ODDS & ENDS
AROUND THE KITCHEN
HISTORY
THE 1950 EMMYS
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
200
'This word commonly preceds hall, house & crier'
town
200
'Of a goblet, snifter, or tumbler, the one without a stem'
a tumbler
200
'In 1869 it cut the travel distance between London & Bombay by over 4,000 miles'
the Suez Canal
200
'"You Bet Your Life" he was the "Most Outstanding Personality"'
Groucho Marx
200
'A veteran of Waterloo, Henry Steinway began manufacturing this instrument in the 1830s'
the piano
400
'It's what the "I" stands for in IEA, ICSU & IATSE'
international
400
'Espresso makers may have an attachment for steaming this liquid'
milk
400
'When Hannibal was 9, his father forced him to swear eternal hatred for this city'
Rome
400
'Coverage of the departure of marines to this country won a special events Emmy'
Korea
400
'A musical performance from the movie "Deliverance" features a "Dueling" pair of these'
banjos
600
'In 1991 this most common test for college-board seniors saw its first decline in math scores since 1980'
the SATs
600
'Great-grandma's kitchen may have had one of these devices to turn cream into butter'
a churn
600
'A March 31, 1492 edict in this country offered the Jews there the choice of baptism or exile'
Spain
600
'In the Best Actor category, Jose Ferrer competed against Stan Freberg, the voice of this sea serpent'
Cecil
600
'Used in military bands, the large-bored euphonium is a type of this brass instrument'
a tuba
800
'This airline's slogan is "Something special in the air"'
American Airlines
800
'This spreading tool's name was a late Latin term for the shoulder blade'
a spatula
800
'In 1324 Mali's ruler Mansa Musa made a 4,000-mile pilgrimage to this city, taking a reported 12,000 slaves'
Mecca
800
'The best variety show was hosted by this man who later starred with "Mr. Ed"'
Alan Young
800
'European dance masters used to accompany pupils with a pochette, a small version of this stringed instrument'
a violin
1000
'This word can refer to a size of type on a typewriter or an unnatural appetite for clay or chalk'
pica
1000
'This company put its Mixmaster on the market in 1930 & sold 60,000 of them the first year'
Sunbeam
1000
'In 751 Pepin the Short's title was changed from "Mayor of the Palace" to "King of" these people'
the Franks
1000
'It was the first program to win as Best Game Show; host Ralph Edwards picked up the award'
Truth or Consequences
1000
'The English name of this woodwind is a corruption of its French name which means "high wood"'
the oboe
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