Stanley And Livingstone Tanganyika (today's Tanzania) Flashcards
Spielberg thriller set on Amity Island :
JAWS
“Jaws” is a thrilling 1975 movie directed by Steven Spielberg that is based on a novel of the same name by Peter Benchley. The film has a powerful cast, led by Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw. “Jaws” was perhaps the first summer blockbuster and had the highest box office take in history up to that time, which was a record that stood until “Star Wars” was released two years later.
These were storytellers, poets and composers of music in medieval Britain and Ireland, with the term coming from the Old Celtic word ” that described a poet or singer.
original bards
Old Celtic word “bardos
I guess the most famous bard was William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon.
Sect that adheres to Ordnung :
AMISH
The Amish are members of a group of Christian churches, and a subgroup of the Mennonite churches. The Amish church originated in Switzerland and Alsace in 1693 when it was founded by Jakob Ammann. It was Ammann who gave the name to the Amish people. Many Amish people came to Pennsylvania in the 18th century.
The rules of the Amish Church are known as the “Ordnung”. It is the Ordnung that defines the rules related to everyday aspects of Amish life, such as limitations in clothing that can be worn, and in the use of technology. “Ordnung” is a German word meaning “order, rule”.
The unit of mass that we know today as a pound is descended from the old Roman unit of weight known as a this
libra”. That “libra” connection is why we abbreviate “pound” to “lb”. The name “pound” comes from the Latin “pondo” meaning “weight”. Our term “ounce” (abbreviated to “oz.”) comes from the Latin “uncia”, which was 1/12 of a Roman “libra”.
Someone described as this experiences little or no romantic attraction.
aromantic (“aro”, for short)
The opposite of aromanticism is a alloromanticism.
” is a nautical term used to tell someone to stop or desist from what they are doing.
Avast
The word comes from the Dutch “hou vast” meaning “hold fast”
This is a musical performance in the open air, specifically at night.
A serenade
We tend to think of the term applying to a young man serenading his lover from below her window. We imported the word via French from the Italian “serenata” meaning “evening song”, influenced by the Italian “sera” meaning “evening”.
The Natural” protagonist
Also starring this actor
Hobbs : ROY
“The Natural” is an engaging 1984 sports film starring Robert Redford as fictional player Roy Hobbs. The movie is based on a 1952 novel of the same name by Bernard Malamud. MOst of the filming took place in Buffalo, New York. Key locations used were War Memorial Stadium (now demolished) and All-High Stadium. One key element of the storyline is Hobbs’ baseball bat named “Wonderboy”. It was made from the wood of an oak tree that was struck by lightning. Hobbs’ father was standing beside the tree when it was struck, resulting in his death from a heart attack.
Actress and singer came to public attention when she was a member of the original Broadway cast of “Rent”. She is known on the small screen for playing Shelby Corcoran on the musical TV show “Glee”. On the big screen, her most noted performance was as the voice actor behind her in the Disney hit “Frozen”. It
Idina Menzel
Queen Elsa
is Menzel who sings the Oscar-winning song “Let It Go” in “Frozen”.
is an American actress born in London, England. She is best known for portraying the character Diane Court in the 1989 high school romance movie “Say Anything…”, starring opposite John Cusack. She is the daughter of the Scottish folk singer Donovan.
Ione Skye
is a song sung by sailors, often when they are working away on some repetitive task.
A sea shanty(also “chantey”)
The Real Housewives” reality television franchise is incredibly successful, and far reaching. The original show was “this , which started airing in 2006.
The Real Housewives of Orange County”
Just a few of the many, many versions of the show are:
The Real Housewives of New Jersey”
“The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City”
“The Real Housewives of Dubai”
“The Real Housewives of Sydney” (Australia)
“Dublin Wives” (Ireland)
“The Real Housewives of Jersey” (UK)
“Les Vraies Housewives” (France)
“The Real Housewives of Toronto” (Canada)
Hanna Barbara animated production based on Belgian comic series of thr same name
Also who voiced multiple characters
Smurfs
Don messik also voiced bam bam Flintstones and scooby doo
Documentary race
That eats its young about this grueling competition
Competitors must run 100 miles of mountainous terrain in less than 60’hours
Accumulated vertical
Climb over 50K feet
Also location
Barkley marathons - close to 5 marathons to finish
Like free solo documentary
Tennessee
No nba HOFers turned color analysts have finished course
Documentary race
That eats its young about this grueling competition
Competitors must run 100 miles of mountainous terrain in less than 60’hours
Accumulated vertical
Climb over 50K feet
Also location
Barkley marathons - close to 5 marathons to finish
Like free solo documentary
Tennessee
No nba HOFers turned color analysts have finished course
