![]() Prior to acquiring the “Minute” moniker, it was known as the “Valse du petit chien” (Waltz of the Little Dog). The nickname “Minute” came about because the waltz is short (minute). That title is quite misleading, indicating that the piece should be played in just 60 seconds, whereas it takes about twice that time when played at the appropriate tempo. 31 Chopin piece inspired by a dog chasing its tail : MINUTE WALTZįrédéric Chopin’s famous “Minute Waltz” was composed in 1847. There were several thousand protesters, almost two hundred of whom were arrested, including ten veterans of the Iraq War. One of the more famous die-ins was held in Washington D.C. 30 Form of nonviolent protest : LIE-INĪ die-in (also “lie-in”) is a protest in which those demonstrating lie on the ground and pretend to be dead. We tend to use the “czar” spelling, as opposed to “tsar”, when we describe a person today with great power or authority, e.g. “Czar” is derived from the word “caesar”, which was synonymous with “emperor” at that time. ![]() The term “czar” (also “tsar”) is a Slavic word that was first used as a title by Simeon I of Bulgaria in 913 AD. 28 First letter of “tsar” in Russian : TSE The idea was that the original umpire was a third person called on to arbitrate between two, providing that “odd number” needed to decide the dispute. The term “noumpere” came from Old French “nonper” meaning “not even, odd number”. Quite interesting … 24 Judge at home : UMPīack in the 15th century, “an umpire” was referred to as “a noumpere”, which was misheard and hence causing the dropping of the initial letter N. Traditionally, dice used in Western cultures are right-handed, whereas Chinese dice are left-handed. There are two ways of arranging the 1, 2 and 3 around the common vertex, a so-called right-handed die (clockwise 1-2-3) or a left-handed die (counterclockwise 1-2-3). Given this arrangement, the numbers 1, 2 and 3 all meet at a common vertex. The numbers on dice are arranged so that the opposite faces add up to seven. The acronym “ZIP” stands for “Zone Improvement Plan”, a name indicating that mail travels more efficiently when the codes are included in the postal address. Lego produces some wonderful specialized sets with which you can build models of celebrated structures, including: 16 Company with a Brickipedia online reference : LEGO Patrick Stewart played Ahab in a 1998 miniseries in which Peck made another appearance, as Father Mapple. ![]() The role of Captain Ahab was played by Gregory Peck in the 1956 John Huston film adaptation. Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Acrossġ0 Fictional figure who often visits the “night-cloaked deck” : AHABĬaptain Ahab is the obsessed and far from friendly captain of the Pequod in Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick”.
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