THE TRAITORS
4-LETTER HOMOPHONES
STEWS OF THE WORLD
"LITTLE" "BLACK" BOOKS
A BASKET OF CLUES
100
In 1780 this man wrote to George Washington begging safe passage for his wife; she had aided his plot but George didn't know that
Who is Benedict Arnold?
100
Lines of seats
&
got up from bed
What is rows/rose?
100
One of Walt Disney's favorite foods was this all-American stew with deep Mexican roots; he ate it from the can & con carne
What is Chili?
100
The daughters in this novel call their mother Marmee & their dad is off serving as a chaplain in the Civil War
What is Little Women ?
100
The tradition of giving treat-filled Easter baskets is said to have begun as a celebration of the end of this period of denial
What is Lent?
200
On lists of Jesus' disciples, he is traditionally placed last
Who is Judas?
200
24-hour periods
&
to stun
What is days/daze?
200
Elmer Fudd could tell you that it's the traditional main ingredient in hasenpfeffer
What is Rabbit?
200
At one point in this Anna Sewell novel, a stable catches fire & the title horse almost perishes
What is Black Beauty ?
200
The passenger basket beneath a hot-air balloon also goes by this Italian name
What is a Gondola
300
In 1939 he secretly met with Hitler & asked for help in putting his National Union Party in power in Norwa
Who is Quisling?
300
A price
&
the open-air event you might go to after paying
What is a fare/fair?
300
Paprika-heavy Pörkölt is the heartier cousin of this Hungarian dish whose name can also mean a jumble
What is goulash?
300
The first book in James Ellroy's original L.A. Quartet, it deals with the murder of a young woman in 1947
What is The Black Dahlia?
300
The Tipitaka, or "Triple Basket", is the canon of the Theravada branch of this religion
What is Buddhism?
400
This outlaw's original tombstone at his Missouri family farm refers to his killer, Robert Ford, as a traitor & a coward
Who is Jesse James?
400
To wander
&
a city about 15 miles from Utica, New York
What is roam/Rome?
400
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The name of this Cuban dish of stewed shredded beef means "old clothes" & may refer to its tattered appearance
What is ropa vieja?
400
Izzy turns out to be the arsonist who created the title problem in this Celeste Ng novel
What is Little Fires Everywhere ?
400
A prudent piece of advice from an early translation of "Don Quixote": "'Tis part of the wise man to... not venture all his" these 4 words
What is "eggs in one basket"
500
In 2016 this Turkish leader survived a coup & later threatened to "rip off the heads of those traitors"
Who is Erdoğan?
500
Took to the air
&
a vent that carries smoke
flew/flue
500
Budae-jiigai, or army base stew, is a comfort food dish that originated in the 20th century in this country
What is South Korea?
500
This book from James Frey was a 2005 pick for Oprah's Book Club, but that all sort of shattered
What is A Million Little Pieces?
500
The many-armed basket stars are in this phylum of backbone-less marine critters
What are echinoderms?