Hanaters Flashcards
The departure of the last soviet troops from Czechoslovakia in 91 was the result of
Velvet Revolution
Only person to win 4 acting academy awards
Katherine Hepburn
All best actress
Morning glory -34
Guess who’s coming to diner -68
The lion in winter -69
On golden pond -82
Bob bafford trained this first triple crown winner in 2015, the first to accomplish the feat in 37 years
American pharaoh
State nicknames
The volunteer state
Tennessee
Earned for playing a prominent role in the war of 1812 at the battle of new Orleans
State nicknames
The centennial state
Colorado
Gained statehood in 1876
State nicknames
The last frontier
Alaska
State nicknames
The old dominion
Virginia
Earned as a result of the states loyalty to the crown during English civil war
Bestowed by King Charles II after restoration of the monarchy
State nicknames
The silver state
Nevada
State nicknames
The badger state
Wisconsin
Miners Dug tunnels looking for lead ore reminding people of burrowing badgers
State nicknames
The first state
Delaware
First state to ratify the constitution and join the union on December 7 1787
State nicknames
The sunflower state
Kansas
State nicknames
The natural state
Arkansas
Self proclaimed but does have 52 state parks 5 national parks
First National river Buffalo national river in the ozarks
State nicknames
The old line state
Maryland
Given during the revolutionary war helping Washington
Interstate that runs through capital cities of Oklahoma Arkansas Tennessee North Carolina
2559 miles third longest
40
European Union parliament headquarters
Bonus where are most committee meetings held
French city
Straussberg
Although most committee meetings held in Brussels
How many stripes were on American flag Francis Scott key observes flying over this fort in 1814
15 - at the time regulation added a new a star and stripe for each state, changed in 1818 reverted to 13 and had 20 stars
Fort Mchenry
War of 1812
Can’t keep adding stripes ridiculous
What Chinese politician and military leader was the president of this country , the republic of China, for 25 years following the great retreat when the Chinese nationalist party fled rhr mainland in 49 after defeat at the hands of the communist people’s liberation party
Chang Kai sheck- first president of Taiwan
Mow was chasing them out
Al by roonie’s in duh ca contains the first mention of this tool commonly found on the walls of school classrooms
Chalkboard board
Roonie is sometimes known as the first anthropologist
Book about the culture of India
Highway that runs concurrent with 90 and 94 in Madison a rare instance of 3 running together
39
Another triple occurrence in Milwaukee with 41 43 and 894
Only 3 Olympic Games in the modern era to have been cancelled (before COVID )
1916 Germany
1940 Japan
1944 London
2020 Japan?
Who was the only person to win gold in winter and summer
Bonus name the sports
Eddie Egan
Boxing
4 man bobsled
Artist and animal
Mystery to me
Fleetwood Mac
Baboon
Artist and animal
Versus
Pearl Jam
Sheep
Artist and animal
The Black album
Meticalla
Snake
Yankees previous name
The New York highlanders
1913
Airport in Jamaica named for what writer
Bonus where more specific
Ian Fleming international airport (had an estate ?)
Ocho Rios Jamaica
87 west craven film depicts an anthropologist looking for a drug used to create zombies in Haiti
The serpent and the rainbow
Pirates of the Caribbean movies
Curse of the black Pearl
Dead’s man chest
At worlds end
On stranger tides
Dead men tell no tales
What British naval officer served as governor of New South Wales Australia but is best known for his involvement in a failed attempt to bring bread fruit from Tahiti to the Caribbean to feed slaves
Captain William Bligh
First attempt on the bounty (you have some idea of how that turned out?)
Was exonarted in court for what happen on the bounty
Did have a successful voyage to being bread fruit to the Caribbean
Escaped slaves often mixed with indiginous communities and formed their own communities known by what colorful name
Maroons
Releated to marooning someone on a deserted island
