Las Vegas is the most populous US city founded in the 20th century Flashcards
Historic letters
A letter from him begins on the 33rd day after I had left Cadiz I reached the Indian Ocean
Columbus
Thought he was in Indian ocean but in Caribbean
Columbus bad geography
This Native American language wqs used by US to confuse foreign code breakers during ww2 and also featured in this Nicholas cage film
Navajo
Wind talkers - movie
Monaco bah rain Denmark and Georgia are all examples of flags with these same colors
Red and white
Also Poland and Indonesia?
You’ll find a plaque on this college campus commemorating thr birth of thr Internet
Stanford
This country is thr largest in Europe and first European country to have cases of thr bubonic plague
Ukraine
Not Russia - also in Asia
Who and where aM i now ?
Hartford whalers
CRolina hurricanes
Despite causing a lot of controversy this Vladimir no buh kov novel went on to sell over 50 M copies and spawned a movie from this famed director
Lolita
Stanley Kubrick
Humbert humbert not thr hero
This city - 16th largest in Europe -is largest city directly on Mediterranean Sea
Also birthplace of this multiple time LA laker champ
Barcelona - euro 04 there
Paul gausol
Who and where aM i now ?
Houston oilers
Tennessee titans
Tennessee Oilers for a year
Also played in Memphis for a year ?
Centipedes have this type of eating classification /diet
CArnivore - poison in front of mouth rendering prey useless
This classic 60s band had a 22 gap between number 1 hits spanning from 66to 88
Bonus 88 hit on this soundtrack
Beach boys coke uh mo nov 88 from cocktail with Tom Cruise
I get around July 66
What are lox
Smoked salmon
aka cream Cheese schmear ?
Of thr 7 baseball games released for N64 this player appeared on 2 covers
Ken Griffey jr
MLB ft Ken Griffey jr
Ken Griffey jr slugfest
This film later turned into a Broadway musical featured performances from Elizabeth banks Amy adams and Jennifer gardener
2 leads in Broadway Aaron tuh vate and Norwood Leo buts
CAtxh me if you can
EB - bank teller
JG - flight attendant pros
AA - nurse
Who and where aM i now ?
Seattle SuperSonics
Oklahoma City thunder
While it sounds like a superhero origins story this actually happened - in 78 an uh toll e buh gor ski is the only person to put head into this
Moved to a eussiwn hospital so doctors could study his imminent demise but to everyone surprise he survived
Particle accelerator
short, corkscrew-like shaped pasta. The name translates from Italian to “small wheels” and the shape originated in Southern Italy. It is a very similar shape to fusilli but the screw is a bit tighter.
Rotini
This police chiefs surname is represented in both Mickey mouse and Batman 66 universe
Chief O’Hara
The right to petition the government is guaranteed by this amendment
First
Elsa lanchester has a dual role as Mary Shelley and the title character in this 35 horror sequel
Bride of Frankenstein
This downtown vegas street is home to the golden gate and golden nugget casinos
Fremont
One of the big 3 information services of 90s this early internet providers name sounds like a child genius
Prodigy ?
Famous names
Subject of a 03 film his 47 obituary said he fathered at least 100 and died of a heart attack at 14 at a California ranch
Sea biscuit
A lot easier to have kids in your teens if you’re a horse
In 17 trump accused this country of sonar attacks on diplomats
Had nausea profound headaches and memory loss after visiting embassy in 16
Illness reported globally with over 200 affected
Bonus syndrome affecting diplomats
Cuba
Havana syndrome
Sonar or microwave taxers ? Don’t k or ehat it is ? Night crickets misheard ?