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This is believed to be the oldest board game still played.
What is Go?
This flaming dessert is said to have been created in 1887 to honor Queen Victoria's 50th anniversary as monarch
What is cherries jubilee?
French culinary schools stress the importance of this preparatory status.
What is mise en place?
He is reported to have said about the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics: “I don’t like it and I’m sorry I ever had anything to do with it”?
Who is Erwin Schrödinger?
This beer brand won a top prize at the 1893 Chicago Expo & has carried the award in its name ever since
What is pabst blue ribbon?
This is the host of the Hardcore History podcast.
Who is Dan Carlin?
This semi-hard cheese from Italy's Aosta Valley is traditionally dressed in a reddish-brown wax coat
What is fontina?
Although in english it is more associated with roads than fashion, this french phrase roughly translates to "bottom of the bag".
What is a cul de sac?
Pressure in a closed system is measure by one of these.
What is a manometer?
After you swirl the wine look for the rivulets that slide down the inside of the glass; they're called tears or these which usually mean the wine is full-bodied
What are legs?
In the 17th century this student of Nicolo Amati was putting his designer label on his own violins.
Who is Stradivarius?
Following her husband's death, Irma Rombauer penned this culinary classic in 1931
What is The Joy of Cooking?
French for "stroke of mercy", it's a death blow, or any finishing or decisive stroke
What is a coup de grâce?
Founding figure of quantum mechanics Niels Bohr was gifted a house by this brewing company. It was next door to the brewery and was connected to it by a pipeline providing free beer.
What is Carlsberg?
During prohibition this family of rum makers invited Americans to Cuba for weekend-long parties
What is Bacardi?
This musical is cited as the first movie to omit opening credits, starting the trend to move them to the end of films.
What is West Side Story?
When dried and ground, the lacey membrane of this spice becomes mace
What is nutmeg?
In cycling, the main group of riders in a road race
What is a peloton?
This is the unit of measurement for the activity of a radioactive source?
What is a bacquerel (Bq)?
A Greg favorite, this cocktail predates the more popular Negroni, which swapped the rye for gin.
What is a Boulevardier?
Alex Trebek will always be remembered as THE Jeopary host, but he was the first?
Who is Art Fleming?
Cold, creamy ice cream packed within a charred meringue crust, this ranks among the most decadent of desserts, while also ranking as one of the most difficult to prepare.
What is a Baked Alaska?
This French word can be used to describe itself, deriving from 'to carry' and 'mantle'.
What is a portemanteau?
This is the elementary particle that acts as the exchange particle (or gauge boson) for the strong force between quarks.
What is a gluon?
What is a Cabel Car (spin on Side Car)?