The additional term “mea maxima culpa” translates as “my most grievous fault”. Many Roman Catholics are very familiar with the Latin phrase “mea culpa” meaning “my fault”, as it is used in the Latin Mass. 25 Embarrassing miss : AIR BALLĪn air ball in basketball is a shot that misses without even touching the rim, net or backboard. The alternative name of “derby” comes from the tradition of wearing bowler hats at the Derby horse race (a major race held annually in England). The bowler was first produced in 1849 in London by hatmakers Thomas and William Bowler, hence the name. I think that a bowler hat is usually called a derby here in the US. 19 It may give a bowler a hook : HAT TREE

The city was named for the French city of Montpelier in the days when there was great enthusiasm for things French after the aid received during the American Revolution. Montpelier is the capital of the state of Vermont, the smallest state in the Union in terms of population. Here’s an old chestnut of a trivia question for you … what’s the only state capital in the Union for which the name of the capital and the name of its state share no common letters? You guessed it: Pierre, South Dakota … 16 Second-least populous state capital, after Montpelier : PIERRE As well as pursuing her acting career, Perez is an activist promoting Puerto Rican rights, and was arrested in 2000 at a rally to protest US Navy weapons-training off the coast of Puerto Rico. Rosie Perez is an American actress of Puerto Rican descent born in New York City. Around the world, Cruz was known as the “Queen of Salsa”. Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies AcrossĦ Singer Celia Cruz or actress Rosie Perez : AFRO-LATINAĬelia Cruz was born and grew up in Cuba, but spent most of her working life in the United States, playing out her salsa singing career in New Jersey.

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