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

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chimney sweep

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

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Seth

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Elizabeth who Angel the Gabriel appeared to husband

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Priest Zacharias

mother of John the Baptist husband

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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

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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
Marquis de Lafayette Marquee Duh la fee et 200 th anniversary of his farewell tour in 1824
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Stately preceeders man of weird news fame or panther
Florida
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Stately preceeders Hot dog or J frog
Michigan
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Stately preceeders Dreamin or roll
California
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Stately preceeders Waltz or walking horse
Tennessee
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Joe name backed up. We’re gonna win the game on Super Bowl Sunday with this three word boast
I guarantee it 6869 Jets
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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
New York Rangers
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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
The goat Mariano Rivera
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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
Pele
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Cirripedes Which cement themselves to rocks ships pilings, and even see turtles are better known as these
Barnacles
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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
Salamander
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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
Gainsborough
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In a Mozart opera from 1791 wild beasts are tamed by this instrument
The magic flute
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There’s Norwegian composer, wrote the incidental music to peer gynt
Grieg Gree guh
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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
Swan Lake
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Rodan, the gates of hell includes in the upper portion, this sculpture that the depicts a seated figure
The thinker
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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
New England Patriots coach by bill Belichick
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Tradition served on a board this mix of cold cuts, and cheeses is French for pork butcher shop
Charcuterie
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From the Latin for to leap, it means lustful , or lecherous
Salacious
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The paranasal bees are air filled spaces near the smaller
Sinuses
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Small telescope
Spyglass
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Resembling a ray the angel type of this lies along Sandy bottom waiting for its prey to pass off
Shark
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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
Sea anemones Uh nen uh mees
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Often used as aquarium fish food these tiny shrimp are named for the salty water they love
Brine, shrimp
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Wine classed as this fruity color are made from white grapes with the skins left on
Orange wines
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South Africans Indian community loves bunny chow a hollowed half loaf of bread filled with this spiced sauce dish
Curry
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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
Shiraz Not suh rah
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This type of tree can be slippery as well as Siberian
Elm
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AMC theaters band viewers from singing along at screening of which 2024 hit film
Wicked Preshow ad list these rules no talking, no texting no singing, no yelling no flirting, and absolutely no name-calling
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The capital of the pharaoh Islands this is believed to be the world’s what
Torshavn Cloudest city Gets only about 800 hours of sunlight per year. That’s about two hours per day on average.
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Not just a dog breed the word Puggle is also used referred to a baby this
Platypus Young platypuses are cute, but don’t be fooled by the many fake images of them floating around online
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The Spanish word, Sobremesa refers to talking and socializing when
After a meal Sobremesa is an old Spanish tradition and Sobremesa hour is a coveted time for TV programming
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What classic toy was originally meant to help heal broken bones
Silly string Silly string has also been used by US Army forces to detect hard to see tripwires
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A 1964 art exhibit in goteborg Sweden displayed 4 paintings by Pierre Brassau who turned out to be a what
Chimpanzee Pierre‘s art was generally well received by credits although one wrote only an ape could’ve done this