Food for Thought
The spice paprika is made from dried and ground varieties of this vegetable.
What is a pepper?
This planet is known for its prominent rings.
What is Saturn?
This Texas city is famous for its River Walk and Alamo.
What is San Antonio?
I painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Who is Michelangelo?
This Italian cheese is traditionally made from water buffalo milk.
What is mozzarella?
Water freezes at this temperature on the Celsius scale.
What is 0 degrees Celsius?
This Canadian city is located on an island in the Saint Lawrence River.
What is Montreal?
I invented the telephone and received the first U.S. patent for it in 1876.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
This delicate French dessert is made from almond flour and is often confused with its coconut-based friend.
What is a macaron?
This organ produces insulin in the human body.
What is the pancreas?
This Egyptian city is home to the Great Pyramid of Giza.
What is Cairo?
I commanded the Apollo 11 mission that landed the first humans on the Moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
This edible fungus is prized in cooking and is often hunted with the help of specially trained dogs or pigs.
What is a truffle?
The scientific term for animals active at night is this word.
What is nocturnal?
This U.S. city is known as the "Mile High City."
What is Denver?
I was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Who is Marie Curie?
The spice cardamom belongs to the same plant family as this common cooking spice often served alongside sushi.
What is ginger?
This scientist developed the three laws of motion.
Who is Isaac Newton?
Known as the "City of Canals," this Italian city is built on more than 100 small islands connected by hundreds of bridges.
What is Venice?
I led the expedition that successfully circumnavigated the globe, though I died before the voyage was completed.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?