Health and Medicine
Singultus is the medical term for this spasm of the diaphragm: boo!
What is a hiccup?
DAILY DOUBLE The first 2 words repeat in this 4-word cry of victory that involves poultry.
What is "Winner, Winner, Chicken dinner"?
Travel back in time with Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor and Burl Ives in this timeless adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play. It was set on a Mississippi plantation in the summer in the mid 1950's. More than 50 years later, it's every bit as stirring as when it first hit the big screen. (HINT: There's a kitten in the title.)
What is Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
White, black and green types of this drink all come from the same plant- Camellia Sinensis.
What is tea?
DAILY DOUBLE A BBC article headlined pineapple on this said, "It's the food choice that seems to divide the world".
What is pizza?
On the periodic table, silicon is directly under this element.
What is carbon?
If left untreated a detached one of these membranes at the back of the eye can lead to blindness.
What is a retina?
This exclamation would literally be the male child of a firearm
What is a son of a gun?
Adapted from the beloved novel, this is set in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama. It tells the story of Scout, her brother Jem, and their father Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck).
What is To Kill a Mockingbird?
In this "feline" hit, Harry Chapin sings, "When are you coming home, son?"
What is "Cat's in the Cradle"?
Let's flip things and enjoy some pineapple this cake, where you invert the dessert onto a plate so the fruit is on top.
What is upside down cake?
DAILY DOUBLE The top of your tuxedo pants is hidden from view with style under this pleated accessory.
What is a cummerbund?
One reason you're not supposed to eat raw cookie dough is that the eggs may have the enterica type of this bacteria.
What is Salmonella?
A single course of lobster tails and filet mignon is this type of order and yes, please
What is surf and turf?
This movie revolves around the evolving relationship between Daisy Werthan (Jessica Tandy) and her driver, Hoke Colburn (Morgan Freeman) both from Atlanta, Georgia.
What is Driving Miss Daisy?
DAILY DOUBLE Filmed in Colorado Springs at Peterson Air Force Base, this 1996 epic adventure film is about the total annihilation of the earth over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances. Cast includes Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum.
What is Independence Day?
One cup of pineapple chunks provides 1/3 of your daily value of this scurvy-preventing vitamin.
What is vitamin c?
Per Black's Law, you can file this "conduct that defies the authority .... of a court" under "C", and you can be held in it too.
What is contempt?
A recombinant Zoster vaccine is given in 2 doses starting at age 50 to prevent this painful disease.
What is "Shingles"?
DAILY DOUBLE On stage and film it's what "Stays mainly in the plain" by George, do you have it?
What is "The Rain in Spain"?
This flick tells the tale of unhappy housewife Evelyn Couch (Kathy Bates), who becomes friends with an elderly woman (Jessica Tandy) in an Alabama nursing home.
What is Fried Green Tomatoes?
This was invented in 1974 as a model to teach 3-D problems. It became one of the bestselling toys of all time.
What is a Rubik's cube?
Bromelain, an enzyme in pineapples, is an anti-inflammatory that may provide relief from this from the Greek for "joint".
What is arthritis?
This is a resort town on the French Riviera and is famed for its international film festival.
What is Cannes?
DAILY DOUBLE This pain along the path of a certain nerve can radiate from the hip down the leg, but at least it tends to be only on one side.
What is Sciatica?
The late Princess Lee Radziwill was often called a member of this group living life at a speedy pace, on planes or not.
What was the "Jet Set"?
Whether you're a Southerner or not, this movie is required viewing. Set in the South during the Civil War, the sweeping historical film is widely regarded as one of the greatest movies ever made. (1940)
What is Gone with the Wind?
A type of woolen thread becomes a word of longing when it gets a letter woven in.
What are yarn and yearn?
The extra sweet pineapple called this Hawaiian isle "Gold" is grown on the slopes of Haleakala.
What is Maui?
A French peasant had to look up to someone with this noble title that includes the French word for Horse
What is "chevalier"?