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
Born in 1892 this British fantasy author inspired songs by Black Sabbath rush joni Mitchell and Led Zeppelin
J R R Tolkien
Mars largest moon
Phobos
In the next 20 to 40 mil years mars largest moon will be torn apart by gravitational forces creating this
A ring
Will move around mats for 100 mil years
A Jamaican method for cooking meat that uses allspice and Scotch bonnet peppers is known by this verb
Jerk
Fusion of African cooking methods with Jamaican ingredients
This flower has stalks over 20 ft high and 10 feet wide leaves strong enough for a child to sit on
Victoria water lily
Stalks are underwater
Oscar winner Emma stone is brand ambassador for this French fashion house known by 2 interlocking letters
Louie vuh tawn
Started out with flat top trunks that you could travel with ; previously had rounded tops
Bodies of water
Formed one 10- 15 k years ago and with an average depth of only about 159 feet it’s named for a man who sailed through it in 1758
Bering straight
Connects Russia to Alaska
How many total horizontal rows of stars are on the current American flag
9
School project which originally received a B
This country’s name is an acronym for the 5 regions it comprised lol
Pakistan
Punjab
Afghan
Kashmir
Sindh
Balochistan buh luke uh Stan
