All things Polish in American Culture
Bart Simpson’s famous “crack” has to do with a name of this Polish city. What is the name of the city?
Kraków
Nara
"see you later", shorten form of "na razie"
His wife was Stella; also - a brand of kiełbasa
Kowalski
Andrzej Wajda, a director
One (1999), Honorary Oscar
This sport discipline requires jumping
pole-vaulting
In the comedy series “ Mythic Quest” one of the main characters speaks (on occasion) very good Polish. The character is: Indian, African-American, Chinese or Caucasian
Indian
Boso
Bare-foot
This cooking and homemaking guru was born as Marta Helena Kostyra
Martha Stewart
Janusz Kamiński, a cinematographer
Two: for Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan
“Kiwi” brand represents this product pretty well
shoe polish
In the Netflix series “The Witcher” one of the characters, the bard, has a Polish name which means a flower. What is his name?
Jaskier (“buttercup”) although in the books it was translated as “Dandelion”.
Nago
naked
Frances Zuchowska was mother of this flamboyant Las Vegas performer
Valentino Liberace
Pawel Pawlikowski, a director
One, for "Ida" (the best foreign language film)
Although not popular in Poland, this pagan tradition includes dancing
maypole
Joanna Kulig, the actress known for “Cold War” is playing a leading role in one of the current Netflix series. The name of the series is: “The Eddy” (a thriller with a lot of jazz), “Space Force” (a workplace comedy), “Dead to Me” (dark and twisty thriller), “Into the Night” (Belgian apocalypse thriller) or “Hollywood” (alternative history)
“The Eddy”
Misa
A bowl; „miska”
Teresa Bandyk is the maiden name of the mother of this famous Detroit musician
Jack White
Jan P. Kaczmarek, a musician
One, for music for Finding Neverland (in 2004)
Now a GM factory, but earlier a Detroit neighborhood
Poletown
In the third season of “Ozark” one of the characters called Wyatt , is reading a book by a Polish author with the title “Solaris”. Who is the author of the book?
Stanisław Lem
Nagra
"Will record": the name of the first portable professional sound recorder invented by Stefan Kudelski; it revolutionized the film industry.)
She was born as Apolonia Chałupiec and signed with Paramount in 1922, making her the first European actress in history to be contracted in Hollywood
Pola Negri
Stefan Kudelski (1929-2013), a sound engineer
Four: for sound engineering; he was the inventor of the first portable professional sound recorder "Nagra"
A weasel-like animal, but also a certain type of a dancer
polecat