Quincy Adams Calhoun Flashcards
Names the same
Name shared by a Victorian novelist and an 1805 flagship captain whose name is heard in a famous phrase
Hardy
At trafalgar Nelson’s famous last words were kiss me hardy his captain
Thomas hardy both the novelist and the sailor
Events in the decathlon
110 m hurdles
100 m
400 m
1500 m
Long jump
High jump
Pole vault
Discus
Shot put
Javelin
80 Olympic Games locations
US ice hockey victory over USSR known as
Bonus who played in the finals
Winter - lake placid
Summer - Moscow
Miracle on ice
Movie miracle
US beat find land in the finals
Swimmer that set the record for first place finishes with 8 at these Olympics
Bonus who previously held
Phelps at beijing in 08
Spitz previous with 7
First modern Olympic Games held when and where
Athens 1896
At the ancient Olympic Games the victors wore a wreath made of
Olive leaves
From branches of trees that grew at Olympia
Given out again in 04
US Winter Olympics hosting duties
32 lake placid
60 squaw valley
80 lake placid
2002 Salt Lake City
Olympic sports that men and women compete against each other
Sailing
Equestrian
Most decorated American winter Olympian
Apollo Oh no
Speed skater
Appeared in 3 Olympics
02 Salt Lake City
06 Turin
10 Vancouver
8 total medals
Highway in This state that follows the front range for its entire 299 mile length
25 in Colorado
Ready like a Freddy
Final installment of the HP series and when
Harry Potter and the deathly hollows 07
JK Rowling
Robin Williams won best supporting actor for what character and film in 98
Dr Sean McGuire in good will hunting
Afleck and Damon won for best screenplay
First female attorney general
Also Nominated by who
Clinton nominated Janet Reno - previously state attorney for Miami dade county
93-01
Song from guys and dolls sung by sky masterson became a signature song for frank Sinatra
Luck be a lady
Highway entirely in Arizona that provides the link between Phoenix and this other city
17
To flagstaff
Hemingway debut novel
The sun also rises
About characters traveling to Pamplona Spain to watch running of the bulls
Who became the First UK prime minister from the labor party since 79
Defeating the John major led Conservative party in 97 general election
Bonus PM before John major
Also bonus PM for how long and who succeeded
Tony Blair
Not roger chamomile III
Margaret thatcher before
PM for 10 years before resigning in favor of gordon brown in 07
Name adopted by Walter white on breaking bad as his primary Alias
German physicist
Known for his namesake uncertainty principle
In feb 1935 new fun the bigs comic magazine was the first publication of ehat company that would later create characters like Superman and Batman
DC comics
1798-99 French campaign in Egypt and Syria led to the discovery of what ancient object
Bonus on display where
And discovered where and by who
Rosetta Stone
On display at the British museum
Discovered by Bouchard in the city of ruh sheed or Rosetta
Landscape architect who designed central park
Frederick la Olmsted
Also designed Mount Royal park in Montreal
First 15 presidents 1 term or less
Adams 2
Quincy adams 6
Van buren 8
WHH 9
Tyler 10
Polk 11
Taylor 12
Fillmore 13
Pierce 14
Buchanan 15
Star of the 97 comedy row me and Michelle’s high school reunion went on to produce the award winning series who do you think you are
Lisa kudrow
With between 40-50% of population identifying as atheist what is the most irreligious in the world
China
American conglomerate that owns all of the following companies:
Geico
Dairy Queen
Helzberg diamonds
Duracell
Berkshire hathaway
Dream team starting 5 in gold medal game
Johnson
Jordan
Pippin
Ewing
Malone
Only Ivy league school that identifies as a college and not a university
Dartmouth college
Who was famously shot while watching a performance our American cousin
Abe
Who says nobody outs baby in a corner in ehat movie
Patrick swayze in dirty dancing
A cygnet grows up to be what animal
Swan
