Lake Como In Italy Flashcards
July 31 1970 is known as black tot day - the last day that the British navy issued sailors their daily rations of this liquor that usually uses a base of molasses or sugar cane juice
Rum
San uh golly
Cc beans
Chana (mah sal uh) - fantastic Indian dish
Bengal gram
Are just some of the other names ( or dishes?) for what type of legume
Chickpeas or garbanzo beans
I won’t eat them plain but if you grind them up in a spread I will dip literally 1K chips into them
Dubbed as the most atrocious cockney accent in history of cinema this American actor apologized for his accent 50 years later
Obviously neither the singing or dancing penguins could sweep that accent under the rug
Dick van duke from Mary poppins
Good old Richard
This president was both a dominant wrestler and a licensed bartender before entering politics
As a wrestler amassed 300 victories with only 1 defeat
Lincoln
Not Top rope Teddy bought his way onto Rushmore
This welsh privateer fought alongside the British in the Caribbean in the 1500s and was eventually knighted by King Charles II
Captain Henry Morgan
Might know him better as this liquor company mascot and namesake
ATF
What name is shared by a popular US branded malt liquor and a popular hand gun with a barrel around 11mm in diameter
Colt 45
People in US history
Which founding fathers had an illegitimate son William who was not only the last colonial governor but also a staunch loyalist during the American revolution (meaning to Britain?)
Ben Franklin - his son was the A hole
Food
What chip company had a whirlwind few days after an executive from parent company Pepsi went on freakanomics podcast and off handily made a comment about creating a lady version of this popular snack, which would have chips with a lower crunch profile, less dust on their fingers and a special size pink bag that would fit in their purse
Doritos
Actors and actresses
This Oscar winning actor has played a neo natzi prison leader an obnoxious newspaper editor and a tobacco lobbyist
Oh yeah also voice of peanut m&m
JK Simmons
Oldest university in US
Harvard
Founded 1638 or something like that
1787 or something like that became a university
Second oldest university in US
College of William and Mary
Oldest HCBU in US
Founded in 1837
Chain e in PA - just like the coach cheyney
Not Moorhouse
Sherri Lewis the ventriloquist and entertainer first appeared on captain kangaroo in 56 and went on to have several successful show do her own original puppeteer of her sock puppet side kick named this
Lamb chop
This type of beer takes its name from the German word for yeast
Heff uh vizen visen
Heff uh translates to yeast in German
02 Charles Shaw Shiraz which is better known by this nickname beat out over 2K other wines to win double gold medal at the international eastern wine competition
2 buck chuck
How many ounces are in a standard growler
64
Synonymous with the craft beer scene
After he repeal of prohibition this president who was only elected once was in the White House when America had the fewest nUmber of breweries
Carter - he legalized he brewing
Small breweries were bought up by bigger chains; before the craft beer Revolution
This well known childrens author was posthumously inducted into the Nashville songwriters hall of fame in 02; his contributions to country music include works for Johnny cash and Loretta Lynn
Grammy in 70 for a boy named sue
Shell Silverstein
This childrens toy was famously banned from NSA headquarters in 99 over fears that it might repeat info related to national security
Ferbie
Everyone knows the Rice Krispie elves
For 2 commercials in the 50s there was a fourth elf with this 3 letter name designed to show the power of whole grain rice
Snap crackle pop
POW
This former US president appeared on wait wait don’t tel me and successfully aced a 3 question quiz on my little pony friendship is magic
Clinton
During the 80s Bert Reynolds had a heated feud with this tabloid leading to him dumping horse manure from his helicopter on the Christmas tree at headquarters in boca Raton
National enquirer
This 13 movie won 3 Oscar’s best actor best supporting and best makeup and hair styling despite hair and makeup budget only being $250
Dallas buyers club
In 09 former Libyan leader mOmar guh dah fee caused a stir at the UN when he proposed the abolishment of this European country
Switzerland
His sons and sons wife arrested in Geneva
Italian French German speaking citizens to go to respective countries
This current NFL quarterback has finished second in MVP voting 4 separate times more than anyone else in history
06 09 11 18
Drew Brees
Sum of all of the numbers on the roulette wheel
666
1-36
37 or 38 pockets most other countries only have 0 and not 00
In Africa these 3 sets of counties are neighbors in more than 1 way; they share a border and also neighbors when listing the countries of the word alphabetically going by UN charter nations
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Guinea
Guinea bah sow
Central African republic
Chad
The island group that consists of
Puerto Rico Jamaica Cuba and Hispaniola has this 2 word name; half of that name is shared with this smaller group of islands in the Caribbean and other half relates to the size of these islands
Greater Antilles
The all tuh mont free concert wqs a festival organized by these bands in 69
Bonus what organization was hired to provide security
The Rolling Stones and Grateful Dead
Hells angels security - did not go well someone stabbed
The bell the bow tie the ball and the boot are the names of the 4 shapes of this specific food item
Chicken McNuggets
All taken from specific Chicken parts that are shaped that way
