Handel Water Music Flashcards
An individual addition of a periodical minus a form of to be equals this litigious verb
Sue
Afixture with a shade plus Spanish for King equals this aquatic soccer
Lamprey
Real location book titles
James mitchner , a group of volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
In a no fooling state of mind you might be in minus an external organ equals this animal abode
Nest
Earnest ear
Better known for the depository next-door this fort Pioneered Mechanized Calvary training in 1930s
Fort Knox
Lonely and perhaps tippling at Fort Vancouver in 1852 11 years later he was the hero of Vicksburg
Grant
We’d be in euphoria if you knew this fort near el Paso was named for Zachary, Tyler, son-in-law a West Point math teacher
Fort Bliss
Real location book titles
Charles Fraser a peek in North Carolina near Asheville,
Cold Mountain
Fort Moultrie held off the Royal Navy in 1776 a second fort constructed at the same harbor years later would gain fame in 1861
Charleston
Fort Sumter
Ethan Allen and yes, Benedict Arnold penciled in May 10, 1775 as the date to take this fort from the Brits
Fort Ticonderoga
Her 27 year relationship with Spencer Tracy was one of Hollywood’s great love stories
Catherine Hepburn
After sparks flew on the set of Cleopatra, they married in divorce, not once but twice
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
Jamie Lee Curtis called this power couple mom and dad
Tony curtis and Janet Lee
Mrs. Robinson in the movies, she was Mrs. Mel brooks for more than 40 years
Anne Bancroft
He and his musicians wanted to leave Hungary and go home home so he wrote the aptly named farewell Symphony for Prince Nicholas
Haydn
Hi din
The scandalous 18th century novel by John Cleland is subtitled the memoirs of a woman of pleasure
Clel land
Fanny hill
His book the second longest river in Africa
Michael Creighton, the Congo
Hilary Mantell, a historic manor in Wiltshire
Real book title locales
Wilt sher
Wolf hall
She was the original, funny girl, character, baby snooks
Fanny Bryce
Colm toibin , a big apple borough
real life book locals
Toe bean
Brooklyn
He wrote poems like Bright-star about Fanny Braun, the love of his short life that ended in 1821
Keats
Fanny Maye has been selling premium chocolates since it’s first store opened in this city in 1920
Chicago the windy
Her 27 year relationship with Spencer Tracy was one of Hollywood’s greatest love stories
Katherine Hepburn
Best actress on Golden Pond
Best actress the lion in winter tied, Barbra Streisand for funny girl
Guess who’s coming to dinner?
Morning glory
After sparks flew on the set of Cleopatra, they married and divorce, not once but twice
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
Jamie Lee Curtis called this power, couple mom and dad
Tony Curtis and Janet Lee
Mrs. Robinson in the movies, she was Mrs. Melbrook for more than 40 years
Ann Bancroft
Afilm producer, extraordinaire, and an eventual 6 time best actress Oscar nominee they could’ve been called irvma
Irving Falberg, Norma Schearer
A religious residence plus a charged atom equals this big assembly
Convention
Convent plus ion
This quartet of Concerti by Vivaldi is contained within his ill chu mento dell
R muh me uh dell vince C own a
The four seasons
He and his musicians wanted to leave hungry and go home so he wrote the aptly named farewell sympathy for Prince Nicholas
Haydn
Hi din
The scandalous 18th century novel by John cle lend is subtitled the memoirs of a woman of pleasure
Fanny Hill
19th century women
The National Parks service says there are more statues of her often with her infant son than any other American woman
Sacajawea, lots of statues of her along the Lewis and Clark historical Trail
Classic poem endings
mighty Casey has struck out
Casey at the bat
Classic poem endings
I took the one less traveled by and that has made all the difference
Robert frost
The road not taken
Classic poem endings
Rage rage against the dying of the light
Do not go, gentle into that good night
In 2021 Arizona made August 14 a legal state holiday to honor this tribes and indigenous code talkers from World War II
Navajo
In 2023 Governor Hatchel signed legislation making this Hindu Festival of Lights a school holiday in New York City
Diwali
Wale
British physicist,sir JJ Thompson discovered this subatomic particle on 1897
Electron
This French man was practicing medicine without a license when he tried out his rabies vaccine on a boy in 1885
Louis Pastor
Astronomer Vera Ruben said in a spiral galaxy the ratio of dark to light this is about a factor of 10
Matter
This German Discoverer of the three laws of planetary motion also invented a valveless gear pump
Johann Kepler
Calculations by er bhan , lay Vare e a were integral, to the discovery of this ice giant that was observed in 1846
Neptune
Yo Bert Young played Adrian’s brother Pauly for the first time in this 76 film
Not thr last time
Rocky
He was the C in CSNY whose 1970 album was called a virtual loyalty oath to the counter culture by the New York Times
Also name album
David Crosby
déjà vu
Melinda, Dylan and Grace such films as close encounters slap shot and asmother Parker in this 1983 holiday classic
A Christmas story
As two very different cops, Andre Brower brought the drama to homicide and playing captain Ray Holt the funny to this NYC set sitcom
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Decades after her early fame from 19 84 to 1986 she had 10 top 40 hits including it’s only love a duet with Brian Adams
Tina Turner late career resurgence
It’s the classic game of Sweet revenge
Sorry!
These I’ve had a few, but then again two few to mention you send them when turning down an invitation
Regrets
Beg this? Eisenhower generously gave 1110 of them.
Pardons
Oh, I C this adjective means chastened or penitent
Contrite
These books hold the top 4 spots in bestselling children’s books
Harry Potter
Spacewalks, briefly :
EVAS
Extravehicular activity (EVA) is the name given to any work done by an astronaut outside of his or her spacecraft. The term would encompass walking on the moon, as well as making a space walk i.e. floating around in space tethered to spacecraft.
often called the “Main Street of America”
Also location and song
Route 66
ran from Chicago to Los Angeles, right through the heart of America, and so it was often called the “Main Street of America”. The road’s name really came into the public consciousness because of Nat King Cole’s song “(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66”, and also because of the sixties TV show called “Route 66”.
is considered to be the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He was also the first notable American author to make his living through his writing, something that didn’t really go too well for him as he was always financially strapped. In 1849 he was found on the streets of Baltimore, delirious and in dire need of medical help. He died a few days later in hospital at 40 years of age.
Poe
Dizzy Gillespie instrument
TRUMPETER
Dizzy Gillespie was a musician from Cheraw, South Carolina who was best known as a jazz trumpeter. Gillespie was also known for playing a “bent” trumpet, one with the bell projecting upwards at a 45-degree angle. The unusual configuration of the instrument came about accidentally, when a pair of dancers fell on it during a birthday party. The damage to the instrument caused a change in the tone which Gillespie liked, so he left it as is.
SAS was formerly known as Scandinavian Airlines System and is the flag carrier of these three countries:
Denmark, Norway and Sweden. SAS is based at Stockholm Arlanda Airport located just north of the Swedish capital.
Big name in high-end auctions :
SOTHEBY
Sotheby’s is one of the world’s oldest auction houses, having opened its doors for business in 1744 in London. However, the company is now headquartered in New York City. The ticker symbol for Sotheby’s on the New York Stock Exchange is quite apt, i.e. “BID”.
The term was imported in the 16th century from French, in which language it means “pencil”.
We use the word “crayon” for a stick of colored wax used for drawing.
is the longest river in France. It is so long that it drains one-fifth of the nation’s land mass.
The Loire
The Loire rises in the southeast, in the Cevennes mountain range, then heads north then due west, emptying into the Bay of Biscay at the city of Nantes. The Loire Valley is home to some of France’s most famous wine production, and includes the wine regions of Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé and Muscadet. It is also home to some of the nation’s most spectacular châteaux. There are over 300 castles along the river, built by French kings and their courtiers
Airport on the L :
O’HARE
The Chicago “L” is the second largest rapid transit system in the US, with the New York City Subway being the largest. The “L” is also the second oldest, again with the New York City Subway system having the honor of being around the longest. Note that the official nickname for the system is the “L” (originally short for “elevated railroad”), although the term “El” is also in common use (especially in crosswords as “ELS”). The L is managed by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA).
Classical sitar compositions :
RAGAS
Raga isn’t really a genre of music, but has been described as the “tonal framework” in which Indian classical music is composed. Ravi Shankar was perhaps the most famous raga virtuoso (to us Westerners). Western rock music with a heavy Indian influence might be called raga rock.
It is nicknamed “The City of a Thousand Minarets” because of its impressive skyline
CAIRO
Cairo is the capital city of Egypt
replete with Islamic architecture. The name “Cairo” is a European corruption of the city’s original name in Arabic, “Al-Qahira”.
Adele albums
Adele” is the stage name of English singer Adele Adkins. Adele’s debut album is “19”, named after the age she was during the album’s production. Her second album was even more successful than the first. Called “21”, the second album was released three years after the first, when Adele was three years older. Her third studio album “25”, released in 2015, broke the first-week sales records in both the UK and the US. “30” followed in 2021.
Voices Maggie and Bart Simpson
Maggie Simpson is the youngest child of Marge and Homer Simpson on the animated tv show “The Simpsons”. Maggie is voiced by Nancy Cartwright, who also voices Bart Simpson.
was sometimes referred to as “Mr Hockey”. He was the only hockey player to have competed in the NHL for five decades (from the forties through the eighties), and held the NHL record for most games and most seasons played.
Gordie Howe was a Canadian hockey player. Regarded as one of the game’s greatest players,
Mellville most famous novel
The full title of Herman Melville’s novel is “Moby-Dick; or, The Whale”. Note that the convention is to hyphenate “Moby-Dick” in the title, as that was how the book was first published, in 1851. However, there is no hyphen in the name of the whale “Moby Dick” as reproduced throughout the text.
is the largest of three active volcanoes in Italy, and indeed the largest of all active volcanoes in Europe.
Mount Etna on the island of Sicily
Etna is about 2 1/2 times the height of its equally famous sister, Mt. Vesuvius. Mt. Etna is home to a 110-km long narrow-gauge railway, and two ski resorts. It is sometimes referred to as “Mongibello” in Italian, and as “Mungibeddu” (sometimes “Muncibeddu”) in Sicilian. The English name “Etna” comes from the Greek “aitho” meaning “I eat”.
Mallard cousins with distinctive rear feathers :
PINTAILS
The pintail is a large duck, the male of which has a conspicuous set of long tail feathers. Those tail feathers give the species its name.
The mallard is perhaps the most recognizable of all ducks and is also known as the wild duck. The name “mallard” has the same Latin root as our word “male”, probably reflecting how flamboyant the coloring is of the male of the species relative to the female.
This term “” comes from the Latin meaning “bite”.
morsel
Latin “morsus”
There are many species of pine tree (well over 100). The smallest and tallest is
probably the Siberian dwarf pine, which usually grows to less than 10-feet tall. The tallest is the ponderosa pine, which regularly grows to over 200-feet tall
