Fall 2019 Flashcards
FOREIGN WORDS PHRASES : This brass wind instrument comes in part from the German for “wing”
Fugelhorn
THE MATCH GAME: Fog and flugel are two very different types of these
horns
MUSIC CLASS: In an orchestra, horns like the trumpets and trombones belong to this section of instruments
brass
THE DEEP SOUTH: A statue of this Roman god of fire atop a mountain in Birmingham, Ala. is said to be the world’s largest cast-iron statue
vulcan
SCIENCE: While it’s still deep within the Earth, before it becomes lava, molten rock is called this
magma
THE WALL: A section of it runs for some 5,500 miles from Liaoning province to Gansu
The Great Wall of China
ABOUT THAT FAR: From Times Square to this, MSG: 13 blocks
Madison Square Garden
THE CROWN: 377 steps and a double-helix staircase take visitors to its crown, which has 24 windows
The Statue of Liberty
PAINTING and SCULPTURE: He was the sculptor of the Lion of Belfort and a little piece called the Statue of Liberty
Frederic Bartholdi
BOTANY: Called gum trees in Australia, these tall flowering trees provide oil for medicine and leaves for koalas
Eucalyptus
YOU’RE A BEAST!: These tree-dwellers are unique among marsupials in that their pouches open from the bottom
Koalas
LADY “B” GOOD: This “Freckle Juice” author works with the National Coalition Against Censorship
Judy Blume
AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1867 William Seward negotiated its purchase for about 2 cents an acre, totaling a cool $7.2 million
Alaska
THAT’S COLD, MAN: It’s slang for an isolation cell in prison; Alaska was “Seward’s”
icebox
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS MONTH?: Columbus Day, Boss’ Day
October
PUERTO RICO : Puerto Rico’s anthem says that when this man reached the island he exclaimed, “This is the beautiful land that I seek”
Columbus
WHAT CENTURY ARE YOU LIVING IN?: Rembrandt
17th century
FAMOUS “N”AMES: Despite the objections of her family, this Englishwoman went to Germany for medical training in 1850
Nightingale (Florence)
I’VE GOT 2 WORDS FOR YOU: In 2015 Illinois mandated that polling places pass out stickers with these 2 words on Election Day
I voted
CANADIANS: This man from Alliston, Ontario went with the best, Charles Best, to jointly discover insulin
Dr. Frederick Banting
MEDICAL TALK: During pregnancy, insulin resistance may result in the gestational type of this condition
diabetes
THE BODY HUMAN: In 1921 researchers isolated this hormone used to treat diabetic patients
insulin
CHILDREN’S BOOKS: A series of kids’ books features this third grader with a rhyming name; her last name also hints at her many emotions
Judy Moody
PARKS: This San Francisco park includes the Asian Art Museum and the California Academy of Sciences
Golden Gate Park
