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.
