Great Basin people : UTES Flashcards

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Human bone Latin for( wheel) spoke

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Radius

The radius or radial bone ( pl. : radii or radiuses) is one of the two large bones of the forearm, the other being the ulna. It extends from the lateral side of the elbow to the thumb side of the wrist and runs parallel to the ulna. The ulna is longer than the radius, but the radius is thicker.

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In 1773 thr British parliament passed the regulating act of 1773 which attempted to regulate management of this company

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East India (in India )
Americas smuggling tea from Dutch
British parliament heavily invested in east India

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The funeral March of a marionette appeared on this 50s tv show

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Alfred Hitchcock

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250 CE is the start of the classic period of this mesoamerica civilization

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Myan
Aztec -1300

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This British animated series about a contractor and a bunch of anthropomorphized work vehicles ran for 18 series and exactly 250 episodes

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Bob thr builder

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Bible quote from this book
Earth opened mouth and swallowed them along with core ah whose followers died when fire devoured 250 men and served as warning sign
Also what prophet did the men rebel against

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Numbers chapter 26
Moses

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After second generation of this video game series there were just over 250 species to collect

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Pokémon

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May 1 67 this person was married in Vegas a year before come back special

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Elvis - about 10 years before his death
Had been doing terrible movies and career wqs in dumps
arranges holiday special with Colonel Parker
Revitalized cReer
I’d you’re looking for trouble you’ve come to the right place

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Marriage Story” is a 2019 movie starring

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Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver as a couple going through a messy divorce. The critics loved this one. Me, not so much …
Also alan Alda

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Indian flatbread :

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ROTI
In an Indian restaurant, naan bread is very popular. Roti is an unleavened cousin of naan.

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This breed of dog originated in Tibet

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Lhasa apso

and is named after “Lhasa” (the capital city) and “apso” (a Tibetan word meaning “bearded”). The Lhasa apso has been around since 800 BC and is one of the oldest breeds in the world, one very closely related to the ancestral wolf.

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is a fabulous bird of Greek mythology, which can also be found in the mythologies of Persia, Egypt and China. It is a fire spirit, which lives from 500 to 1000 years. At the end of its lifespan, it builds a nest for itself (a pyre) and self-ignites, burning itself and the nest, creating a pile of ashes.

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A phoenix
A young phoenix arises from the ashes and the cycle starts all over again.

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” was the stage name of celebrated R&B and jazz singer Jamesetta Hawkins. She was an acquaintance of civil rights activist Malcom X. For ten years, she was a member of the Nation of Islam, and used the name “Jamesetta X”

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Etta James

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The Surrey town of this in England is most famous for its racecourse (Epsom Downs), at which the a Derby is run every year, one of the three races that make up the English Triple Crown.

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Epsom

Epsom Derby

We also come across “Epsom salts” from time to time. Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate, originally prepared by boiling down mineral waters. Epsom was indeed a spa town at one time. The town is also home to Epsom College, an English “public school” (which actually means “private, and expensive”). One of Epsom’s “old boys” was the Hollywood actor Stewart Granger.

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Carpool lane initials :

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HOV
In some parts of the country, one sees high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. Out here in California we refer to them as carpool lanes.

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This Spanish and Italian (and now English) word “” is derived from the Latin “” meaning “ready, quick”.

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pronto

promptus

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British strollers :

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PRAMS
Another word used in Britain and Ireland that’s rarely used over here is “pram”, which in my day was the most common term for what is called a baby carriage in the US. “Pram” is short for “perambulator”.

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Rugrats” grandpa :

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LOU
“Rugrats” is an animated TV series created for Nickelodeon. The series focuses on a group of toddlers; most prominently—Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, and twins Phil and Lil. “Rugrats” was the longest-running Nickelodeon animated series until that record was surpassed by “SpongeBob SquarePants” in 2012.

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Rugrats” grandpa :

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LOU
“Rugrats” is an animated TV series created for Nickelodeon. The series focuses on a group of toddlers; most prominently—Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, and twins Phil and Lil. “Rugrats” was the longest-running Nickelodeon animated series until that record was surpassed by “SpongeBob SquarePants” in 2012.

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is a relatively simple cocktail that is traditionally made using just gin and lime juice. The trend in more recent times is to replace the gin with vodka.

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gimlet

21
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is a relatively simple cocktail that is traditionally made using just gin and lime juice. The trend in more recent times is to replace the gin with vodka.

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gimlet

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Adam smith called this system of semi free lee or that ended about 500 years before his time barbarous

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Feudalism

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Last of these psychosurgeries in thr US was done in 67 and thr patient died

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Lobotomy

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In 13 his balloon dog orange Sold at Christie’s for 58.4 M

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Jeff Koons

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Tourists can swim in devils pool adjacent to livingstone island and atop this natural wonder

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Victoria falls
Livingstone named

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98 lada nova was thr last model started using this ; US car manufacturers abandoned it after a 1908 injury led to a fatality

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Hand crank - broke a guys jaw
Eastern European

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Stamped out by communists the last case of this practice done to Chinese women wqs in 57

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Foot binding

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Only surviving work from this Ancient Greek sculptor own hand is though to be Hermes carrying thr infent Dionysus
Her mees

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Prax sid uh lees

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Berninis mid 17th century work ecstasy of this saint was inspired by a Spanish nun

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St Teresa

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This land an unclaimed region of Antarctica bears the name of thr wife of an explorer

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Marie Byrd land

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Phrase meaning completely includes 2 key parts of a tree ; sojourner truth spoke of wanting slavery destroyed that way

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Root and branch

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Last holder of this title was alex e aka Alexis

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Zar uh vich- thr crown prince

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Putting out the fire with gasoline is from the theme song to this beastly film starring nastassja kinski

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Cat people

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US government
The formation of thr brownell committee out of concern over US communications intelligence led to thr 52 creation of this body

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NSA

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An Aria and 30 variations for keyboard composed by him first published in 1741 probably named after virtuoso harpsichordist who probably first recorded

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Goldberg variations
Johan Sebastian Bach