Samoa Polynesian Island Nation Flashcards

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Jordan peele neo Western sco fi horror film put on several best of 22 lists

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Nope
I guess you should see it although title suggests otherwise
Neil recommend the menu not this

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Film with ensemble cast Edward Norton janelle mo nay Leslie odem jr is a sequel to 19 Netflix film

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Glass onion sequel to
Knives out

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Directorial team
Known as the Daniels released Swiss army man in 16
Also name
Thr film released in 22 with a longer than most movie title that is omnipresent

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Daniel kwan and shine er
Everything everywhere all at once

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Nick cage movie that makes fun of being nick cage

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The unbearable weight of massive talent

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This bam bam singer performed I’ll be home for Christmas in the White House in 21 and released her own version of the classic Christmas song a year later

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Camila cuh bay o

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Memorial day original name and commemorates this war

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Decoration day
Civil war
First observed late 1860s

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Back in Ireland it is candyfloss, in France it is “barbe à papa” (Dad’s beard), and in Australia it is called fairy floss. “Fairy floss” is actually the original name for it, a name first used when the confection was introduced at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904.

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Cotton candy

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Two of the characters in the story are brothers Cal and Aron Trask

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John Steinbeck considered his 1952 novel “East of Eden” to be his magnum opus. Most of the storyline takes place near Salinas, just south of the San Francisco Bay Area. Two of the characters in the story are brothers Cal and Aron Trask, representative of the biblical Cain and Abel.

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most popular video game of all time, with well over 200 million units sold.

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Transparent block in Minecraft : PANE
Minecraft is a video game that was released in 2011.

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Event responsible for the northern lights :

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SOLAR STORM
A solar flare is a sudden energy release from the surface of the Sun that can be perceived as a flash of brightness and an eruption of magnetic energy. That magnetic energy reaches the Earth about two days after the event, and can disrupt long-range radio communications on our planet. The location of solar flares has been strongly linked to sunspot groups, groups of dark spots on the Sun’s surface.

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Nobel peace city :

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OSLO
The Nobel Peace Center in Oslo opened in 2005 and is located in a former railroad station. The center is inspired by the Nobel Peace Prize and features exhibits that tell the story of Alfred Nobel, as well as the stories of many recipients of the prize.

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were the first Major League Baseball team in Canada.

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The Washington Nationals (“Nats”) started out life as the Montreal Expos in 1969
The Expos moved to Washington in 2005 becoming the Nats.

The Washington Capitals hockey team is based in Arlington, Virginia. The team was founded in 1974.

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Himalayan kingdom :

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BHUTAN is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is located high up in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and India to the south, east and west. Bhutan has been a constitutional monarchy since 2008, and has been ranked by “Businessweek” as the “happiest” country in Asia.

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is an automated email list management system that allows for easy distribution of messages to a group of subscribers. It’s like a virtual mailing list where members can send messages to the entire group simultaneously, rather than individually emailing each person.

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list server (also “listserv”)

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Asa’s “Sex Education” role :

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Asa’s “Sex Education” role : OTIS
“Sex Education” is a marvelous Netflic comedy-drama show made for Netflix that stars Gillian Anderson as a single-mother and sex therapist, and Asa Butterfield as her insecure teenage son. Highly recommended …

Asa Butterfield is an actor from London whose breakthrough came with the title role in the 2008 Holocaust movie “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas”. More recently, he starred in the excellent Netflix comedy-drama series “Sex Education”, alongside Gillian Anderson.

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is a popular spot in the Scottish Highlands for mountaineers and hikers.

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Glen Coe

The glen is named for the River Coe that runs through it, and the only real settlement in the area is the village of Glencoe.

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In the Bedroom” Oscar nominee :

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TOMEI
Marisa Tomei’s first screen role was in the daytime soap “As the World Turns”, but her break came with a recurring role in “The Cosby Show” spin-off “A Different World”. Tomei won an Oscar for her delightful performance in “My Cousin Vinny” in 1992.

“In the Bedroom” is a thought-provoking film released in 2001, set in a small community on the coast of Maine. The “bedroom” in the title refers to the inner compartment of a lobster trap (in Ireland we call them lobster pots). The outer chamber of the trap is baited and the lobster lured in. When the lobster enters the small “bedroom” at the rear

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is a French winery, and one of the world’s largest producers of champagne.

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Moët & Chandon

The company was founded by wine trader Claude Moët in 1743. The name was changed to Moët & Chandon in the 1830s when Pierre-Gabriel Chandon, an in-law to the Moët family, was given co-ownership. Moët & Chandon owns the famous Dom Pérignon brand name, honoring the Benedictine monk who did so much to improve the quality of champagne.

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is a Roman Catholic institution that was founded in Spain in 1928, and officially approved by the church in 1950. In 2010, l had over 90,000 members, mostly lay people. The institution’s mission is to promote certain aspects of Roman Catholic doctrine. It was portrayed as a sinister organization by Dan Brown in his novel “The Da Vinci Code”.

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Opus Dei

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is the state tree of New York, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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The sugar maple
It is also the primary source of maple syrup.

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” is the French word for “snail”. In order to eat snails, apparently they have to be “purged” before killing them. That means starving them or feeding them on something “wholesome” for several days before cooking them up. Ugh …

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Escargot

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is also known as yellowfin tuna and is a popular fish for sushi and sashimi. However, due to overfishing, populations are at risk.

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Ahi tuna

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This Greek god is often referred to as the Olympian god of warfare, but originally he was regarded as the god of bloodlust and slaughter.

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Ares

He united with Aphrodite to create several gods, including Phobos (Fear), Deimos (Terror) and Eros (Desire). Ares was the son of Zeus and Hera, and the Roman equivalent to Ares was Mars.

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Rihanna gave birth to first child in may 22
Who is the father ?

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ASAP Rocky
Rah keem mayers
Part of asap collective asap mob all asap asap ferg

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This tv host got some attention in 22 after fathering his 12th child with 6th
Different woman

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Nick canon
5 born in 22

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He is banned from attending Oscar ceremonies for this long

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Will smith for 10 years

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Only actor in top 5 of Forbes highest paid entertainer list of 22
About 3/4 from tequila brand

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Dwayne black atom Johnson
Others directors ?

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PM of England when queen Elizabeth II corinated and died

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Coorinateted - Winston Churchill
Died- Liz truss

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Ukrainian word for region or province
Bonus 4 regions now under Russia control since invasion

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Oh blast

Dough net skkk
Keer son
Lou hhahsk
Zah puh re zhuh

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On Nov 3 22 this former PM of this country wqs subject to an assassination attempt
shot multiple times in leg
Bonus became famous doing this

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M Ron khan of Pakistan
Wqs a cricket player - cricketer

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15 November 22 wqs designated by UN as the approximate day this milestone occurred

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Population passed 8 B
7 B in 2011

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1922 Sinclair Lewis novel described as no plot just main character grows 2 years older as tale unfolds

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Babbitt
Not Elmore gantry

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1922 childrens book about a child’s toy who wants to become Real

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The velveteen rabbit
Margery Williams

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First artificial object to travel in space
Also who co developed during WW2

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V2 rocket -128 miles flight altitude maximum
Vhan brawn
Space is 62 miles
Made it into space twice - double space
Sputnik first artificial satellite - first to orbit earth

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Falcon 9 falcon heavy dragon and starlink are all products of this company

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Space X

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Aerospace company founded by Jeff bay zohws in 2000

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Blue origin
Fall ick looking

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Song lyrics

Though I’ve tried before to tell her
Of the feelings I have for her in my heart
Every time that I come near her
I just lose my nerve as I’ve done from the start

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Every little thing she does is magic
Police ? Just sting ?
Sting rolling in dough on every breath you take

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Song lyrics
Am I happy or in misery?
Whatever it is, that girl put a spell on me

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Jimmy Hendrix
Purple haze