Zenith High Point Flashcards
Going by Latin names the two 3 letter constellations
Ara arrr uh
Leo- zodiac
Winged horse constellation
Pegasus
Contains the autumn dipper - often mistake for the big one
Female Native American interpreter
Sacajawea
One of the first In the who is series
Many a cruise leaves out of port Everglades in this city thr seat of broward county
Brow ard
Fort Lauderdale
Man for whom Nevada casino town is named
Laughlin
Wap uh cuh net uh Ohio famous for being birthplace of this astronaut
Armstrong
The entire poem by Strickland gillilan titled on the antiquity of microbes consists of these 3 words
Adam had em
Thr first Episode of antiques ode show would be about the 1819 Keats poem with this title object
A Grecian urn
Thr sea fever in John Masefields poem is curable : all I ask for is this and a star to steer her by
Tell ship
Tennyson poem about a land of these people named for their diet in which it seemed always afternoon inspired a painting
Lotus eaters
Rhyming verb pairs
To do away with a law and make something shinier and smoother by rubbing
Abolish and polish
A vegan version of this spinach pie can be made by substituting tofu for thr cheese
Span uh cope uh duh
In 1776 it was chosen to replace Charleston as a state capital
Colombia
From the Greek for skewer this fast food consists of marinated meat grilled and served on a skewer
Souvlaki
Suev la key
Elector Frederick IV efforts to unite Protestants against Catholics in Germany helped set thr stage for this 16th c. War
Thirty years war
Yohannes IV emperor of this African country spent most of his 19th c. Reign repelling military threats from Egypt and Italy
Ethiopia
11th century count Baldwin iv of this historic principality now a Belgian region expanded it at the expense of France
Flanders
The cucumbers in this Greek yogurt dip can be grated or chopped
Zatziki silent t at the beginning
Peter iv was king of this region of northeastern Spain for 50 years and often at odds with Majorca and Castile
My ork uh
Aragon
This paper thin pastry dough is used in such delights as tiropita a feta cheese pie
Tuh rope uh tuh
Filo
Greek bread ring covered with sesame seeds
Sold by street vendors
Coo lore E
British king served as regent for his father thr 3rd for nearly a decade before reigining himself 1820-30
King George IV
Us business founders
Originally, this was a sideshow performer, perhaps one at a circus. Sometimes the term “” is used today for someone regarded as foolish or clumsy, and also for someone who is technically driven and expert, but often socially inept.
geek
This name “” comes from the Latin “”, the word for a “rose garden” or a “garland of roses”. The term is used figuratively, in the sense of a “garden of prayers”.
rosary
rosarium Latin
Army technology
Bearing the name of a man who died in iowa in 1838 these began service in 1979 and today number in thr thousands
Black hawks
Helicopter
Chief Black Hawk headed the Sauk tribe which roamed this area of Iowa. His full name was Black Sparrow Hawk but somewhere it was shortened. He took over as medicine man when his father died and kept the items for that “job” in a pouch made from the sparrow’s skin
Inventions
Orange was the new black for Australian David warren who invented this device in 50s now ubiquitous transport related device
Black box
Despite color orange
Flight recorder inventor so not open coffin
1960s music
Iconic 63 song mentions 13 locations in California 1 in Hawaii and somewhat incongruously given the tile Australia ‘s
narrow bean
Surfin USA
Beach boys
Why is Australia mentioned?
MLB
Australians elected to an all star team
3
Dave Nelson - brewers catcher 99
Grant bell 4 - A’s relief pitcher 13
Liam Hendricks - A’s pitcher 19
Animals
Described as a bout the size of a small dog this animal currently found in wild of 1 Australian state is largest living carnivorous marsupial
Tasmanian devil in Tasmania
Disappearances
Australian PM that disappeared
67
Howard halt
While swimming off coast of Melbourne
Now Howard halt memorial Swimming center ?!
Never seen again
Robin givens became a spokesperson for the national domestic violence hotline after marriage to this athlete
Mike Tyson
This Robin was best known for hosting tv show about lives of wealthy and well known
Robin leech
