Barefoot Contessa Ina Garten

Question 1

De dónde eres?” is Spanish for “

Answer 1

Where are you from?”

Question 2

The name “” means “spouting fresh water” in Hawaiian.

Answer 2

Waikiki

Waikiki is a neighborhood of Honolulu that is home to the famous Waikiki Beach.

Question 3

is a borough in Pennsylvania that is located about 80 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. Phil is the famous groundhog that lives in the area. Phil comes out of his hole on this day each year and if he sees his shadow he goes back into his hole predicting six more weeks of winter weather.

Answer 3

Punxsutawney

February 2

February 2 is known as “Groundhog Day”.

Question 4

is a seaport in Yemen that is located on the gulf of same name by the eastern approach to the Red Sea.
has a long history of British rule, from 1838 until a very messy withdrawal in 1967.

Answer 4

Aden

Gulf of Aden

A native is known as an Adeni. Some believe that Cain and Abel are buried in the city.

Question 5

This ” is an excellent science television series on PBS. It was created back in 1974, and was inspired by a very similar BBC show called “Horizon”, a show that I grew up with.

Answer 5

Nova

Many “Nova” episodes are actually co-productions with the BBC, with an American narrator used for the PBS broadcasts and a British narrator for the BBC broadcasts.

Question 6

WhatsApp’s parent company :

Answer 6

META
WhatsApp is a popular messaging service used on smartphones that sends messages and other files from one mobile phone number to another. Launched in 2011, WhatsApp is incredibly popular, and indeed the most popular messaging service used today. Facebook (now Meta) acquired WhatsApp in 2014, paying over $19 billion.

Question 7

Country on the Strait of Hormuz :
Also links what

Answer 7

OMAN
Given the politics of oil, the Strait of Hormuz is a strategically important waterway in the Middle East. It is the link between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf. On one side of the strait sits the UAE and Oman, and on the other Iran. 40% of the world’s oil shipments pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Question 8

Actress first appeared on film in the 2001 movie “I Am Sam”, in which she played a younger version of her sister and fellow actor Dakota Fanning (a 2-year-old version of the character). One of her first major roles was Aurora/Sleeping Beauty alongside Angelina Jolie in the 2014 movie “Maleficent”. She reprised the role in the 2019 sequel “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”.

Answer 8

Elle Fanning

Question 9

This patriotic song was written by Samuel Francis Smith in 1831, and was the de facto national anthem of the country until “The Star-Spangled Banner” was declared the official anthem in 1931. The melody of is identical with the British national anthem this

Answer 9

America” is also known by its first line, “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee”.

God Save the Queen”.

Question 10

was an actor from Switzerland who also held German and Austrian citizenship. He was the very first person to receive an Oscar, as the star of the 1928 silent movie called “this ”. He also starred opposite Marlene Dietrich in the 1930 classic “The Blue Angel”.

Answer 10

Emil Jannings

The Last Command

Question 11

Left-leaning voters :

Answer 11

LIBERALS
The concept of left-right politics started in France during the French Revolution. When members of France’s National Assembly convened in 1789, supporters of the King sat to the President’s right, and supporters of the revolution to the President’s left. The political terms “left” and “right” were then coined in the local media, and have been used ever since

Question 12

Maker of Sektion cabinets :

Answer 12

IKEA
IKEA introduced the SEKTION line of kitchen cabinets in 2915. The Swedish word “sektion” translates as, wait for it … “section”.

Question 13

Pres. between HST and JFK :

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DDE
There’s a lot of talk these days about how much golf is played by US presidents. One of the most enthusiastic golfers to sit in the Oval Office was President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). “Ike” loved the game so much that he even played through the winter. He had his golf balls painted black so that he could see them against the snow on the ground.

Question 14

This Actor is possibly best remembered for the rather disturbing “squeal like a pig” scene in the movie “Deliverance”. He also earned an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1976 movie “Network”.

Answer 14

Ned Beatty

Question 15

Not only is this legal tender in Switzerland, it is also the money used in Liechtenstein and the Italian exclave of Campione d’Italia.

Answer 15

Swiss franc

Question 16

In French, one might see this word meaning (end) at the end of “un film” (a movie).

Answer 16

fin

Question 17

Black-ish” is a sitcom starring these 2 that premiered in 2014. The lead actors play Dre and Rainbow Johnson, a married couple leading an upper-middle class black family. The show is noted for tackling tough issues such as racism, police brutality, attitudes toward the LGBT community, and the 2016 US presidential election.

Answer 17

Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross

Youngest daughter on “Black-ish” : DIANE

Question 18

To be in this color is to be in debt, to owe money.

Answer 18

red
The expression “in the red” is a reference to the accounting practice of recording debts and losses in red ink in ledgers. The related phrase “in the black” means “solvent, making a profit”.

Question 19

” is another name for “tendon”. Tendons are bands of collagen that connect muscle to bone.

Answer 19

Sinew

Tendons are similar to ligaments and fasciae, which are also connective tissue made out of collagen, but ligaments join bone to bone, and fasciae connect muscle to muscle. We also use the term “sinew” to mean muscular power.

Question 20

This is the animal life of a particular region, and this is that region’s plant life.

Answer 20

fauna (plural “faunae”) - animal

flora (plural “florae”)

The term “fauna” comes from the Roman goddess of earth and fertility who was called Fauna. Flora was the Roman goddess of plants, flowers and fertility.

Question 21

This is the animal life of a particular region, and this is that region’s plant life.

Answer 21

fauna (plural “faunae”) - animal

flora (plural “florae”)

The term “fauna” comes from the Roman goddess of earth and fertility who was called Fauna. Flora was the Roman goddess of plants, flowers and fertility.

Question 22

As we all recall from chemistry class, a pH of this is considered neutral.

Anything less than is this , and anything above is this

Answer 22

7

Anything less than 7 is an acid, and anything above 7 is a base.

Question 23

,”, is an annual festival that has been taking place in Austin, Texas since 1987. It is a melded event, combining a music festival, a film festival and an interactive festival.

Answer 23

South by Southwest

also known as “SXSW

Question 24

,”, is an annual festival that has been taking place in Austin, Texas since 1987. It is a melded event, combining a music festival, a film festival and an interactive festival.

Answer 24

South by Southwest

also known as “SXSW

Question 25

,”, is an annual festival that has been taking place in Austin, Texas since 1987. It is a melded event, combining a music festival, a film festival and an interactive festival.

Answer 25

South by Southwest

also known as “SXSW

Question 26

is a rock band from the UK, formed in 1967 and active until 2012. The band used the name of an 18th-century, English agriculturist.

Answer 26

Jethro Tull

Question 27

3 lead actress Emmy’s in drama and 1 comedy

Answer 27

Eddie falco
Sopranos
Nurse Jackie

Question 28

Rock-paper-scissors is a hand game played by two people, at least here in North America. Back in Ireland we called the game “scissors-paper-stone”, and another name encountered around the English-speaking world is this

Answer 28

roshambo”. The game is often used as a way to choose between two options or two individuals

Question 29

Online service since April 1, 2004 :

Answer 29

GMAIL
Gmail users (like me) have the advantage of a 10-send grace period in which one can decide to undo the send command for a specific email. I like that “undo send” feature …

Question 30

Singer is known for his protest songs, just like his father. The younger one only ever had one song in the top 40: a cover version of “City of New Orleans”. He has lived for years in the town of Washington, just outside Pittsfield, Massachusetts. His 1976 song “Massachusetts” has been the official folk song of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts since 1981.

Answer 30

Arlo Guthrie

father Woody Guthrie

Question 31

. Her biggest hit recording is 1971’s “Brand New Key”. She also wrote and recorded the megahit “What Have They Done to My Song Ma”, which is perhaps better known for the song’s cover versions. Two of her children had a hit of their own when they were just 6 and 7 years old. They recorded a version of “There’s No One Quite Like Grandma” that charted in Canada.

Answer 31

Melanie” is the stage name of singer-songwriter Melanie Safka

Question 32

is an American folk singer and a prominent activist in the fields of non-violence, civil rights, human rights and environmental protection. She has dated some high-profile figures in her life including Bob Dylan, Steve Jobs (of Apple) and Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead.

Answer 32

Joan Baez

Question 33

The 1969 Woodstock Music & Art Fair was held on his dairy farm located 43 miles southwest of the town of Woodstock, New York. 400,000 young people attended, and saw 32 bands and singers perform over three days.

Answer 33

Max Yasgur’s

Question 34

This is an organic compound made up of carbon and hydrogen atoms.

Answer 34

alkene
It differs from an alkane in that it has at least one C=C double bond. The simplest alkene is the gas ethylene, a major raw material used in the manufacture of plastics (like polyethylene).

Question 35

is a company that was co-founded by rapper Dr. Dre. Apple bought for $3 billion in 2014, which is the largest acquisition in Apple’s history.

Answer 35

Beats Electronics

Question 36

Classic CIA-vs.-KGB spoof :

Answer 36

SPYS
“SPYS” is a 1974 comedy starring Elliott Gould and Donald Sutherland as two men mistaken as spies and targeted by the KGB. With all those asterisks in the film’s title, one has to assume the movie was intended to capitalize on the success of the 1970 Gould/Sutherland vehicle called “MAS*H”.