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Sham O Knee Flashcards

1
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The Japanese transport Shinkansen has what speedy nickname

Sheen khan sin

A

The bullet train

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2
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What star of TVs Luther was on the wire
Bonus character

A

Idris Elba
Russel bell

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3
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What tyrannical leader rules Cambodia from 75 to 79

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Pol pot

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4
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What chess word comes from a foreign phrase meaning the king is defeated

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Checkmate

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5
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What’s the largest species of penguin

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Emperor

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6
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The vitamin thiamin is also know as

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B1

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In 2014 what state became the first in the nation to allow recreational pot stores

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Colorado

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8
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In may 2014 what American idol star won a congressional primary in North Carolina

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Clay Aiken

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9
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Superstar Mia hamm won Olympic gold medals in ehat sport

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Soccer

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10
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Largest desert in Asia notable in history of severa important cities along the Silk Road

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Gobi desert

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11
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Desert rose was an 99 top 10 hit
With the video featuring him riding through the Mohave desert in a jag in style

A

Sting
Check out

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12
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Origin of the name of Death Valley

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Traveling group perished trying to cross in 1849

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13
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In 79 what nephew of Scooby-Doo brought puppy power to the w inmates franchise

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Scrappy doo
Like cousin Oliver - Brady bunch
Your new character but everybody find them annoying

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14
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Nicknamed the Hartford of the west this major city is located in Polk county with a small part extending into warren county
Ranked as Americas wealthiest city by NBC in 14

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Duh moin Iowa

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In 1045 BC the city of gee shing was built marking the start of that areas Evolution into what modern Chinese city of over 21 m inhabitants

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Beijing
Largest national capita in the world

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16
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Jiggering and jollying are examples of techniques used in this practice of creating containers from clay or mud

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Pottery

17
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Highway known as the Baltimore beltway
695

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That’s fine - Cecelia

18
Q

Nixon VPs

A

Agnew resigned due to corruption unrelated to watergate from Maryland
Ford

19
Q

A group of jellyfish

A

Smack

20
Q

Altitude of the capital of Colorado

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Denver is at 5280 - a mile high

21
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7/14/1789 revolutionaries stormed this political prison

A

Bastielle
Seem as a symbol of the absolute monarchy abuse of power

22
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We’re not sure whether it’s named after the alternative name for this war in which he served in the Royal Navy or because Blackbeard supported the last Stuart monarch but we do know this was the name of his ship

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Queen Ann’s (revenge)
War of Spanish succession

23
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In 2015 John Oliver introduced a new character called Jeff the diseased lung in a cowboy hat which is a direct parody of this advertising icon

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Marlboro man

24
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What bakery item is believed to be named after emperor franz Joseph 1 of Austria who led the empire form 1848 to 1916

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Kaiser roll

25
Q

Maurice cheeks ended his career in 93 as the leader in this statistical category but has since fallen to 5th behind these other players

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Steals

Stockton
Kidd
MJ
Payton

26
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1976 family comedy Gus is about a mule from Yugoslavia who finds success on these stars football team playing this position

A

Ed asner and don knots
Placekicker

27
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Elements that take their name from astronomical objects

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Helium - after the sun
Uranium 92
Neptunium 93
Plutonium 94
Titanium
Palladium- after second asteroid (palace)
Tellurium- Telus - Latin for earth tuh lure e um
Cerium- after dwarf planet Ceres - first ever asteroid found and largest asteroid ever found
Mercury
Selenium- moon

28
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On Gilmore girls she serves as Rory idol but in real life this icon of the newsroom was born in London raised in Tehran became chief international correspondent for CNN and was announced as the permanent replacement as Charlie rose on pBS following his sexual misconduct allegations

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Christ tee an
am en poor

29
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First appearing in the English language in the mid 16th century this 7 letter H word is defined as lacking excitement or variety; monotonous

A

Humdrum

30
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From the Latin for with highest honor this title is bestowed upon those who graduate within top 5% of the class

A

Suma cum laude loud ey

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