Sun Sur Art Of War Flashcards

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Countries to border the Barents sea

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Russia
Norway

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This Italian Renaissance painter signed or otherwise inscribed his works with three initials T V

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Titian
Tish in or tee shin

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This Roman historian coveted the reigns of Augustus Tiberius and Nero in this work

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Tacitus( tas it us ) in the annals
An uls

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First female referee at the SB
2021

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Sarah Thomas

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With a mission to safeguard earth from possible life forms from space this gov agency has a division called this

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NASA
Office of planetary protection

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In 13 this university awarded the country’s first known master of music degree for performance on the bagpipes

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Carnegie melon

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At the time he created it how long did it take the inventor of the Rubik’s cube to actually solve

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1 month
Record is like 4 seconds
Erno rubiks

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Only US state that lies completely within the Appalachian mountain region

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West Virginia

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Confectioner hans regal of bohn Germany started this company in 1920 making as many as 100
M of this most famous product today

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Haribo - gummy bears
First 2 letters of first and last name and Bonn

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Czech author carol k pix novel RUR introduced this word into the English language

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Robot
When translated RUR
Rosum universal robot
Robot Slavic word meaning forced laborer

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This mystery writers first novel was released in the US in Oct 1920

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Agatha Christie
Her play mousetrap had been longest running play since 52 until shutdown in 2020 due to corona

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Main Street is one of the best known satirical novels by this Nobel prize winning author
Bonus other novels

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Sinclair Lewis

Other novels include Babbitt Aerosmith and
Elmore gantry

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1920s was near the beginning of this cultural movement which included authors such as Langston Hughes Nora zeal Hurston and Claude McKay

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Harlem Renaissance

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1920 in Roman numerals

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MCMXX

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15
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In approximately 1920 near present day kin sha suh this current day pandemic appeared in humans

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HIV

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In 1920 American astronomer AE Douglas founded the science of dendrochronology which is this

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Dating by tree rings
Was ttying to find effect of solar events on trees but realized could be used for dating trees

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On April 26 1920 in Romania Emil rack oh v tuh founded the first institute for the study of speel e ology which is this

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Study of caves
Spelunking
Spu lunk ing

18
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Premier of thr russian socialist federative soviet republic in 1920

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Vladimir Lenin

19
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President of US in 1920

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Wilson who won 12 and 16
Was his wife running the show ?
Harding won 1920 election and took office in 21

20
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Monarch of UK in 1920 and also PM

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George V
David George - PM
George and George

21
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Christian X was the king of Denmark and this other country in 1920

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Iceland - not yet independent

22
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This country had 9 different premieres in 1920

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Portugal
Changed gov 9 different times

23
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In 1920 king Alexander of this country died of sep sis after a monkey bit him
Bonus who took his place

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Greece
Constantine who had abdicated in 1917
Haha but then reabdicated 2 years later

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This treaty took effect on Jan 10 1920 and was signed by 32 countries with these 19 having more than 1 signatory aka more than 1 rep from the country signing

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Treaty of Versailles

Most counties with 1 from SA or CA
2
Romania
Portugal
Australia
Greece
Siam (at the time ) now Thailand
Canada
Italy
Poland
Kingdom of huh jahz- western Arabia
South Africa
Brazil

3
Yugoslavia
Belgium
Italy - part of big 4?

5
Japan

US
UK
Germany - 2
France

China did not sign had a problem one of the leading elements of WW2 - separate treaty with Germany

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Shakespeare play and character O brave new world that has such people in it
The tempest Miranda
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Shakespeare play and character To thine own self be true
Polonius Hamlet -Ethan hawke 2000 version played by bill Murray Clueless - did hamlet say No Polonius guy did
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A child of working parents who spends part of the day alone and unsupervised is referred to as this
Latchkey child Ww2 origins open the door with a key moms working dads at war
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In 18 and 21 she returned d in more sequels to this original 1978 film
Jamie lee Curtis for Halloween
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alien from the planet Remulak (or France
Conehead
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God of the dead, in ancient Egypt
Osiris
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Earth goddess
Gaia
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Books and authors In 1930 this author wrote murder at full moon a horror mystery novel set in a fictional town in central California
Steinbeck Unpublished horror novel ?
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Government officials In 1867 he wrote to general Rousseau on arriving at Sitka you will receive from the Russian commissioner a formal transfer
Seward Secretary of State who purchased Alaska
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Movie and actor “The key to faking out parents is clammy hands ; big non specific symptom “
Ferris buhelers day off Matthew Broderick
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Movie and actor “The key to faking out parents is clammy hands ; big non specific symptom “
Ferris buhelers day off Matthew Broderick
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Movie and actor “Gentlemen you can’t fight in here this is the war room”
Dr strange love or how I learned to stop worrying and love thr bomb Peter sellers as president - he plays 3 of main characters
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Movie and actor “We could not talk or talk forever and still find thing to not talk about “
Best in show Jennifer Coolidge