State Capitals
This state capital actually is 5,280 feet above sea level.
What is Denver, Colorado? (The mile-high city)
(Identify the novel from these characters.)
Mr. Yunioshi, Doc Golightly, Holly Golightly
What is Breakfast at Tiffany's?
This is the only lettuce used in a classic Caesar salad.
What is Romaine?
The music of this “King of Ragtime” resurged in popularity thanks to the 1969 movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Who was Scott Joplin?
A lunchroom, commissary, or canteen.
What is a Cafeteria?
This state capital was founded by John Sutter, Jr. just a year after gold was discovered on his father’s property.
What is Sacramento, California?
(Identify the novel from these characters.)
Shug Avery, Harpo, Celie
What is The Color Purple?
A stir fry recipe calls for this large, deep, metal pan.
What is a wok?
Flamenco dancers clack this small percussive instrument with their fingers while dancing.
What are Castanets?
This is the name of the process by which a liquid converts to a gas.
What is Evaporation?
In the mid-19th century, this somewhat more central city succeeded Detroit as Michigan’s state capital.
What is Lansing, Michigan?
(Identify the novel from these characters.)
Dulcinea del Toboso, Rocinante, Sancho Panza
What is Don Quixote?
The original recipe for this dessert called for a pound of butter, a pound of sugar, and a pound of flour.
What is Pound Cake?
After 35 years and nearly 14,000 performances on Broadway, this Andrew Lloyd Webber production holds the record for the longest-running musical of all time.
What is Phantom of the Opera?
The lines of a standard plus signs are not parallel, but …. this.
What is Perpendicular?
Peter Stuyvesant gave this future state capital the name Beverwyck. In 1664, after it was captured by the English, it was renamed for a Scottish Dukedom.
What is Albany, New York?
(Identify the novel from these characters.)
The Caterpillar, The Cheshire Cat, The White Rabbit
What is Alice in Wonderland?
Basically, it is just fermented raw cabbage and salt.
What is Sauerkraut?
In musical notation, this means "very loud".
What is Fortissimo?
The no-longer-used genus Pachyderm used to include elephants and this African river dweller.
What is a Hippopotamus?
Four state capitals are named after US Presidents; name one of them.
What is Jackson, MS ; Jefferson City, MO;
Lincoln, NE ; or Madison, WI.
(Identify the novel from these characters.)
Nick Carraway, Daisy Buchanan, and George Wilson
What is The Great Gatsby?
In the original Toll House Cookie recipe, three ingredients are added in the amount of one teaspoon each. Name one.
What is baking soda ; salt ; vanilla?
This “B” word is the singing voice between tenor and bass.
What is Baritone?
Originally, this wasn’t a basket, but a hollow goat’s horn with fruits and vegetables spilling out.
What is a Cornucopia?