This coming-of-age period drama follows the life of Beth Harmon, a chess prodigy, and the show is even named after a chess opening move
What is The Queen's Gambit?
This wandering planter of the early U.S. is said to have dressed in a coffee sack, with a cooking-pot hat
Who is Johnny Appleseed?
This Japanese businessman used his last name to name his corporation, now an international conglomerate that is the world's largest piano manufacturer, and later selling motorcycles too
What is Yamaha?
These tubular cream-filled pastries are Sicily's gift to dessert
What are cannolis?
This mallet used by a judge can also mean "to call a meeting to order"
What is gavel?
Olivia Colman replaced Claire Foy in the role of an older Elizabeth II in this Netflix royal drama, telling us the story of the queen's early reign to modern day
What is The Crown?
Apple seeds contain amygdalin, a substance that releases this poison into the blood stream when chewed and digested, but one seed won't kill you
What is cyanide?
An Italian-American confectioner named Domenico founded this chocolate company in 1852, making thin chocolate squares we still enjoy today
What is Ghiradelli?
It's the 2-word French name for a custard dessert with a hard, caramelized sugar topping
What is crème brûlée?
Nowadays done digitally or with a filter, it's the brownish effect used in photography to make the image look aged
What is sepia?
The iconic Julie Andrews is the voice of Lady Whistledown, an anonymous gossip writer in this period drama focused on romance and diverse debutantes
What is Bridgerton?
This legendary mathematician and physicist supposedly came up with the law of gravity after an apple fell on his head
Who is Isaac Newton?
These four brothers, Jack, Sam, Harold and Albert, used their fraternal power to create a film production studio that would become one of the leaders of the entertainment industry
What is Warner Brothers?
Apple is the most popular filling for this German pastry
What is strudel?
If you have two feet, you're one of these
What is biped?
Featuring the voices of Nick Kroll and John Mulaney, this adult animated series explores puberty and the awkwardness of everyone's preteen years
What is Big Mouth?
This brand known for its applesauce & apple juice dates back to a guy named Samuel who sold apple cider back in 1842
What is Motts?
This British luxury automobile maker was bought out by BMW, but was originally founded by two friends, Charles and Henry, who combined their alliterative last names to label their cars
What is Rolls-Royce?
This Middle Eastern sweet consists of several layers of very thin phyllo pastry filled with nuts & drenched with honey
What is baklava?
There's only one consonant in this synonym for strange or frightening
What is eerie?
John E. Douglas and Robert Ressler are the real life inspiration for this crime thriller series on Netflix, and how those two FBI agents created the profiling process for finding serial killers
What is Mindhunter?
This 1997 movie starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon was up for 9 Oscahs & took home 2 -you got its numbahs; how do ya like them apples?!
What is Good Will Hunting?
This corporation is named after its founder, a 19th century American inventor who designed the modern consumer's sewing machine, originally made with iron and wood
What is Singer?
Cafe du Monde in New Orleans calls it "a square piece of dough, fried & covered with powdered sugar"
What is a beignet?
Authority to act for another, perhaps "by" this when you permit someone to vote in your place on corporate stock
What is proxy?