Northwest Pacific Typhoon Flashcards

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Astronaut Harrison Schmitt discovered he was allergic to this by going to space on this mission

A

Apollo 17
Moon dust
Geologist

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With awards like most freckles per square inch Ireland held a yearly festival for people with this

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Red hair
Rare
10% world 2 in Ireland

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Invaded this country and was nominated for a Nobel peace prize in the same year

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Benito Mussolini
Ethiopia

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Thr Philippines edition of this iconic beauty and lifestyle magazine featured a 106 year old cover model

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Vogue

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This show stopping song from cats wqs adapted from thr poem rhapsody on a windy night

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Memory
Based on poems by TS Elliot about gel uh cull cats
Posthumous tony award for best book or material

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In 21 this Argentinian footballer won his 35th title with this club

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Lionel Messi - multiple bale on doors

FC Barcelona soccer club
94 goals in a single year
World Cup 22

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The earliest known major meso American civilization created statues of colossal heads and are considered to be one of the six cradles of human civilization

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Olmecs
But look like Africans
Legends of thr hidden temple

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The 4 coasts that early European explorers used to describe the resources available for trade on west coast of Africa
Also current day countries

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Pepper or grain coast - Liberia
Ivory Coast
Slave coast - Nigeria
Gold coast - Ghana

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Willie wonky 3 rivals

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Arther Slugworth
Mr Fickle gruber
Mr Prod nose

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This was the flavor of the special pie that Minnie made for hillie in this movie/book

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Chocolate
In thr help

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Almonds cherries plums coconuts olives

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Droops

Droop is a fleshy fruit with thin skin and a central stone containing the seed

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A spiritual classic Richard bach homily to personal improvement features this title bird

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Jonathan livingston seagull

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Official instrument of Hawaii

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Ukulele

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Elephant leopard and harbor are all types of

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pinnipeds more specifically known as this marine mammal - seal

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CArdiologist frank pantridge is known for inventing a portable version of this resuscitation device

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Defibrillator

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Driving thr USA
It’s the state with the most miles of interstate highway more then 3.2K one interstate accounts for 1/4 of that mileage

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Texas
I-10 a good quarter of it

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The Fibonacci sequence wqs derived from a mathematical problem involving this animals

A

Rabbits
Not Snails

18
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Believed to be the tallest unclimbed mountain

A

Gangkhar puensum - Gang har pwhen some
In the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan

19
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An epic poem By whom includes a seven stanza tribute to daniel Boone

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Lord Byron
Not Longfellow

20
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First state admitted to thr union in the 20th century
Also Under which president

A

Oklahoma under teddy

21
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Messier31 the large spiral galaxy is better known as this
Also how far from earth

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Andromeda - one of the few galaxies visible to the naked eye ; eventually will collide with the Milky Way in a few billion
2.5 million light years

22
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Only person to win Oscar’s for acting and writing

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Emma Thompson
Sense and sensability -writing
Howard’s end - best actress ?

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Around for more than 450 million years this creature wqs on the planet prior to trees appeared

A

Shark
Survived several mass extinctions

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This painters surrea personal life included going from Spain to France in a rolls Royce filled with this cruciferous vegetable

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Salvador Dali
With cauliflower
Quite a character with his mustache and pet ocelot

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Originally a motorcycle sidecar producer this luxury car discontinued its leaping animal hood ornament for safety reasons
Jaguar
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Set 10 ears later the showtime series subtitled new blood wqs a revival of this killer drama Also main character
Dexter Michael c hall
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Because of high potassium content the peel of this fruit can be used to polish shoes
Banana
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This British actor played the title role in a 2021 film that broke the record for the longest title of an Oscar nominated film
Sacha baton Cohen For ?
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More common 2 word term for the insect known in Latin as drosophila melanogaster Drough sof uh luh Mel uh no gaster
Fruit fly
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Amnesia haze and white widow are strains of this plant
Cannibas or marijuana
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Arnold Schwarzenegger birth country
Austria
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This neurological disorder involves falling asleep randomly and involuntarily
Narcolepsy
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Birthplace of Heinz company
Pittsburgh