Kitchen Knowledge
Thyme, parsley, and dill are all types of this
What are herbs?
This is the term for measurement of how much a diamond weighs
What is a carat?
This is the name of the legendary city rumored to have sunk to the bottom of the sea
What is Atlantis?
In 1942, the minimum draft age was lowered from 21 years old to this in the United States
What is 18 years old?
This white bird is a very common symbol for peace
What is a dove?
This is an electric cooker consisting of an earthenware pot inside a container with a heating element, used to maintain a steady low temperature, used for simmering stews for several hours
What is a Crock Pot?
This is the hardest natural material in the world, able to resist scratches and general wear-and-tear
What is a diamond?
These two states border no other American state
What are Alaska and Hawaii?
This child star began her film career at the age of three in 1932, and starred in hits such as Curly Top and Heidi year after year during the mid-to-late 1930s
Who is Shirley Temple?
This continent has the least amount of wildlife
What is Antarctica?
This handy kitchen device is used to purify liquids or separate liquids from solids
What is a Strainer?
This multi-colored stone is the birthstone of October was prized as a royal stone in Europe during medieval times
What is an Opal?
This businessman was known as the "King of Steel"
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
In the 1930's, this tech was easily accessible to most Americans and became a main source of entertainment, information, and political propaganda
What is radio?
This is a classification of animals that live part of their lives in water and part on land, such as salamanders and frogs
What are amphibians?
This expensive vinaigrette is featured in many high class restaurants
What is Balsamic Vinaigrette?
This is a shiny metal used especially in jewelry, tableware, in electronics. Its chemical symbol is Ag
What is silver?
This big name beverage company was once found to have cocaine as an ingredient in its products
What is Coca Cola?
This song was written in 1938 and sung by Shirley Ross and Bob Hope; and the song soon became Bob Hope's theme tune for the rest of his career
What is "Thanks for the Memory"?
This breed of horse is best known for its use in racing
What is the Thoroughbred?
This is a food preparation technique in which food ingredients are finely cut into uniform pieces, whether with a knife or food processor-- smaller than just diced or chopped foods
What is mincing/ minced food?
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Because many reached California in 1849, the year that the Gold Rush started, the miners of that rush were often called this
What are "fourty-niners"?
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This city’s name translates to “River of January” in Portuguese and was the capital of Brazil all the way from 1764 to 1960
What is Rio de Janeiro?
The song 'White Christmas' was sung by this famous artist first in the 1942 movie Holiday Inn
Who is Bing Crosby?
Lemurs are a primate native to this island country
What is Madagascar?