Foreign Words
and Phrases
and Phrases
TV Actors
Words That Should Rhyme
That's Hot Stuff
Food for Thought
200
This Hebrew phrase literally means "good luck" and is often used for "congratulations"
What is mazel tov?
200
Before she played Eleanor Shellstrop in The Good Place, she was the star of the early 2000's show, Veronica Mars
Who is Kristen Bell?
200
To totally confuse someone, and pancake batter baked in a special iron
What is baffle and waffle?
200
Even though it is only the second closest to the sun, this planet is the hottest in our solar system where surface temperatures reach 880 degrees
What is Venus?
200
Shaped like a bow tie, this pasta has a name that means "butterflies" in Italian
What is farfalle?
400
This German word for a ghostly double of a living person is also used to mean someone who looks just like you
What is doppelgänger?
400
After singing his way onto TV with Glee, he won awards for playing Andrew Cunanan in America Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace (he was also my first celebrity crush)
Who is Darren Criss?
400
A paved backyard area, and a quantitative relation between two amounts
What is patio and ratio?
400
This state of matter was created when atoms in a gas are ionized has reached over 2 billion Kelvin in an Albuquerque lab
What is plasma?
400
For an authentic Greek salad, you need feta cheese & these large olives, named after a city in Greece
What is kalamata?
600
A pair of Mandarin ducks in your home are great for love luck in this harmonious Chinese living space practice
What is feng shui?
600
He wrote, directed, and produced his hit show, Schitt's Creek, which he then starred in alongside his real life father
Who is Dan Levy?
600
Half a quart, and a small piece of fiber that comes off clothing
What is pint and lint?
600
The steam is about 350 degrees during an eruption of this famously predictable geyser at Yellowstone National Park
What is Old Faithful?
600
For breakfast you can have a roll of this French bread, that is made with eggs to make it very light and fluffy
What is brioche?
800
In 2012, the French government ended official use of this word for an unmarried woman, deemed sexist since there's no male equivalent
What is mademoiselle?
800
Its been over 40 years since he broke out on Happy Days as the Fonz, but now this actor is starring alongside Bill Hader in HBO's Barry
Who is Henry Winkler?
800
A leaf collector, and rice wine
What is rake and sake?
800
The hottest temperature ever recorded on earth was at 134 degrees fahrenheit in 1913, in this portion of the Mojave desert in California
What is Death Valley?
800
Many Indian foods are accompanied by these popular relishes of spices and fruits often made from mangoes
What is chutney?
1000
This five letter Latin word meaning "about" or "around" is used of approximate dates
What is circa?
1000
She has already been nominated for her most recent performance as Nurse Ratched, but you may also know her from her many roles on American Horror Story, or when she portrayed Marcia Clark in The People v. OJ Simpson
Who is Sarah Paulson?
1000
Not long ago, and to give in
What is recent and relent?
1000
Peppers are measured by their spiciness with this heat unit of measurement, jalapeños are around 2,500 while the Carolina reaper is at 2.2 million
What is scoville?
1000
Gumbo gets its name from an African word for this ingredient, a green pod veggie used often in Creole cooking
What is okra?