Baby's First Jeopardy

INTERNATIONAL CUISINE

100

Popular in Jamaica, ackee is a tropical fruit that, when cooked, tastes like these scrambled items

eggs

200

You might begin a German meal with aalsuppe, a soup made from this snake-like sea creature

eels

300

Romesco, a classic Catalan sauce from this country, contains tomatoes, garlic, red peppers, nuts & olive oil

Spain

400

Pastitsio, a popular noodle dish from this Mediterranean country, may feature lamb or feta cheese

Greece

500

Basil, garlic, pine nuts, Parmesan cheese & olive oil go into this sauce that originated in Genoa

pesto

SCIENCE & NATURE

100

Launched on April 24, 1990, it was the first general-purpose orbiting telescope

Hubble Space Telescope

200

Fog may form when air cools to this "point" or when moisture is added to air near the ground

Dew Point

300

Cinnamon & cork are obtained from this part of a tree

Bark

400

This tusked pinniped takes clams into its mouth & sucks the flesh from the shell

Walrus

500

In the 1550s Fleming Ogier de Busbecq introduced this garden flower to Europe from Turkey

Tulip

A HAMBURGER WITH ALL THE FIXINGS

100

Let's start with the lettuce--this kind that's traditionally in a Caesar salad

romaine

200

Get your burn on with slices of this pepper

jalapeno

300

You gotta have grilled onions--this sweet variety named for a Georgia city

Vidalia

400

I'm about to slice up the tomatoes--this kind that sounds like old hand-me-downs

heirloom

500

Instead of the usual condiments, we'll finish it off with this 5-letter garlic mayo from France

aioli

ANCIENT HISTORY

100

About 7,000 years ago Mexican Indians improved this crop, notably the size of its ears

Maize (corn)

200

In 280 B.C. King Pyrrhus used these animals to trample the Roman infantry, perhaps giving Hannibal ideas

Elephants

300

This war dated to the 12th century B.C. has inspired writers from Homer to the present

Trojan war

400

In Palestine, the Sadducees, who believed in strict Torah, opposed this group who let the law evolve

Pharisees

500

Ur, Tyre & Athens were examples of this political unit centered on an urban community

city-states

MIDDLE "P"(Alex: The letter P will be exactly in the center of each correct response.)

100

Clear, or open to public scrutiny

transparent

200

You stand on it when speaking passionately about your opinions

soapbox

300

It's profane speech against God or another sacred entity

blasphemy

400

Force out, such as air from the lungs

respire

500

This treat is fruit stewed or cooked in syrup

compote