The Queen
On Sept. 8, 2022, after 70 years on the throne, the Queen passed away at Balmoral Castle in this U.K. country
Scotland
Turns out Jeremy Irons wasn't pleased how things ended for Alan Rickman in this first film, so a sequel returned "with a Vengeance"
Die Hard
Carvel created this popular ice cream cake in 1977 as a Father's Day promotion
Fudgie the Whale
Marking an 80th anniversary in 2024, David Muir traveled with veterans to this French region
Normandy
It's been the 7-word motto of the New York Times since 1896
All the news that's fit to print
Also known as parboiling, it's this cooking process that boils & shocks veggies
blanching
In 1880 this inventor was granted a patent for the first practical light bulb
Edison
The Queen was rarely seen without these, made by the firm Launer London; what was inside? Probably lozenges & reading glasses
Purse
Chloë Grace Moretz has blood on her hands--& pretty much her entire body--at the prom in this 2013 remake
Carrie
After becoming this race's first 4-time winner in 1977, A.J. Foyt cruised into the Intl. Motorsports Hall of Fame
Indy 500
This long-running NBC news show has been moderated over the years by Martha Rountree, Marvin Kalb & Tim Russert
Meet the Press
This method fixes holes using needle & thread without patches; it was news when Grace Coolidge was seen doing it to Calvin's socks
darning
Use kitchen twine for this technique of sewing up a chicken's legs & wings before roasting; it helps cook the bird evenly
trussing
Now a kids' swimming pool game, he was originally an Italian who traveled to China in the 13th century
Marco Polo
The Queen loved animals from big (racehorses) to small (these short-legged dogs including Willow & Holly)
Corgis
In his quest for vengeance against Francis, this hero learns a laundry lesson--"seltzer water & lemon for blood... or wear red"
Deadpool
Veteran L.A.-Vegas drivers know this Primm, Nev. casino opened in 1977 was the longtime home of Bonnie & Clyde's death car
Whiskey Pete's
The awards named for this legendary broadcaster honor digital & broadcast journalists
Murrow
The Philadelphia Daily News used this alliterative term for a decade long before miniskirts took over London
The Swinging Sixties
Poached eggs are cooked directly in hot water; eggs gently cooked in a dish placed in a hot water bath are this "pampered" kind
coddled
"Black Tuesday", October 29 of this year, was part of the stock market crash that helped set off the Great Depression
1929
Elizabeth was smitten with this man when she was just 13; they were married for more than 70 years
Phillip
If Judge Turpin stole my family & had me convicted like this barber, I'd be upset too, but aiding cannibalism? I dunno
Sweeney Todd
In 1977 he developed the Apple II computer which, aided by Steve Jobs' marketing skills, was the first affordable home PC
Wozniak
In 1926 a Daily News article about him declared, "The Bambino finds his bat!"
Babe Ruth
Arizona State University's Journalism School is named after this legendary news anchor
Cronkite
Giada's aunt taught her to cook a wonderful dish called ziti stufati that's baked in the oven, or as we say in Italian, this style
al forno
Nobody expected the Spanish this notorious institution to be abolished in 1834, but everybody was glad it was
Inquisition
This ceremony took place when Elizabeth had been queen for over a year; she wore the dress on 6 more occasions
coronation
In "Promising Young Woman", she played Cassie, who can't get over what happened to her friend, Nina, in med school
Carey Mulligan
In 1977 this assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. escaped from prison but was recaptured after 54 hours
James Earl Ray
This newspaper tycoon brought a Cistercian monastery over from Spain but couldn't put it together again
Hearst
In 2003 this neurosurgeon of Indian & Pakistani descent reported for CNN in Iraq but also did brain surgery on wounded soldiers
Sanjay Gupta
Seems straightforward: Latin for "to soak" gives us this verb that means to soak, usually fruit in liquid to soften it
macerate
A Paris airport is named for this general who led the Free French forces during WWII & later served as France's president
DeGaulle