Edith Wharton Age Of Innonence Flashcards
” is actually the name given to two different mineral rocks, both of which are used to make gemstones. The first is nephrite, a mineral with a varying degree of iron content, the more iron the greener the color.
Jade
The second is jadeite, a sodium and aluminum-rich pyroxene. As well as being used for gemstones, both jade minerals can be carved into decorative pieces.
is an ornamental accessory held by a pin or clasp, and worn near the neck. The term “” comes from the Old French “” meaning “long needle”.
brooch
This is a large region of the US covering most of Nevada, much of Utah and some parts of Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon and California. The 200,000 square mile area drains internally, with all precipitation sinking underground or flowing into lakes.
Great Basin
Most of the lakes in the Great Basin are saline, including the Great Salt Lake, Pyramid Lake and the Humboldt Sink.
Learn to Fly” band :
FOO
“Learn to Fly” is a 1999 song released by the Foo Fighters. It was destined to become the band’s first song to make it into the “Billboard” Hot 100. Foo Fighters have quite a following in Cesena, Italy. In 2015, about 1,000 musicians gathered there and performed “Learn to Fly” in unison. A YouTube video of the performance went viral, and in response, Foo Fighters held a concert in Cesena for about 3,000 people a few months later.
Dynamite
Song
K-pop group : BTS
“Dynamite” is a 2020 song released by the boy band BTS from South Korea. It was a huge success internationally and hit number-one in the US charts. “Dynamite” was the first song that BTS fully recorded in English.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” singer
Ives : BURL
As well as being an actor, Burl Ives was a folk singer, which was his original calling. Stemming from his life in Hollywood, Ives had a distressing experience with the House Un-American Activities Committee. He avoided being blacklisted by cooperating to some level with McCarthy and his team. This cooperation created a rift between him and Pete Seeger in particular, as Seeger was a fellow singer whom he “discussed” with the committee.
The song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” was written by Johnny Marks, and was based on the story created by Marks’ brother-in-law Robert L. May.
All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names.
They never let poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer games.
DC in DC comics
Detective comics
Most translated author in history
Agatha Christie
Also best selling ?
Jesus fed this many men and fed them this many this
5 loaves of bread
2 fish
5K fed
In Greek mythology considered herald of gods the protector of human heralds travelers merchants orators and thieves
Hermes
Equivalent Mercury Roman
Jan 29 1886 he applied for his vehicle power gas engine
The first
Patent 37435
Carl Benz
Name of mission to land troops at Normandy
Also This date
Operation overlord
June 6 1944
first video game Character to have a balloon in macys thanksgiving day parade
Also first gene character in rose bowl 96
93
Sonic the hedgehog
KFC follows this many people on social media
Also name 2 groups
11
5 Spice girls
And 6 people named herb her bbb
One-Punch Man” genre :
ANIME
“One-Punch Man” is a superhero manga series from Japan. The title character is so named because he can defeat any opponent with a single punch.
SCUBA
Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA)
Diving acronym
This car company manufacturers Bentley coop ruh lambraghini and duh cot e motorcycles
Volkswagen group
The list of tarot cards includes
the Wheel of Fortune, the Hanged Man and the Lovers
Tarot cards have been around since the mid-1400s, and for centuries were simply used for entertainment as a game. It has only been since the late 1800s that the cards have been used by fortune tellers to predict the future.
is the sudden overthrow of a government, and comes from the French for “stroke of state”.
A coup d’état (often just “coup”)
The Swiss-German word “putsch” is sometimes used instead of “coup”, with “Putsch” translating literally as “sudden blow”. We also use the abbreviated “coup” to mean “sudden, brilliant and successful act”.
The Serengeti is a region in Africa located here
Also means this
northern Tanzania and southwest Kenya. The name “Serengeti” comes from the Maasai language and means “Endless Plains”.
. The term “” comes from the Greek “kallos” meaning “beauty” and “graphein” meaning “to write”.
calligraphy
Calligraphy is the art of fine handwriting
Practitioners of judo and karate proceed through a series of proficiency grades known as this
the kyu-dan system. At each progression, a different colored belt is awarded.
co-founded Wikipedia :
Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia, and is the most-used reference site on the Internet. The site was launched by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger in 2001. I, for one, am very grateful …
is the world’s busiest airport, as measured by passenger traffic.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
Atlanta has had that distinction since 1998, and was the world’s busiest in terms of take-offs and landings from 2005 until 2013. Over 50% of Atlanta’s traffic comes from Delta Air Lines.
” comes from the Latin ” meaning “dug up”.
Fossil
Latin “fossilis
are refined forms of the complex mixture of hydrocarbons found in pockets under the surface of the Earth. Strictly speaking, this term “” describes the mixture in all its forms: liquid, gaseous and solid. The liquid form is “crude oil”, the gaseous form is “natural gas” and the solid form is “bitumen”.
Fossil fuels
petroleum
In common usage, however, crude oil is often referred to as “petroleum”.
in wine, the sediment that settles during fermentation (and sometimes in the bottle),
The dregs
are also called “lees”.
The many, many different styles of beer can generally be sorted into two groups:
ales and lagers. Ales are fermented at relatively warm temperatures for relatively short periods of time, and use top-fermenting yeasts, i.e. yeasts that float on top of the beer as it ferments. Lagers ferment at relatively low temperatures and for relatively long periods of time. Lagers use bottom-fermenting yeasts, i.e. yeasts that fall to the bottom of the beer as it ferments.
Oral Roberts University (ORU) is a private school in
Tulsa, Oklahoma. ORU was founded relatively recently, in 1963 by the late televangelist Oral Roberts. The campus includes a Prayer Tower at its center, a spectacular glass and steel structure designed by architect Frank Wallace. The tower includes an observation deck, and is a popular tourist attraction. The school’s sports teams are known as the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles.
Rice University
Also team name
The sports teams of Rice University in Houston are known as the Rice Owls. The “Owl” name comes from the three owls in the university’s crest.
Jason Momoa’s “Game of Thrones” role :
DROGO
Jason Momoa is a model and actor who is perhaps best known for playing superhero Aquaman in several DC Comics films. He also played warrior leader Khal Drogo in the HBO TV series “Game of Thrones”. In 2017, Momoa married actress Lisa Bonet, who played Denise Huxtable on “The Cosby Show”. The marriage dissolved in 2024.
is the second-most frequently performed dramatist in the world, with only the works of William Shakespeare staged more often. As he was a pioneer in the genre, he is often referred to as “the father of realism”.
Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen
”, Mario’s brother searches for his sibling in a haunted mansion in this game
“Luigi’s Mansion
New Haven school :
Also city nickname
YALE
The city of New Haven, Connecticut was founded in 1638 by Puritan immigrants from England. Famously, it is home to Yale University. The city also initiated the first public tree planting program in the country. The large elms included in the program led to New Haven being called “the Elm City”.
Guitarist murdered on stage by deranged fan in 04
Dimebag Daryl
Cofounder of pantera and damage is pan
Duo founded by Amanda palmer and Brian vig lee own describes themselves as brek t in punk cabaret
Dresden dolls
Band formed in 78 and loosely named after character from barb uh rel uh
Duran Duran
Character Dr Durand Durand
On BBC day before naming band
Second movie of George Romero series of zombie films
Bonus setting of movie
Double bonus Italian Prague rock band that composed score for film
Dawn of the dead
Shopping Mall
Goblin band
04 remake
Rex Harrison played this character in 67 musical comedy film
Dr Doolittle
Henry Higgins in my fair lady
Beat picture 64
This 87 movie was filmed at lake lure North Carolina and mountain lake Virginia
Dirty dancing
Nobody puts baby in thr corner
This is the full name of thr third movie based on characters Lloyd Christmas and Harry dune
Dumb and dumber
