ENDS WITH "U"
TOOLS OF THE WRITER'S TRADE
QUARTERBACK U.
THE "N" CROWD
FLAMING FOODS
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A Hindu spiritual teacher
What is a guru
100
Nabokov's novels all began on 3x5 these, which he kept under his pillow in case of inspiration
What is an index card
100
Peyton Manning
What is University of Tennessee
100
He was a great rugby & lacrosse player but he's better known as "The Father of Basketball"
Who is Naismith
100
"Joy of Cooking" instructions for making this cherry dessert: "Standing back, ignite with a long lighted match
What is cherries jubilee
200
Barbie knows a type of long surfboard is named for this California beach
What is Malibu
200
In 2009 this, on which Cormac McCarthy produced 5 million words, sold for over $250,000 at auction
What is a typewriter
200
Vince Young
What is University of Texas
200
Once in the news himself, today this marine colonel hosts "War Stories" on the Fox News Channel
Who is "Ollie" North
200
Henri Charpentier is said to have created this dessert crepes dish by accident; the dish was a flaming success
What is Crêpe Suzette
300
The name of this Japanese martial art related to judo means "soft art"
What is jujitsu
300
At London's Charles Dickens museum, visitors can handle Dickens' own pen of this type
What is a quill pen
300
Steve Young
What is BYU (Brigham Young)
300
After a breakdown around 1919, this Russian-born ballet dancer spent the rest of his life in & out of asylums
Who is Nijinsky
300
You can make a flaming version of this tex-mex dish whose name means "little sashes"
What is fajitas
400
A married woman in Bonn or Berlin
What is a frau
400
Raymond Chandler composed screenplays by talking into this machine, a brand name copyrighted in 1907
What is a dictaphone
400
Drew Brees
What is Purdue
400
He not only won the 1971 Nobel Prize for Literature, he also served in the Chilean senate
Who is Pablo Neruda
400
This dessert, cake & ice cream browned in the oven, can be flambeed for a dramatic presentation
What is Baked Alaska
500
Found before "of" it's a 2-word term meaning instead, including the French for "place"
What is in lieu
500
Steinbeck was obsessed with these; the Mongol 2 3/8 model came closest to the perfect point
What is a pencil
500
Jim Kelly & Gino Torretta
What is University of Miami
500
Egypt's president from 1956 to 1970, he dreamed of leading the whole Arab world
Who Nasser
500
Brennan's in New Orleans says that this flaming fruity dessert is the most requested item on its menu
What is Bananas Foster
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