“GREAT” THINGS
(All the answers include the word “great.”)
BAKED GOODS
ARCHITECTURE
FROM THE FRENCH
HOLIDAYS
100

Every Halloween, Linus (of Peanuts fame) waited for this legendary spirit to arrive.

The Great Pumpkin

100

Made with two ingredients, egg whites and sugar, this confection can be used as the basis of many desserts, including cookies, baked Alaska, pie toppings, and Pavlova. 

Meringue

100

Imhotep designed the 1st of these, which was completed about 2650 B.C.

The Pyramids of Giza

100

The word for this creamy dessert served in a tall glass is French for "perfect"

Parfait

100

In Massachusetts, Patriots Day not only celebrates the Battle of Lexington and Concord as the start of the Revolution, it also marks the day for this annual sporting event since 1897.

The Boston Marathon

200

This “great thing” is roughly 4,000 miles long … and the oldest sections were built in the 7th century BC.

The Great Wall of China

200

Company founder Margaret Rudkin named this brand of baked good for a property her family owned in Connecticut.

Pepperidge Farm

200

Floral name for the circular-shaped stained glass windows found in churches

Rose Windows

200

You don't have to be French to know that a "dentifrice" is this

A Toothpaste

200

On May 1st, many Spanish-speaking countries celebrate El Día de los Trabajadores (tra•ba•ha•DOOR•ace), which is basically the same as this September holiday in the USA.

Labor Day (May Day)

300

This 1861 coming-of-age novel by Charles Dickens depicts the education of an orphan named Pip.

Great Expectations

300

This Middle Eastern sweet consists of several layers of very thin phyllo dos.ugh filled with nuts and drenched in honey.

Baklava

300

He gained int'l attention with the "Prairie Style" houses he designed from about 1900-1910

Frank Lloyd Wright

300

It's French for "castle"

Chateau

300

Every November 9th , Germany commemorates this 1989 event.

The Fall of the Berlin Wall

400

James Herriot published a series of books about life as a country veterinarian in Yorkshire, England, which was adapted by the BBC into a 90-episode television series that ran in the 1970s and 1980s.

All Creatures Great and Small

400

This is the name of a pan mold with fluted sides … or the cake that’s baked inside it.

Bundt

400

The Hagia Sophia in this city exemplifies the Byzantine use of domed interiors  

Istanbul (formerly Constantinople)

400

In France a "chiffonnier" is a ragpicker, but in the U.S. a chiffonier is this

A Chest of Drawers

400

The story of this Jewish holiday, which commemorates God’s freeing of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, is told in the Old Testament Book of Exodus.

Passover

500

She ruled Russia from 1762 to 1796, presiding over a renaissance of culture and sciences and large-scale economic growth.

Catherine the Great

500

This historic Boston hotel added the chocolate glaze to Boston Cream Pie; but it is probably best known for its oval-shaped dinner roll

The Parker House

500

He "Finnish"ed 1st in his field by designing the Gateway Arch in St. Louis & TWA Terminal at Kennedy Airport

Eero Saarinen

500

In France a "chiffonnier" is a ragpicker, but in the U.S. a chiffonier is this

A Chignon

500

In 1954, the name of this November holiday was changed from Armistice Day to … this

Veteran's Day