Madagascar Below The Equator Flashcards

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He invented thr cotton gin in 1793 but wasn’t able to make much money from it so in 98 he accepted a contract to mass produce this item for thr government

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Eli Whitney
Musket

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This brand name which has now become a generic term is derived from a Connecticut pie company and is now thr main athletic equipment used by ALDU and Raleigh flyers

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Frisbee
Wasn’t invented in Connecticut - saw kids at Yale throwing the pin tins from frisbee pie company

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In 1846 Elias howl founded a comapny In Bridgeport Connecticut whose desendents are still in use today

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Sewing machine
Used in textile industry
Beatles credited help movie to howl - why?

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He didn’t invent rubber tires but created this process in his Connecticut factory to produce much more stable ones

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Charles Goodyear
Vulcanization

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These states border Connecticut

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New York - west
Massachusetts north
Rhode Island - east

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This Canadian province borders New Hampshire

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Quebec

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Technically Connecticut doesn’t have any oven front because it borders this

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Long Island sound

Estuary - where rivers enter the ocean - several dozen enter it

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Even though six times larger than Rhode Island this state has the smallest coastline
1/3 of Rhode Island at 130 miles

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New Hampshire - birthplace of Seth Myers

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Rhode Island has at least 1 haunted house which wqs the inspiration for this 13 horror film starring ron Livingston and lily taylor

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The conjuring
Budget 20M
Gross 300M
They were thr parents
Vira far mig uh Patrick Wilson thr stars

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Rhode Island is known as this state and as such has 21 of these along its coastline

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Ocean state
21 lighthouses

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This singer released a cover of a song in 60 that started a dance craze and then released his own song the following year asking the listen to dance again

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Chubby checker
Checkers is what you play in the park

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This athlete wqs married to Marilyn Monroe

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Joe DiMaggio

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Won best Oscar actress in 09

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Kate winslet

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5th longest river in North America
Also forms thr border between

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Rio grande not Ariana
Texas and Mexico

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This gloomy character created by A A Milne proclaimed its not much of a tail but I’m sort of attached to it

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E or

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Despite its name thr colorado desert is actually in this state

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California

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Washington DC
It wqs proposed it congress in 1926 in honor of a big 150th anniversary; it opened 17 years later

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Jefferson Memorial
In honor of Jeff author of Declaration of Independence

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This Ancient Greek historian wrote the book thr histories
About Cyrus Darius zer Cs
Chronicling battles in this series of conflicts

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Huh rot uh tis
(Greco )Persian wars

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Through considered rude usually in Japan this is a sign of appreciation after a meal

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Slurping your food

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Broadway musical based on a 97 cult comedy film of thr same name with an Oscar winner and Emmy winner in the title roles
Songs
I invented post its
Businesswoman special
10 years

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Row me and Michelle’s highs school reunion
Lisa kudrow friends
Mira sore vino- mighty Aphrodite

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This fashion brand popular in early 2000s is known for signature vuh lure track suits celebrity endorsements and bedazzled behinds
Logo 2 highland terriers holding a shield with phrase made in the glamorous USA

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Juicy kuh tour

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the only three films to win both best picture and palm door .
Golden palm

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Marty, The Lost Weekend (1945) and Parasite (2019)

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Mountain chicken is this type of animal and native to where

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Frog
Native to thr Caribbean
Dough min uh cuh and mom suh rot
Legs used in dishes - tastes like chicken

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Moo fah suh and Simba are types type of words
Also translation

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Swahili

Moo fah suh - king
Simba - lion

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Doc and Clara children from this movie
Back to the future 3 Jules and Vern - 20K leagues under Thr sea
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1930 movies quote One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas how he got in my pajamas I don’t know
Animal Crackers Marx bros most famous duck soup Gone with the wind wizard of oz 39
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A staple of D&D until 2000 thac0 is this acronym
To hit armor class 0 Retired when going to 3rd edition
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Charge of the light brigade took place during this battle
Bal uh clav uh Remembered more for Tennyson poem than ski masks 1854 during Crimean war
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After the Alamo this general position was overrun and he was forced to flee without this body part
Santa Ana without his fake leg Lost his original leg pre Alamo from canonball fire Resides in Springfield Illinois
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Countries in Africa And 4 letter ones
54 total Chad Togo Mali
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Knit Your bit was a slogan popularized by this organization whose aim was to supply soldiers with wearable goods
American Red Cross Back to WW1
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North Star name
Polaris particularly useful in navigation Keeps same position relative to our axis turning Ken said alpha sen tour e
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Fear of no 13
Trisk uh deck uh phobia
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Fear of animals
Zoo phobia
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Fear of thunderstorms
Astraphobia, also known as astrapophobia, brontophobia, keraunophobia, or tonitrophobia, is an abnormal fear of thunder and lightning or an unwarranted fear of scattered and/or isolated thunderstorms, a type of specific phobia Bron tuh Dinosaur don’t get it but your pet might
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Fear of water
Hydraphobia
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Fear of trees
Den dro/druh phobia
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Fear of knees
Gen u phobia Hard to wear shorts
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Fear of snakes
Oh fid uh phobia Harrison ford aka Indiana Jones has