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1
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most abundant in Earth’s crust

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Oxygen. 60^ of human body

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main ore of Iron

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hematite

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action by Alfred Nobel

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made dynamite out of nitroglycerine

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established the chrosomal theory of heredity

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1908: geneticist used a frusit fly to establisht e chromosomal theority o fheredity

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largest US cruise port terminal in USA

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Royal Caribbean in Miami, FL

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wife of Dwane Wade

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Gabrielle Union

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Gabrielle Union

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wife of Dwayne Wade

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Dyane Wade

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marreid Gabrielle Union,
[played for Mianmi Heat

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center of Cuban life/culture in Miami

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calle Ocho = SW 8th Street. centure of Cuban life/Culture in Miami’s Little Havannan

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center of Cuban life in Miami, FL

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Calle Ocho = SW 8th Street. Miami FL

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center of Miami Cuban Culture

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Calle Ocho

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12
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Latin for the hare/jackrabbit

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Leputs

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13
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wrote Equus

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Peter Shaffer
- child psychologist attempts to treat a young man fascinate with horses

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14
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symbol

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hashtag or pound

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15
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young girl in Game of Thrones

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Bella Ramsey
- The Last of Us

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16
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mother in Malcom in the Middle

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Jane Kaczmarek

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17
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real name of Hozier

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Andrew Hozier-Byrne
HOH-zee-ar

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18
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real name of Jay Z

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Shawn Carter

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19
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conquoer Timur

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Tamerlane

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20
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name of Cardi B

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Belcalis Almanzar

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21
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real name of Bruno Mars

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Peter Hernandez

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22
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real name of John LEgend

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John Stephens

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23
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real name of Eminem

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marshall Mathers
Slim Shady

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24
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real name of Drake

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Aubrey Graham
- started as a Canadian child actor on Degrassi

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real name of Lil Nas X

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Montero Hill

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26
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real name of Meg Ryan

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Margaret Hyra

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27
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real name of Joaquin Phoneix

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last name is Bottom

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28
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real name of Rhianna

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Robyn Fenty

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29
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real name of Madonna

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Madonna Ciccone

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30
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real name of Cher

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Cherilyn Sarkislan

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31
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real name of Shakirah

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Shakira Ripoll
Columbian

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32
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real name of Michael Caien

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Maurice Mickelwhite

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33
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real name of Jaimie Fox

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Eric Bishop

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34
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real name of Katy Perry

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Katheryn Hudson

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35
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real name of Lourde

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Ella Yelich-OConnor

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36
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real name of Mindy Kaeling

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Vera Chokalingam

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37
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wife of Ellen Degeneress

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Portia de Rossi
real name is Amanda Lee Rogers

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38
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real name of natalie Portman

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Neta-Lee Hershlay
born in Jerusalem

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39
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real name of Whoppi Goldberg

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Caryn Johnson

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40
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real name of Ben Kinsley

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Krishna Bhanji (Indian)

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41
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real name of Lana del Ray

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Elizabeth Grant

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42
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real name of Lizzo

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Melissa JEfferson

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43
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real name of Vin Diesel

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mark Vincent

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44
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real name of Bea Arthur

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Bernice Frankil

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45
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real name of Iggy Azaela

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Amethyst Kelly

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46
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real name of Doja Cat

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Amala Dlamini

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47
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real name of Rickey Martin

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Enrique Morales

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48
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real name fo Helen Mirren

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Ilyena Mironov

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49
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real name of Snoop Dog

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Calvin Broadus Jr

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50
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real name of Faith Hill

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Audrey Perry

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51
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real name of Michael Keaton

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Michael Douglas. bc another MD existed

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52
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real name of Lady Gaga

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Stefani Germanotti
from Queen’s Radio Ga Ga

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53
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real name of Megan thee Stallion

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Megan Pete

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54
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who did WAP

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Cardi B wih Megan thee Stalloin

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55
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real name of Marilyn Manson

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Brian Warner

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56
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real name of Shaniah Twain

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Eileen Edwards

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57
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real name of Elton John

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Reginald Dwight

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58
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real name of Nikki Minaj

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Onika Manaj

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59
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real name of Chappel Roan

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Kayleigh Amstutz

60
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real name of Calvin harris

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Adam WIles

61
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who sang Xs and Os

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Elle King
- daughter of Rob Schneider in 4 of his films

62
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real name of Carmen Electra

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Tara Patrick

63
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Jupiter’s gravitational pull in relation to Earth

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Jupiter’s is 2.5x ours

64
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hottest planet in the solar system

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Venus b/c proximity to the sun and the greenhouse effect

65
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coldest planet

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Uranus has an odd rotation and colest planet (-400F)

66
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which planet could float?

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Saturn could float b/c Hydrogen and Helium give it low density

67
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variation of Mercuy’s orbit

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varies 29M to 43M miles

68
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hx of the children’s book about Bears

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Berenstain bears
- joint cration by a married couple who went to art school (1960s) and were convinced by their son to do it
- both parents had art roles in WWII for Army

69
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what does California call their foster parents

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resource parens

70
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what is cadamom

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spice from ginger

71
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Adobo

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salt, onion powder, garlic power, paprika, black pepper, cumin, oregano
- popular in Mexico and the Philippeans

72
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Columbus ship that didn’t make it back to Europe

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Santa maria

73
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Second Roman Triumvirate

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43BC
Marcus Lepidus
Mark Antony
Octavian

74
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troika

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Russian harness linking 3 horses
- also a group of 3 political advisors

75
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3 Estates

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clergy, nobility, people
4th = press
5th = outsider viewpoints, bloggers, social media, internet, public opinion…

76
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song by The Who

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My Generation

77
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who sang Only the Good Die Young

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Billy Joel

78
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female Secretary of State

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Madelyn Allbright

79
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year of the Pledge of Allegience

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1885
union army cpatain who later authored a book about teaching patriotism in schools
Congress formally adopted it in 1942

80
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year Congress formally adopted the Pledge of Allegience

81
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why did the Presidential Candidate go to jail?

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Eugene Debs went to jail for his role in teh Pullman strike
- represented by Darrow

82
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Inherit the Wind

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1925 Scopes Monkey Trial
- Matthew harrison Brady = Wm Jennings Bryan
- Henry Drumond = Clarence Darrow
- Bertram Cates = John Scopes
- EK Hornbeck = HL Menken

83
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HL Menken

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“The Baltimore Sun”
- did satrical reporting
coined “Monkey Trial” about the Scopes Trial

84
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when is Talk Like a Pirate Day

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19 September

85
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son of Odysseus

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Telemanchus

86
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who was Remy in Rattatoui

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Patton Oswalt

87
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Lucky Luciano

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instrumental in developing the 5 Points Gang
- father to the sentenced to prisoin but made an agreemetn with the USN and vave them WWII intel and they let him be deported to Italy

88
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“Dapper Don”

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John Gotti of the Gambino family

89
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RICO sent heads of 3 mafia families to jail

90
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italian code of mafia silence when questioned. (honorable)

91
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mafia informant

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cascittuni

92
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concept referenced by the name of something closely associated with it

93
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the same

94
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belvedere

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Italian for beautiful site.

95
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camerlengo

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the cardinal who acts as the treasurer of the Holy See.
oversees elections of the new Pope

96
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cardinal who oversees the election of the Pope

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camerlengo

97
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central government of the Catholic Church and Vatican

98
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pluots

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plum + apricots

99
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limequats

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cross between a kumquat and key lime

100
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appearence of a key lime

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circular and picked while green

101
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what does a kumquat look like

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oblong orange then turns yellow

102
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wrote Tess of the D’umbervilles

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Tomas hardy

103
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wrote Cantebury Tales

104
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church in Boston

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Christ Church = Old North Church

105
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church in Venice

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Saint Mark’s

106
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church in Moscow

107
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hyperinflation

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rapid raise in prices
- post WWII, Hunry had a time when prices increased 2-3x per day

108
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Hyancith

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beautifiul Spartan prince who was a lover of Apollo
= died when a discus Apollo threw him hit him in the head. flower made by Apollo from his spilled blodo

109
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lover of Appollo

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Hyancith
- died when Apollo threw a discus at him
- Apollo made the flower from his spilled blood

110
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next to the California bridge

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Golden Gate Bridge is next to a civil war fortress (Fort Pont) & Bay Area Discovery Museum

111
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water in Washington

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Puget Sound

112
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capital of Washington

113
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major highway on the west coast

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Highway 101: Pacific Coast Highway
760 miles along the Pacific Coast from San Diego to California

114
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national park that has Mount Whitney

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Sequoia National Park

115
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where are 5/10 of the largest trees in the world

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Sequoia National Park
- including General sherman

116
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largest tree by volume

A

General Sherman
in Sequoia National Park

117
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General Sherman

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largest tree by volume
- Sequoia National Park

118
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where is Sequoia Natinoal Park

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southern Sierra Nevada
east of Visalia, CA
- 5/10 largest trees in the world including General Sherman

119
Q

where is Yosemite

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bordered by Sierra National Forest and Stanislavus National Park
- 95% of the part is the forest is designated wildnerness

120
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what are the national parks

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Lincoln signed a grant to make Yosemite a national preserved park

121
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where is the largest national park

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GGreenland

122
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where is Victoria Falls

123
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what was the first national park in the USA

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Yellowstone (signed by Ulysses Grant)

124
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national park in maine

125
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national park by the Colorado River

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Arches National Park

126
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Arches National Park

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Utah
by the Colorado River
4 miles North of Moab, Utah
2K sandstone arches (Delicate Arch, landscape arch, DOuble arches)

127
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national park in South Dakota

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Badlands park

128
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features of Badlands Park

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South Dakota
buttes, bison, black footed ferrets, bighorn sheep, prairie dogs

129
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Big Bend National Park

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Texas
located at a prominent bend in Rio Grande along the US-Mexican border

130
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national park along the Rio Grande

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Big Bend National Park

131
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desert associated with Big Bend National Park

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Chihuahuan Desert

132
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main draw of the Big Bend National

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main draw is the back countries. recreation in arid Chisos Mt and Canyons of Rio Grande
- Texas
- at a prominent bend in the Rio Grande along the US-Mexican border

133
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Biscayne National Park

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S. Miami. N. end of the Florida Keys.
95% water
known for: mangroves, coral reefs, manatees, crocodiles, sea turtles, peregrine falcon

134
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national park that is 95% water

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Biscayne National Park
- 95% water b/c Florida Keys

135
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Carlsbad Caverns

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New Mexico
- 117 caves (1 is 120 miles long)
Big room = 4000 ft long
under the Chihuahan Desert and Ratttle Snake Spring

136
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national park under the Chihuahuan Desert

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Carlsbad Cavern in New Mexico

137
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where are the Channel Islands

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off the coast of California

138
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national park in Oregon

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Crater Lake
- Caldera of extinct Mt Mazame that collapsed 7700 years ago
- vivid blue and clarity water
- no outlets so water replenished by rain
- wizard island and phantom ship

139
Q

father of modern austronomy

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Polish Copernicus

140
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years of Aristotle

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384-322 bc

141
Q

who had early questions about the Earth being flat

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Aristotle 300s bc. first to notice shadows cast by earth onto moon had a curve. this had him question the flat earth theory

142
Q

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

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along the Cuyahoga River
- trail follows the Ohio & Erie Canal

143
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national park along the Ohio & Erie Canal

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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

144
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Death Valley

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CA/NV
records: hottest, least, driest in US
Badwater basin. salt flats

145
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salt flats

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flat white expanses of land covered in salt and other minerals

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