- Each president and vice president of the US in order
- order of the planets from the sun
- be able to fill in a map of Europe, Africa and the other continents... I used to be able to do that... now I can't even name all the countries!
- amendments to the Constitution
Tonight one of the answers was "isthmus" and it reminded me of something I hadn't thought of in years. In 8th grade, my social studies teacher had a lisp and when we were learning various land formations/bodies of water. With his lisp, the definition of "isthmus" which is
An isthmus is a strip of land separated by two seas or oceans
came out as:
An ithmith ith a thrip of land theparated by two theas or otheans.
We would sit there mesmorized as he would say it repeatedly. The good news is I have never forgotten a definition of isthmus. I swear I can still hear him saying it!
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Although he did not have a lisp, I have fond memories of Mr. Russo, my eighth grade science teacher, who taught us this mnemonic for the planets: "Mary's violet eyes make John stay up nights pining." (Of course he'd have to leave off the pining now.)
Oh good, I can almost check one off my list when I learn this sentence. Thanks! I know all the names of the planets...Thanks Mr. Russo wherever you are!
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