Mother Teresa of Calcutta Florence nightingale of 20th century Flashcards
In 72 this Asian country changed name from
To
say lan to Sri Lanka
In 72 this Asian country changed name from
To
say lan to Sri Lanka
In 72 this Asian country changed name from
To
say lan to Sri Lanka
In 72 this Asian country changed name from
To
say lan to Sri Lanka
In 72 this Asian country changed name from
To
say lan to Sri Lanka
In 72 this Asian country changed name from
To
say lan to Sri Lanka
Professor Gavin Jones specialist in literature at Stanford spoke to guardian about a 233 page unpublished but finished werewolf mystery novel called murder at full moon by this Pulitzer Prize winning author
John Steinbeck
Attempted to publish in 1930 but suffered wrath of publishers
This university would be booting and hollering if we didn’t know it was 5 in mens division 1 basketball wins and top ranking on list outside of power 5 conference schools ranking schools
Bonus name power 5 schools above
Temple
Duke
UNC
Kansas
Kentucky
Degrees in each interior angle of a regular pentagon
Also number of stitches on a regulation baseball
108 degrees for each angle
540 degrees
N-2 * 180
Series of Space flight simulation games starting in 90 by origin systems where actions determine outcome of war against a feline race killroth e
Also with a movie adaptation in 99 starring Freddie prince Jr and Matthew Lillard
Programmer directed
Wing commander
Her portrayal of Diana, Princess of Wales in the 2021 film “Spencer” earned her a nomination for that season’s Best Actress Oscar.
Kristin Stewart
Country whose anthem is “Amhrán na bhFiann” :
EIRE
“Amhrán na bhFiann” is Irish for “The Soldiers’ Song”, and is the name of the Irish national anthem. I got this one pretty quickly …
is an earthy, brown shade. The word “” originally described a pigment made from earth found in, a region in central Italy.
Umber
Umbria, a region in central Italy
In its natural form, the pigment is referred to as “raw umber”. The heated form of the pigment has a more intense color and is known as “burnt umber”.
In the world of jewelry, this is a single gem set alone.
solitaire
He certainly did hit on the right niche. He wrote romanticized western novels and stories that really lent themselves to the big screen in the days when westerns were very popular movies. Incredibly, 110 films were made based on his work.
Zane Grey
is Latin for “eyelashes
Cilia
singular “cilium”
She is a musician from England whose music combines elements of electronica and folk music, referred to as “folktronica”.
Beth Orton
” is a show-stopping song from the stage musical “Cats” by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is a powerful ballad about loss and longing that tells the story of Grizabella, a once-glamorous cat who has fallen on hard times.
Also who wrote
Memory
It was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Trevor Nunn, with lyrics based on poems by T.S. Eliot.
She sings of her memories of the past and her hopes for a better future.
Prefix with life or wife :
MID-
A midwife is someone trained to assist women in childbirth. The term comes from Middle English “mid wif” meaning “with woman”.
” is the stage name of rapper Andre Romelle Young.
Dr. Dre
He is known for his own singing career as well as for producing records and starting the careers of others such as Snoop Dogg, Eminem and 50 Cent.
This philosophy basically posits that the individual is responsible for his or her life. One cannot look to a higher being, accident of birth, or any other outside influence to define the meaning of one’s life.
existentialism
Coin with olive and oak branches :
DIME
The term “dime”, used for a 10-cent coin, comes from the Old French word “disme” meaning “tenth part”.
are a group of Native American peoples originally from the Southwest US.
The Navajo are a separate but related people
The Apache
The Navajo are a separate but related people, through culture and language, and are often described as “Apachean”.
Poirot’s most famous case is this ”. First appearing in 1920’s “this ”,
Murder on the Orient Express
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
is a plain woven fabric with a crisp feel that is made from silk or one of several manmade materials.
Taffeta
The name “taffeta” ultimately comes from the Persian “taftah” meaning “silk or linen cloth”
Prom
Fabric
The term “” comes into English via Old French, ultimately from the Latin “picta” meaning “painted”.
pint
The name arose from a line painted on the side of a beer glass that marked a full measure of ale.
Actress big break came with the role of Rose Hsu Jordan in the 1993 hit film “The Joy Luck Club”. That said, she also played a South Korean refugee in the closing episodes of the TV series “MASH”. That character ended up marrying Klinger in the final episode, which led to her co-starring in the “MASH” sequel “AfterMASH”.
Rosalind Chao’s
Also in mulan
2020’s “Mulan” is a live-action remake of the 1998 animated Disney film of the same name. Chinese-American actress plays the title character, a woman from Chinese legend. The movie was received well by the critics, but fans of the animated original were largely unimpressed.
Liu Yifei
This is the largest carnival celebration in the world. The city hosts about two million celebrants on its streets for the six days of the festival.
Rio de Janeiro Carnival
A radioactive material is one containing unstable nuclei that lose energy by radiation in the process known as radioactive decay. The most common types of radiation measured are these
alpha particles, beta particles and gamma rays.
Giacomo Puccini was an Italian composer who was famous for his operas that are so often performed all over the world. Included in the list of his works are “
La bohème”, “Tosca”, “Madama Butterfly” and “Turandot”. Puccini died in Brussels, Belgium in 1924 having suffered from throat cancer. An audience attending a performance of “La bohème” in Rome heard of the composer’s death in the middle of the performance. At the news, the opera was stopped, and the orchestra instead played Chopin’s “Funeral March”.
In 1735 attorney Andrew Hamilton spoke in defense of the press at this man’s trial
Zenger
Famous libel case
Name the river
Jeffersonville
Louisville
Evansville
Ohio
24 marks 100 years with this group with a mission to build healthier lives free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke
American heart association
Helping preserve a heritage the British group cymdeithas yr iaith gymraeg is also known as this language society
Cuh may this ir e ith gone ride
Welsh
