
Reeves has some Hawaiian descent, and the name “Keanu” is Hawaiian for “the coolness” or “cool breeze”. Although Reeves is a Canadian national, he was born in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Keanu Reeves is a Canadian actor whose most celebrated roles were a metalhead in “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” (1989), a cop in “Speed” (1994) and the protagonist Neo in “The Matrix” series of films. The people from Laconia were proud of their brevity of speech, which gives rise to our modern term “laconic” meaning someone who uses few words. 27 Terse : LACONICĪncient Laconia was a region in southern Greece that was dominated by the city of Sparta. In Yiddish theater “yenta” came to mean a busybody, a gossip. “Yenta” (also “Yente”) is actually a female Yiddish name. These classifications are, from driest to sweetest: Sparkling wines can be classified according to sweetness. 23 Extremely harsh bubbly? : BRUTAL CHAMPAGNE (AL + “brut champagne”) The brightest star in the sky, Sirius, is said to be Orion’s hunting dog, and this star sits at Orion’s “foot”. Orion is very recognizable as a constellation, especially with the three bright stars known as “Orion’s Belt”.

22 Mythical hunter : ORIONĪccording to Greek mythology, Orion was a giant hunter who was placed in the night sky by Zeus, the king of the gods. Fisher married English actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen in 2010. She started a career in Hollywood portraying Mary Jane in the 2002 film “Scooby-Doo”. Isla Fisher is an Oman-born, Australian actress who really launched her career with a recurring role on the Australian soap “Home and Away”. 20 Actress Fisher who writes the “Marge in Charge” kids’ books : ISLA

Our term “umbrella” ultimately derives from the Latin “umbra” meaning “shade, shadow”.

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