Hawaii 8 Islands Flashcards
Portmanteau for Disney World’s wintery mix :
SNOAP
One of Disney’s magic tricks is making it snow, when the temperatures are maybe in the eighties. Disney snowflakes are made from “snoap”, i.e. soap converted in flakes and blown into the air by a “secret” machine.
is an English actress who is quite famous in her native land. She made a big name for herself outside the UK when she played the “baddie” in the 2007 movie “Michael Clayton”, opposite the “goodie” played by George Clooney. That performance earned Swinton a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
Tilda Swinton
Also in asteroid city
is the largest species in the deer family, and can stand almost at 7 feet at the shoulder. They are a little unusual in that they are solitary animals, unlike other deers who tend to move in herds.
The moose
We use the term “moose” here in North America, but confusingly, the same animal is referred to as “elk” in British English.
The “opposite” of an acid is this
Also color for litmus paper
base
Acids turn litmus paper red, and bases turn it blue. Acids and bases react with each other to form salts. An important subset of the chemicals called bases are alkalis, hydroxides of the alkali metals and of ammonium. The term “alkali” is sometimes used interchangeably with “base”, especially if that base is readily soluble in water.
Copacabana city, casually :
RIO
Copacabana is a neighborhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro that is home to a famous (and much-used) beach. The neighborhood is named for a chapel there, dedicated to the Virgen de Copacabana (Our Lady of Copacabana). The Virgen de Copacabana is the patron saint of Bolivia, with the original Copacabana being a Bolivian town located on the southeastern shore of Lake Titicaca.
A major focus is the biochemistry of this , the organic molecule that provides energy to support many of the processes in living cells.
adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
That energy is provided when adenosine triphosphate (ATP) converts into adenosine diphosphate (ADP) or adenosine monophosphate (AMP).
is the most successful single brand for the Kellogg company, as millions of the sugary treats are sold every year. The US Military bought quite a few in 2001, and dropped 2.4 million into Afghanistan during the invasion after 9/11.
Pop-Tart
The cocktail called this is a mix of fresh orange juice with vodka.
screwdriver
Apparently the drink originated with a group of engineers in the late forties who used to spike small cans of orange juice with vodka, and then stir it in with their screwdrivers.
is a retired NBA player who has made a name for himself as an actor. He gave a lauded performance as basketball prodigy Jesus Shuttlesworth in the 1998 film “He Got Game”, appearing alongside Denzel Washington.
Ray Allen
Purple-brown :
PUCE
The name of the purple shade known as “puce” has a strange derivation. “Puce” came into English from French, in which language “puce” means “flea”. Supposedly, puce is the color of a flea!
is a person chosen to take the blame in place of others. The term comes from the Bible’s Book of Leviticus,
scapegoat
which describes a goat that was cast into the desert along with the sins of the community.
Go on the stump :
ORATE
“To stump” can mean “to go on a speaking tour during a political campaign”. This peculiarly American term dates back to the 19th century. Back then, a stump speech was an address given by someone standing on a large tree stump that provided a convenient perch to help the speaker get his or her message across to the crowd.
Frank Lloyd Wright estate in Wisconsin :
TALIESIN
Taliesin is an estate that was owned by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright and is located about 25 miles west of Madison, Wisconsin. He designed an expansive house-studio campus on about 600 acres of land that had been in Wright’s mother’s family. Wright chose the name of the estate in honor of a renowned Welsh bard named Taliesin who was active in the 6th century.
Airport on Boston Harbor :
LOGAN
Boston’s Logan Airport (BOS) is named for General Edward Lawrence Logan, a military officer from South Boston who fought in the Spanish-American War.
Marmaduke, for one :
Also creator
GREAT DANE
The Great Dane breed of dog isn’t actually from Denmark, and rather is from Germany. Great danes were originally bred to hunt wild boar, and were also used for protection and as guard dogs.
Marmaduke is the title character in a newspaper comic strip that has been drawn by Brad Anderson since 1954. Marmaduke is a Great Dane, and the pet dog of the Winslow family.
