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JFK Peace Corps Flashcards

1
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20 love poems and a song of despair writer

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Neruda

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Historical firsts
Yanks first WS
She becomes first miss America

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20s
Margaret Gorman in 21 at 16
Oct 15 23 - first yanks WS

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Historical firsts
Scientists successfully clone this mammal
Dubbed the cyber mom Elizabeth Ann Oliver is the first to have her babies birth broadcast live on internet

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90s
Dolly the sheep -96
Cyber mom - 98

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Historical firsts
The Ken back 1 hits the market as the first commercially available PC
SNL then called nbc Saturday night with him hosting

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70s
George Carlin -75
Ken back (only 50 built ) - 71

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Historical firsts
Representing the 4th district of Massachusetts he becomes the first openly gay U.S. congressman
Washington football team then Redskins wins first SB

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80s
Barney frank - elected 80 starts in 81
Redskins -83

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Historical firsts
First ballpoint pens go on sale
He becomes the first world figure skating champion

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40s
Dick button -48
Pens -44

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7
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This 01 documentary examines the life of a Michelin rated Japanese chef

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Year o drama of sushi
Or jeer o

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This is the special protein that baby Jane served to this sister in what ever happens to baby Jane

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Rat
Blanche - sister
Betty Davis
Joan Crawford

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At 24 she became rhr youngest actress to win a prime time emmy for outstanding lewd actress in a dram series

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Zendaya

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10
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In authentic Greek cuisine tirokafteri is a dip made with this cheese
Tear o caf terri

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Feta

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This flightless bird of New Zealand pats the largest eggs of any living species relative to its body size

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Kiwi

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Talmud scholars

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Rabbis

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“What a piece of work is a man” speaker

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Hamlet to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

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Queer Eye” fashion expert Tan

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France

He is best known as the fashion expert for the Netflix series Queer Eye, host of the web series Dressing Funny, and co-host of Next In Fashion.

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Dutch painter of “Peasants Before an Inn”

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Jan steen

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Rival sch. of The Citadel

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VMI
Virginia military institute

17
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Soccer great Leo

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Messi

18
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Mars counterpart

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Ares

19
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Compound word origins

This compound word meant an astronomical object of exceptional brightness in 1910; it wqs soon applied to actors and athletes

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Superstar

20
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Movie descriptions
A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his viciously dummy while trying to renew a romance with high school sweetheart
78

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Magic
Anthony Hopkins and Ann Margaret and burgess Meredith

21
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This pass in Switzerland has one curve named James Bond strah suh because used as a location in this bond film - the first to win an academy award

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Fur kuh pass
gold finger -64 won for best sound effects editing

22
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The thanksgiving episode
Titled blair Waldorf mist pie is from the 07 season of this show

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Gossip girl
Season 1 ?

23
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His starlight express is based partly on this children’s story

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Based on Thomas the tank engine

Andrew Lloyd Webber

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Named the parents and children on bewitched

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Darren and Samantha
Kids - tabathia and Adam

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Until ride tickets were phased out at the magic kingdom in 82 this wqs the most expensive ticket for the most popular rides

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E ticket
Scale
Its a small world A ticket
C ticket - people movers ?
Space mountain may have been an E

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Neal’s all time favorite book is a prayer for Owen meanie by this author
Also name thr books made into movies by this author

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John Irving
Word according to garp
The hotel New Hampshire
The cider house rules - 99 won two AA including best supporting actor by Michael Cain

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Classic frog men and submarines were given away as prizes in various cereals using this common household product to make them rise and fall in water

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Baking powder

28
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Top 2 countries by number of Starbucks locations

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US -13K
China - 4.1 K

29
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Largest indoor shopping mall in the world is in this country

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Iran
Middle eastern country with pop over 80 mil

30
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10 episodes from thr 2020 brain drain tournament

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Numbers
Jeopardy
China
Hobbies
Eyes
1920
Spooky
Diseases
Fire - California wild fires
Guns

31
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NFL division realignment in 2002
3 teams never finishing last in Division
3 teams never finishing first in division

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Never last: Pats Seahawks Steelers
First: browns bills lions

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