Cinema in the Clouds
Birds of a Feather
Sky-High Food & Drink
High-Altitude Geography
Flying Folklore
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In this family film, a house is lifted by balloons to travel to South America's "Paradise Falls." 

Up

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This mythical bird is famous for bursting into flames and being reborn from its own ashes.

A Phoenix 

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This "heavenly" light cake is traditionally served with berries and is leavened primarily with egg whites. 

Angel Food Cake

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This mountain range, the highest in the world, contains 14 peaks that exceed 8,000 meters in height. 

The Himalayas

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This 3-word name refers to the ghost ship that is eternally doomed to sail the oceans and is sometimes seen as a glowing "apparition" in the clouds. 

The Flying Dutchman

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This 1939 classic ends with the line, "I'm going to be a great big star!" after a farm girl is whisked away by a tornado. 

The Wizard of Oz

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This large scavenger bird is the national bird of several South American countries and is one of the largest flying birds in the world. 

An Andean Condor (will accept: Condor)

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This candy bar, featuring nougat, shares its name with a massive spiral galaxy. 

Milky Way 

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This South American country's administrative capital, La Paz, is the highest capital city in the world. 

Bolivia

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In Chinese mythology, this scaly celestial creature is the ruler of the clouds and rain, often depicted chasing a "flaming pearl" through the sky. 

A Dragon

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In the Harry Potter series, this is the specific breed of owl that Hewig is. 

Snowy Owl

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A group of these birds is called a "wedge" when they're flying in the air because they're often seen in V-formations.

Geese

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Often served at brunch, this cocktail is named after a colorful atmospheric phenomenon seen in the morning. 

Tequila Sunrise

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Located in the Andes, this "Lost City of the Incas" sits on a mountain ridge 7,970 feet above sea level. 

Machu Picchu

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This tale from English folklore depicts a character who uses a handful of magic beans to reach a castle located in the sky. 

Jack and the Beanstalk

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This character famously travels through the London sky using a talking umbrella as a parachute. 

Mary Poppins

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While a group of crows is a "murder," this is the sophisticated-sounding collective noun for a group of owls. 

A Parliament 

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This classic floral cocktail, made with gin, maraschino liquor, and creme de violette, is named after the brand of science involving the operation of aircraft. 

An Aviation 

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This African peak is the highest free-standing mountain in the world, meaning it is not part of a mountain range. 

Mount Kilimanjaro 

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This legendary city, often described as a "floating" or "hidden" paradise in the Himalayas, was first mentioned in the novel Lost Horizon

Shangri-La

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In Top Gun, it's the nickname of Maverick's best friend and RIO, played by Anthony Edwards

Goose

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Because of their sensitivity to carbon monoxide, these small yellow birds were used in coal mines as early warning systems. 

Canaries

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This French "hollow" pastry, used for cream puffs and eclairs, relies on high moisture content to create steam that "inflates" the dough like a hot air balloon.

Choux Pastry 

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At 12,500 ft, this body of water on the border of Peru and Bolivia is the highest navigable lake in the world. 

Lake Titicaca

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This large, legendary creatureof prey in many Indigenous North American cultures is said to create thunder by flapping its wings. 

Thunderbird

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