HOPE GEOGRAPHY IS YOUR 4-TE |
|
|
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLOSSARY |
|
|
|
|
|
Like the Western U.S., Canada has a spot called this, where Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nunavut & the N.W. Territories meet |
[Ken reads "N.W." as "Northwest".]
the Four Corners
|
|
|
"I think it (makes God angry) if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it" |
Alice Walker
|
|
|
J: "A structure... extending into a sea, lake, or river to influence the current or tide" |
a jetty
|
|
|
In 2023, Beyoncé brought this record-breaking concert tour to the big screen |
the Renaissance Tour
|
|
|
This country's public radio began in 1925, as did 47 years of Uncle Sven on "Barnens brevlåda" ("Children's Mailbox") |
(Ken: That's why they love Uncle Sven.)
Sweden
|
|
|
To hear something with thoughtful attention & making no sound |
listen & silent
|
|
|
The 4 official languages of this city-state are English, Malay, Tamil & Mandarin Chinese |
Singapore
|
|
|
"No need to add that my being happy in Forks is an impossibility" |
(Ian: Who is Julia Child?) ... (Ken: Yes, [*], Forks, Washington.)
(Stephenie) Meyer
|
|
|
D: "A region of low atmospheric pressure that is usually accompanied by low clouds & precipitation" |
(Paolo: What are the doldrums?)
a depression
|
|
|
In 2024 she launched her "Celebration of Mimi" concert residency in Las Vegas |
Mariah Carey
|
|
|
In March 2025 Blake Shelton hosted a 100th anniversary celebration of this, which began as a radio show |
the Grand Ole Opry
|
|
|
In the buff & a crescent-shaped sand mound |
nude & dune
|
|
|
Of the four major islands of Japan, these two are separated by the Tsugaru Strait & begin with the same letter |
Honshu & Hokkaido
|
|
|
In the introduction to her diary, "The climax of our struggle... came when our first baby was kidnapped... on March 1st, 1932" |
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
|
|
|
F: "A rapid & extreme flow of high water into a normally dry area... beginning within 6 hours of the causative event" |
a flash flood
|
|
|
Held simultaneously in London & Philadelphia, this 1985 benefit concert raised millions of dollars for famine relief in Ethiopia |
Live Aid
|
|
|
Its 20th anniversary list of milestones includes a Pulitzer, contributions by Obama & Aniston & the loss of "ington" from the name |
(Leslie: What is The Washington Post?)
HuffPo (Huffington Post)
|
|
|
A glowing streak in the sky & an adjective meaning distant |
meteor & remote
|
|
|
Of the 4 quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem, the one with a national name, not a religious one |
the Armenian Quarter
|
|
|
"Some day they'll go down together / They'll bury them side by side / To few it'll be grief / To the law a relief" |
(Ian: Who is Emily Dickinson?) ... (Ken: The last line, but it's "Death for Bonnie and Clyde", a poem by [*], not Emily Dickinson but maybe a similar style.)
Bonnie Parker
|
|
|
I: "A line connecting points of equal pressure" |
an isobar
|
|
|
During this group's farewell concert in 2015, Tommy Lee got stuck upside down when his drum kit roller coaster malfunctioned |
Mötley Crüe
|
|
|
This progressive mag turning 160 began as a kind of successor to another "The ____" publication, the Liberator, which ended in 1865 |
(Ian: What is The Socialist?) (Leslie: What is The Atlantic?)
The Nation
|
|
|
The main enemy of a novel's hero & a situation of no economic growth |
antagonist & stagnation
|
|
|
Many early Chinese immigrants to North America came from the four counties in the delta of this precious southern Chinese river |
the Pearl River
|
|
|
"He is jubilant as a flag unfurled--/Oh, a girl, she'd not forget him./My own dear love, he is all my world,--/& I wish I'd never met him" |
(Paolo: Who is Dickinson?)
Dorothy Parker
|
|
|
F: "(or F scale)--a scale of tornado intensity" |
Fujita
|
|
|
A photo of Paul Simonon smashing his bass during a 1979 concert ended up on the cover of this classic album |
London Calling
|
|
|
MeTV began 20 years ago in Chicago, the home of this icon seen here, & went national in 2010 |
Svengoolie
|
|
|
One bead of fluid from the lacrimal gland & an animal that attacks other animals |
teardrop & predator
|
|