Stephen King The Shining Flashcards
In 1986 this became Louisiana official state donut
Ben yay
This Celtic goddess wqs the protector of horses ; she’s much better known today for sharing her name with the most famous horse in video game history
E pon uh
Link rides
In 1875 captain Matthew webb became the first person to do this unaided
Took him 21 hours
World record is 6 hours
Swim the English Channel - misdirected by currents stung by jellyfish
Actually died trying to swim the whirlpool rapids of Niagara Falls
Who played these 5 characters on this show that aired on BBC America and ended in 17
Sarah manning
Christina knee house
Allison Hendricks
Rachel Duncan
Elena
Tah tee an uh
mas lan e
In orphan black
In 1582 the samurai warlord hash e bah heed e o she captured tack uh mack sue castle in this very unusa
Way
Hercules did the same to clean the agean stables as part of 12 labors
Redirected local rivers to flood the place
A political position developed in 19th century Britain taking the form of opposition to the disulition of legal separation of church and state
Antidisestablishmentarianism
This strong drink - banned for many decades in the US - takes its name from the scientific name for the plant grand worm wood
Ab sinth
Woke up naked in a strangers house with flowers
This strong drink - banned for many decades in the US - takes its name from the scientific name for the plant grand worm wood
Ab sinth
Woke up naked in a strangers house with flowers
Only country in the world named after a woman
St Lucia- in the carribean
Capital is cas trece
Castries
Bible book chapter and verse
And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes and they shall know I’m the lord when I lay my vengeance upon them
Ezekiel 25:17
Samue L Jackson in pulp fiction
King James Bible
I promised I would include this question
Only wrestler to be inducted into HOF 2 times
Voice commander Douglas hill in 09 video game command an conqueror red alert 3 uprising
Ric flair
On his own in 08 and in 12 as part of 4 horseman
Over here a pound sign is also something else
Founded the #metoo movement in 06
Tuh rahhn uh Burke
It’s officially the truth this time
In his final appearance in a certain TV show glen Matthews is revealed to be the real name of this character who had previously been known only by his occupation
The janitor on scrubs
Neil Flynn also Mike on the middle
Last appearance was actually penultimate season because they did a soft reboot for 9
I can’t see any more and it’s all her fault
In 2018 she was the first American woman to win the Nobel prize for chemistry
Francis Arnold - directed evolution of enzymes
She blinded me with science - Thomas Dolby one hit wonder
It could be you
This was the final top 10 hit by abba in the US peaking at 8 on billboard top 100
Bonus how many top 10
The winner takes it all
4 top 10 hits
Category name reference to UK lottery saying it could be you
The constellation Lyra represents this musical instrument
Lie ruh
Harp
The art of childhood is a slogan used by this art supply company
Crayola
used when making hard liquor gin
Juniper berries
In the 39 film the wizard of oz this character first line is oil can
The tin man
This ballet move is a French word meaning to whirl about
Pirouette
Peer o et
The thyroid and pituitary glands are part of this bodily system
Endocrine
This writer is often called the original Carrie Bradshaw
Candace bushnell
This Mars candy bar comes in left and right varieties
Twix
Worn by astronauts a G suit has a G that stands for
Gravity
In 2022 the game wordle wqs acquired by this newspaper
NYT
This famous author wqs buried in tarzana California
Edgar rice boroughs
Alfonso and kalamata are 2 varieties of this food
Kale uh mat uh
Olive
This 3 word phrase appears on Illinois standard license plate
Land of Lincoln
This is the largest peninsula in the world
Arabian
A torn meniscus is a common injury of this joint
Knee
