Wonders of the World
Built ca. 2550 B.C., this is the only wonder of the ancient world still standing in its original form.
The Great Pyramid of Giza
Species - specifically those found in Africa and North America - of this insect, known for its incredibly long hibernations, are considered the loudest insect in the world, being able to produce 106.7 decibels of noise.
Cicada
Before watching this 1962 film starring Audrey Hepburn & George Peppard, you might grab a bite to eat with Paul and Holly or go shopping for some jewelry.
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The French "m'aider" is the origin of this common English expression of distress.
"Mayday"
The German onomatopoeia for this common housepet is "wau wau."
Dog
This natural wonder, which extends for approximately 344,400km2 and includes more than 3000 reefs and more than 1,050 islands and cays, is the world's largest living structure.
The Great Barrier Reef
With more than 10,000 recognized species and estimates of there being up to 100,000 trillion individuals, this is believed to be the most populous insect on Earth.
Ants
This 1957 film, which stars Henry Fonda, Joseph Sweeney, E.G. Marshall, Lee Cobb, Ed Begley, and Jack Warden, and six others, focuses on an intense argument over reasonable doubt, and serves as a critique of the McCarthyist justice system.
12 Angry Men
The English word "robot" comes from this Czech word, which means "forced labor."
"Robota"
If you were to ask a Spanish speaker what noise this waterfowl makes, they would respond "cuac cuac."
Duck
This city in the southern hemisphere, known for its golden beaches, picturesque mountains, and immense socio-economic inequality, is home to two wonders of the world.
Rio de Janeiro
This butterfly is the only one known to make two-way migrations, traveling as far as 3,000 miles south to California and Mexico to escape the winter cold.
Monarch Butterfly
This 1962 film starring Peter O'Toole and Alec Guinness is based on the life of T.E. Lawrence, and his invasion of Ottoman-controlled Arabia during the Great War.
Lawrence of Arabia
This British comedy troupe, which once ran a skit in which they repeatedly chanted "SPAM SPAM SPAM," is the reason why we now associated "spam" with unsolicited, junk emails.
Monty Python
In French, this farm animal, known for waking people up for the crack of dawn, makes the sound "cocorico."
Rooster
This city and famous archaeological site, one of the wonders of the modern world, was carved from the rose-red stone of Jordan. It served as the capital of Nabatea and was part of the Roman Empire, but was abandoned after a major earthquake ca. 363 A.D..
Petra
Biologists and entomologists estimate that there could be as many as 30 million unidentified insect species on Earth. To this point, humans have only identified approximately this number of living insect species (to the nearest 10,000).
925,000
This 1958 film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock is set in San Francisco, CA, and focuses on a private detective as he navigates love, death, obsession, deceit, and his fear of heights.
Vertigo
The Latin "talentum," root of the English "talented," refers to this thing of value.
A sum of money
French says "coin coin," Turkish says "vak vak," and Polish says "kwa kwa," but in English we say this.
"Quack Quack"
This wonder of the natural world is the only one that you can possibly see from any continent.
Aurora Borealis / Aurora Australis
This is the use of an insect's ovipositor.
Laying Eggs
In 1999, the American Film Institute named this man, the star of High Sierra, The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, & The African Queen, the greatest male star of classic Hollywood cinema. His wife and longtime co-star, Lauren Bacall, was named the 20th greatest female star.
Humphrey Bogart
The phrase 'stealing someone's thunder' originated in England during the 18th century after an incident in this industry.
Theatre
This onomatopoeia is the answer to the classic question "what does the fox say?"
"Yip" / "Yap"