It's a Verb & a Noun
to assume a dramatic role, or a law passed by Congress
Act
Sushi
Japan
Rigatoni, bowtie, and cavatappi are all equally fattening varieties of this.
Pasta
Cerumen is the medical term for this bodily substance
Earwax
The number of Tom Hanks' ill-fated Apollo mission, plus Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Days of Summer
513 (13+500)
to search thoroughly, or an implement used to groom hair
Comb
Poutine
Canada
Most of an egg’s calories come from the fat in this central yellow part.
Yolk
Also a flower, it defines eye color and controls the size and diameter of the pupil
Iris
The number of Spartans in a 2006 movie that went heavy on blue screens, multiplied by the number of Dwarfs in Disney's groundbreaking animated film
2100 (300 * 7)
!!!DAILY DOUBLE!!!
to complete a task, or the aftertaste of wine
Pierogi
Poland
The name of this Latin American favorite is Spanish for “sweet of milk."
Dulce de Leche
This 5-letter lobe at the back of the mouth helps prevent food from entering the nasal cavity.
Uvula
The number of deadly sins in a Brad Pitt / Morgan Freeman thriller, divided by the number of Years Pitt spent in Tibet
1 (7 ÷ 7)
to enhance food’s flavor, or a quarter of the year
Season
!!!DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Wiener schnitzel
Also called an alligator pear, about 75% of its energy comes from fat.
Avocado
Your teeth are protected by this substance, the hardest and most highly mineralized in the body.
Enamel
Minimum miles per hour for the bus in Speed to operate safely, minus the number of bridesmaid Dresses Katherine Heigl had in her closet
23 (50-27)
to express disapproval, or the goal of an effort
object
Chicken adobo
Philippines
The Delaware-based company RAPA is considered the largest manufacturer of what food mush that is traditionally a combination of pork scraps, cornmeal, wheat flour, and spices?
Scrapple
From the Greek for “chamber,” this part of the brain regulates sleep and consciousness.
Thalamus
Chadwick Boseman's uniform number in a 2013 baseball biopic, plus the number in a Nick Nolte football flick, based on a novel
82 (42+40)