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54 Cards in this Set
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American physicist who was the first person to win the Nobel Prize twice in the same field.
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Bardeen, John.
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After the second time, they BARR'D EM' from winning it again.
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Wont the 1956 Nobel Prize for developing the transistor.
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Bardeen, John.
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After the second time, they BARR'D EM' from winning it again.
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Wont the 1972 Nobel Prize for his work in superconductivity.
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Bardeen, John.
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After the second time, they BARR'D EM' from winning it again.
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South African surgon who completed the first successful human heart transplant in 1967 in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Barnard, Christiaan.
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The technology was so primitive, the operation was done in a BARNYARD.
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American showman who opened his American Musuem in New York City in 1842.
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Barnum, P. T.
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The circus dude. . .
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Scottish writer best remembered for Peter Pan.
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Barrie, J. M.
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This is BERRY easy, too easy for a hint. . .
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French sculptor famous for the Statue of Liberty.
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Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste.
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It is, BART, HOLDING a torch.
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Hungarian composer best known for the ballet, _Miraculous_Mandarin_.
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Bartok, Bela.
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To keep time in her works, someone on a BAR TOK'd.
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Hungarian composer best known for the opera, _Bluebeard's_Castle_.
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Bartok, Bela.
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To keep time in her works, someone on a BAR TOK'd.
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American humanitarian called the "Angel of the Battlefield."
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Barton, Clara.
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Too easy. . .
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American humanitarian who organized the American Red Cross.
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Barton, Clara.
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Too easy. . .
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Russian-American ballet dancer.
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Baryshnikov, Mikhail.
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BARRY's SHINs are hurting and he if COUGHing.
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American childrens author best known for _The_Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz_.
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Baum, L. Frank.
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Too easy. . .
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Queen of the Netherlands who ascended to the throne in 1980 upon the abdication of her mother, Juliana.
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Beatrix.
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If only she had lived a little longer, Lemony Snicket's love might've become Queen of the Netherlands.
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French dramatist who wrote the commedies _The_Barber_of_Seville_ and _The_Marriage_of_Figaro_.
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Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de.
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BOW MARKING the place at which he stopped writing.
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Who was the writer of the opera _The_Marriage_of_Figaro_?
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Mozart.
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Too easy. . .
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Who was the writer of _The_Marriage_of_Figaro_?
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Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de.
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There was a BOW MARKING his place in the music.
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English dramatist best known for his collaborations with John Fletcher.
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Beaumont, Francis.
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"The drama included a BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN backdrop," said Fletcher.
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Confederate general who directed the attact on Fort Sumter in 1861 during the American Civil War.
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Beauregard, Pierre.
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This Confederate general had GOOD REGARD to attacking Fort Sumter.
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French author and existentialist who was a close friend to Sartre.
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Beauvoir, Simone de.
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This French existentialist author led GOOD V WAR on bad novels.
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French author and existentialist who wrote _The_Mandarins_, _The_Second_Sex_, and _The_Coming_of_Age_.
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Beauvoir, Simone de.
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This French existentialist author led GOOD V WAR on bad novels.
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French writer associated witht the Theatre of the Absurd who won the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Beckett, Samuel.
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The absurd French spelling of "Becky" is "BECKETT."
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French writer associated witht the Theatre of the Absurd who wrote the controversial play _Waiting_for_Godot_ in 1952.
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Beckett, Samuel.
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The absurd French spelling of "Becky" is "BECKETT."
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French physisist famous for discovering Uranium.
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Becquerel, Antoine.
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This French physiscist is famous for saying "BECK, get me a QUEER 'L,'" upon discovering Uranium.
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American minister and founder of the American Bible Society.
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Beecher, Lyman.
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He was famously quoted as saying "BEACH 'ER" upon founding the ABS, but it was later found that he was referring to a whale.
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German composer who is recognized as one of the greatest ever.
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Beethover, Ludwig von.
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Too easy. . .
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Israeli prime minister who signed the Camp David Peace Accords and won the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Begin, Menachem.
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It was a start. . .
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Inventor of the telephone.
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Bell, Alexander Grahm.
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Too easy. . .
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American author who wrote _Looking_Backward,_2000-1887_, _Mrs._Luddington's_Sister_, and _Equality_.
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Bellamy, Edward.
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In the future, bigamy is allowed, but it is called bellamy -- good marriage.
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American novelist whose works include _Herzong_, _Mr._Sammler's_Planet_, and _Humbolt's Gift_.
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Bellow, Saul.
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Herzog BELLOWed and bellowed, but he could not find Humbolt's Gift.
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American writer famous for _John_Brown's_Body_.
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Benet, Stephen Vincent.
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Benet's encyclopaedia would have John Brown's Body in it.
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Israeli stateman who devoted his life to Zionism.
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Ben-Gurion, David.
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BEN, GEE, YOU are RYAN.
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English philospopher and founder of Utilitarianism.
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Bentham, Jeremy.
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BEN, that's a Utilitarianism dude right THAMs.
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U. S. Statesman and democratic senator and represaentitive from Missouri.
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Benton, Thomas Hart.
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BEN, that statesman weighs a TON.
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American painter and the best known American muralist of the 30's and 40's.
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Benton, Thomas Hart.
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BEN, that artist weighs a TON.
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Texas senator and represaentitive who unsucessfully ran for vice-president. He was appointed tresury secretary by Clinton.
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Bentson, Lloyd.
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This crooked politician would no doubt have a BENT SON.
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German engineer who built the first car with an internal combustion engine.
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Benz, Karl.
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Too easy. . .
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Sweedish film actress who starred in _Casablanca_, _For_Whom_the_Bell_Tolls_, and _Anastasia_.
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Bergman, Ingrid.
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Only an iceBURG lettuce MAN could please her.
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Danish explorer who sailed for Peter I of Russia.
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Bering, Vitus.
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. . . he found the Bering Strait.
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British colonial governor of Virginia who surpressed Bacon's Rebellion.
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Berkely, Sir William.
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He BROKE _LE_ rebellion.
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American entertainer.
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Berle, Milton.
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The snowman Berle Ives had a same name.
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Russian-born American songwriter who wrote nearly 1,000 songs.
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Berlin, Irving.
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Too easy. . .
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French composer famous for _Harold_in_Italy_, _Romeo_and_Juliet_, _Symphonie Fantastique_, _The_Childhood_of_Christ_, and _The_Trojans_.
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Berlioz, Louis Hector.
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Ol' BERL is back again; this time he is saying "LIE OH IS."
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This Italian architect and sculpter is famous for his relious sculptures.
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Bernini, Giovanni.
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Because of this he will not BURN IN (I) heck.
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Swiss scientific and mathematical family.
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Bernouli family.
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It will not BURN, you OH LEE.
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One of the developers of ordinary calculus.
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Bernoulli, James.
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It will not BURN you, OH LEE. The first in Calculus was JAMES, as in "Home, James."
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Famous for his work in integral calulus.
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Bernoulli, John.
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It will not BURN you, OH LEE. The second, the one who worked with integral calculus, was JOHN, as in "John Jacob Jingleheimer Shmidt."
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The son of John, he was the first mathematical physiscist.
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Bernoulli, Daniel.
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It will not BURN you, OH LEE.
The latest, he combined the works of the others. LEE comes at the end as in DANIEL LEE. |
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Creator of Bernoulli's principal.
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Bernoulli, Daniel.
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It will not BURN you, OH LEE.
The latest, he combined the works of the others. LEE comes at the end as in DANIEL LEE. |
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Writer of _Hydrodynamica_.
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Bernoulli, Daniel.
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It will not BURN you, OH LEE.
The latest, he combined the works of the others. LEE comes at the end as in DANIEL LEE. |
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American conductor and composer of such works as _Fancy_Free_, _On_the_Town_, _Candide_, and _West_Side_Story_.
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Bernstein, Leonard.
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Woodward and _________.
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Swedish chemist who discovered the elements Selenium, Cerium, and Thorium.
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Berzelius, Hons Jakob.
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After discovering all those elements, he was BUSY LESS.
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Canadian scientist who first isolated insulin.
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Best, Charles.
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He did the BEST job.
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English poet who served as Poet Laureate. His most famous work was _Mt._Zion_.
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Betjeman, Sir John.
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I BET 'CHA MAN that I could become Poet Laurelate.
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