The Magic City
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Riddle
100

Name at least 3 groups of people (nationalities) who have immigrated to Miami between the 1950's and 2000's

Cubans, Haitians, Colombians, Venezuelans, Brazilians, Russians.....

100

Name all of the ingredients needed to make a Caipirinha

lime, sugar, ice, Cachaca (or vodka...)
100

Obsolete

no longer produced or used; out of date.

"the disposal of old and obsolete machinery"

100

A woman goes to her mother’s funeral. While at the funeral, she meets a man she has never seen before and falls in love with him immediately. After the funeral she tries to find him but cannot. A month later she kills her sister. Why does she kill her sister?

She wants to see the man again. She figures that if he was at her mother's funeral he might be at her sister's (since it's the same family).

200

Which decade is Miami was known for high crime and cocaine wars?

1980's

200

What size lime is best for Caipirinhas?

Medium size

200

Aptitude

A natural ability to do or learn something

300

What was prohibition?

Period of time when alcohol was illegal in the United States (1920-1933)
300

Which kind of lime peel shows that the lime is best for making caipirinhas?

a smooth peel

300

Cutting-edge

 someone or something that is the latest, greatest and newest.

400

What year did Miami become a city?

1896

400

What city in the United States is known for it’s large Hasidic Jewish community?

New York (Specifically, Brooklyn)

400

Street Smarts

the experience and knowledge necessary to deal with the potential difficulties or dangers of life in an urban environment.

"take the advice of somebody who's got a little more street smarts than you"

500

Who are the original inhabitants of South Florida?

The Tequesta Indians
500

What language is spoken by the Hasidic Jewish community?

Yiddish

500

common sense

good sense and sound judgment in practical matters.

"a common-sense approach"

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