Day 1 20K Flashcards
In boxing sparring with an imaginary opponent is called
Shadow boxing
At 58 years and counting what is the longest running tv soap opera in the US
General hospital
In the Bible issac Rebecca and had twin sons named
Esau and e suh
Jacob
LD named his dog after what senator
Bernie sanders
Vermont
The kwanza is the official currency of what African nation
Angola
What was the last name of the married couple who shared a Nobel prize in 1903
Cutie
Physics
Geography terms
The 1964 article that gave this term its current use noted” the menace that haunts the Atlantic’s off our southeastern coast “
Bermuda Triangle
In certain legal cases for a serious wrong these damages may be awarded in excess of compensation
Punitive
In Dante’s divine comedy this section comes between inferno and paradiso
Purgatorio
This adjective means pertaining to or affecting the lungs
Pulmonary
Age old fossil site in the heart of LA
La brea tar pits
5 letter type of fertilizer made from bat droppings but it’s not too bad
Guano
It’s this tropical fruit from Asia with a mild sweet flavor but said to smell like stinky feet
Durian
Joining thalia & Urania the Ancient Greek poet Sappho was dubbed the tenth one of these goddesses
Muses
Beatrix potter known for 1902s
Fyi a noted conservationist
The tale of Peter rabbit
Author who attended Howard in the 20s and was one of the first sorors of zeta phi beta
Zora neale Hurston
In this long awaited 2019 sequel Margaret Atwood bring more news from this place
The Testaments
Gilead
Laura’s memories an annual pageant in Mansfield Missouri celebrates this woman who wrote her books there
Laura Ingalls wilder
Though authorized in 1977 this telescope want placed into orbit until 1990
The Hubble telescope
The broad waistband worn under a tuxedo jacket in place of a vest is called
Cummerbund
Tatiana maslany played 14 different clones in what tv series
Orphan black
Tales from a not so fabulous life is a book from what popular book series for tweens
Dork dairies
What pop star said she doesn’t see herself doing any more age titles albums
Adele
For decades what cosmetics company used a tag line the TV begins maybe she’s born with it
Maybelline
In what 2020 animated film is the conductor and leader of the classical music trolls is Wolfgang Amadeus trollzart
Trolls world tour
As a young chess prodigy who wore the same clothes everyday
Bobby Fischer
The corduroy killer
SW airlines originally founded to fly between
Houston
San Antonio
Dallas into love field
In the late 90s civil war broke out between the Serbs and ethnic Albanians in what is now this self declared independence nation
Kosovo
In 1993 a 51 day standoff between branch davidians and federal agents near this Texas city ended tragically with over 75 deaths
Waco
In 94 3 tall women earned this playwright his 3rd Pulitzer Prize
Edward Albee
A symbol of sovereignty its a ceremonial staff or baton
Scepter
Type of conical flask named for a German organic chemist
Erlenmeyer
Cute little kitty inside this type of earthenware planter whose name is partly from the Italian for earth
Terra cotta
This SA capital was originally named for our lady saint Mary of the fair winds or good air
Buenos Aires
What capital does the Tigris river cut through the center of
Baghdad
Get your Gangnam style on in the upscale Gangnam district of this city
Seoul Korea
This capital of Malta was named for a grand master of the knights of st. John
Valletta
