, be they preconceived or not, we chose to discuss the myth of Dracula, and some of the positive and negative valences pertaining to it, such as the notion of "traditional Romanian hospitality", "Romanians as thieves", 'Bucharest – the little Paris' and "The beauty of Romanian wo...
Which of the following is not a standard apparatus in women's artistic gymnastics? Balance Beam Vault Pommel Horse Uneven Bars Start About This Quiz Test your knowledge with this gymnastics trivia quiz! From Olympic heroes to apparatus specifics, this quiz covers a range of topics related to th...
where I live there is a large Romanian Population They use gardens for toilets, litter the streets with rubbish & steal anything they can get their hands on including charity tins We certainly don’t need them in our country when my children were young, so had to try part time work as i...
The famous vampire is actually based on a historical figure, Vlad Tepes, or Vlad Dracula, who was a Romanian ruler in the 15th century who liked to, er, stick his enemies on spikes. Unsurprisingly, his nickname was Vlad the Impaler. He was apparently not a very nice man. The ‘Dracula...
Let’s have a look at some of the most persistent “zombie facts” about gender so we can lay them to rest once and for all. “Women are 70% of the world’s poor.” False. Poverty is generally measured in terms of income or consumption at the household, rather...
She is of Sephardic Jewish (Greek-Jewish), Ashkenazi Jewish (Romanian-Jewish), and Cuban heritage. Family Details Jamie-Lynn is the youngest in a family that includes father Steve Sigler, and mother Connie Sigler, and three children. She is the only girl child to her parents with the other...
Her father, Victor, was a writer and bookseller of Romanian descent. Her mother, Barbara, was a prominent sculptor of Swedish descent. This Balkan-Scandinavian mix of heritage has cited as one of the reasons for Zoë’s enchanting beauty. Perhaps her father’s fascination for books and her...
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 14-year-old Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci scored the first perfect 10 in history for her performance on the uneven bars. Comaneci won three golds at the games and went on to win an additional two in Moscow four years later. 2008: Usain Bolt hits...
Women perform routines on the uneven bars, the balance beam, the floor, and the vault. Men perform floor exercises, as well as routines on the pommel horse, the still rings, the vault, the parallel bars, and the high bar. Did you know...? Most major gymnasts start their career at...
In Slavic languages and in Romanian, the Big and Little Dippers are known as the Great and Small Wagons. In German, the Big Dipper is known asGroßer Wagen, the Great Cart. In Dutch, the asterism is popularly calledSteelpannetje, the Saucepan, and in Finland it is calledOtava(“salmo...