“Quinceañera” is a celebration of a girl’s fifteenth birthday, and is an event common in many parts of Latin America. In Spanish, a “tio” (uncle) is a “miembro de la familia” (member of the family). Teaspoon (tsp.) 51 Quinceañera attendee, maybe : TIO It is believed that our word “barbecue” (BBQ) comes from the Taíno people of the Caribbean in whose language “barbacoa” means “sacred fire pit”. She was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 at the age of 17, making her the youngest ever Nobel laureate. She survived, and was taken to England to recuperate. He shot Malala three times, with one bullet going into her forehead. One day a gunman came looking for her, and found her on a school bus. As the Pakistani military regained control of the area, Malala’s story was related in a documentary and she gave frequent interviews. She started a blog when she was 11 or 12 that outlined her life in northwest Pakistan under occupation by the Taliban. The title tells the essence of Malala’s story. “I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban” is a memoir co-written by Malala Yousafzai and British journalist Christina Lamb. 41 Education activist who is the youngest Nobel Prize laureate : MALALA YOUSAFZAI (ZZ-I, sounds like “zigh”) It was one of these pilgrimages that was the inspiration for Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales” written in the 14th century. Canterbury is famous for Canterbury Cathedral where Thomas Becket was murdered in 1170, making it a pilgrimage destination for Christians. The “gaol” spelling has Norman roots and tends to be used in Britain in more formal documentation.Ĭanterbury is a city in the southeast of England, in the county of Kent. The spelling “gaol” is seen quite often in the UK, although it is gradually being replaced with “jail”. 37 Canterbury pens : GAOLSīoth “jail” and “gaol” are pronounced the same way, mean the same thing, and are rooted in the same Latin word for “cave”. The beautiful color teal takes its name from the duck called a teal, which has dark greenish-blue (teal) markings on its head and wings. Syria was granted independence from France in 1946. The modern state that we know as Syria was established after WWI as a French mandate. The name of the breed comes from the French phrase “bichon à poil frisé” meaning “small dog with curly hair”. The breed of dog known as a bichon frisé is characteristically small and fluffy. 18 Small dog with a French name : BICHON FRISE (ZZ-A, sounds like “zay”) Decades later, the day is observed in over 175 countries. The original Earth Day was on April 22nd, 1970. Earth Day was designed to increase awareness and appreciation of our planet’s natural environment. 17 Earth _ : DAYĮarth Day was founded in the US, where it was introduced by Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin. In fact, NASA collaborated with the filmmakers extensively from script development to principal casting. One thing that I liked about the film is that the science cited is fairly realistic. The movie is based on a 2011 novel of the same name by Andy Weir. “The Martian” is an intriguing 2015 science fiction film starring Matt Damon as an astronaut who is accidentally stranded on Mars. He co-wrote the screenplay with his childhood friend Ben Affleck. Damon’s big break came with the 1997 movie “Good Will Hunting”, in which he starred. Matt Damon is an actor and screenwriter from Cambridge, Massachusetts. 15 Rock’s _ in Chains : ALICEĪlice in Chains (AIC) is a rock band that formed in 1987 in Seattle. The original candies were yellow and hand-shaped to look like little chicks, hence the name “Peeps”. Peeps were introduced in 1952 by a Russian immigrant called Sam Born whose company “Just Born” makes the candies to this day. Peeps are marshmallow candies, usually in the shapes of chicks and bunnies, primarily sold around the Easter holiday. Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across
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