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This is a native dance of Hawaii that uses arm movements to relate a story. can be performed while sitting (a noho dance) or while standing (a luna dance).
hula
“Frozen” is a 2013 animated feature from Walt Disney Studios that is based on this fairy tale
Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale “The Snow Queen”
This is a clamp-like device that is placed around the neck of a guitar or other stringed instrument to shorten the strings, and hence raise the pitch.
capo
The full name, rarely used these days, is “capo tasto”, which is Italian for “head tie”.
” is a 2019 animated Christmas film that tells the origin story of Santa Claus, a fictional one that bears no resemblance to the historical St. Nicholas of Myra derivation. The title character is voiced by actor J. K. Simmons.
Klaus
” is a brand name used for the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug Naproxen sodium.
Aleve
the Ancient Olympic Games, the winner of an event was awarded this . When the games were revived in 1896, the winners were originally given a silver medal and an olive branch, with runners-up receiving a bronze medal and a laurel branch. The tradition of giving gold, silver and bronze medals began at these Olympics
an olive wreath
1904 Summer Olympic Games held in St. Louis, Missouri.
Basketball great Wardell
Stephen “Steph” Curry II was born in Akron, Ohio, the son of former NBA player Dell Curry and former volleyball player Sonya Curry. Off the court, Curry is an avid golfer, playing off a low handicap. He regularly participates in celebrity golf tournaments, and has played alongside President Barack Obama.
This has dark brown fur in the summer, and white fur in the winter. Sometimes the term “ermine” is used for the animal during the winter when the fur is white. Ermine skins have long been prized by royalty and are often used for white trim on ceremonial robes.
The stoat
This great French philosopher made the famous statement in Latin, “Cogito ergo sum”. This translates into French as “Je pense, donc je suis” and into English as “I think, therefore I am”. Anything pertaining to the philosophy of him can be described by the adjective “
Rene Descartes
Cartesian”.
He was an English theoretical physicist, and a co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1933. He who predicted the existence of antimatter. What would the Starship Enterprise have done without antimatter?
Paul Dirac
He was an English theoretical physicist, and a co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1933. He who predicted the existence of antimatter. What would the Starship Enterprise have done without antimatter?
Paul Dirac
Leila Aboulela is an author of Sudanese origin who emigrated to Scotland in 1990, after which she started writing. A theme in much of her work is life for Muslim immigrants in Western society. This Aboulela 2023 novel” was recognized by “The New York Times” as one of the best historical fiction novels published that year.
River Spirit
Barry” in Barry
Bill HADER
Middle-earth monster :
ORC
According to Tolkien, Orcs are small humanoids that live in his fantasy world of Middle-earth (also called “Mordor”). They are very ugly and dirty, and are fond of eating human flesh.
is an American rock band that formed in 1967, and is still going strong. The band’s biggest hits are “Keep On Loving You” (1980) and “Can’t Fight This Feeling” (1985).
REO Speedwagon
The founding members chose the name for the REO Speed Wagon flatbed truck. Note that the band’s name is one word “Speedwagon”, whereas the vehicle’s name uses two words “Speed Wagon”.
