Word Origins
The name of this pasta dish comes from the Latin for chamber pot
What is lasagna
Using 2 decks & 4 jokers, this card game's name is Spanish for basket
What is canasta
A wedge of this fruit is the traditional accompaniment for a shot of tequila
What is lime
Running time in silent films was measured in these, each about 10 minutes long
What are reels
Tourists have long flocked to the blue grotto on this Italian island in the Bay of Naples
What is Capri
It's a military title whose origin goes back to columna, the latin word for pillar
What is colonel
This game was developed by archers, not pub patrons in medieval England
What is darts
Sweet potatoes come from the Americas, and these often confused with them are native to both hemispheres
What are yams
In the metric system the hectare is used to measure this
What is area
To vacation in this country, many travelers used its national airline Olympic Airways
What is Greece
To get a horse to go fast, shift your body weight forward & tell it to do this; from the phrase "get up"
What is giddyup
In this chess move, both the king & rook are moved at same time
What is castling
You shuck corn; you do this to peas
What is shell
A Candela is a measurement of the intensity of this
What is light
The grizzly house in Banff in this Canadian province became known for serving rattlesnake fondues
What is Alberta
This ovoid term for an intellectual was often used for 1952 presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson
What is an egghead
In this game, a player must draw from the boneyard until they are able to play their turn
What is dominoes
Cultivation of these sweet palm fruits didn't begin in California until about 1902
What are dates
A long hundredweight is actually 112 of these
What are pounds
This enclave just west of Hong Kong became a Portuguese trading post in 1557
What is Macau
A German word for snout gave us this word for a breathing apparatus used by divers
What is a snorkel
In 1972 Atari introduced this electronic version of table tennis
What is Pong
Also called a Mexican potato, this crunchy vegetable can be baked fried or served raw in salads
What is jicama
In Louisiana land is sometimes measured in arpents, which are slightly smaller than these
What are acres
Scala, one of Denmark's largest shopping malls, was built across from this Copenhagen amusement park
What is Tivoli