MacArthur Genius Grants Flashcards
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
Suriname in South America
Previously Dutch Guiana - new world
US highway 7 runs through these states
Starts at Canadian border and ends near ocean
308 miles
Vermont - Part of length In 1 state known as Ethan Allen highway Ticonderoga?
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Electrically charged atom or molecule that is formed by the loss or gain of electrons
Ion
Police officer from Alabama went viral on social media for looking like this jungle cruise actor
21
Dwayne Johnson
24 seasons and 6 sBs
Bill belicheck with pats
Boys a liar part II song
23
Ice spice and pink panther
English producer that works with the Beatles
George Martin
Patented in 1862 this new weapon of war featured multiple barrels rotated by a crank
Gatling gun
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
Texas
A 08 documentary tells the story of thr legendary group of LA studio musicians known by this destructive nickname
Wrecking crew
Among many Grammys for musician and producer include best r&b song for cuff it 23
Nile Rodgers
In 1863 John esten Cooke rushed into print with a bio of this confederate general killed in may of that year
Stonewall Jackson
When the war started this future general wqs helping drill a volunteer company in galena Illinois
Grant
In his final novel Josef knecht has long been consumed with mastering this title competition
Herman Hesse
The glass bead game
Short story collection face to face wqs the first book by this South African woman who won an Nobel prize in 91
Nadine Gordimer
Following publication of this controversial 88 novel thr ayatollah khomein issued a fatwa against him
Salman Rushdie
Thr satanic verses
Ecdysis is another name for this proceed by which centrism animals such as snakes her their skin
Eck duh sis
Molting
Single felled algae have cell walls made of silica
Found in bodies of water and other moist environments
Diatoms
Die uh toms
Scaley anteater
Exotic animal of Africa and Asia is sadly among the most trafficked animals of the world
Pangolin
Arctic type of this bird has throngest annual migration a round trip of. Up to 60K miles
Arctic tern
Thinking it was Claudius hamlet takes his sword and pierced through a curtain killing this father of Ophelia
Puh lone e is
In 72 at the met this Italian opera singer later one of the 3 tenors received 17 curtain calls
Pavarotti
Her first short story collection a curtain of green contains her most famous story why I live at the P.O.
Welty
A wagon or cart like the one carrying hay in a painting by John constable
Wain
South American cousin of thr crocodile
Caiman
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
Before he was infamous Phil Spector wqs famous foe this elaborate production style of many 60s hits
Wall of sound
A contemporary of Buddha mahavira is revered as a leader and organizer of this religion
Ma ha Vera
Jainism
In Connecticut this program is called husky health in Oklahoma it’s soonercare
Medicaid
Commander of nautilus in 20K leagues under the sea also appears in the mysterious island
Nemo
Europe had iron curtain this curtain was a political barrier between China and the non communist countries of Asia
Bamboo curtain
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
Hollow earth like rocks lined with crystals of pink amethyst
Geode
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
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
