English Culture

royal residence in the English county of Berkshire

Windsor Castle

Hampshire, National Motor Museum

Beaulieu

a National Park in Devon; ponies; prison at Princetown

Dartmoor

a network rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk

Norfolk Broads

an island off the north west coast of Wales. Two bridges span the Menai Strait, connecting it to the mainland: the Menai Suspension Bridge and the Britannia Bridge.

Anglesey

Welsh festival, literature, music and performance

Eisteddfod

a village in the south of Scotland famous for runaway weddings; Dumfries and Galloway county

Gretna Green

a city where Formula One Monaco Grand Prix takes place

Monte Carlo

a large sandstone rock formation; the Northern Territory, central Australia

Ayers Rock

Kennedy Space Center, NASA's launch complex, astronaut, rocket launch, Florida, the USA

Cape Canaveral

capital of Egypt, the largest city in the Middle-East and Africa

Cairo

a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Taj Mahal

a country situated in the northwest corner of South America

Colombia

the capital and largest city of Colombia

Bogota

American daredevil, entertainer, international icon 1970s; spectacular motorcycle jumps

Evel Knievel

a recklessly bold person

daredevil

the fastest land animal, has yellow or tan fur with solid black round or oval spots; live in the savannas, Africa

cheetah

a small, long-tailed, seed-eating parrot.

budgerigar

helmet or ski mask, a form of cloth headgear designed to expose only part of the face

balaclava

a type of blanket, traditionally composed of three layers of fiber

quilt

dish, cooked, flaked fish, boiled rice, parsley, hard-boiled eggs, curry powder, butter

kedgeree

condiments, South Asian cuisine, spices, vegetables, fruit

chutney

thick soup, Italian, vegetables, pasta, rice, beans, onions, celery, carrots, tomatoes

minestrone soup

a traditional French dish, stewed vegetable, aubergine, casserole; originating in Nice

ratatouille

French dessert, sauce, caramelized sugar, butter, tangerine, orange juice, liqueur

Crêpe Suzette

a good source of fiber

wheatgerm

a herb known also as Chinese parsley

coriander

bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in the bottom, used for rinsing food

colander

sweet, round roll sprinkled with sugar, currants, sultan; Somerset

Bath bun

round, soft, doughy cake, made of wheat, barley or oatmeal; served with jam or cream; nice with tea / a village in Scotland

scone

French and British supersonic passenger airliner

Concorde

Victorian bicycle with a very large front wheel

penny farthing

in the UK, a post with a flashing orange light on top that shows where cars must stop to allow people to walk across a road

Belisha beacon

scaly, whitish scurf, flakes formed on a skal; hair; collar

dandruff

be uncomfortably hot

swelter

A river of southern Brazil, the Iguaçu Falls, a spectacular series of waterfalls

Iguaçu

one of the tools of cooking and baking

utensil

merging of different elements into a union

fusion

A decorative style or scheme, as of a room

decor

moving belt that transports materials or packages

conveyor belt

A car designed to operate on a cableway or cable railway.

cable car

the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction

Rio de Janeiro

The capital, since 1960, of Brazil

Brasilia

Objects kept or collected because of their associations with memorable people or events

memorabilia