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Balkan” is Bulgarian for “mountain”. > Old Mug Auld Americas Cup > Flashcards

Old Mug Auld Americas Cup Flashcards

1
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This term for a period of supposed stagnation beginning 500 ad is based on a 14th century passage by Petrarch

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Dark ages

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MCU actor who made Film debut in 95 national lampoons Senior trip
Oscar nominated in these movies ray fines guy Pearce
Other movie John hamm Ben afleck

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Jeremy renner
The hurt locker
The town

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Oklahoma Sooners retired no 10 in honor of this nba player selected 12th in draft
13 year career with nets hawks warriors
Led League In steals 97 98

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Mookie blaylock
LA outfielder named after him

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4
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Signatures on Declaration of Independence

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56

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Justices on Supreme Court

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9

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Fabric originated in Manchester England in 19th century
Still known as Manchester in parts of the world
Peaked in 70s?

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Curdory

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7
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Ed Jeff Mike Matt stone
5 members of this band

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Pearl Jam

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Ed
Tattoo artist rose to fame as a fashion designer in every aughts with clothing and perfume lines
Only fans may be gym rats and jersey shore fans
De moins Iowa

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Ed hardy
Brother Tom who played bane?

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9
Q

Streak for most consecutive reality shows host emmy wins
7 years

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Rue Paul - It’s all the same to me for drag race
Jeff probst previous who won first 4 starting in 08

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10
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Longest word in NATO phonetic alphabet

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November
U is uniform

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11
Q

What’s in a whiskey stone sour

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OJ whiskey sour

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22 MLB no 1 draft pick with this father who played 15 seasons 7 X all stsr won World Series in 21
07 NLCS mvp

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Matt holiday
Not what Madonna was singing about

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13
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Longest interstate
Highway in US

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I-90
Seattle to Boston

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14
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Memoir about a long road trip through South America

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Thr motorxyxle diaries
Shay guh var uh
Ernesto middle ?

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Almaty wqs a stop on the Silk Road and wqs once thr capital of this country
Also Current capital

All mot E

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Kazhanstan
Moved to ack mole uh them to
Astana
Ahs tahn ah
Then to ner shul tan to honor president
Then back to ahs tahn uh

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16
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Capital of Mongolia

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Ew lahn buh tar
I know his name I think about him everyday

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Main body of an airplane which gets its name from old French for spindle

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Few suh loge

18
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First airplane flight
City State
Island
hill

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Kitty hawk NC on Bo D island
Big kill Devil hill

19
Q

This aircraft created at MIT holds
Record for total distance powered by humans

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Day tuh lis - father of Icarus who flew too close to sun wax wings

20
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Famous aviator and his passenger a humorist died in a plane crash in alaska in 35
Each have different airport in this city bearing name
Plus sea plane port in Washington and airport in alaska bearing both names

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Will Rodgers
Wiley post - aviator discovered jet stream helped develop pressure suit ; aircraft in national air and space museum in DC
Oklahoma

21
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Least populated African country
Has the highest per capita gdp

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Seychelles

30% of work force in tourism
In Indian Ocean

Other in Indian Ocean
Co muh ros
Madagascar
Muh rih shis

22
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This British overseas territory consisting of 2 groups of islands southeast of Bahamas and north of Hispaniola has organized a group of concerts to boost tourism in late summer

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Turks and Caicos
Cayman Islands - own country
St kits and Nevis - own country

23
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Bora bora is one of best known of 121 islands of this non self governing territory meaning part of another country

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French Polynesia
Tahiti also there

24
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Island nation in Indian Ocean is about 750 KM
Southwest of India made up of f 26 atolls Smallest Asian country by land Area

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Maldives
I know I’m wrong I’m out
Tahiti is not in Indian ocean

25
Q

First national park and year

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Yellowstone
1872
Grant ?

26
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Largest national park east of the Mississippi

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Everglades

27
Q

Longest known cave system in the world is in this park

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Mammoth cave national park
In Kentucky

Not Carlsbad caverns

28
Q

2 smallest national parks

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Gateway arch Missouri smallest
Hot springs national park in hot springs Arkansas

29
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No 1 spot on vacation list is also home to europes # 3 airport behind these other 2

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Paris - Charles duh gall
1 Istanbul
2 Heathrow in London

30
Q

This island southern part of Thailand is known for beautiful beaches and inexpensive amenities

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Fu ket
Don’t mispronounce or we’ll have to put an explicit tag

31
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Quotes
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants

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Isaac Newton
1675

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Quotes
Just as Genes propagate themselves in gene pool…so memes propagate themselves in the meme pool by leaping from brain to brain

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Richard Dawkins
76
Invented word meme and concept in his book thr selfish gene
Meme is reading or writing or making weapons
Richard Dawson show me
Memes

33
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Quotes
The nitrogen in our dna the calcium in our teeth the iron in our blood were made in thr interiors of collapsing stars
We are made of Star stuff

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Carl say gin from cosmos
1980

34
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Quotes
When according to habit I was contemplating the stars in a clear sky i noticed a new and unusual star surpassing the others in brilliancy there had never been any star in that place in the sky

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Ty co brah he describing a supernova one of the very few
1572

35
Q

Susan b Anthony Vince arrested for

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Voting for president
In 1872 grant

36
Q

File jpg is typically used when
Compressing this

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Images
Joint photographic experts group - created standard for digital compression

37
Q

First commercial film to use stereo sound

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Fantasia
Created by bell labs in 37 used by Disney 3 years later

38
Q

Queen Elizabeth had more than 30 of this pet in her lifetime

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Corgi dog starting with dookie
Plus a few dorgis corgi-dachshund mix

39
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City in a state east of California that is west of LA

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Reno Nevada

40
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In Washington one of the largest arsenals of nuclear weapons north a guarded by this animal

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dolphin
Naval base kitsap in Washington puget sound
Contains 1/5 of nuclear arsenal
Trained dolphins

Balkan” is Bulgarian for “mountain”. (15 decks)

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