A Trip to Greece
What is Greece’s capital and largest city?
Athens
Which blooms later: oriental or Asiatic lilies?
Oriental
What is the study of anesthesia?
Anesthesiology.
To cut or chop food as finely as possible.
What is mince?
What two U.S. theme parks owned by the same company have no-fly zone status?
Disney World and Disneyland.
What actress earned superstar status on Baywatch?
Pamela Anderson.
What type of cheese is served in a Greek salad?
Feta
What tall late bloomers perched on sturdy stalks with large yellow and black flowers track the sun?
Sunflowers
What is studied in the field of cardiology?
The heart
What is the essential ingredient in gratin?
Cheese or breadcrumbs.
What major winter spectator event is subject to temporary no-fly status?
Super Bowl.
What actor plays Perry Mason?
Raymond Burr.
Greece has been engaged in a long-standing battle over the island of Cyprus with what country?
Turkey
What ornamental cousin of an edible cruciferous vegetable blooms into the fall?
Cabbage or kale.
What is studied in felinology?
Cats
What do you add to a stovetop dish to flambé it?
Alcohol
What military installation, surrounded in mystery and commonly thought to have housed an extraterrestrial, is a no-fly zone
Area 51.
Who is Cheech Marin’s sidekick?
Tommy Chong.
What international games have their roots in Greece?
The Olympics.
What perennial tuber produces plate-sized blooms in bright colors?
Dahlias
What discipline studies the relationship between living things and the environment?
Ecology.
What are you doing to dough when you work it with your hands?
Kneading.
What American city has a permanent 30-mile no-fly zone around it?
Washington, D.C.
Who plays Sebastian, the lead male role in La La Land?
Ryan Gosling.
Where would you go to visit the ancient home of the oracle of Apollo?
Delphi
What tiny daisies proliferate in the fall and have a name that sounds like a once-prominent New York family?
Aster
What is the study of animals called?
Zoology
What are you doing when you drop fresh vegetables into boiling water for only a couple of minutes and then submerse them in an ice bath—typically done before freezing?
Blanching
What early president’s home resides in a no-fly zone?
George Washington.
Who plays Ben Cartwright on Bonanza?
Lorne Greene.
How many navigable rivers does Greece have?
Zero
What late winter/early spring bloomer has fall varieties?
Crocus
What is entomology?
The study of insects.
What do we call decorative flourishes such as lemon slices, fresh parsley, raw vegetables, and so on when added to a plate?
Garnish
What NASA location is a permanent no-fly zone?
Kennedy Space Center (Cape Canaveral).
Who played Lois Lane in Superman I, II, III, and IV?
Margot Kidder.