ANATOMY
LEFTOVERS
FOODS OF THE WORLD
COOKING
4-LETTER WORDS
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On average, it weighs about 3 pounds, with the cerebrum making up most of that weight


Brain

100

The only bird that provides leather commercially, its skin is pink

an Ostrich


100

Herodotus said Egyptians used to eat small birds pickled in this strong salt & water solution

brine

100

Special equipment used to cook these includes coddlers & poachers

eggs


100

One may be of duty, of credit or of scrimmage

a line

200

This tendon at the back of the ankle helps you stand on tiptoe

the Achilles tendon

200

Roman rituals were overseen by an augur, which gave us this word for inducting an official

an Inauguration

200

Parkin is a cake that's often baked in England for this "explosive" holiday

Guy Fawkes Day (5 November)


200

Instructions for cooking the brown or white type of this end by telling you, "fluff with a fork"

rice

200

Change one letter in milk & you're gone from just taking advantage to this word meaning cheat

bilk

300

It's the medical name for the voice box

the Larynx


300

From the Latin fluere, meaning "to flow", it means to vary irregularly or to shift back & forth

Fluctuate

300

A luscious strawberry dessert made with cointreau is named for this Russian royal family


the Romanovs (Romanoff)

300

This broadest of the fresh noodles is layered with cheeses & meat for a popular dish

lasagne

300

All of the other reindeer shouted out Rudolph's name with this

glee

400

Resembling a small horseshoe, the hyoid or lingual bone supports this body part

the tongue

400

The name of this region of farm country in southern Africa is from Dutch for "field"

veldt

400

Chocolate lovers know that Tre Scalini on this city's Piazza Navona is famous for its tartufo


Rome

400

Used to cook custards & chocolate, it consists of a pair of stacked saucepans

a double boiler


400

A crow, or a castle in chess

a rook

500

While the knee is considered a hinge joint, the hip is classified as this type

ball-and-socket


500

Saganaki, a kefalotiri/kefalotyri cheese appetizer from this country, is sometimes flambeed before serving

Greece

500

It's the special finishing touch that bananas foster & cherries jubilee have in common


flame


500

As a verb it means to scrape; as a noun, it's a coarse file

rasp

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