Food
Guinness says one of the hottest spices is capsicum hot pepper, better known by this "saucy" name.
What is tabasco?
In 1840, American naval officer Charles Wilkes was 1st to claim Antarctica is 1 of these.
What is a continent?
Flamboyant WWII general who believed he'd had several previous lives, all as soldiers.
Who is Patton?
Type of bike whose name was coined from "motor pedal".
What is a moped?
Saying goldfish are not tropical, World Book considers these the most common & best known tropical fish.
What are guppies?
This type of mustard was named for the "capital" of France's Burgundy region.
What is Dijon?
Locksmith Anton Drexler founded this political party in 1919, in Munich.
What are the Nazis (National Socialists)?
Plato felt that memories from time spent between incarnations inspired this romantic emotion.
What is love?
The pedigree of this dog's name can be traced back to the Latin "Hispania".
What is a spaniel?
The talking variety of this bird can imitate human speech better than a parrot can.
What is a myna?
Some say the meat of this armor-plated mammal tastes like duck.
What is armadillo?
Number of English ships sunk by the Spanish Armada.
What is none?
Name of the Hindu belief that good or evil deeds determine the next incarnation.
What is karma?
This mammal's name is from Greek for "flat-footed", not "duck-billed".
What is a platypus?
The chow chow dog is unique in having this color tongue.
What is black (blue-black)?
1st thought to be from Persia, the name of this fruit is a corruption of Latin for "Persian".
What is a peach?
1st Russian czar ever to visit the "west", he built his capital as a "window on the west".
Who is Peter the Great?
Founding Father who wrote that he would "appear once more in a new & more elegant edition".
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
From French for "rider on the rump", the man behind the table who rakes in the gaming bets.
What is the croupier?
Most popular breed of long-haired cats, it's become a generic term for all long-hairs.
What are Persian?
This factor, not size determines whether a chicken is a fryer, roaster, or stewer.
What is age?
In 1772, it was ruled illegal in Britain but not in the colonies.
What is slavery?
In "Dancing in the Light", this star says her mother was once a man who kidnapped her in a past life.
Who is Shirley MacLaine?
It's about time we told you this word's from Old English "waeccan", to "stay awake or keep vigil".
What is a watch?
All pet golden hamsters descend from a single litter captured in 1930 in this Mideast country.
What is Syria?