includes the events snatch and clean and jerk

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Weightlifting

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2
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Only centeral American national whose official language is English

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Belize
All other Spanish

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3
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In feb 2021 a study was released that showed this measure had declined in the first half of 2020

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Life expectancy

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4
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The black hills region of ehat state is home to 2 of the longest caves systems in the world

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Wind and jewel caves in South Dakota

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5
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On may 1945 after hearing of Germany’s surrender to end Ww2moscow literally ran out of this
Who was the leader

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Vodka
Because Russians
Stalin
That a mood honestly I’m probably going to start drinking after this so

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What American business man is credited with expanding McDonalds from a small southern Cali chain to the world largest restaurant chain by revenue

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Ray Kroc

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7
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Starship commanded by Hans solo and Chewbacca

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Millennium falcon

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8
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Political slogan bread and what originated in a speech given by American suffrage activist Helen Todd

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Bread and roses

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9
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Kevin spacey plays what crippled villian in this movie

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Kaiser so say in the usual suspects

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10
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Former pussycat doll that won season 10 dancing with the stars

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Nicole sherrinzger

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11
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First Heinz product ever produced

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Horseradish

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12
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What video game did Atari introduce in 1972

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Pong

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What university acquires their latest live mascot known as Shasta 6 in 2012 after 23 years of not having a live cat

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University of Houston
Mascot does pushups after scoring
Won a game 95-21

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14
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Wheel of time series author
Originally planned for 6 but expanded to 12 however side after 11
Bonus what fantasy author completed

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Robert Jordan
Finished by Brandon Sanderson

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A dress that has a fitted bottus ending just below the bust giving a high waisted appearance and a gathered skirt which long and loosely fitting

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Empire

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16
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Only catholic pope to retire in the last 600 years

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Pope Benedict XVI
In 2013 he was replaced by the first Argentinian pope Francis

17
Q

In may 2014 astronomers revealed that the Great Red Spot on which planet is shrinking by about 580 miles per year

A

Jupiter
Some kind of permanent storm

18
Q

The 2014 billboard music awards featured a hologram performance by which deceased singer

A

MJ

19
Q

What country took home the most medals from the 2014 Winter Olympics
Location

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Russia did
Host country in Sochi

20
Q

If you want to visit Lumbini the legendary birthplace of Buddha you’ll need to go to which country

A

Nepal

21
Q

What popular activist singer and actor wrote a 2011 autobiography called my song

A

Harry Bellafonte

22
Q

In a 2014 film Angelina Jolie stars as what evil sleeping beauty fairy

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Muh lef uh sint

23
Q

What CNN news man is the son of fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt

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Anderson cooper

24
Q

Leaves of three let it be is a rhyme about avoiding what itch causing plant

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Poison Ivy

25
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In 2014 what band released its latest album ghost stories

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Coldplay

26
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According to the Dr Seuss book title what kind of animal is yurtle

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Turtle

27
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What actor stars as the title character in the 2010 film the book of Eli

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Denzel Washington

28
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Begun in 1173 what 8 story Italian building took 200 years to compete

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The leaning tower of Pisa?

29
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Musical theater
The pair at the center of tumult in this long running show were originally to be a Jewish girl and a catholic boy

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West side story
Wasnt until a later draft that maria and the sharks became Puerto Rican
Tony jets

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