NEWER WORDS & PHRASES
MISCELLANY
SETTING THE SCENE IN SHAKESPEARE
NOVEMBER DATEBOOK
SINGLE-NAMED CELEBS
200
Portmanteau word for a close friendship between men; the movie I Love You, Man portrayed one
a bromance
200
This is the primate with the longest gestation period
humans
200
Act IV, scene i: "A cavern and in the midst a boiling cauldron"
Macbeth
200
Radical students stormed the U.S. embassy in this city November 4, 1979, leading to an international crisis
Tehran
200
She's been caught in Peter Parker's web playing MJ in Marvel's Spider-Man flicks
Zendaya
400
This phrase comes from the color used on TV maps to show the areas Al Gore won in the 2000 presidential election
blue states
400
In the U.S., if the level of purity is below 10 of these units, you cannot call it gold
karats
400
Act III, scene i: "Before the Senate house; senators in session seen through open doors"
Julius Caesar
400
She succeeded her sister Mary on Nov. 17, 1558 & then reigned for almost 45 years
Elizabeth I
400
In 2010, back when she still spelled her name with a dollar sign, she had a No. 1 hit with "We R Who We R"
Kesha
600
This phrase refers to a statement cautioning students that class material may be disturbing or upsetting
a trigger warning
600
In Egypt falafel is commonly made with fava beans rather than with this legume traditional in the United States
chickpeas
600
Act I, scene ii: "The island. The entrance of a cave"
The Tempest
600
This Polish labor leader was released from arrest on Nov. 14, 1982 & was hailed upon his arrival in his home city
Lech Walesa
600
Bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, he's acted in films like Baby Driver & The Big Lebowski
Flea
800
This phrase refers to the tendency to seek out information that supports your existing beliefs while avoiding facts that contradict them
confirmation bias
800
Parts of London have detachable fence sections that were originally used as these emergency medical items during World War II
stretchers
800
Act II, scene i: "Portia's house at Belmont"
The Merchant of Venice
800
A brand of scotch is named for this last surviving tea clipper ship, launched 151 years ago November 22
Cutty Sark
800
This British model almost had a date with Elwood in The Blues Brothers, but it didn't "stick"
Twiggy
1000
Having a dish of zoodles? That's strips of this, cut to resemble pasta
zucchini
1000
The modified Mercalli scale measures the intensity of these
earthquakes
1000
A tragedy, act I, scene ii: "The Earl of Gloucester's castle"
King Lear
1000
On Nov. 9, 1908 a tradition began as hotel guest Archie Bailey ordered 25 of these to put in the rooms
(Gideon) Bibles
1000
This Mogadishu-born supermodel was smokin' on the big screen opposite James Kirk in Star Trek VI
Iman