Speak softly and carry a big stick - Minnesota state fair Teddy Flashcards
Game of chance similar to bingo :
BEANO
The game called Beano is a precursor to Bingo. Beano was so called as dried beans were used to cover the called numbers on a card.
Medieval arm that was a long range weapon once outlawed for use against Christians by the Catholic Church
Arbalest- large crossbow
R buh lest
A footprint in the sand was the inspiration for the trademark anatomically shaped sole of this shoe brand
Birkenstock
Muddy wore as a teenager on jeopardy
On a paycheck this 4 letter abbreviation refers to taxes taken out to fund social security and Medicare
FICA
Of thr 3 shark species that are filter feeders this slow moving gentle giant is the largest
Whale shark
Western Australia in shark bay
Up to 60ft long
ScRed by humans - no teeth
Royal elephant of children’s literature :
BABAR
“Babar the Elephant” originated in France, a creation of Jean de Brunhoff in 1931. The first book was “Histoire de Babar”, a book so successful it was translated into English two years later for publication in Britain and the US. Jean de Brunhoff wrote six more Babar stories before he died in 1937, and then his son Laurent continued his father’s work.
is Spanish for “That Kiss”,
Paul Anka’s “__ Beso” : ESO
“Eso Beso
and is the title of a 1962 hit song recorded by Canadian-born singer Paul Anka.
To the left, at sea :
APORT
The left side of a ship used to be called the “larboard” side, but this was dropped in favor of “port” as the pronunciation of “larboard” was easily confused with “starboard”, the right side of the vessel. The term “port” was chosen as it was customary to dock a ship, for loading in port, with the left side of the vessel against the dock.
The Good Place” creator
Michael : SCHUR
Producer and writer Michael Schur started his career in comedy in 1998 as a writer on “Saturday Night Live”. He went on to produce and write episodes for “The Office”, and acted in the show as well, playing Dwight’s cousin Mose. He then co-created “Parks And Recreation”, and later “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”. He is also the creator of the sitcom “The Good Place”. In 2005, Schur married J. J. Philbin, daughter of TV legend Regis Philbin.
“The Good Place” is a fantasy-comedy TV show about a woman who wakes up in the afterlife. The woman is played by Kristen Bell, and the afterlife is a heaven-like utopia designed by Michael, an immortal architect portrayed by Ted Danson.
Annual football game in Arizona :
FIESTA BOWL
The Fiesta Bowl is a college football bowl game played every year at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona.
Muse of poetry :
ERATO
In Greek mythology, Erato was the Muse of lyric poetry. She is often depicted with a wreath of myrtle and roses, and playing a lyre.
a Chilean writer, and the world’s most widely-read, Spanish-language author.
Isabel Allende
Isabel is related to Salvador Allende, the ex-President of Chile
Melmac native of 1980s TV :
ALF
“ALF” is a sitcom that aired in the late eighties. The title character is a hand-puppet, and supposedly an alien named Gordon Shumway from the planet Melmac. The alien crash-landed into the house of amateur radio enthusiast Willie Tanner. Tanner renamed the intruder “ALF”, standing for “alien life form”.
Athleta parent company :
GAP
The Gap is a San Francisco-based clothing retailer that was founded in 1969. The name “the Gap” was a homage to the popular sixties term “the generation gap”.
is an Urdu word that translates literally as “dusty”.
Khaki
The word was adopted for its current use as the name of a fabric by the British cavalry in India in the mid-1800s.
Author is best known for his “Percy Jackson & the Olympians” series of fantasy novels, some of which have been adapted into movies
Rick Riordan
The Waste Land” poet’s monogram :
TSE
T. S. Eliot (TSE) wrote his poem called “The Waste Land” in 1922. “The Waste Land” opens with the famous line, “April is the cruellest month
was the third President of Egypt right up to the time of his assassination in 1981.
Anwar Sadat
Sadat won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978, along with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, for the role played in crafting the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty of 1978 at Camp David. It was this agreement that largely led to Sadat’s assassination three years later.
Famous women
She joined the sisters of loreto at age 18 then took her food world to Calcutta where she was called this
Luh ray toe
Mother Teresa
Together, Zeus and Hera had these three children:
Ares, Hebe, and Hephaestus
Barbecue sauce
Mustard
This food made from bits of ground corn or hom uh knee are official prepared food of Georgia
Grits
The motto of this US Forrest service mascot is give a hoot don’t this
Woodsy owl
Pollute
Once known as chiropody this branch of medicine comes from Greek words meaning to heal the foot
Kuh rop uh d
Podiatry
This NFL quarterback led the chiefs to super bowl wins in these 2 years
Mahomes
20 and 23
Inn1588 Francis drake served as a commander of thr force that defeated this European fleet
Spanish Armada
Thr coordinates of this point - thr farthest on the glove farthest from land are found in thr middle od this ocean
Point Nemo
Pacific
This popular and colorful candy shares its name with a British type of bowling
Skittles
Watered down chocolate syrup was used as blood for this famous scene
Shower scene in psycho - Hitchcock
Award winning first novel entitled everything is this
Jonathan safran - saf rahn
Illuminated
Ticking item that helps musicians keep time :
METRONOME
Gem whose name comes from “upala,” the Sanskrit word for “precious stone” :
OPAL
The largest opal ever found, and the most valuable, is the Olympic Australis. It was discovered in South Australia in 1956. That same year, the Summer Olympics were being held in Melbourne so the newly discovered stone was given the name “Olympic Australis”.
In 21 Pringles released a limited edition chip inspired by this fast food chains spicy chicken sandwich
Wendy’s
2020 glass animals song
British rock band
Heat waves
Both with an S
Just heard same night lifting and wqs thinking about it
Space Jam” bunny voiced by Kath Soucie
Lola
” is Latin for “note well”, and is abbreviated to “NB”.
Nota bene
Oldest Bobbsey daughter :
NAN
The “Bobbsey Twins” series of children’s novels was first written by Edward Stratemeyer in 1904. Stratemeyer used the pseudonym Laura Lee Hope, as did subsequent authors who wrote 72 books in the series between 1904 and 1979. The title characters are two sets of fraternal twins, one named Bert and Nan (who are 12) and the other named Flossie and Freddie (who are 6).
