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FRIED FOOD
MYTHOLOGY
7-LETTER WORDS
OSCARS SINCE 2000
100
It's a synonym for a test
What is an exam?
100
Associated with Asian cooking, it's frying over high heat while moving the food about
What is stir-frying?
100
Romulus & this twin brother were grandsons of Numitor, King of Alba Longa
Who is Remus?
100
Many women have their eyelashes dyed so they don't have to apply this cosmetic
What is mascara?
100
In 2009 this supporting actor Oscar winner's award was accepted by his mother, father & sister
Who is Heath Ledger?
200
To put out a fire
What is to extinguish?
200
In England, this breakfast dish of bread dipped in an egg-milk mixture & fried is called "Poor Knights of Windsor"
What is French toast?
200
To these early people of Mexico, Ueuecoyotl was the god connected with revelry
Who are the Aztecs?
200
This whirling, dizzy feeling is usually caused by a disturbance in the inner ear
What is vertigo?
200
The title of this best screenplay winner refers to the pregnant lead character, not a mythic queen of the heavens
What is Juno?
300
To exclude someone from the sacraments of the church
What is to excommunicate?
300
One of the most common ways to serve this organ meat is sauteed, with sauteed onions
What is liver?
300
We don't know if Tim Allen has a pet name for this tool, but Thor called his Mjollnir--Thunderbolt
What is a hammer?
300
“Dirty Dancing” reached new heights in 1990 with this ballroom dance supposedly from Brazil
What is Lambada?
300
When Helen Mirren won in 2007 for playing "The Queen", he won best actor for "The Last King of Scotland"
Who is Forrest Whitaker?
400
In the funnies, "!%?$" may take the place of a deleted one of these
What is an expletive?
400
Apple, corn & crab are popular types of these small fried-batter cakes
What are fritters?
400
In post Homeric stories, this sorceress bore Odysseus a son named Telegonus
Who is Circe?
400
It's a specially designed container or room for keeping cigars & tobacco moist
What is a humidor?
400
Cate Blanchett won an Oscar for playing this 4-time Oscar-winning actress in "The Aviator"
Who is Katharine Hepburn
500
These circumstances make a criminal offense seem less serious
What are extenuating circumstances?
500
Veal & this purple vegetable are the foods most often prepared alla parmigiana
What is eggplant?
500
Some say she was reunited with her husband Menelaus after the fall of Troy
Who is Helen?
500
As opposed to nocturnal, it means active during the day
What is diurnal?
500
He followed up his 2003 Oscar for "Mystic River" with a best actor win for 2008
Who is Sean Penn?
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