The Olympics
New events in 2018 included mass start speed skating & a mixed doubles version of this "stony" sport.
What is curling?
The scale used to measure the spicy heat of peppers.
What is the scoville scale?
In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary became the first man to climb this mountain without the use of oxygen.
What is Mount Everest?
It's a canvas bag for hikers to carry supplies.
What is a knapsack?
At the end of this book, Piper Kerman thanked the women of Danbury Federal Correctional Institution for changing her life.
What is Orange is the New Black?
This city's Freedom Park was opened as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics.
What is Atlanta?
Although there are five different varieties of this vegetable, you'll never find it in the freezer section.
What is lettuce?
This famous criminal started a soup kitchen.
Who is Al Capone?
A slow, tricky pitch on the baseball diamond.
What is a knuckleball?
"Permanent Record" by this NSA contractor & Russia resident says as a child, he hacked the clocks at home so he could stay up late.
What is Snowden?
This American is the most decorated athlete in Olympic history, winning 28 medals, including a record 23 golds.
Who is Michael Phelps?
This man was the first to develop the process of pasteurization.
Who is Louis Pasteur?
In 1939, he became the first U.S. President to appear on television.
Who is Franklin Roosevelt?
An old-timey word for pants.
What are knickers?
This Michelle Obama memoir was the bestselling hardcover book of 2018.
What is Becoming?
The Olympic motto, the Latin "citius, altius, fortius", means "faster, higher", this.
What is stronger?
This popular candy was featured prominently in the classic film "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial".
What are Reese's Pieces?
In 1945 a former Du Pont chemist invented these airtight containers typically sold at parties.
What is Tupperware?
The "Marble City" on the Tennessee River.
What is Knoxville?
Deirdre Bair's 2019 "Parisian Lives" is a memoir of writing the biographies of Simone de Beauvoir & this Irish-born playwright.
Who is Samuel Beckett?
An old man of 31, this American became the first 3-time snowboarding gold medalist in 2018.
Who is Shaun White?
Coca-Cola was first sold in this state.
What is Georgia?
Michelangelo painted "The Creation of Adam" on its ceiling.
What is the Sistine Chapel?
This spot was the alleged location of the assassination of JFK.
What is The Grassy Knoll?
Biographies by Walter Isaacson include "Steve Jobs" & one about this man subtitled ' "His Life and Universe".
Who is Albert Einstein?