Bringing Down the House, and its film adaptation 21, tells the story of MIT students who made millions of dollars playing this casino game
blackjack
King James II lived in exile in this country ruled by his cousin, King Louis XIV
France
Use plenty of heavy cream when making this shellfish soup popular in New England
clam chowder
The sum of the infinite geometric series 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + …
1/2
Ready to eat, like a yellow banana; something you can tie a knot in
ripe / rope
In 2014, the Green Bay Packers offensive line reportedly fell in love with the board game about the "Settlers of" this island
Catan
This leader was exiled twice: once in 1814, and again in 1815 after his defeat at Waterloo
Napoleon Bonaparte
Add fillings of ham, onions, peppers and cheese to make the omelette named after this Western U.S. city
Denver
The area of a circle with a diameter of 1
𝜋/4
Not feeling well; its worn on the feet
sick / sock
It's the minimum number of darts a player must throw to win a game of 501, or the number printed on a striped yellow billiards ball
9
The last Shah of this country was exiled following the Islamic Revolution of 1979, and died the following year in Egypt
Iran
Cool off with a refreshing chilled salad of cucumber, scallions and peanuts, mixed with these Japanese buckwheat noodles
soba
The probability of rolling a 7 on a pair of six-sided dice
1/6
Violently express outrage in the streets; the superuser on a Linux system
riot / root
The largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere is Australia's MCG, originally built for, and named after, this sport
cricket
Juan Perón won a third term as President of this South American country after returning from an 18-year exile
Argentina
Think of your friends in Munich while you prepare a breakfast of this traditional Bavarian sausage, named for its color
weisswurst
The sine of angle A in this diagram
3/5
A play in Scrabble that uses all 7 tiles; a type of drum
bingo / bongo
Xiangqi, janggi, and shogi are sometimes known to English speakers as Chinese, Korean, and Japanese versions of this board game
chess
Syngman Rhee was the first President of this Asian peninsular country; he fled to Hawaii in 1960
South Korea
Try making these, named after the "small basket" in which they are steamed; chefs at Din Tai Fung fold the skin on each one 18 times
xiaolongbao
The probability of winning, in the Monty Hall problem, if you switch doors
2/3
The noise a mouse makes; it has two hands and a face
click / clock