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Native to the Middle East, this is one of the first fruits cultivated by humans … and depictions of its leaves have been used to cover the private parts of nude art since ancient times.
Figs
He wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; and she is an actress and sister to Warren Beatty.
Mark Twain and Shirley MacLaine
Willa Cather, Zora Neale Hurston, and George Eliot
Authors
“All that glisters [glitters] is … ” (The Merchant of Venice)
“… not gold.”
What state is nicknamed the Empire State?
New York
These beans, which Hannibal Lecter related enjoying with “a nice chianti” at the end of Silence of the Lambs, are among the largest edible beans.
Fava
He starred with Bing Crosby in White Christmas; and she starred with Rock Hudson in Pillow Talk.
Danny Kaye and Doris Day
Martha Graham, Isadora Duncan, and Anna Pavlova
Dancers
“Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me … ” (Julius Caesar)
“… your ears.”
In the mid-20th century, summer resorts in this mountain area (a subrange of the Appalachian Mountains), became a major vacation destination for Jewish New Yorkers, earning the nickname “The Borscht Belt.”
The Catskills
With a name that means “melted” in French, this dish was declared the national dish of Switzerland by the Swiss Cheese Union in the 1930s.
Fondue
She was an Olympic figure skater (1930s) turned actress; and he was a violin-playing comedian of radio and later, television.
Sonja Henie and Jack Benny
Georgia O’Keefe, Mary Cassatt, and Freida Kahlo
Artists (painters)
“The course of true love never …” (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
“ … did run smooth.”
See if you can name the two Ivy League universities that are located in New York – one is upstate in Ithaca and the other is in Manhattan.
Cornell University (Ithaca) and Columbia University (Manhattan)
This egg custard dessert, usually called crème caramel in much of Europe, is better known by this four-letter name in Spanish-speaking countries and in North America.
Flan
She was an accused axe murderer; and he is considered by many to be the best basketball player of all time.
Lizzie Borden and Michael Jordan
Dilma Rousseff, Benazir Bhutto, Corazon Aquino
Heads of State
“Now is the winter of …” (Richard III)
“… our discontent.”
Said to be the oldest state park in the US, this one on the Canadian border is centered on a natural wonder formed roughly 12,000 years ago.
Niagara Falls
The bulb-like stem base of this plant, which is used as a vegetable, has a strong licorice-like flavor.
Fennel
She was an actress who became known as “Mommie Dearest” after her death; and he was an actor, “Rat Pack” member, and brother-in-law to President John F. Kennedy.
Joan Crawford and Peter Lawford
Marilyn Horne, Leontyne Price, and Beverly Sills
Opera Singers
“This above all; to thine own self … ” (Hamlet)
“ … be true.”
Four of New York City’s five boroughs (and nearly 60% of the state’s entire population) are situated on these three islands.
Manhattan Island, Staten Island, and Long Island