FRENCH PHRASES
"Coup", meaning the violent overthrow of a government, is short for this French phrase
coup d'etat
The price of this grain in Japan has run up to 5 times the world price
rice
This sport is also known as alpinism, especially in the Alps
mountain climbing
Encyclopedia Americana says this breed originated in China: Britannica says Thailand
Siamese
They had a son named Seth more than a century after they raised Cain
Adam & Eve
The French don't build castles in the air but "chateaux en Espagne", which are these
castles in Spain
Mix 3 eggs & 3/4 c. sugar; add 1 c. thick cream,
2 c. half & half
& 2 tsps. vanilla;
simmer; then freeze with ice
vanilla ice cream
En garde! It's the traditional color of a fencer's uniform
white
Cats adore this strong-scented herb, but it stimulates them & shouldn't be used continuously
catnip
In the 1940s this dapper Englishman acquired the nickname "Sexy Rexy"
Rex Harrison
What you'd be on if you were on the "Chemin de Fer Metropolitain"
the French subway
Despite its name, this cooking contest with a $40,000 grand prize is not limited to baking
the Pillsbury Bake-Off
Deep-sea divers know that this dangerous condition is also called decompression sickness
the bends
Varieties of this cat include the stumpy & the rumpy; the rumpy has no tail
the Manx
Former Cotton Club chorine heard singing her signature song:
"Life is bare, gloom and misery everywhere..."
Lena Horne
The kind of painting that's called a "nature morte" in French
still life
The part of grains that humans eat but don't digest is called this
ruffage (fiber) (bran)
In 1969 Major League Baseball's Pilots played for one season in this city
Seattle
Technically referring to striped markings, this word has become almost synonymous with "cat"
tabby
This sexy film star said "Lonely Are the Brave" is his favorite of all his movies
Kirk Douglas
A philosopher saying "plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose" would mean this
the more it changes, the more it is the same
Russian for "cereal" or "gruel", in the U.S. it commonly refers to buckwheat
kasha
This racket game was named for the Duke of Beaufort's estate, where it supposedly originated
badminton
Bubastis, one of the major cities of this civilization, was dedicated to Bast, the cat goddess
Egypt
His on-again, off-again affair with Simone de Beauvoir endured for over half a century
Jean-Paul Sartre