MacArthur Genius Grants Flashcards

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Countries of the world
Fearful of independence in 1975 around 120K of the country’s people a third of the population fled to the Netherlands

A

Suriname in South America
Previously Dutch Guiana - new world

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2
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US highway 7 runs through these states
Starts at Canadian border and ends near ocean
308 miles

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Vermont - Part of length In 1 state known as Ethan Allen highway Ticonderoga?
Massachusetts
Connecticut

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3
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Electrically charged atom or molecule that is formed by the loss or gain of electrons

A

Ion

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4
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Police officer from Alabama went viral on social media for looking like this jungle cruise actor
21

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Dwayne Johnson

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5
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24 seasons and 6 sBs

A

Bill belicheck with pats

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6
Q

Boys a liar part II song
23

A

Ice spice and pink panther

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7
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English producer that works with the Beatles

A

George Martin

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Patented in 1862 this new weapon of war featured multiple barrels rotated by a crank

A

Gatling gun

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Thr lqst batt field death of thr civil war was union private John Williams who was killed at palmetto ranch in this state in 65

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Texas

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10
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A 08 documentary tells the story of thr legendary group of LA studio musicians known by this destructive nickname

A

Wrecking crew

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Among many Grammys for musician and producer include best r&b song for cuff it 23

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Nile Rodgers

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In 1863 John esten Cooke rushed into print with a bio of this confederate general killed in may of that year

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Stonewall Jackson

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13
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When the war started this future general wqs helping drill a volunteer company in galena Illinois

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Grant

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14
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In his final novel Josef knecht has long been consumed with mastering this title competition

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Herman Hesse
The glass bead game

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15
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Short story collection face to face wqs the first book by this South African woman who won an Nobel prize in 91

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Nadine Gordimer

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16
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Following publication of this controversial 88 novel thr ayatollah khomein issued a fatwa against him

A

Salman Rushdie
Thr satanic verses

17
Q

Ecdysis is another name for this proceed by which centrism animals such as snakes her their skin
Eck duh sis

18
Q

Single felled algae have cell walls made of silica
Found in bodies of water and other moist environments

A

Diatoms
Die uh toms

19
Q

Scaley anteater
Exotic animal of Africa and Asia is sadly among the most trafficked animals of the world

20
Q

Arctic type of this bird has throngest annual migration a round trip of. Up to 60K miles

A

Arctic tern

21
Q

Thinking it was Claudius hamlet takes his sword and pierced through a curtain killing this father of Ophelia

A

Puh lone e is

22
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In 72 at the met this Italian opera singer later one of the 3 tenors received 17 curtain calls

23
Q

Her first short story collection a curtain of green contains her most famous story why I live at the P.O.

24
Q

A wagon or cart like the one carrying hay in a painting by John constable

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South American cousin of thr crocodile
Caiman
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Tiffany made a curtain of glass featuring the peaks of east act suh wot ul and po po cot uh pedal for this capitals national Theater
Mexico city
27
Before he was infamous Phil Spector wqs famous foe this elaborate production style of many 60s hits
Wall of sound
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A contemporary of Buddha mahavira is revered as a leader and organizer of this religion Ma ha Vera
Jainism
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In Connecticut this program is called husky health in Oklahoma it’s soonercare
Medicaid
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Commander of nautilus in 20K leagues under the sea also appears in the mysterious island
Nemo
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Europe had iron curtain this curtain was a political barrier between China and the non communist countries of Asia
Bamboo curtain
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3 letter last name of Johnny a symbol of thr typical soldier ; in 1905 a book by a war veteran he’s paired with billy yank
Reb
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Hollow earth like rocks lined with crystals of pink amethyst
Geode
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Word origins A radical in an failed 1833 uprising in Germany Ludwig von rochau coined this term for acts taken for practical reasons not ethics Rah cow
Realpolitik Book grundsatze der realpolitik Groon saits uh dare ray al politick
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WarGames” is a really fun 1983 movie starring these 2. There was a sequel that was released in 2008 called “WarGames: The Dead Code”. I haven’t seen it, and I fear I might be disappointed …
Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy