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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Flashcards

1
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First First Lady to run for elected office

A

Hillary rodham clinton

First First Lady to win elected office she ran for

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First first Lady to not been born a citizen of US or what would later become US

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Muh lan e uh trump
Louisa Catherine Johnson adams was born a citizen even though not born here because parents - first First Lady to be born outside US - did not come to this country until four years after she had married John Quincy Adams

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3
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First First Lady to be both a wife and mother to a president

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Abagail adams
Not Barbara bush - husband of HW 41
Also Eleanor Roosevelt is thr niece of FDR and teddy 2nd cousin

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First First Lady to hold a paying job while husband was president

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Dr jill Biden

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First US national park

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Yellowstone

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First author to gross over 1 B in book sales and related earnings

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JK Rowling
Sold over 400 mil copies of her books

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First person known to have submitted mt Everest

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Edmund Hillary
Tenzig norgay ? With him

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8
Q

First food microwaved on purpose
Bonus accident

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Popcorn

Chocolate - accident

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9
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Inspired by his grandmothers cooking co author Jack Canfield gave his collection of few good stories this name

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Chicken soup for the soul

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10
Q

John stamos
Nick Jonas
Daniel
Radcliffe
Have all played the lead role in this hit musical

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How to succeed in business without really trying

Also Matthew Broderick

Not equus eh quis

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11
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This prolific actress holds the record for most tony telecasts hosted

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Angela Lansbury 5 X who has 4 Tony’s
NPH and high Hackman 4 times hosting

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12
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First performer in a wheel chair to have a lead role on Broadway in this play

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Ali stroker in Oklahoma -19 revival
Character A dough Annie

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13
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Tied for most tony nominations

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Julie Harris
Chi tuh Rivera - Chicago kiss of thr spider woman nine and bye bye birdie
She does more musicals

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14
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This astrological sign probablynfees the most represented on Broadway thanks to this

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(Age of ) Aquarius
Because of hair

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15
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This ingredient in fresh milk is eventually devoured by bacteria resulting in thr sour taste

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Lactose
Bacteria likes to eat sugar - anything ending in an ose is a sugar

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16
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The family of plants with the Latin name sole uh nas e uh includes tomato’s peppers toe muh tee ohs eggplants and tobacco have this collective name

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Night shades

17
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Cat gut is a term used to describe the strings on musical instruments and normally made from intestines of this animal

A

Sheep
Sometimes goats
Occasionally cattle donkeys hogs horses smiles
Never cats

18
Q

Traditionally only fish that produces real caviar

A

Sturgeon - can also get from salmon ?
Salmon
Stir gen

19
Q

Name of the scale used to measure the pungency of peppers and chili generally related to this content

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Schoville scale
Capsaicin content

20
Q

Song lyrics

I was working part time in a five-and-dime
My boss was Mr. McGee
He told me several times that he didn’t like my kind
‘Cause I was a bit too leisurely

A

Raspberry beret
Did someone say take the freebie

21
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When fully ripened this is the sweetest variety of melon

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Honeydew

22
Q

Set during prohibition this novel features witty protagonist nick and nOra Charles

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The thin min by dashell Hammett

23
Q

Fine art
An early owner of this 1889 painting full of blue and green noted how well the artist understood the exquisite nature of flowers

A

Irises by Van Gogh

24
Q

Used for cultures in bacteriology this small shallow dish with a loose cover wqs named for its inventor

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Petri dish

25
Q

On Jan 1 1959 this deposed cuban president fled the country

A

Flugencio Batista

26
Q

The word blank has its roots in European words for this color

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White

27
Q

This type of film advertising gets its name from originally being screened after a movie

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Trailer

28
Q

This flying mammal hangs upside down while giving birth

A

Bat

29
Q

Iowa is this state
One of the Highest highs school graduation rates in the nation

A

Hawkeye state

30
Q

This early film star wore a blonde wig to provide contrast playing opposite King Kong

A

Fay Wray

31
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Published in 57 this novels free and reckless character - him- wqs based on beat adventurer Neal Cassidy

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Dean moriarity in on the road
Kerouac?

32
Q

With atomic number 29 this chemical element makes an octopus blood blue

A

Copper

33
Q

Emperor Regarded as the second coming of Christ in this religion

A

High lee suh Las e 1930
Rastafarianism
Ethiopia emperor named after pre coronation name

34
Q

Flash dance (What a feeling ) song
83

A

Irene cara

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