Potpourri
It was Ford's second big seller starting with the 1928 MODEL yeAr.
What is The Model A.
By definition these occur about 50% of the way through a semester & can be a big part of your final grade.
What is a midterm?
John MACADAM was the Scottish-born chemIst for whom this nut is nAmed.
What are Macadamias?
In 1935 a race car went 277 MPH on this Florida beach; now there's an international speedway in town.
What is Daytona?
In 1982 TONY Randall hosted these awards at the Imperial Theater.
What are The Tonys?
This Microsoft program was originally called "Presenter".
What is Powerpoint?
In use since 1916 the Stanford-Binet test is commonly used to evaluate this in children (used to find a child's intelligence level).
What is IQ?
Pistachios are rich in this bone-building mineral that also helps with muscle contraction.
What is calcium?
The British 50th Infantry Division landed 25000 men on Gold Beach on this day in 1944.
What is June 6th (Or D-Day)?
Dancers come from all over the world to compete in front of Jennifer Lopez & Derek Hough on this NBC show.
What is the "World Of Dance"?
In 2017 New Jersey eliminated the cash type of this for most defendants.
What is bail?
It's a short dramatic audition filmed to show your acting potential (or lack thereof).
What is a screen test?
In Australia this 2-word nuts seeds & dried fruit combo is known as scroggin...wait a minute; where did you get M&Ms? The name of this food is...
What is trail mix?
Edisto Beach S.C. says no lights on the beach after dusk in summer to protect these sea turtles named for their big heads (long necks).
What are loggerheads?
Queen Latifah reunites with girls she went to college with on a crazy trip down to New Orleans in this film.
What is "Girls Trip"?
Begun as an alternative to SMS messaging & now part of Facebook it helps a billion people keep in touch.
What is WHATSAPP (OR MESSENGER)?
The litmus in a litmus test is a reactive dye obtained from these symbiotic plants that grow on rocks or trees.
What is lichen?
Grown in Georgia this hickory family nut is a prime ingredient in Tanya Holland's chocolate bourbon pie recipe.
What are pecans?
This California beach town & surfing mecca is named for 19th century railroad magnate Henry.
What is Huntington Beach?
This 2002 film was an adaptation of Susan Orlean's book The Orchid Thief.
What is "Adaptation"?
The Catholic revival that began in the mid-1500's is also called the Counter-this (A word for when something gets better).
What is the Counter-Reformation?
After a controlled period of strenuous exercise a stress test might include one of these an EKG.
What is a ELECTROCARDIOGRAM?
2 types of this nut are English & black; when buying ones in the shell avoid shells with holes or cracks.
What are walnuts?
It's the activity of gathering quahogs & longnecks maybe on the beaches of Martha's Vineyard.
What is clamming?
Carrie Fisher auditioned for Star Wars & this horror film at the same time--the 2 directors were in the same room.
What is Carrie?