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QUIZ: High-level words and informal expressions related to animals

on August 27, 2023

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HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, BILLIE HOLIDAY!

Jazz singer Billie Holiday was born on April 7, 1915. Here is a vocabulary quiz based on her life that I made to pay homage to this great vocalist. Answers are at the end! Billie Holiday dealt with many difficulties but was able to triumph over adversity through music. 1) What does adversity mean? a) A joyful occasion b) A state of peace and tranquility c) Difficulties or misfortune d) An unexpected surprise One night in 1933, Holiday was filling in for Monette Moore at a club in Harlem. Influential music producer John Hammond was in the audience. He later said, “I decided that night that she was the best jazz singer I had ever heard.” 2) What was Harlem like at that time? a) A bustling metropolis b) A quiet countryside c) A vibrant cultural hub d) A deserted wasteland The meeting between Billie Holiday and John Hammond was pivotal to her career. 3) What does pivotal mean? a) Insignificant b) Unremarkable c) Essential or crucial d) Optional or discre

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LISTENING COMPREHENSION: PODCAST TRIBUTE TO INVESTOR JIM SIMONS

Listen to the first four minutes of this podcast episode about one of the most successful investors of the past 75 years and fill in the blanks to the transcript below. Please note that some of the blanks are expressions and not just single words! The transcript is available at the link below, so don't read it if you want to do this listening comprehension exercise! You can check your answers below this excerpt or by reading the transcript at WSJ afterwards. WSJ Podcasts | The Journal | The Life of One of Wall Street's Greatest Investors | May 16, 2024 Ryan Knutson: Who's the greatest investor of all time? Our colleague, Greg Zuckerman says the _______________(1) probably belongs to someone you might not have heard of, Jim Simons. Over the course of his decades-long _______________(2) Simons and his firm, Renaissance Technologies, produced returns that were out of this _______________(3). Greg Zuckerman: 66% a year. No one's ever come close. I'm not sure anyone wi

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