Portland Maine Flashcards

1
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Element on the periodic table that comes last alphabetically

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Zirconium

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2
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World capitals with 3 words in thr nwme

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Port of Spain - Trinidad and Tobago
Ban der seri big uh wan - Brunei
Suhre (Sri) jai uh warden ter uh cot e - Sri Lanka legislative Colombo - executive and judicial

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3
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This Austrial Asia band of 80s/90s took name from Cramped compositions they rehearsed in shortly after performing

I guess they must have dreamed for their difficult living situation to be over

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Crowded house
Biggest songs - don’t dream it’s over weather with you
New Zealand front man rest of band Australian
Not inxs or men at work

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4
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These 2 Shakespeare plays contain Italian cities in their title

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Merchant of Venice
The 2 gentlemen of Verona

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5
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American presidents that have been awarded nobel prize for peace and also only one to receive after leaving office

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Wilson
Roosevelt
Carter - 02 for work with his non profit thr carter center
Obama -09

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6
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North sentinel island is administered by this nearby large nation
John Allen chow American missionary tried to preach to the seintelese one of last uncontacted people in the world
Hostile treatment of outsiders

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India - part of the Ann duh nin islands in the Bay of Bengal
Illegal to travel within 3 miles of North sentinel island

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7
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Royalty
Before his death in 05 he said he was “probably the last head of state to be able to recognize all his compatriots in the street “

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Prince Rainer III of Monaco
Not king - Monaco does not have kings

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8
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Country on the Gulf of Aden :

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YEMEN
Yemen is a country located in the southwestern part of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, Oman to the east, the Red Sea to the west, and the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea to the south. Yemen has a population of over 30 million people and its capital and largest city is Sana’a.

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9
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Chad Michael Murray teen drama set in North Carolina :

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ONE TREE HILL
“One Tree HIll” is a TV drama that first aired from 2003 until 2012. Filmed around Wilmington, North Carolina, the show is set in the fictional North Carolina town of Tree Hill.

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10
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Surname of Bo and Sunny :

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OBAMA
Sunny and Bo are Portuguese water dogs owned by the Obama family. The former First Family chose the Portuguese water dog largely because it is a hypoallergenic breed, and Malia Obama suffers from an allergy to most dogs.

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11
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Yellow properties in monopoly
And highest value

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Marvin gardens - highest
Atlantic Ave
Ventnor ave

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12
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In her 83 book in search of our mothers gardens this novelist poet and activist coined the term womanist to refer to this

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Alice Walker
referring to Feminist of color

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13
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Garret walker Elizabeth Keene and David Palmer are all fictional tv characters that have this in common

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Presidents
Garret walker - house of cards Michael gill
Elizabeth Keene Elizabeth marvel homeland
David Palmer -24 Dennis haze bert

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14
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Famous sibling gift exchange
No one else Sang as well with their mother so Ashley is wrapping up a Lego model of thr Golden Gate Bridge for her sister because love can build
A bridge

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Wyona Judd
Ashley Judd half sister
Mother is Naomi Judd

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15
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In this show robot Santa elves are just aliens from this planet

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Futurama
Neptune

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16
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Famous sibling gift exchange
Shirley is planning on giving her brother a larger curio cabinet ;he has a bunch of collectible’s ranging from shampoo bottles to dick Tracey action figures and best director Oscar for reds

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Warren Beaty
Shirley mclane

17
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In 96 this Nickelodeon cartoon had a Hanukkah special exploring the meaning of thr holiday

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Rugrats
A Mack uh baby’s got to do what A Mack uh baby’s got to do

18
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Famous sibling gift exchange
While he might sometime look back in anger nole is giving his brother a backstage pass to see the high flying birds in concert

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Liam Gallagher
Jerks from oasis
Noel Gallagher high flying birds - his new band

19
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Famous sibling gift exchange
Amy is gifting her brother with a lifetime Rosetta Stone subscription since he wanted to talk pretty one day ; she’ll also throw in candy

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David sedaris

20
Q

The poinsettia- deriving it’s name from him - is native to this country
Red and. Green foliage

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Mexico
Joel roberts point set - first US minister

21
Q

Tel me something good song
74

A

Rufus

22
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Invented by dr William kolff the first dialysis machine wqs referred to as an artificial version of this

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Kidney

23
Q

The common goldfish are a domesticated version of this species of fish

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CArp

24
Q

Nearly 30 years after starring in American graffiti who won an Oscar for directing a beautiful mind

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Ron Howard

25
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The Great Basin desert thr largest entirely in the US is located primarily in this state

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Nevada

26
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This is an opera in four acts by him to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare’s play Othello.

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Otello (Italian pronunciation: [oˈtɛllo])

Giuseppe Verdi

27
Q

I’m sorry Spanish

A

Lo siento

28
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This water sport involves participants being lifted into thr air while connected to a large canopy wing

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Parasailing

29
Q

In DC league of super pets he plays Superman’s canine best friend named this

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Dwayne Johnson plays crypto

30
Q

This crustacean that can be seen scuttling across the sand included types blue king now and dungeness
Dun guh nis

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Crab

31
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This is the term for the fine powder produced by flowering trees flowers grasses and weeds to fertilize other plants of thr same species

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Pollen

32
Q

Sweet liquid produced by flowers that is collected by bees to make honey

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Nectar

33
Q

Flowers is a 23 song by this artist from this album

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Miley Cyrus
Endless summer vacation

34
Q

Film marked Steve Martin starring role

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Thr jerk
He hates these cans

35
Q

Played the deranged archer maggot in thr dirty dozen

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Telly suh vahl is