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simply Spanish for “sauce”.
Salsa
ESPY Awards, also known as
the Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards, were first presented in a ceremony in 1993. They were created by ESPN as a response to the lack of sports coverage during the summer months. ESPN decided to create an awards show to help fill that gap.
is the direction away from the wind.
Alee
If a sailor points into the wind, he or she is pointing aweather. The sheltered side of an island, for example, might be referred to as the “lee” side.
Plague in a Poe tale :
RED DEATH
“The Masque of the Red Death” is an 1842 short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The main character in the tale is Prince, who attempts to defy a deadly plague by secluding himself and other nobles within his abbey.
is a comedian and actor who is perhaps best known for portraying Carrie “Big Boo” Black on the hit comedy-drama “Orange is the New Black”. Another of her claims to fame is that she became the first openly gay comic to appear on a late-night talk show, doing so in 1993 on “The Arsenio Hall Show”.
Lea DeLaria
Orange Is the New Black”
is based on a memoir by
Piper Kerman called “Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison
” is a Latin word meaning “around, near, about the time of”. We use “” directly in English to mean “about the time of”,”.
Circa
as well as in derivative words such as “circle” and “circus
” is the French word for “boredom”, and is a term that we now use in English. It’s one of the few French words we’ve imported and haven’t anglicized, and actually pronounce “correctly”.
Languor, lassitude, lethargy and listlessness are such lovely words. All are L-words describing a lack of physical energy.
Ennui
Día de los Muertos skulls :
CALAVERAS
A sugar skull (“calavera” in Spanish) is a representation of a human skull made mainly from cane sugar, mixed with water, honey and almond oil. They are candy treats used in Mexico to celebrate the “Dia de Muertos” (Day of the Dead), known as All Souls’ Day in the Christian tradition
The “Día de Muertos” (also “Dia de los Muertos”, both meaning “Day of the Dead”) is a holiday that originated in Mexico, and is now celebrated around the world. It is traditionally celebrated on November 1st and 2nd, and involves family and friends gathering to remember those who have died. Despite the somber nature, the Day of the Dead usually has a joyful tone, as family remembers the happier events and anecdotes associated with the departed.
is a flightless bird that is native to South America. It takes its name from a Greek Titan
The rhea
Greek titan Rhea. That’s an apt name for a flightless bird as “rhea” comes from the Greek word meaning “ground”.
is a description of an image that is used to provide information to people who cannot see the image, either because they are visually impaired or because the image cannot be loaded for some reason.
Alt text, short for “alternative text,”
is a unit of mass equal to 200 mg (0.2 grams). It is used in sizing gemstones.
The carat
is a subatomic particle, with at least one found in the nucleus of every atom. It is not a “fundamental particle”, as it itself is made up of three quarks; two up quarks and one down quark.
A proton
awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1935 for their discovery of artificial radioactivity
Along with her husband Frederick, Irene Joliot-Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1935 for their discovery of artificial radioactivity. Irene was the daughter of Marie and Pierre Curie, who also won Nobel Prizes. Irene died when she was 58 years old, suffering from leukemia brought on by her exposure to high doses of radiation. Her mother, Marie, died from aplastic anemia, also caused by high exposure to radiation. To this day, Marie’s personal papers are kept preserved in lead-lined boxes as they are highly radioactive, even her personal cookbook.
Santaland Diaries” humorist :
SEDARIS
“Santaland Diaries” is a 1992 essay penned by the great David Sedaris. Central to the tale is the author’s real-life experiences working as a Christmas elf in Macy’s department store.
Name the whodunnit Author
It all came down to this the lady in the lake. I said I lit a cigarette and waited for the question I knew was coming.
Raymond Chandler
Name the whodunnit Author
The brass verdict
Mickey Holler, and Harry Bosch continue to find Hollywood is just a murder.
Michael Connelly
Khan uh Lee
Feudal Japanese society was divided into these four distinct classes
Merchants, farmers artisans samurai
R tuh sins
This drug was Originally developed by Pfizer for high blood pressure,
Viagra
nicknamed the “little blue pill”?
Originally written in German, the opening line of which story contains a phrase variously translated as “monstrous vermin,” “gigantic insect,” and “enormous bedbug”?
correct
“The Metamorphosis
Convicted in 1964 for sabotage against the government, which politician spent 27 years in prison prior to becoming his country’s leader?
Nelson Mandela
A longtime animal activist, which game show host was a vegetarian for 40 years in addition to asking audiences to spay and neuter their pets?
Bob barker
Which type of liquor is used as a code word in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
Whiskey
the nickname of Australia’s national men’s basketball team
boomers
are also which male kangaroos
Cofounded by a candlemaker and a soapmaker, which of these companies has been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since 1932?
Procter & Gamble
From 2017-2023, the Portofino was a car produced by what luxury car brand?
Ferrari
What band released the 2006 song: “This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race”?
Fall out boy
The first film in the franchise to star Pierce Brosnan, this 1995 James Bond film was adapted into a hit Nintendo 64 video game.
Goldeneye
After unknowingly impregnating a serial killer during a one-night stand, a 23-year-old and his quirky family have to raise the baby in this FOX sitcom from 2010-2014.
Raising hope
Name the whodunnit Author
Devil in a blue dress dress an easy Rawlings mystery
Mosley
Name the whodunnit Author
Detective cRoss on the job
James Patterson
Your basics salad dressing it’s made with just two main ingredients plus seasoning
Vinaigrette
Fantoccini are these controlled by wires or a show using them
Marionette
When introduced by Chevy in 1953 it came in white only with a red interior
Corvette
Amy Vanderbilt, author of a complete book of this has been called the successor to Emily Post
Etiquette
Spin magazine debuted in 1985 with a cover pic of this material girl by Herb Ritz, who shot many of her covers
MaDonna
The first issue of this magazine had 1953 had Marilyn Monroe in black-and-white on the cover and a much more famous color photo inside
Playboy
This magazine debuted in 1997 with Crista Miller as his first alluring cover woman
Maxim
Times first cover in 1923 featured Joe Cannon, who was retiring from the house of reps after 46 years eight in this role
Speaker of the house
Keegan, Michael key narrated this series based on a story that included episode titles here, there and anywhere
Green eggs and ham
I will not eat them here or there
Jordan Peele was nominated for an Oscar in 2019 for producing this spike Lee film about an undercover cop
BlacKkKlansman
In 2017 Keegan made his Broadway debut opposite Amy Schumer in meteor shower a comedy by this man a wild and crazy guy himself once .
Steve Martin, the original wild, crazy guy
Let me hear this Russian folk instrument ringing out
Bale uh like uh
Greece is the word for this long necked plucked instrument with a round wooden body
Bouzouki
Buh zoo key
The petticoat melting instrument of the renaissance. It went into a decline, but was revived by later string players.
Lute
The Rolling Stones, Brian Jones took up this instrument,
Sitar
It’s the smallest in area and in population of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
In Norse mythology, Austria, Vestri, nordri , and sudri are four of these diminutive beings who hold up the celestial skull of YMIR
E meer
Dwarves
The states that meet at the four corners
Arizona, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico
Official state, modern musical instrument of Hawaii breezing into your life here
Ukulele
Whodunnit authors
Sleeping murder Miss Marple’s last case
Agatha Christie
Think back it’s the VC in VCR
Videocassette
In 1977 he starred in slapshot and Graced the cover of the first issue of us magazine in a story about his auto racing career
Paul Newman
