Food (Culinary Connoisseur)
This French term refers to cooking food “under vacuum” at precise low temperatures.
What is sous vide?
Before becoming a global hit, The Office originated as a TV series in this country.
What is the United Kingdom?
This is the only letter that does not appear in any U.S. state name.
What is Q?
This ancient Roman city was preserved in volcanic ash after Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.
What is Pompeii?
This UCSF-related struggle involves circling endlessly and questioning your life choices.
What is parking at UCSF?
This Italian cheese is traditionally made from water buffalo milk.
What is mozzarella (buffalo mozzarella)?
This actor voiced both Darth Vader (body) and appeared physically as Anakin Skywalker in Return of the Jedi.
Who is David Prowse? (accept: Sebastian Shaw for unmasked Anakin clarification)
This board game was originally called “The Landlord’s Game” when it was created in 1903.
What is Monopoly?
This famous Persian king is known for conquering Babylon and allowing exiled peoples to return home.
Who is Cyrus the Great?
This Bay Area weather phenomenon allows residents to wear a jacket in July while the rest of the country melts.
What is Karl the Fog? (accept: San Francisco fog)
This reaction between amino acids and sugars is responsible for browning in cooked foods.
What is the Maillard reaction?
This artist was originally featured on the demo version of Rihanna’s “Umbrella” before she recorded it.
Who is Britney Spears?
This is the only planet in our solar system named after a Greek god rather than a Roman one.
What is Uranus?
This infamous “war” between Australia and these animals in 1932 ended with the animals essentially winning.
What are emus? (The Emu War)
This famous San Francisco street is known for its steep, winding “crooked” section.
What is Lombard Street?
This sugar alcohol, often used as a sugar substitute, is toxic to dogs and found in many sugar-free foods.
What is xylitol?
In Pulp Fiction, this is the name of the fictional fast-food restaurant known for the “Royale with Cheese.”
What is Big Kahuna Burger?
This is the only country whose name contains all five vowels.
What is Mozambique?
This war began in 1859 and lasted only about 38–45 minutes, making it the shortest in recorded history.
What is the Anglo-Zanzibar War?
This lesser-known UCSF campus is located in San Francisco’s Richmond District and focuses on mental health and outpatient care.
What is the Mount Zion campus?
This French term refers to a mixture of herbs typically including parsley, tarragon, chives, and chervil.
What are fines herbes?
This 1980 horror film’s famous “Here’s Johnny!” line was improvised by its lead actor.
What is The Shining? (actor: Jack Nicholson)
This famous clock tower in London is often incorrectly used to refer to the entire structure.
What is Big Ben? (technically the bell)
This European conflict started in 1325 over a stolen bucket.
What is the War of the Bucket?
This annual San Francisco event began in 1912 and is one of the largest footraces in the world.
What is Bay to Breakers?