COMEDIANS' CATCHPHRASES
YOUR DESTINATION AWAITS
VENUS
NAMED FOR A PLACE
WEATHER
ROMAN MYTHOLOGY
400
"Can we talk?"
Joan Rivers
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400
Volcanic sand beaches & multi-colored cliffs await you on the Greek island of Santorini in this sea
the Aegean
400
Continent-sized land forms on Venus called terrae are named for Ishtar & this Greek counterpart of Venus
Aphrodite
400
Mmm, I do love this type of pastry, & I don't even have to go to Europe to get one
a danish
400
Guinness noted that a 15-inch one of these fluttered down at Fort Keogh, Montana in 1887
snowflake
400
The Roman messenger god Mercury had these special additions on his hat
wings
800
"You might be a redneck if..."
(Jeff) Foxworthy
800
Why this city, you may ask? It has the Rock & Roll H.O.F. & the Great Lakes Science Center, & as far as I'm concerned, it rocks!
Cleveland
800
Venus is shrouded in yellowish clouds mostly made of this acid, H2SO4
sulfuric acid
800
Named for an atoll, the site of nuclear testing, this then-daring 2-piece swimsuit exploded onto the scene in Paris in 1946
bikini
800
A hygrometer measures this, the moisture content in the atmosphere
humidity
800
Strange for a sea god, but Neptune is credited in Roman mythology with creating these land animals used for transport
horses
1200
"Well, excuuuuuse me!"
Steve Martin
1200
You won't soon forget Torres del Paine National Park in the smaller part of Patagonia that lies in this country
Chile
1200
Early information about Venus was gathered when it made these, a term for when a planet crosses the Sun from Earth's view
transits
1200
From a city in Morocco, it's the traditional hat seen here
Fez
1200
Pellets of ice have a diameter of less than 5mm; if the ice's diameter is between 5mm & 15cm, it's called this
hail
1200
Vulcan was the Roman god of fire & a divine member of this profession in which fire can play a prominent part
blacksmith
1600
"Git-r-done!"
Larry the Cable Guy
1600
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You down with VDG? I'd like to see Vasco da Gama Bridge, Vasco da Gama Tower & Vasco da Gama's tomb in this world capital
Lisbon
1600
In 1610, this astronomer made the discovery that Venus, like the Moon, had phases
Galileo
1600
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Lyme disease derives its name from the town of Lyme in this state, where cases were first observed in the 1970s
Connecticut
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1600
Most weather occurs in this 5-to-9-mile-thick layer of the atmosphere that's closest to Earth
the troposphere
1600
The Romans worshiped this goddess as a 3-part unity of huntress, moon goddess Luna & Hecate, goddess of the underworld
Diana
2000
"She ready"
Tiffany Haddish
2000
Here's a glimpse of life on this 15-square-mile French Polynesian island whose double name means "first born"; yes, please
Bora Bora
2000
Unlike Earth, Venus revolves in this 10-letter way; on a clear day, Venusians would see the Sun rise in the west
a retrograde
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2000
In 1898 the Curies discovered this radioactive element & named it for Marie's country of birth
polonium
2000
Flooding in Venice has been aggravated by these Italian-named winds that originate in northern Africa
sirocco - from Google or scirocco? from Jeopardy Labs
2000
Seen here in a 19th century depiction, this Roman goddess of fruit trees & orchards is one of a few without Greek counterparts
Pomona
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