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MacArthur Genius Grants Flashcards

1
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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

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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

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Bill belicheck with pats

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6
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Boys a liar part II song
23

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Ice spice and pink panther

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7
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English producer that works with the Beatles

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George Martin

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8
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Patented in 1862 this new weapon of war featured multiple barrels rotated by a crank

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Gatling gun

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9
Q

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

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Wrecking crew

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11
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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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12
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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

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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

A

Molting

18
Q

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

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Diatoms
Die uh toms

19
Q

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

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Pangolin

20
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Arctic type of this bird has throngest annual migration a round trip of. Up to 60K miles

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Arctic tern

21
Q

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

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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

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Pavarotti

23
Q

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

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Welty

24
Q

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

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Wain

25
Q

South American cousin of thr crocodile

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Caiman

26
Q

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

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Mexico city

27
Q

Before he was infamous Phil Spector wqs famous foe this elaborate production style of many 60s hits

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Wall of sound

28
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A contemporary of Buddha mahavira is revered as a leader and organizer of this religion

Ma ha Vera

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Jainism

29
Q

In Connecticut this program is called husky health in Oklahoma it’s soonercare

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Medicaid

30
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Commander of nautilus in 20K leagues under the sea also appears in the mysterious island

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Nemo

31
Q

Europe had iron curtain this curtain was a political barrier between China and the non communist countries of Asia

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Bamboo curtain

32
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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

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Reb

33
Q

Hollow earth like rocks lined with crystals of pink amethyst

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Geode

34
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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

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Realpolitik
Book grundsatze der realpolitik
Groon saits uh dare ray al politick

35
Q

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 …

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Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy

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