New Orleans Airport Satchmo Flashcards

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Clementine is a cross between these 2 citrus fruits

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Sweet orange
Willow leaf mandarin orange

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2028 Olympics

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LA
3rd time
In running for 24 but lost to Paris

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In greek mythology This winged horse Sprung from the blood of Medusa

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Pegasus
Poisedon had relations with Medusa
Per see is slew her and the blood that spew forth wqs Pegasus

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Tallest structure in the world from 1880-84 and then surpassed by this structure

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Cologne cathedral surpassed by Washington monument
And then surpassed by Eiffel Tower

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This 19th century puh ree shun works include the Spanish singer and a bar at the foleys ber jhare

Which 19th c. Parisian painter’s works include “The Spanish Singer” and “A Bar at the Folies -Bergere”?

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Edward Manet

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Only flag that features a building and nothing else but colors

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Cambodia - angor watt
Afghanistan features a mosque but also text and wheat
San Marino - 3 towers but text and laurels
Portugal and Spain - coats of arms with little bitty castles

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Which English poet, known for the Prelude and cowriting Lyrical Ballads, wrote no verse during his time as Poet Laureate?

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William Wordsworth

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The battle of tes ul in 1795 was the only time where a Calvary troop captured this type of military transportation

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Fleet of ships
Dutch fleet was iced in ; had non Choice but to surrender so then you have the legend
Huh sars-
Better to not know the actual story and let your imagination go

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A generonym is this specific type of name that has evolved into common usage

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Brand name
Examples brand aids Kleenex xerox

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The worlds hottest chili pepper
Bonus What was it invented for

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Dragons breath
Anesthetic

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7 stages of cooking sugar

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Thread -230 -234 F
Soft ball 235 -240
Firm ball 241 -249
hard ball 250-268
Soft crack 270-295
Hard crack 298-310
Caramel and beyond 320+

Names have to do with what it does when taking it out of cooking process
For example form a softball

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This is the name of the fictional town where most of John Hughes movies were set supposedly a suburb of Chicago

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Cher mur

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13
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Dogs
How many times does this bark in the little production company sequence after Simpsons episodes

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ew boo
Barks Just once

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14
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ScRface
Name of the film where al Pacino recruits this actor to consult for his sports betting racket

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Muh con uh hey in 2 for the money

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15
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Superman
One hit wonder sang the 90s song kryptonite

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3 doors down

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Old French cathedrals
Apocalyptic name given to the backfield of the 1924 notre dame football team

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The four horseman
Fullback ric flair haha

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North America
This minor holiday celebrates Mexico’s defeat of France in this war in 1862

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Cinco de Mayo
Franco Mexican war

18
Q

In a memorable cold open from season 3 ep 20 product recall Jim enters the office dressed as Dwight ; Dwight doesn’t notice at first but Jim asks what kind of bear is best
What bear is best according to fake Dwight

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Black bear
False

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In 1908 Anna Jarvis held a memorial
Ceremony that became the first official observance of this commemorative day that years later Jarvis unsuccessfully organized a petition to rescind

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Mother’s Day
Resented the fact that it became commercialized

20
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This civil war confederate general rode a horse named little sore ul that is on display at VMI the school where he was a professor of artillery tactics and natural philosophy before the war

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Thomas stonewall Jackson
Robert e lee rode traveler

21
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First American born woman to win the Nobel prize in literature
1938

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Pearl S buck - the good earth ( although don’t really award for.a book)
Rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China

22
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This first ballot hall of famer is credited with coining the term the mendonza line for Mario mendonza - career avg of .215 - describing futility in bating but closer to 200
This player may also be known for a slightly viral video describing being violently Ill in Vegas

A
23
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Modern words
Neal Stephenson coined this word in his 92 novel snow crash ; it was later shortened by a a company to become its new name

A

Meta verse
Cyberpunk work

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