Tried to give the list a go , however I'm really tired after having slept 3hrs in the last 40. I'm not proud of the results, lol! These should be done after waking up in my opinion, otherwise other factors will interfere .
I know the best way of remembering a list is by association to words from a certain field for example. The more you think of a word and associate it with others, the more it sediments into your memory, that's easy to comprehend.
I would try to associate the words in the list with movies I've seen . That would be easier to remember and then I would have to do a reverse. >-->