Potpourri
This spread for toast is made from peels of citrus fruits, sugar, and water.
marmalade
While we associate marmalade with our British friends, the name comes from marmelo, a Portuguese quince paste.
This number equals a baker’s dozen.
13
In medieval England, laws controlled the size of bread, and bakers would get in trouble for overpricing undersized baked goods. They would often toss in a bit of extra product to avoid the harsh consequences of the law
These popular dolls were “adopted” rather than purchased and came with their own birth certificates.
Cabbage Patch Kids
The dolls were invented by Xavier Roberts, a former art student. Roberts was only 26 when his dolls hit the market in 1983.
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Go into hiding
This romantic city in Italy, with its gondola-filled canals, is one of Europe’s most popular port cities.
Venice
The city comprises more than 100 islands connected by canals
This Southern entrée staple is rarely eaten with a fork and knife.
fried chicken
To promote its status as “poultry capital of the world,” Gainesville, Georgia, passed a law that prohibits people from eating fried chicken with a fork
Alfred Hitchcock won this number of Academy Awards.
zero
He was nominated for Best Director five times but never won.
“Parlez-vous français?” means this.
"Do you speak French?”
English and French are both official languages in Canada
Theatrical productions are often broken down into this number of acts.
three
Some plays are one act, and a few run five acts, but commonly, playwrights can tie up all the loose ends by the end of the third act.
These cuddly stuffed toys “care a lot.”
Care Bears
The Care Bears also have an animated franchise, including 1985’s The Care Bear Movie.
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Monday
Forever and a day
One of the oldest marine ports in North America is in the capital city of this French province in Canada.
Québec
The Québec City port sits on the St. Lawrence River
This squash can be used as a pasta substitute
spaghetti squash
To eat cooked spaghetti squash, remove the seeds and run a fork across the meat to turn it into strands. Then, top with your favorite pasta sauce and enjoy
“Third rock from the sun” refers to this planet
Earth
The planets, from closest to farthest from the sun, are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
The final episode of the original Star Trek aired during this decade
1960s
It aired on NBC on June 3, 1969, as the final installment of a three-part series
This is slang for one pound in the U.K
quid
It does not refer to the coin or note but to the value. If you have many coins that equal one pound, you have a quid.
Originally marketed as a spherical paperweight, this fortune-telling toy became popular with children of the 1980s
Magic 8 Ball
The toy has 20 possible responses, including 10 positive, five negative, and five neutral answers
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a diamond in the rough
This U.S. East Coast port city is a hub for cruise ships with Caribbean itineraries.
Miami
It’s known as the “Cruise Capital of the World.”
Mushrooms belong to this family
fungi
They do not require sunlight to grow.
Place ice on this pulse point for a few minutes to cool down quickly.
wrist
Another way to cool down quickly is to place an ice pack on the back of your neck.
Add this ingredient to flour and water, and your bread dough multiplies by two
yeast
After you punch down the dough, it loses the extra bulk before you let it rise again. Letting it rise again allows it to reach the desired texture
In the late 1940s, Dan Robbins envisioned this painting system that allows anyone to paint a masterpiece suitable for framing
paint-by-numbers
He was inspired by Leonardo da Vinci, who gave his apprentices numbered designs to be completed
A popular brainteaser in the 1980s, the object of this toy is to get six sides of matching colored tiles aligned.
Rubik’s Cube
The toy was introduced commercially in 1980 and sold 100 million units in the first two years. sic.
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Egypt’s second-largest city is also Egypt’s largest port city
Alexandria
The world’s oldest lighthouse is in Alexandria
SPAM is a combination of these two words.
spice and ham
Ham is the main ingredient, and because it’s a canned good, it can be easily shipped. Today, there are 15 varieties of SPAM on the market
This number of people have been born in Antarctica.
11
In January 1979, Emilio Palma became the first person to be born in Antarctica.
The word paprika comes from this language
Hungarian
The spice originated in what is now Budapest, and it made its way to the West in the 1900s
This latitude line (parallel) divides the United States from Canada.
49th
This boundary is the longest undefended boundary in the world
Known as the world’s first action figure and an All-American hero, he debuted in 1964 from Hasbro toys
G.I. Joe
The marketing team refused to call the toy a “doll,” wanting to create a unique product with moveable joints that differed from dolls of the past.
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Wait Up
This port city is the third-largest city in Israel. It’s also the only city in Israel with a subway system.
Haifa
Called the Carmelit, the subway system travels on an incline from sea level up Mount Carmel
What yogurt drink flavored with fruit or spices is a favorite beverage in India?
Lassi
This prehistoric cartoon series of the 1960s includes Fred, Wilma, and Pebbles
The Flintstones
The Hanna-Barbera show is considered the first animated sitcom