Scientists
She coined the word “radioactivity,” and it killed her
Who was Madame (Marie) Curie?
Just a splash of this wine makes the perfect dry martini
What is Vermouth?
They ride in prides
What are lions?
Purists insist pasta be eaten this way, “to the tooth”
What is al dente?
Da Vinci’s most famous portrait or a big hit for Nat King Cole
What is the Mona Lisa?
What Fleming discovered when a stray spore wandered into his petri dish
What is penicillin?
Methuselah, Balthazar, Jeroboam & Magnum
What are wine bottle sizes?
What kiwis, emus, penguins & ostriches can’t do that most birds can
What is fly?
Squared-off dumpling filled with cheese or meat
What is ravioli?
His “Agony & Ecstasy” blew the lid off the Sistine Chapel
Who was Michaelangelo?
Kids often won’t eat them, but this vegetable made Gregor Mendel famous
What are peas?
Tropical name for a champagne & orange juice combo
What is a mimosa?
What barking baby seals are called
What are pups?
This Italian merchant/explorer brought noodles to Naples by way of Cathay
Who was Marco Polo?
Italian family accused of many murders, it included 2 popes & a cardinal
Who were the Borgias?
What Galileo was referring to when he whispered, “but it DOES move!”
What is the Earth?
A bitter preservative used in aging wine
What is tannin?
His only job is to fertilize the queen bee
What is the drone?
Japanese noodles primarily made with buckwheat
What is Soba?
Florentine whose name is a synonym for deceitfulness
Who was (Nicolo) Machiavelli?
In 1934, he split the atom without realizing it
Who was Enrico Fermi?
The varieties of wines named after grapes from which they’re made
What are varietals?
What it’s called when a whale leaps out of the water
What is breaching?
Likened to “angel’s hair,” it is the thinnest of all pastas
What is capellini?
Sculptor of two smaller (and less famous) David statues
Who was Donatello?