Mestral noticed that the seeds of the burdock plant (burrs or burs) stuck to his clothes. The hook-and-loop fastener that we now call “Velcro” was invented in 1941 by Georges de Mestral, a Swiss engineer. The name “Hygieia” gives us our contemporary term “hygiene”. She was a daughter of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine. Hygieia was both the Greek and Roman goddess of health and cleanliness. 46 Healthful practices, collectively : HYGIENE Emmanuel was known as “Manny”, and he decided to assume the name Man Ray and use it for his work. His family shortened “Radnitzky” to “Ray” in response to the anti-Semitic feeling that was prevalent at the time. Man Ray was born in South Philadelphia in 1890, and his real name was Emmanuel Radnitzky. Man Ray was an American modernist artist who spent most of his working life in Paris. 41 _ Ray (pioneer in Surrealist photography) : MAN Ontario is home to the nation’s capital of Ottawa as well as Toronto, Canada’s most populous city (and the capital of the province). In turn, Lake Ontario’s name is thought to be derived from “Ontari:io”, a Huron word meaning “great lake”. The Canadian province of Ontario takes its name from the Great Lake. Here in the US, we are most familiar with nori as the seaweed used as a wrap for sushi.
Nori is an edible seaweed that we used to know as “laver” when we were living in Wales. Yes, that sounds ridiculous, but I find this movie quite entertaining … 36 Rice bowl garnish : NORI “Face/Off” is a 1997 action movie starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage as an FBI agent and terrorist who “swap faces”. Our term “dinghy” comes from the Hindi “dingi”, a word meaning “small boat”. Eros was referred to in Latin as both “Amor” (meaning “love”) and “Cupid” (meaning “desire”). The name of Eros, the Greek god of love, gives rise to our word “erotic” meaning “arousing sexual desire”. The show covers the restoration of cars in poor condition. “Pimp My Ride” is a reality show that used to air on MTV, that was hosted by rap star Xzibit. It is also home to the annual Sundance Film Festival. It is home to two ski resorts: Deer Valley and Park City Mountain. Park City’s economy is very much dependent on tourism. Park City in Utah is located just 30 miles or so southeast of Salt Lake City.
Butts determined how many tiles of each letter, and the point value of each tile, by analyzing letter distributions in publications like “The New York Times”. The game of Scrabble has been around since 1938, the invention of an architect named Alfred Mosher Butts. 16 With 30- and 49-Across, test question to be answered by filling in the correct circle : IN A SCRABBLE GAME, …ģ0 See 16-Across : … WHAT TILE IS WORTH …
The Old French “bille” translates as “stick of wood”. The name of the game billiards comes from the French word “billiard” that originally described the wooden cue stick. The term “al pastor” translates from Spanish as “shepherd style”). The cooking method, using a vertical spit, is one introduced into Mexico by Lebanese immigrants in the 1800s. The key ingredient in al pastor is sliced, spit-grilled pork. 12 _ al pastor (Mexican street food order) : TACOSĪ taco al pastor is a popular street food from Mexico that can also be found in parts of the US. An ax blade is set in line with the shaft. Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies AcrossĪn adze (also “adz”) is similar to an ax, but is different in that the blade of an adze is set at right angles to the tool’s shaft.
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