“GREAT” THINGS
(All the answers include the word “great.”)
(All the answers include the word “great.”)
Every Halloween, Linus (of Peanuts fame) waited for this legendary spirit to arrive.
The Great Pumpkin
Made with two ingredients, egg whites and sugar, this confection can be used as the basis of many desserts, including cookies, baked Alaska, pie toppings, and Pavlova.
Meringue
Imhotep designed the 1st of these, which was completed about 2650 B.C.
The Pyramids of Giza
The word for this creamy dessert served in a tall glass is French for "perfect"
Parfait
In Massachusetts, Patriots Day not only celebrates the Battle of Lexington and Concord as the start of the Revolution, it also marks the day for this annual sporting event since 1897.
The Boston Marathon
This “great thing” is roughly 4,000 miles long … and the oldest sections were built in the 7th century BC.
The Great Wall of China
Company founder Margaret Rudkin named this brand of baked good for a property her family owned in Connecticut.
Pepperidge Farm
Floral name for the circular-shaped stained glass windows found in churches
Rose Windows
You don't have to be French to know that a "dentifrice" is this
A Toothpaste
On May 1st, many Spanish-speaking countries celebrate El Día de los Trabajadores (tra•ba•ha•DOOR•ace), which is basically the same as this September holiday in the USA.
Labor Day (May Day)
This 1861 coming-of-age novel by Charles Dickens depicts the education of an orphan named Pip.
Great Expectations
This Middle Eastern sweet consists of several layers of very thin phyllo dos.ugh filled with nuts and drenched in honey.
Baklava
He gained int'l attention with the "Prairie Style" houses he designed from about 1900-1910
Frank Lloyd Wright
It's French for "castle"
Chateau
Every November 9th , Germany commemorates this 1989 event.
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
James Herriot published a series of books about life as a country veterinarian in Yorkshire, England, which was adapted by the BBC into a 90-episode television series that ran in the 1970s and 1980s.
All Creatures Great and Small
This is the name of a pan mold with fluted sides … or the cake that’s baked inside it.
Bundt
The Hagia Sophia in this city exemplifies the Byzantine use of domed interiors
Istanbul (formerly Constantinople)
In France a "chiffonnier" is a ragpicker, but in the U.S. a chiffonier is this
A Chest of Drawers
The story of this Jewish holiday, which commemorates God’s freeing of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, is told in the Old Testament Book of Exodus.
Passover
She ruled Russia from 1762 to 1796, presiding over a renaissance of culture and sciences and large-scale economic growth.
Catherine the Great
This historic Boston hotel added the chocolate glaze to Boston Cream Pie; but it is probably best known for its oval-shaped dinner roll
The Parker House
He "Finnish"ed 1st in his field by designing the Gateway Arch in St. Louis & TWA Terminal at Kennedy Airport
Eero Saarinen
In France a "chiffonnier" is a ragpicker, but in the U.S. a chiffonier is this
A Chignon
In 1954, the name of this November holiday was changed from Armistice Day to … this
Veteran's Day