CAT OF 5 TALES
COOKING TERMS
AT THE JIM HENSON CREATURE SHOP
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
THE TELEVISION SETTING
GODS & GODDESSES
400
In a book by Beverly Cleary, a kitten with white paws has this title name
Socks
400
This technique of briefly plunging fruit & veggies into boiling water, then into ice-cold water also means "to make white"
blanching
400
Most of the suits the Creature Shop made for adaptation of a classic kids' book were more than seven feet tall
Where the Wild Things Are
400
Bordered on one side by the Negev Desert, this desert is also a peninsula that covers some 23,500 square miles
Sinai
400
This show is set in the fictional town of Kier, which is also the first name of fictional company Lumon's founder
Severance
400
Seeking bunnies in classic art? They may accompany this Roman fertility goddess, as in Piero di Cosimo's painting of her, Mars & Cupid
Venus
800
In "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", it "vanished quite slowly beginning with the end of the tail"
the Cheshire Cat
800
This "holy" mixture in Cajun cooking is onion, celery & bell pepper
the (holy) trinity
800
This actor who played Long John Silver in "Muppet Treasure Island" said he thought of the Muppets as fellow actors
Tim Curry
800
About 3,800 miles west of Pearl Harbor, Apra Harbor in this U.S. territory that's part of the Marianas saw fighting in 1944
Guam
800
Mike Judge says Arlen, the setting of this animated show, is based on Richardson, a Dallas suburb
King of the Hill
800
Baal was the god not only of rain but of this a.m. moisture, vital in the ancient Near East with months of no precipitation
dew
1200
Jiji is a cat that helps this girl's "Delivery Service" in Eiko Kadono's fanciful tale, later adapted by Studio Ghibli
Kiki
1200
The key to perfect dough? This process that activates yeast & provides that final rise before baking
proofing
1200
One puppeteer recalled Jim Henson saying he wanted to change the world & stop war with this show that featured Doozers & Gorgs
Fraggle Rock
1200
This 220-square-mile Alpine lake formed by the Rhone River is also known as Lac Léman
Lake Geneva
1200
Priyanka Chopra Jonas starred as Alex Parrish, an FBI recruit at this Virginia base
Quantico
1200
The holiday Sri Krishna Jayanti celebrates the eighth earthly avatar of this god
Vishnu
1600
In Roald Dahl's "Edward the Conqueror", Louisa believes a stray is a reincarnation of this Hungarian & dubs him Franz
Liszt
1600
Sounding like the opposite of a donut verb, it means adding liquid to a hot pan, releasing caramelized bits from the bottom
deglazing
1600
Mechanisms like bicycle cables were used to control the Skeksis puppets in this film from 1982
The Dark Crystal
1600
The borders of this capital city, the birthplace of Simón Bolívar, spill into the state of Miranda
Caracas
1600
Also the title of a spin-off, it's the town where "General Hospital" is set; what body of water it's on is unclear, maybe Lake Erie?
Port Charles
1600
In the poem "The Shield of Achilles", W.H. Auden calls this fire god "the thin-lipped armorer"
Hephaestus
2000
Bustopher Jones & Skimbleshanks are light on their paws in this poetic piece from 1939
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
2000
Parchment paper is often used to delicately cook fish in the French style known as en this
en papillote (en papier)
2000
The Creature Shop created more than 15 headpieces for this DJ, including one inspired by "Hellraiser"
Deadmau5
2000
Darwin is the capital city of this part of Australia
the Northern Territory
2000
Much of this Taylor Sheridan show about organized crime was shot in the Oklahoma city where it's set
Tulsa King
2000
The protector deity of Alexandria was Serapis, an amalgam as his name suggests of this ruler of the dead & Apis
Osiris