SCIENCE
WHAT'S COOKING?
B MINUS
ALLITERATION
Final Jeopardy!
200
On a bar magnet, the magnetic field is strongest at the two ends, which are called these, just like the opposite ends of the Earth
poles
200
It's a pot of the New England style of this chunky seafood soup, made with fresh littlenecks
clam chowder
200
A "B" falls off the extreme edge, leaving this skating-friendly venue
a rink
200
11-year-olds play in this baseball organization
Little League
200
1980s MOVIES
Ebert: This film "works as science fiction, it's sometimes as scary as a monster movie & at the end...not a dry eye in the house"
400
It's the more familiar name for light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation
laser
400
We're making capelli d'angelo, which is Italian for this extremely fine pasta
angel hair
400
"B" says goodbye to a dark color & now you have this, meaning "deficiency"
lack
400
You can wish someone "Merry Christmas" or be more general & say this; either way, you're being nice!
happy holidays
400
Ebert: This film "works as science fiction, it's sometimes as scary as a monster movie & at the end...not a dry eye in the house"
E.T.
600
Right now the inflated balloon has potential energy; when I let it go, the potential energy turns into this, the mechanical energy of motion
kinetic energy
600
Get 'em while they're hot--these Mexican treats for dessert
churros
600
When the "B" is combed out of a hair plait, this sudden attack remains
raid
600
In May 2015 Lily-Rose Depp had a fancy one of these birthday parties, though she called hers "sour"
a sweet sixteen
800
This element that can turn a swimmer's hair green takes its name from the Greek for "greenish yellow"
chlorine
800
We're going Greek with burgers topped with tzatziki sauce & this crumbly 4-letter Greek cheese
feta
800
A hasty, tactless word loses a "B" & becomes this skin eruption
rash
800
Latin phrase meaning in reverse order or conversely
vice versa
1000
While it's still deep within the Earth, before it becomes lava, molten rock is called this
magma
1000
It's Hungarian goulash flavored with this red Hungarian seasoning, of course
paprika
1000
Pilfering the "B" from a strong Irish accent makes you this kind of scoundrel
a rogue
1000
Daily Double!!
Leaving a group of professionals to open our own office is called "going into" this
1000
Leaving a group of professionals to open our own office is called "going into" this
private practice