Provincetown Massachusetts Flashcards

1
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A baby kangaroo is called what

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Joey
Newborn Joey are only 1 inch long at birth and are carrying her mother’s pouch until they are about four months old

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Jeopardy champion Ken Jennings was famously defeated by a computer named this

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Watson
IBM named its Jeopardy playing Watson at the Sherlock Holmes helpful friend and the company still uses Watson as AI technology

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3
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The sun appears overhead at noon on the December solstice here

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Tropic of Cancer 23.4394 degrees
Southern counterpart Capricorn

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4
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Tennis grand slams, and type of courts

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US and Australian open about each played on hard court
French Open on a slightly squishy court
Wimbledon on grass

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5
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Late night TV host with billboard hot 100 hit

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Fallon with Will i am ew! In 14
Hit 26

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In the 1700s, Russia Catherine, the great installing one of the worlds first what

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Rollercoaster
With wheel cars fitting into the Groover rails on top of a hill, Catherine the second roller coaster could reach up to 50 mph

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7
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Phillips medical system sells a heart start Home model one of these devices

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Defibrillator

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8
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The Venice of America, and at the height of spring break Fort Liquordale

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Fort Lauderdale

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9
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The home of the blues city

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Memphis Tennessee

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10
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Woodrow Wilson tried to reshape international relations with this numerical 1918 program

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14 points

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11
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In a fit of rage Don Jose stabs her to death outside of bullring after she throws away the ring he had given her

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Carmen

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Harappa and Mohenjo-daro were the first cities rediscovered from this agent civilization on the Indian subcontinent

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Indus valley civilization

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13
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In May 1954 the battle by a small mountain outpost near Laos effectively added the first Indo China war

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Dien bien poo

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14
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I’m in national nickname of our mean e us who defeated three Roman legions at the battle of toy tuh berg Forest

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Herman, the German

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This method that uses a mother tongue approach to teach kids to play musical instruments, his name for a Japanese violinist

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Suzuki

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16
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The spa city in Arkansas

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Hot springs

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17
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The town 2 tough to die in Arizona

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Tombstone

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18
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Dog breeds said to have originated in the mountainous terrain of Western Asia

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Afghan

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19
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The Brits called this mild Analgesic drug paracetamol
Ann ewl g zic

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Acetaminophen
Uh seat uh min uh fin

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20
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It’s the study of church songs like below my vision and guide me oh great Jehovah

21
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In medieval Italy, this faction was pitted against the gwelphs and the pope

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Gib uh leans
Ghi

22
Q

Suzanne, countess rosina maid is betrothed to this valet of count Alma viva, but of course there are complications

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The marriage of Figaro

23
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In a Puccini opera, this tempestuous , opera, singer fights to save her lover Mario Cah vah dough row see from a sadistic police chief

A

Tosca
Tahh suh cuh

24
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The French title of this 2023 courtroom drama is anatome doon shoot

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Anatomy of a fall

25
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These two words complete the title of a romance set in 18 century Brittany, portrait of a lady

26
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At its completion newspaper wrote the great continent of Africa is at length literally an island

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Suez Canal

27
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This Germany name for a type of school is meant to give the idea that the tots would grow and thrive like plants

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Kindergarten

28
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In 1923 the college she found it in Florida merged with the Cookman Institute

A

Bethune
Buh thoon

29
Q

One of Edith Piaf’s signature songs it was the title of a 2007 biopic of her.

A

Lah v en rose

30
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This actor won an Oscar for playing silent screen idol. George Valentine in 2011 the artist.

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Jean Dujardin
Dew jhar dan

31
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This Director had a bit role as a snitch in his 1960 classic breathless

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John Luke Godard

32
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As this Verde opera ends, Violetta dies of consumption with her lover Alfredo Germont at her bedside

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La Traviata

33
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In order to rescue her husband, florestan stand from prison Leonore disguises herself as his title man and gets a job there

34
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Literary characters
in a 1980 national book award winner wheel learn this title character gets his name from the rank of his late dad - technical sergeant

A

TS garp in John Irving’s thr world according to garp

35
Q

An attraction at Carlsbad caverns is one of these long formations known as the sword of Damocles

A

Stalactite
Stuh lack tight stag mites on the bottom on the ground the wind let’s go Afghan. I don’t understand Afghanistan. 

36
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Laos capital

37
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After 7 seasons with a different AFC team, this Running Back rushed for over 1,600 yards in his first season with the Patriots in 2004.

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Guess: LeGarrette Blount
Answer: Corey Dillon

38
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Hitting 47 HR’s and totaling 134 RBI’s, in 1987, George Bell became the first player to win the MVP Award for this American League franchise.

A

Guess: Kansas City Royals
Answer: Toronto Blue Jays

39
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Preceded by the Juke, the Kicks has been a subcompact crossover SUV model produced by this car brand since 2016.

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Guess: GMC
Answer: Nissan

40
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Regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation before retiring in 2022, Gerard Pique represented this country in international play.

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Guess: Italy
Answer: Spain

41
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Nancy Travis, Jennifer Lawrence, and Skyler Gisondo starred in this TBS family sitcom from 2007-2009 that had a Blue Collar Comedy Tour comedian in the lead role.

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Guess: Cougar Town
Answer: The Bill Engvall Show

42
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Universe with this 2019 film that starred her in the lead role and grossed over 1.1 billion dollars worldwide.

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Guess: Batman and Harley Quinn
Answer: Captain Marvel

43
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Along with a role on Yellowstone Season 5, this country music artist had hits in the 2020’s with her songs: “Heart Like A Truck”, “Watermelon Moonshine”, and “Things A Man Oughta Know”.

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Guess: Miranda Lambert
Answer: Lainey Wilson

44
Q

Three slices of bread and two layers of meat form this sandwich originally served in upstate New York clubhouses in the late 1800s

A

The club sandwich

45
Q

was nicknamed the city of light after 3000 lanterns were put up mainly to do what

A

Paris
Prevent crime
To combat crime in Paris in the 1660s, King Louis 14th ordered 3000 street lanterns to be distributed in the city leading to its nickname

46
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At age 67 grandma Gatewood became the first known woman to do what

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Height the Appalachian Trail at 67 years old mother of 11 and grandmother of 23 Emma Gatewood completed the 2050 mile journey in 1955

47
Q

In the 1980 miracle on ice team USA hockey defeated what heavily favored nation

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Soviet union
the Soviets were undefeated in hockey in the Olympics for 12 years before they fell to the upstarts from the USA in Lake Placid in 1980

48
Q

Which city is currently home to the worlds busiest airport by passenger traffic

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Atlanta
Alana’s 22 year long streak as the world‘s busiest airport was broken in 2020 but it regained the title in 2022 and has held it ever since