30-40
Started in 1900, this national team tournament is played as the best of five matches (4 singles, 1 doubles).
Davis Cup
First described in 1545 as the"call of the Appenzall cowheard" this traditional Swiss musical expression features rapid switching between the "head" and "chest" voices.
Yodel(ing)
Named for former governor Edmund G. Brown, this system of tunnels, canals and pipelines moves water across the state.
California Aquaduct
Starting her career on the soundtrack of The Frog Prince, she became Ireland's best selling musical artist behind U2.
Enya
This comic opera duo began their partnership with the H.M.S. Pinafore in 1878.
Gilbert and Sullivan
Cow intestines were originally used to construct these racket components.
Autumn in Switzerland begins with parades of roughly 350,000 of these.
cows
In 2015, California was struck by several of these for only the second year in recorded history.
Tropical Storms (Cyclones).
This ancient sport is played by men wielding ash sticks called camán.
Hurling
In 1939, Joyce created a special language to describe the dreams of characters in this novel.
Finnegan's Wake
This tennis great is the only man to win the last Grand Slam tournament of his career
Sampras
This dish of hot cheese scraped over potatoes is usually served with pickles!
Raclette
This group of southern and central California are named for their east-west orientation.
Transverse
April 1916 saw the the start of this armed rebellion against the United Kingdom
Easter Rising
Currently held by Tae Keller, this medal awarded by the ALSC is considered the most prestiguous prize for Children's authors.
Newbery
This tennis stroke is where the ball is struck before hitting the ground.
Volley
The rostigraben is the imaginary line dividing German speaking cantons from cantons which use this language
French
The treaty of Cahuenga, signed in 1847 in modern day Studio City, effectively ended this conflict and paved the way for Californian statehood.
Mexican-American War
This notable Irish satirist penned works such as Gulliver's Travel's and A Modest Proposal.
Swift(Jonathon)
This notable literary feminist released The Years in 1937, her last to be published during her lifetime.
Woolf
Built in 1997, this New York City tennis stadium is the world's largest.
At over 15,000 feet this peak is the highest in Switzerland and second highest in Europe.
Dufourspitze or Monte Rosa
Under Spanish and Mexican rule, the capitol of California was located in this coastal community.
Monterey
Traditionally, Ireland is subdivided into four provinces: Leister, Munster, Ulster and this.
Connacht
After 9 years of work, he published A Dictionary of the English Language in 1755.
Johnson(Samuel)