Vietnam War 55-75; North Vietnamese Victory Flashcards
A collection of geese is referred to as this ” when on the ground. When geese are in V-formation in flight, they are referred to collectively as a this
gaggle
V-formation in flight, they are referred to collectively as a “skein
The Wire” antihero :
OMAR
The character Omar Little is played by Michael K. Williams on the HBO series “The Wire”.
This Actress is a trained soprano singer. She put that training on display in the 2012 film adaptation of “Les Misérables,” for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
Anne Hathaway
is the stage name of actress Katherine Litwack, who is noted today for her co-starring role on CBS’s sitcom “2 Broke Girls”. She is an avid blogger, and you can check out her video blog on YouTube
Kat Dennings
is typically found in footnotes and bibliographies.
It is used to refer the reader to the prior citation, instead of giving the same information all over again (title, author etc.).
Ibid. is short for the Latin word “ibidem” and
is a song that was popular in both WWI and WWII. It was written in 1917 by George M. Cohan, soon after the US declared war against Germany.
Over There”
The song’s title refers to being “over there” in Europe, fighting the good fight.
is a type of sponge cake that has been soaked in three kinds of milk, in heavy cream, condensed milk and evaporated milk.
A tres leches cake
Ben and Jerry flavor tombstone
Fans of the flick about a dorky high schooler thought the flavor we made could have been a lot cooler
Gosh if we had been quicker about reading thoughts we would have made a flavor with tots
Neapolitan dynamite
Half cherry Garcia and
Chocolate fudge ;don’t do vanilla
River named after mythological Greek tribe
Amazon
World capitals named
After presidents
Washington DC -US
Monrovia Liberia
Christian stead
Frederick stead
Charlotte ahm uh lee
Towns in US Virgin Islands
Charlotte ahm uh lee - capital
Michigan town named
After founders wives and stands of oak trees nearby
Ann Arbor
Only country in world named after woman
St Lou shhh
17th century British explorer has a river bay and straight named after him
Hudson
Plus company Hudson’s bay 352 years old ; department store
Crew mutinied and went home
County seat of carbon county wqs renamed after the death of this Native American athlete
53
Jim Thorpe although from OK
In PA
Historical region of Africa was named after South African politician
Rhodesia - named after Cecil roads who founded debeers as a teenager with funding from Roth Childs ; stole lands and disenfranchised black Africans
Not a good dude
Estate funds roads scholarship
Renamed to Zimbabwe and Zambia in late 70s
One of most recognizable landmarks in Australia named after chief secretary of south Australia
Uh lou rue aka Ayers Rock A ers
US board on geographic names has repeatedly refused to rename this mountain currently named after a British naval officer who fought for British in American revolution
Ray near Rainer
Was Canadian or British territory at time of Naming
Tuh home uh suggested rename - argue not widely used
David Ruffin and Otis Williams
Temptations ?
1931 Vegas population boom catalysts
20K
Hoover dam construction began
Gambling legalized
First mob funded resort in Vegas
Flamingo
Rumored to be named by bugsy segal for long limbed girlfriend but probably because modeled after Miami resorts
This billionaire indulged in a Vegas spending spree in 50s -60s including 25K acre of land that is now town of summer land
Bonus town name genesis
Howard Hughes
Surname of his father mother so paternal grandmother
Vegas airport
Also original name -1836 battle site where passively relation of original owner died at
Mckaren aka now Harry reed international
Thr Alamo - original name ; George Crockett original airport owner name
Raymond Babbitt wins big in this film at Caesar’s palace using a controversial yet legal card counting technique playing blackjack
Rain man
Legal to count cards (aka with your brain ) but illegal to use external device
Can still ask you to leave if mentally counting
