Cataracts Are Waterfalls Flashcards
Difference between methuselah and imperial
Both 6 liters 8 bottles of wine
The difference between the two is the liquid they contain. The Methuselah is usually reserved for champagne or sparkling wine and comes in a sloped shoulder bottle.
U2 song Shadows and tall trees is taken from a chapter title in this famous book
Lord of the flies
The center scene in heronymus boschs most famous painting inspired this title
The garden of earthly delights
In the pantheon of Greek gods this muse is the protector and personification of comedy
Th lie uh
Thalia
Similar to ball Lighting this weather phenomenon is seen as glowing blue electric plasma
St Elmo’s fire
As a fan of the brat pack
Foreign born authors
In the 1950s the New York Times said this author is writing about all list and his lecherous narrator is “all of us”
Bonus pennname
Nabokov
A reference to Humbert humbert
The Creep narrator in Lolita
Pennname sirin
There an ecosystem in the name of this air conditioning alternative, formally called an evaporative cooler
Swamp cooler
In 2022 this 19 year old became one of the youngest performers to win the best new artist Grammy
Olivia Rodrigo
Named for an ocean this agreement laid the foundation for a post WW2 world
Atlantic charter
On a standard 6 sided die opposite faces are arranged to always add up to this number
7
First millennium
In 303 to celebrate 30 years of his reign the emperor Diocletian visited this city for the first time
Rome
Center of power had moved east
Diocletian was ruling from from what is present day Turkey
A trusted confidante of Bruce Wayne this is the name of Batman’s butler
Alfred penny worth
This famous 150 year old English clipper ship that held speed records is depicted on labels of an imported spirit
Cutty sark
Based on a real place this operas cigarette factory still stands today and belongs to the university of Seville
Carmen
By definition pepperoni is typically made with these 2 types of meat
Beef
Pork
