Shackleton
Shackleton’s 1914 Antarctic expedition set sail aboard this three-masted barquentine, whose name became tragically ironic after the ship was crushed by pack ice.
What is the Endurance?
The Mets' original home, opened in 1964 and located in Queens, was named after this former New York mayor.
Who is John Shea?
The medical term for excessive belching comes from the Greek word eructare, meaning “to discharge.”
What is eructation?
This ship carried Charles Darwin on the nearly five-year voyage during which his observations of plants and animals helped shape his theory of evolution by natural selection.
This Indonesian island, famous for its Hindu temples, rice terraces, and beaches, is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations.
What is Bali?
After his ship was crushed by Antarctic pack ice, Shackleton and his men eventually reached this bleak island, where 22 men waited while he sailed for help.
What is Elephant Island?
In 1986, the Mets won the World Series by defeating this American League team in seven games.
Who are the Boston Red Sox?
The phrase “butterflies in one’s stomach” reflects the influence of this extensive network of neurons embedded within the gastrointestinal tract, sometimes called the “second brain.”
What is the enteric nervous system?
The Knicks have won the NBA Finals this many times.
What is 3?
This Japanese city, once the imperial capital for more than 1,000 years, is renowned for its temples, gardens, and traditional wooden architecture.
What is Kyoto?
Shackleton and five companions sailed roughly 800 miles in this small lifeboat from Elephant Island to South Georgia, one of the great open-boat voyages in exploration history.
What is the James Caird?
In 1969, the “Miracle Mets” won their first World Series, defeating this team in five games.
Who are the Baltimore Orioles?
This reflex, triggered by eating, increases contractions in the colon and can explain why a person may suddenly need the bathroom shortly after a meal.
The word “espresso” refers primarily to the method by which coffee is prepared—by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee. What does the Italian word espresso most literally mean?
What is "pressed" or "expressed"?
This river flows through or along the borders of 10 countries—including Germany, Austria, Hungary, Serbia, and Romania—more than any other river in the world.
What is the Danube?
Shackleton, Frank Worsley and Tom Crean crossed the mountainous interior of this island on foot after reaching its western coast by boat.
What is South Georgia Island?
This Mets pitcher won three Cy Young Awards with the team and remains its all-time leader in wins and strikeouts.
Who is Tom Seaver?
Named for the Greek word for “hunger,” this phenomenon refers to the surprisingly loud rumbling and gurgling sounds produced by the movement of gas and fluid through the gastrointestinal tract—often noticeable when the stomach is empty.
What are borborygmi?
Crosby, Stills & Nash’s 1970 hit “Our House” was written by Graham Nash after a visit to the Los Angeles home he shared with this singer-songwriter.
Who is Joni Mitchell?
This ancient Jordanian city, carved into rose-colored sandstone cliffs, was once the capital of the Nabataean Kingdom and is reached through a narrow gorge known as the Siq.
What is Petra?
Shackleton originally intended his expedition to accomplish this roughly 2,000-mile feat, but the plan was abandoned after the Endurance became trapped in the Weddell Sea ice.
What is the first trans-Antarctic crossing?
In the 1969 World Series, the Mets came back from being down 1–0 to win this many games in a row and take the title.
What is 4?
In this rare and rather whimsical-sounding syndrome, endogenous fermentation by gastrointestinal microorganisms produces clinically significant ethanol after carbohydrate consumption.
What is auto-brewery syndrome?
The 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team’s victory over the Soviet Union is remembered by this two-word nickname, referencing the stunningly unexpected nature of the result.
What is Miracle on Ice?
Opened to maritime traffic in 1914, this 7-mile waterway connects Cape Cod Bay with Buzzards Bay, allowing vessels to bypass the peninsula’s southern and eastern coastline.
What is Cape Cod Canal?