Croci Flowers That Bloom In Late Winner Flashcards
Four Olympic, swimming pools would be able to hold almost all the world supply of what
Gold
a bit over 200,000 tons of gold have been mined in human history, which would fit in a little more than four big swimming pools
When it comes to Roman numerals, what does the letter N represent?
Nothing
Romans didn’t use number zero in calculations, but often use an N to mean nothing
What’s considered to be the rarest gemstone on earth?
Painite
A reddish stone once mistaken for Ruby painite is the rarest gem on earth with only a few hundred crystals ever found
Before it was transferred to Chinese rule in 1997, which city was a British colony for over a century
Hong Kong
Great Britain held a 99 year lease on Hong Kong and in 1984 agreed to a treaty with china to return the territory in 1997
In a painting, American Gothic, what farming tool is man holding?
Pitch fork
An early pencil sketch of American Gothic featured the man holding a rake, but in the painting, it was upgraded to a pitchfork
Whistler?
What was the best selling fiction book of the 90s?
Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus.
John Gray’s men are from Mars women are from Venus sold over 15 million copies with 120 weeks atop the New York Times bestseller list
In 2009 Elizabeth Taylor (now also on site ) Lisa Marie Presley and Quincy Jones attended his forest lawn funeral
Michael Jackson
Frankly, my dear, his fifth wife arranged for him to be interred next to his third wife Carol Lombard
Clark gable
The shape of Yosemite half dome inspired the logo of this outdoor clothing company
The North face
Napoleon re-premiered at khan (Cannes) on March 1, 1815 returning from extended unwanted engagement on this island
Elba
In over my dead body by Rex stout Percy Ludlow is killed by an epee in a studio where this sport is taught
Ep pay
Fencing
Also a cooking verb
To become pale or white with fear
Blanch
Popular in Mexican American Pachuco culture this slicked back hairstyle has a fowl name
Pah Chew co
Ducktail
Sometimes called a shape up or an edge up this hyphenated styling creates a crisp boundary between the hair and forehead
Line-up
The mistress of King Louis the 15th gave her name to this hairstyle that’s all high and mighty up top
Pomp uh door
Name for hairdresser Redding this 1980s and 90s style requires a two part process first to soften the hair and second to set the waves
Jerry curl
A medal designed by Tiffany and Co. is said to have inspired the logo for this New York sports team
Yankees
Boundaries of the Louisiana purchase were vague but by 1818 the stony Mountains now called these became the western limit
The Rockies
Also a cooking verb
The giant swallowtail one can have a wingspan of up to 5 inches
Butterfly
Jazz artist Sonny Rollins had this haircut in the 60s to pay homage to Native Americans ; a decade later it was a spiky punk hairdo
Mohawk
New York Times 1966 obituary headline for this man read in part . Founded an empire on a mouse.
Walt Disney
What’s the name shared by British born actresses James and Collins
Lilly
John Williams, not the composer, put out an album of greatest hits on this instrument with works by albeniz , Granados and Tarrega
Guitar
From service in the southwest, the US Army’s ninth engineer battalion has as its crest this scary sounding lizard
Gila monster
He luh
