The Road Not Taken” poet Robert : FROST Flashcards

1
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Atomic no 100

A

Ferm e um
Named after fermi - first American psychist who created worlds first nuclear reactor
Created in Chicago

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In traditional biological taxonomy this is the F kingdom

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Fungi

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2000 presidental election between who and decided by a little over 500 votes in this state

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W Bush defeated gore
Florida
Gore conceded on Dec 12

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4
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Why is a knuckleball so wobbly

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Lack of spin
Results in Non symmetrical lift leading to slow and randomly moving

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5
Q

CPAP machine ruses to treat

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Sleep apnea
Continuous positive airway pressure

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6
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630 ft wide and tall

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Gateway arch in St. Louis

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Couscous is classified as this type of food

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Pasta

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8
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Crucible set during this event
Also a metaphor for this

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Salem witch trials
Metaphor for red scare Joseph McCarthy
Arthur miller 1953

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This country’s Medellin metro cable is one of worlds few aerial parts of a mass transit system
Med uh yeen

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Colombia

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L train and a bus to Skokie are run by CTA short for this original name of the does anybody really know what time it is band

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Chicago transit authority
Original name of Chicago band

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11
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Can’t get enough of charming but evil surgeons ?
Watch this true crime show on peacock

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Dr death

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Chase and rubble are 2 of the playful rescue dogs who use their unique talents to protect the town of adventure bay on this show

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Paw patrol

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13
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Kristin Ritter starred as this reluctant ex superheroine suffering from PTSD and working as a NYc private eye

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Jessica jones

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Title of this 60s prime time soap opera became shorthand for a melodramatic complicated situation

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Peyton place

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15
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Thank you for being a friend wqs the theme song for this sitcom starring Estelle Getty

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Golden girls

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16
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Title of this 23 James McBride novel refers to a ship run by a women named chona
Shona

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The heaven and earth grocery store

17
Q

A lone astronaut has a lot of problems to solve in his novel project Hail Mary

A

Andy weir

18
Q

Title character of this novel by Madeline miller is a sorceress and the daughter of Helios in Greek mythology

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Cerce
Circe)

19
Q

This international bestseller has everything; exotic locales a shipwreck and a Bengal tiger named after Richard Parker

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The life of pi

20
Q

Title of this 09 bestseller refers to the inked and pierced lisbeth salander

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The girl with the dragoon tattoo

21
Q

A homophone of a first name but probably derived from joint it’s Philly slang for almost any person place or thing

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Jawn