New Orleans Airport Satchmo Flashcards
Clementine is a cross between these 2 citrus fruits
Sweet orange
Willow leaf mandarin orange
2028 Olympics
LA
3rd time
In running for 24 but lost to Paris
In greek mythology This winged horse Sprung from the blood of Medusa
Pegasus
Poisedon had relations with Medusa
Per see is slew her and the blood that spew forth wqs Pegasus
Tallest structure in the world from 1880-84 and then surpassed by this structure
Cologne cathedral surpassed by Washington monument
And then surpassed by Eiffel Tower
This 19th century puh ree shun works include the Spanish singer and a bar at the foleys ber jhare
Which 19th c. Parisian painter’s works include “The Spanish Singer” and “A Bar at the Folies -Bergere”?
Edward Manet
Only flag that features a building and nothing else but colors
Cambodia - angor watt
Afghanistan features a mosque but also text and wheat
San Marino - 3 towers but text and laurels
Portugal and Spain - coats of arms with little bitty castles
Which English poet, known for the Prelude and cowriting Lyrical Ballads, wrote no verse during his time as Poet Laureate?
William Wordsworth
The battle of tes ul in 1795 was the only time where a Calvary troop captured this type of military transportation
Fleet of ships
Dutch fleet was iced in ; had non Choice but to surrender so then you have the legend
Huh sars-
Better to not know the actual story and let your imagination go
A generonym is this specific type of name that has evolved into common usage
Brand name
Examples brand aids Kleenex xerox
The worlds hottest chili pepper
Bonus What was it invented for
Dragons breath
Anesthetic
7 stages of cooking sugar
Thread -230 -234 F
Soft ball 235 -240
Firm ball 241 -249
hard ball 250-268
Soft crack 270-295
Hard crack 298-310
Caramel and beyond 320+
Names have to do with what it does when taking it out of cooking process
For example form a softball
This is the name of the fictional town where most of John Hughes movies were set supposedly a suburb of Chicago
Cher mur
Dogs
How many times does this bark in the little production company sequence after Simpsons episodes
ew boo
Barks Just once
ScRface
Name of the film where al Pacino recruits this actor to consult for his sports betting racket
Muh con uh hey in 2 for the money
Superman
One hit wonder sang the 90s song kryptonite
3 doors down
Old French cathedrals
Apocalyptic name given to the backfield of the 1924 notre dame football team
The four horseman
Fullback ric flair haha
North America
This minor holiday celebrates Mexico’s defeat of France in this war in 1862
Cinco de Mayo
Franco Mexican war
In a memorable cold open from season 3 ep 20 product recall Jim enters the office dressed as Dwight ; Dwight doesn’t notice at first but Jim asks what kind of bear is best
What bear is best according to fake Dwight
Black bear
False
In 1908 Anna Jarvis held a memorial
Ceremony that became the first official observance of this commemorative day that years later Jarvis unsuccessfully organized a petition to rescind
Mother’s Day
Resented the fact that it became commercialized
This civil war confederate general rode a horse named little sore ul that is on display at VMI the school where he was a professor of artillery tactics and natural philosophy before the war
Thomas stonewall Jackson
Robert e lee rode traveler
First American born woman to win the Nobel prize in literature
1938
Pearl S buck - the good earth ( although don’t really award for.a book)
Rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China
This first ballot hall of famer is credited with coining the term the mendonza line for Mario mendonza - career avg of .215 - describing futility in bating but closer to 200
This player may also be known for a slightly viral video describing being violently Ill in Vegas
Modern words
Neal Stephenson coined this word in his 92 novel snow crash ; it was later shortened by a a company to become its new name
Meta verse
Cyberpunk work
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