THE OSCARS
At 80, she won an Oscar for "Driving Miss Daisy", making her the oldest Best Actress winner ever
Jessica Tandy
3 days after the Korean War began this capital fell to invaders
Seoul
The cyanide process is used to extract this precious metal from its ore
Gold
Lap cheong, chorizo & knackwurst are 3 types of these
sausages
This country's philharmonic orchestra was formed in 1936 as the Palestine Symphony
Israel
He won a 1984 Oscar for writing "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Stevie Wonder
He was born July 12, 100 B.C. but it wasn't called July yet
Julius Caesar
Chemistry books warn you not to add this common substance to sulfuric acid; it may cause it to blow up
Water
Porter is a dark, strongly-flavored type of this potent potable
ale (beer)
Eugene Ormandy conducted this city's orchestra for a record 42 years
Philadelphia
After winning for this film Sissy Spacek thanked Loretta Lynn
Coal Miner's Daughter
In 1651, the Dutch East India Co. sent Jan van Riebeeck to establish a settlement on this cape
the Cape of Good Hope
These 2 things are standard at STP conditions
temperature & pressure
The French call this hot cake, ice cream & meringue dessert "Omelette norvegienne"
baked Alaska
Edvard Grieg co-founded this capital city's philharmonic orchestra in 1871
Oslo
His role as a troubled ex-colonel in "Separate Tables" earned him the 1958 Best Actor Oscar
David Niven
Louis-Philippe replaced this family's white flag with the tricolour as the emblem of France
the Bourbon
The quick type of this substance is slaked by adding water to it
slaked lime
Most crustaceans eaten in the U.S. are these
Shrimp
In 1977 the "Star Wars Theme" as performed by John Williams & this British orchestra became a pop hit
the London Symphony Orchestra
The son of a British Poet Laureate, he won a Best Actor Oscar for his role in "My Left Foot"
Daniel Day-Lewis
In 1780 Prussia was ruled by this "Great" man, Russia by this "Great" woman
Frederick & Catherine
Used for purification, this is the process of boiling a liquid & condensing the vapor
Distillation
Pinar is an Italian aperitif flavored with this thistle-like vegetable
an artichoke
The Boston Symphony's Berkshire Music Center was established in 1940 on this Lenox, Massachusetts estate
Tanglewood