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Abbreviations
Eeg 1,
Fha 2,
Fema 3
223  cards
Also Known As
Albert einstein 1,
Pauline esther friedman 2,
Esther pauline friedman 3
133  cards
Ancient History
Astronomical site in britain c 18...,
Sparta and athens war starting 43...,
Religion founded by lao tzu 520 bc 3
53  cards
Animal Kingdom
Suicidal rodent from antarctica 1,
Fox like 2,
Navigational method of bats 3
338  cards
Anniversary Gifts
Thirteenth anniversary gift 1,
Second anniversary gift 2,
Third anniversary gift 3
24  cards
Architecture
Designer of white house 1,
Designer of us capital and boston...,
Designer of woolworth building in...
38  cards
Art and Artists
Artist designer of adoration of t...,
Artist designer of david sculptur...,
Artist designer of the agrarian l...
147  cards
Astronomy and Space
First space walk 1,
First communications satellite 2,
Closest star 3
95  cards
Awards
Top award for music 1,
Us poetry award presented by yale...,
Award given for the best televisi...
38  cards
Bible
First king of israel 1,
Apostle who replaced judas 2,
The first apostle new testament 3
128  cards
Black History
Black underground railroad conduc...,
Founder of ebony and jet magazines 2,
University integrated in 1962 3
80  cards
Business and Industry
Parent company of nbc 1,
Founder of kodak 2,
Top soy sauce maker 3
126  cards
Celebrity Relatives
Helen hayes son 1,
Jane pauley s husband 2,
Kyra sedgewick s husband 3
83  cards
Cinema
Raging bull and casino actor 1,
Directed postcards from the edge 2,
Best picture 2013 3
500  cards
Cities
City formerly known as new amster...,
Alamo city us 2,
City served by ronald reagan airp...
138  cards
Civil War (US)
Lawrence ks raiders from missouri...,
Csa general victor at shenandoah ...,
Rebuilding the south after the us...
74  cards
Colleges and Universities
University location mississippi o...,
Us largest school for the deaf 2,
James vi s university 3
126  cards
Composers
Composer of the clock symphony 101 1,
Composer of water music 2,
Composer of billy budd opera 3
149  cards
Countries
Great britain ballerina 1,
Hungary year of revolt against co...,
France premier 1906 1909 and 1917...
500  cards
Dance
West side story and fiddler on th...,
Sailor s dance 2,
Italian dance 3
61  cards
Explorers Discoverers Inventors
Invented electric toaster 1,
Discovered radium 2,
Invented geometry 3
161  cards
Famous Names
Carthaginian who crossed the alps...,
Satchmo 2,
Famous tight rope walking family 3
168  cards
Fashion
Chief designer for christian dior...,
Bridal skullcap 2,
Glazed cotton fabric 3
56  cards
Food
Turkey gravy or turkey innards 1,
Scottish dish of sheep innards an...,
Fruit sugar 3
132  cards
Geology
955 carat diamond in smithsonian 1,
Mutton fat nephrite 2,
Kashmir blue type of gem 3
79  cards
Holidays and Observances
Eight day jewish holidays 1,
State holiday of alaska 2,
Holiday represented with 44 candl...
54  cards
Human Body
Tube traveling from the throat to...,
Fluid in womb 2,
Front thigh muscle 3
130  cards
Languages
Hong kong chinese 1,
Magna carta and book of kells lan...,
Old testament language 3
28  cards
Latin Phrases
Latin in matter of 1,
Latin seize the day 2,
Latin leaf 3
65  cards
Literature
Author of the hobbit 1,
Author of barchester towers 2,
2001 a space odyssey computer 3
500  cards
Music
Who was the lead singer of big br...,
Maynard ferguson s instrument 2,
Number of keys on a piano 3
278  cards
Mythology
Daedalus built the labyrinth for ...,
Goddesses who controlled human de...,
God of shepherds and their flocks...
153  cards
Native Americans
Site where the sioux massacred 18...,
Indian corn 2,
Teton sioux chief 3
58  cards
Newspapers and Magazines
Daily newspaper with the largest ...,
Daily newspaper for military pers...,
Who created the comic strip famil...
127  cards
Notorious People
Head of the gambino crime family ...,
Pair imprisoned for kidnapping bo...,
Couple executed in 1950s for sell...
58  cards
Organizations
Organization founded by 33 scient...,
Sierra club founder 2,
Western european organization est...
50  cards
Plant Kingdom
A plant s male organ 1,
Rye and wheat hybrid 2,
Stinging plant 3
126  cards
Plays and Playwrights
Who wrote the play othello 1,
Who wrote the play three tall wom...,
Who wrote the play hedda gabler 3
132  cards
Poets and Poetry
Poet who used only lower case let...,
First us poet laureate 2,
The harlem poet 3
122  cards
Potent Potables
Vodka galliano and orange juice 1,
Drink served before a meal 2,
Greek licorice flavored liquor 3
62  cards
Presidents
Presidents 12th president 1,
Presidents 25th president 2,
Presidents who was president 1989...
500  cards
Religions
Islam holy book 1,
Christianity archbishop of cyprus 2,
Islam founder 3
102  cards
Revolutionary War
Virginia lawyer and war advocate 1,
Polish general who helped the col...,
General who captured montreal in ...
35  cards
Roman Empire
Roman name for france 1,
Roman wall in scotland 2,
Tiberius dates as emperor 3
50  cards
Royalty
English royalty monarch 1509 1547 1,
The young chevalier 2,
Current royal of saudi arabia 3
250  cards
Saints
Founder of the friars he received...,
Female saint who followed st fran...,
Cyrillic alphabet founder 3
37  cards
Science
Wavelength just shorter than visi...,
Father of the hydrogen bomb 2,
The science of projectiles 3
157  cards
Seven Wonders
Seven wonder built by the ptolomi...,
Seven wonder that s a huge statue...,
Seven wonder that s a tomb constr...
7  cards
Shakespeare
Castle in hamlet 1,
What is the setting of a midsumme...,
What character says the quality o...
43  cards
Ships
First steam powered ship to cross...,
Ship that sank on april 4 1912 2,
Robert fulton s ship 3
52  cards
Sickness and Health
Bacterial disease causing abdomin...,
Pyelonephritis is a disease of th...,
Gum doctor 3
92  cards
Sports
Summer olympics site 1936 1,
Summer olympics site 1912 2,
Winter olympics site 2002 3
197  cards
Television
Andrew shue and grant show drama 1,
Twenty one host 2,
Longest running tv program 3
159  cards
United Nations
Us ambassador to un 1977 79 1,
Secretary general of the un 1997 2,
Secretary general of the un 1961 ...
15  cards
US Government
Democratic presidential ticket 19...,
Constitutional amendments 26th 2,
Speaker of the house of represent...
120  cards
US History
Pennsylvania flood of 1889 1,
Party of the first two presidents 2,
He organized the us communist par...
234  cards
US States and Territories
Massachusetts senators 1,
North dakota rivers 2,
Alaska university 3
500  cards
Women
Four square gospel founder 1,
Queen of the west 2,
Us ambassador to italy 1953 3
122  cards
World Geography
Falls between lakes erie and onta...,
Sea between china and korea 2,
Sea north of black sea and crimea...
258  cards
World War I
British german naval battle for t...,
Treaty ending first world war 2,
Female spy for germany in france ...
27  cards
World War II
Ww ii leader of 1942 air raid on ...,
Ww ii us third fleet commander 2,
Ww ii name for nagasaki bomb 3
81  cards
Zodiac
1990 is reference year for what y...,
Reference year for boar 2,
Sign for july 21 august 20 3
48  cards
Cinema 2
Vivian leigh best actress film 19...,
Sidney poitier best actor film 19...,
Directed keystone kops series 3
112  cards
Countries 2
Romania sculptor 1,
Poland port 2,
Scotland ancient name 3
500  cards
Countries 3
Italy physicist 1,
The netherlands capital 2,
Kenya game reserve 3
336  cards
Literature 2
Author of requiem for a heavyweig...,
Author of the republic 2,
Author of sex and the single girl 3
500  cards
Literature 3
Author of the old curiosity shop 1,
Author of oedipus at colonus 2,
Author of nick and adam stories 3
41  cards
Presidents 2
Presidents harry s truman s state 1,
Presidents harry s truman s party 2,
Presidents harry s truman s vp 3
19  cards
US States and Territories 2
North carolina nickname 1,
North carolina national park 2,
North carolina author 3
15  cards

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