VErdi La traviata Flashcards

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In the UK and Canada the day after Christmas is known as this

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Boxing Day was originally when servant and poor were given gifts there now it’s known more for sales

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This state has a 114 mi.² region known as the upper peninsula

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Michigan
Most of Michigan borders, Indiana, Ohio, and Canada. The upper Peninsula is across Lake Michigan sharing a border with Northeast Wisconsin.

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During it run what TV show featured 274 killings in the town of about 3500 people

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Murder she wrote
Fortunately, Cabot cave is a fictional town if it were real, it would be the most dangerous place in the world

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Pecorino Romano cheese is made from the milk of what animal

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Sheep
Pecora is Italian for sheep and pecorino. Romano is a hard salty cheese from sheep milk.

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5
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Four fundamental forces in physics

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Strong, weak, gravitational, and electromagnetic
Gravity is weaker than weak force, but has infinite range

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This car brand began as a tractor company and still makes tractors today

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Lamborghini
After being insulted by Enzo Ferrari tractor maker Ferruccio? Lamborghini decided to make cars to rival Ferrari

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Knowing this state capital is at the south end of Puget sound is geography 101

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Olympia

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steak that’s prepared the same way as fried chicken, but the chicken is not actually involved

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Chicken fried steak
Common dish in the southern US

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The name of all auld lang syne is typically translated to what

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Days gone by
The Scottish poet Robert Burns is often credited with writing auld lang syne, but he merely wrote down after hearing it

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10
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Hit song, Ebony and Ivory

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Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney
McCartney has told you very different stories about inspiration for Ebony and ivory racial harmony or fight with his wife

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This device combines a flammable gas with air prior to ignition to create a reliable flame

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Bunsen burner
Robert Bunsen

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The London underground,ground is home to unique species of what

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Mosquitoes
London Underground is home to a genetically unique form of mosquitoes that has live there since 1940s

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First US president born in hospital

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Jimmy Carter
Even in Jimmy Carter’s day, babies were usually born at home, but his mom worked at a hospital as a nurse

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Also called the battle of Sharpsburg the September 17, 1862 clash was the Civil War wars bloodiest one day conflict

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Antietam

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The secrets to unlocking the stress cycle is in a book titled this hot word ;a state when you’re emotionally spent

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Burn out

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A Japanese writing system using ideograms adapted from Chinese

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Kanji
Congee

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It’s a Scottish Shapeshifting mythical creature that appears as a horse and takes the gullible into the deep end of the loch

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Kelpie
Kel P

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The child of a two-faced man and a 4000-year-old mummy He was the uniquely handsome host of an HBO anthology show.

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The crypt keeper

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19
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Sitcom in the early aughts , this comedian raised a family while working at powers and sons aviation

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George Lopez

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20
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Shortly after he transformed chemistry into a real science, this great Frenchman lost his head during the reign of terror

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Lavoisier
Luh vwas e A

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21
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In England, this dirty job was often performed by orphans known as climbing boys

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chimney sweep

22
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The third son of Adam begat enos at age 105 and lived another 807 years

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Seth

23
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Elizabeth who Angel the Gabriel appeared to husband

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Priest Zacharias

mother of John the Baptist husband

24
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Noah’s sons

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Shem
ham
J feth ja fuhth
Japheth ph but I think it’s f

25
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Historic names
In 1824 President Monroe invited him back to the adopted country of his youth, which has always cherished his important services

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Marquis de Lafayette
Marquee Duh la fee et

200 th anniversary of his farewell tour in 1824

26
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Stately preceeders

man of weird news fame or panther

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Florida

27
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Stately preceeders
Hot dog or J frog

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Michigan

28
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Stately preceeders
Dreamin or roll

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California

29
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Stately preceeders
Waltz or walking horse

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Tennessee

30
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Joe name backed up. We’re gonna win the game on Super Bowl Sunday with this three word boast

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I guarantee it
6869 Jets

31
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This team in 1994 broke 54 years of title, futility and 30 years later won the president trophy with the best regular season record

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New York Rangers

32
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1998 Yankees winners of 114 regular season games and a series sweep of the Padres with a superstar reliever saving three

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The goat Mariano Rivera

33
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The 1977 Cosmos NASL champs led by this Brazilian ;his last game as a pro would be about a month later

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Pele

34
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Cirripedes Which cement themselves to rocks ships pilings, and even see turtles are better known as these

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Barnacles

35
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Often called an eel because it’s legs are almost invisible the amphiuma is actually a species of this amphibian
Ahm fee you muh

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Salamander

36
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The influence of Anthony Van Dyke can be seen in the way this painter addressed the subject of the blue boy

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Gainsborough

37
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In a Mozart opera from 1791 wild beasts are tamed by this instrument

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The magic flute

38
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There’s Norwegian composer, wrote the incidental music to peer gynt

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Grieg
Gree guh

39
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This Tchaikovsky ballet premiered on February 20, 1877, but due to poor initial choreography people felt it was for the birds

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Swan Lake

40
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Rodan, the gates of hell includes in the upper portion, this sculpture that the depicts a seated figure

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The thinker

41
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2007 OHI to make sure in the Super Bowl this team didn’t finish the season 19 -0, but it did trademark 19-0

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New England Patriots coach by bill Belichick

42
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Tradition served on a board this mix of cold cuts, and cheeses is French for pork butcher shop

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Charcuterie

43
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From the Latin for to leap, it means lustful , or lecherous

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Salacious

44
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The paranasal bees are air filled spaces near the smaller

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Sinuses

45
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Small telescope

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Spyglass

46
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Resembling a ray the angel type of this lies along Sandy bottom waiting for its prey to pass off

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Shark

47
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Clownfish belong to genius amphiprion Consisting of officials that live unharmed among the stinging tentacles of these invertebrates
Ahm fip re awn

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Sea anemones
Uh nen uh mees

48
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Often used as aquarium fish food these tiny shrimp are named for the salty water they love

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Brine, shrimp

49
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Wine classed as this fruity color are made from white grapes with the skins left on

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Orange wines

50
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South Africans Indian community loves bunny chow a hollowed half loaf of bread filled with this spiced sauce dish

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Curry

51
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This popular full bodied style of red wine has two names Syrah when it’s from France and this when it’s from Australia

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Shiraz
Not suh rah

52
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This type of tree can be slippery as well as Siberian

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Elm