Rhone And Rhine Switzerland Flashcards

1
Q

Like a university a river in British Colombia is named for this explorer who reaches its mouth in 1808

A

Simon Fraser

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2
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Literally it’s the joy of living
In French

A

Jwah de vive

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3
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The son of Japanese immigrants he was the president of Peru president from 90- 2000
Daughter ran 3 times

A

Fujimore eee

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4
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Tran qua Buddhist temple location

A

Hanoi Vietnam
Smell the incense

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5
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Classic French based desert has a name meaning puffed up

A

Soufflé

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6
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John David Washington tried to save the world in this recent Christopher Nolan film

A

Tenet

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7
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He performed the first open heart surgery

A

Dr Daniel hail Williams
Did on himself

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8
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Indonesia shares these islands with these countries

A

New Guinea with papa New Guinea
Borneo with Malaysia

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9
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This capital of Indonesia is on this island

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Jakarta on Java

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10
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The ballon doesn’t break because it’s made up of this type of substance from the Greek for many parts, the needle merely separates the large molecules

A

Polymer

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11
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World organizations
It was found after Portuguese students were jailed for toasting freedom during Salazars dictatorship

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Amnesty international
Campaigning for human rights since 61

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12
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Flemish painter responsible for the judgement of Paris

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Peter Paul Rubens

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13
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He started the American due company in 1808

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John Jacob Astor

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14
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He began the master of ballantrae before sailing off with his family to the south seas in 1887

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Robert Louis Stevenson

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15
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This stage of complete metamorphosis occurs immediately after the larval stage

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Pupa

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16
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In an email that surfaced after her murder she said if anything happened to her Pres Musharraf wqs responsible

A

Benazir Bhutto

17
Q

The stories of Gideon and Samson are found in this boook of the Bible

A

Judges

18
Q

I Corinthians states as in this man all die even so in Christ shall all be made alive

A

Adam

19
Q

According to Jeremiah this place seems to be short of balm and physicians

A

Gilead

20
Q

After her coffee plantation failed this author got out of Africa and returned to Denmark

A

Dinesen
Karen blixen?

21
Q

Only religious music was broadcast on thr radio for 2 weeks after her death on July 26 52 in Buenos Aires

A

Eva peron

22
Q

Even before opening her own schools she had her own methods of teaching anthropology at the university of Rome

A

Maria Montessori

23
Q

This king of England with this nickname sue to his reputation as a military leader during the crusades

A

Richard I
The Lion heart

24
Q

This group of trees and shrubs produce cherries

A

Suh rahs is

Cerasus

25
Q

This Italian scientist discovered that objects fall at the same speed regardless of their weight

A

Galileo galilei

26
Q

Named
For a southern state the USDA recommends this kind of grass for ball fields and fairways

A

Kentucky bluegrass

27
Q

Julius is the mustachioed mascot for this brand of potato chips

A

Pringles

28
Q

Played by Tom cruise in movies this ex military detective shows some muscle on an Amazon prime thriller series

A

Jack reacher

29
Q

After opening service at the speed of sound the top hat restaurant changes its name to

A

Sonic drive in

30
Q

Sir Percy blakeney is the real identity of this literary title hero

A

The scarlet pimpernel

31
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The failed first version of this Jacob schick invention had a huge motor and had to be held with 2 hands

A

Electric shaver