Pakastani Activist Malala Flashcards

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First in the world
The worlds first parking meter was installed on the SE corner of what was then first street and Robinson avenue in 35 in this city

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Oklahoma City

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This character in disneys the little mermaid was modeled on drag performer divine

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Ursula

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This moveable back part of a pickup truck

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Tailgate
Shares name with stadium parking lot party

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Sue to its year round greenery this city adopted emerald city as its nickname

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Seattle

Pacific Northwest

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Leading his team to an nBa championship series in 2021 who has a rhyming nickname

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Greek freak
Giannis antetokounmpo

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Featuring plain rectangle cottages this architectural housing style is named for a Massachusetts coastal region

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Cape cod

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With its bearded mascot dressed like Santa this fast food chain is a popular part of Christmas celebrations in Japan

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KFC

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Don’t start now
Levitating
Bonus what doe her name mean

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Dua lipa do uh leap uh
Love in Albanian

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Later adopted into a film this book from Michael ende features a flying luck dragon named falkor
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The never ending story

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In 1957 Massachusetts officially apologized for these events that took place in 1692 and 93

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Salem witch trials

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You better you bet song

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The Who

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After 2 moderately successful dance pop albums in Canada in the early 90s this singer reinvented her self as an alt rock singer and created the 14th best selling album of all time

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Alanis more uh set

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Fancy was a cover of a Bobby gentry song from high was a hit for this country singer in 91 and became something like her signature soNg
3 Grammy wins
Nominated for CMAs 50 times
14 AMAs wins
Popular 2000s sitcom

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Reba Mack en tire

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This rapper started out as part of the all girl group sistas; her first solo album suppa duppa fly debuted at 3 which was the highest for a female rapper at that time
Bonus collective she was a member of

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Missy misdemeanor Elliot
The swing mob with childhood friend timbaland

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Kim and Kelly des were in this group which had a moderate hit with cannonball in 93 ; what alternative band did Kim play bass for which broke up the same year

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The breeders
Pixies broke up

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This rapper and actress had her first no 1 single in 01 with family affair and is one of the most successful female artists of all time

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Mary j bilge
Don’t need no hateration holleration in this dancery
Is she a rapper ?
Umbrella academy in 2019

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Taylor swifts signature country song
Year of release

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Taylor swift
2008

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Known as the pop punk queen this artist has become the 3rd best selling female Canadian singer of all time

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Avril luh veen - why you have to go and make things so complicated

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In 01 this singer and actress had both the number one movie and album at the same time A couple of years later she starred in one of the worst movies of all time

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J Lo
The wedding planner -01 successful
Jil e the worst
Not Gigi which won 9 Oscars ?

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Girl crush is a song that won 2 Grammys and 2 country music awards for this group in 2015

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Little big town
Fronted by 2 female singers

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This foreign born singer has had more number one hits than in the 2010s than any other artist
Where is she from

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Rihanna bad girl rere
Barbados

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This woman’s first single was released in 14 and hit No 1 in 58 countries; her songs frequently touch on topics of body images and empowerment

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Megan trainor

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The 2010s connection?
Darrell dragon who was half of this popular musical Team died in 2019
Also who was the other half

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Darrell dragon was the captain and his partner was tony tuh Neal
The captain and tuh Neal group name ?
Captain is dead

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Top female Grammy winners

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27
Allison kraus - Duda duet album with Robert plant

23
Beyoncé

18
Aretha Franklin
15
Adele
Alicia keys
13
Ella Fitzgerald
Emily lou Harris
Lee uh teen price - first black primadonna at the met

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Shirley ceaser
CC wine ins ?
10
Shock uh khan
Bonnie rait
Debbie ronstat
Taylor swift
9
Mary j blige
Natile cole
Nora Jones
Sheryl crow
Hilary Scott - lady antebellum
Rihanna
Lady Gaga

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devices used to reduce pollutants in combustion engines
Bonus what precious metal is most commonly used

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Catalytic converters
Platinum as the catalyst
Also sometimes used palladium rhodium manganese nickel cerium

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Most gas automobile engines since the 80s have fuel injection systems which replaced this device

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Carborator - which injects fuel

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Thought to be used for construction where did researchers uncover a 4,500 year old ramp inn2018

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Egypt
One of the 5 great simple machines
Clear evidence used to build pyramids

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In a nod to modern technology this symbol wqs added to morse code inn2004 the first addition in more than 60 years

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@
Ironically longer than @ in morse code

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George Lucas has admitted that this was the initial name inspiration for the character Chewbacca

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His Alaskan malamute - very large Alaskan sled dogs name was Indiana - Sean Connery says at end of Indiana Jones and the last crusade we named the dog Indiana

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This HOF nfl player was an all American at the university named for his great great great grand father

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Steve young
Bringham young university