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1
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The Danube river empties into this sea

A

Black Sea

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the celts singer from ireland

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Enya
Album originally named enya?

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In an intimate moment between baby and Johnny in this movie, baby reveals that her real name is Francis for this first woman in the cabinet who was summoned to the cabinet by this president
Bonus her position

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Dirty dancing
Francis Perkins - secretary of labor (longest serving secretary of labor entire FDR term)
Appointed by FDR

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4
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The Sanskrit term ad oh moo ka swah nas uh nah is translated as this in English

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Downward facing dog
As uh nah refers to pose

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5
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This actor first played an FBI agent on this show but is much better known for his twice emmy nominated performance of an altogether FBI agent

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David duh cove knee
Original twin peaks played transgender Denise Bryson
Fox molder in X files

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According to the human genome project humans have this many genes

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About 25K
Most are shared across species ; only a small percentage make us different
Share about 78% of our dna with bananas

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7
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The Medical world
He created a chest drain valve that aided breathing in wounded soldiers in Vietnam but is better known for a lifesaving measure

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Heimlich
Sharp slaps to the back actually lodged the object deeper in the throat so he came up with the heimlich

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8
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These 2 took the covert stuff seriously as they began secretly dating while making this FX spy show

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Keri russel and Matthew Rhys on the Americans
Reese

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9
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Jersey retired most in MLB history
Also no 2

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42 Jackie Robinson
2- 20 - 11 times

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10
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Opened in 1846 here this is the oldest still operating theme park in the US

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Lake compounce in Bristol CT

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She became the first female African head of state when she was voted president of this country

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Ellen Johnson (Sirleaf) in Liberia
Married into sir leaf family)

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12
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Which Ivy League school was named in honor of an English earl

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Dartmouth

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13
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This was the weapon of choice for James Bond
Used from this first bond film to this other film excluding octopussy and moonraker and starting again in quantum of solace

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Wal ther PPK
Dr no to tomorrow never dies

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This company was founded in 1882 as the Plymouth windmill company and started making BB guns as a promotional giveaway

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Daisy
Makes the red rider ?

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15
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London’s neighboring county

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Essex

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16
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Element with shortest name

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Tin
SN

17
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This is the name of the field of mechanics that calculates the flight behavior and impact of projectiles

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Ballistics

18
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This is the 13 buddy cop movie starring mark whalberg and Denzel Washington that is based on a comic of the same name

A

2 guns

19
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This the full name to the sequel of top gun scheduled to be released in 2021

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Top gun mavErick

20
Q

Harry cal uh han preferred this kind of weapon in this movie

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Smith and Wesson 29 44 magnum
Clint Eastwood played Harry in Dirty Harry - loose canon cop that does things his way and gets it done in San Fran

21
Q

This movie is all about a boys quest for a red rider carbine action 200 range model air rifle

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A Christmas story

22
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This pistol of an NBA player - one of the best ever - played primarily for these teams
Bonus college

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Pistol Pete marivich played for Atlanta first
New Orleans jazz and Utah jazz
Last year in Boston

College - LSU
Holds ncaa scoring record even without playing freshman year no shot clock and no 3 pointer
Avg over 44

23
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Aramid (air uh mid )are strong synthetic fibers used in this

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Body armor
One Common brand name is Kevlar

24
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Thr phrase steal my thunder originates when a stage play stole a failed playwrights this

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Sound effect
Thunder scene from Macbeth

25
Q

No internet no video no music are selling points for a computer designed for

A

The Amish

26
Q

His third law is manifested when shooting a firearm

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Newton
Recoil of a gun
For each action there is an equal and opp reaction

27
Q

Firing a gun turns this type of energy of the gunpowder into this type of energy

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Chemical energy into kinetic energy

28
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National humor month

A

April starting with April fools

29
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Shape of orecchiette pasta
Or uh ket a

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Ear

Orecchiette (pronounced [orekˈkjɛtte]; singular orecchietta; from Italian orecchia ‘ear’, and -etta ‘small’) are a pasta typical of Apulia, a region of Southern Italy. Their name comes from their shape, which resembles a small ear.

30
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Since 1923 pistol Pete has been the mascot of this school

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Oklahoma state university
Looks like the goofy cowboy

31
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Previous name of the Astros
What year did the name change occur

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Colt 45s
Announced in 64

32
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According to encyclopedia Britanica this sport is rooted in the skiing traditions of Scandinavia where early inhabitants revered the Norse god ewl er as both the ski and hunting god

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Biathlon
Cross country skiing stop and shoot at targets

33
Q

Of the 20 largest gun manufacturers these 10 are located in US

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Henry
Winchester
Browning
Barrett
Savage
Springfield
Colt
Mossberg
Roo ger
Remington
Smith and Wesson

Beretta- Italian 8

Actually 11 Barry miscounted c’mon Barry

34
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First voice actor to receive on screen credit for his work

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Mel blanc (blank )
Voiced bugs bunny
That’s all folks on tombstone

35
Q

First voice of Mickey Mouse and first words

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Walt Disney
Hot dog