Guitar Effects
A group of singers, or this type of modulation effect used extensively in the '80s
What is chorus?
Albus Dumbledore plummets from this highest tower of Hogwarts at the end of The Half Blood Prince
What is the astronomy tower?
In a galaxy far, far away, he embarked on his adventure to save the princess of Alderaan
Who is Luke Skywalker?
The United Nations employs interpreters who speak the official languages of the permanent memebers of the Security Council, plus these two other major world languages
What are Spanish and Arabic?
Quite the opposite of on the rocks, connoisseurs of single malt scotch and other whiskeys will often order their drinks this way
What is neat?
With an iconic lead guitar riff, this 1965 song by the Rolling Stones was one of the first to use a fuzz effect
What is (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction?
The Wizards' Tower in this game is only 4 floors high including the basement
What is Old School RuneScape
In 1944, Finnish soldier Aimo Koivunen was abandoned by his patrol, escaped Soviet soldiers, was injured by a landmine, and skiied over 250 miles, all after overdosing on this drug
What is Pervitin (methamphetamine)?
There is no word for this in Dothraki
What is thank you?
Before the advent of the electric freezer, these structures were used to store large blocks of naturally frozen water
What is an ice house?
Some guitar effects pedals have one output and are run in "mono"; others have two and are run in this, another term for a speaker
What is stereo?
This witch was murdered with a bucket of water at the top of her tower
Who is the Wicked Witch of the West?
In this 1961 book by Norton Juster, Milo travels to the Kingdom of Wisdom and embarks on a quest to save the princesses Rhyme and Reason
What is the Phantom Tollbooth?
In a 1963 speech, John F. Kennedy was infamously believed to have called himself a Berliner, a type of pastry similar to this confection named after his home town
What is a Boston cream doughnut?
Drinks like the Manhattan can either be served on the rocks, or this way in a stemmed glass with no ice
What is served up?
Pioneered by bands like My Bloody Valentine, this genre of music's name alludes to the appearance of its musicians on stage: eyes fixed on their effects pedals on the floor
What is shoegaze?
In The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien, the titular towers are Barad-dûr, seat of the Eye of Sauron, and this residence of the wizard Saruman
What is Orthanc?
Robert Falcon Scott's 1910 expedition to this extreme location ended tragically when a powerful blizzard prevented the party from reaching their next supply point
What is the South Pole?
Some languages, like Icelandic, don't include these: words like a and an
What is an indefinite article?
This ammendment to the US Constitution was passed on December 5th of 1933. Cheers!
What is the Twenty-first Ammendment?
The two types of echo, one is a persistance of the played note after being struck, and the other a repetition
What are reverb and delay?
In Stardew Valley, the wizard M. Rasmodius can be visited in his tower from 6:00 AM to this time PM
What is 11:00?
On their 1803 adventure, Lewis and Clark were famously accompanied by Sacagawea, a member of this Native American tribe
Who are the Shoshone?
Wabi-Sabi is a Japanese phrase with no English equivalent, but is best described as finding beauty in these
What are imperfections?
This green colored spirit's psychoactive effects have historically been wildly exaggerated, and by 1915 it was banned in the United States and much of Europe
What is absinthe?