CATHERINE THE GREAT
Catherine urged her subjects to plant this veggie but she was ignored; maybe she should have said you can make vodka from it
What is the potato?
This composer of The Four Seasons was ordained a priest in 1703
Who is Vivaldi?
Eier: at a diner, you might order two of these sunny-side-up
What are eggs?
Io is seduced into orbiting this planet
What is Jupiter?
A fan of Nicki Minaj may identify themself as this ray-finned fish species
What is a barb?
To honor this predecessor & founder of the city from which she ruled, Catherine built a statue, the Bronze Horseman
Who is Peter the Great?
Though nicknamed Papa this Austrian composer had no legitimate children
Who is Haydn?
Orangensaft: you might enjoy this drink with breakfast, with or without pulp
What is orange juice?
Titan towers as this planet's main moon
What is Saturn?
Exclusive, or the one & only
What is sole?
2 wars with the Turks gave Cathy control of the north coast of this sea from the Kerch Strait to the Dniester River
What is the Black Sea?
This composer's third symphony is nicknamed Eroica
Lebkuchen: Hansel and Gretel famously ate a witch's house made from this
What is gingerbread?
Charon paddles around this dwarf planet
What is Pluto?
It's a person unusually skilled in a particular activity such as cards or pool
What is shark?
Catherine carried on a correspondence with this "Candide" author, saying she had "never stopped reading" his works
Who is Voltaire?
This Rhapsody In Blue composer was just 38 when he died in 1937 following brain surgery
Who is Gershwin?
Zwiebelsuppe: a French variety of this vegetable soup is often served with a crust
What is onion soup?
Deimos strikes terror orbiting this planet
What is Mars?
In this mid-air position, a diver will bend at the waist while keeping her legs together & straight
What is pike?
Catherine's lover, he reportedly created fake villages for her tour of Ukraine
Who is Grigory Potemkin?
The dancers could not hear the orchestra over the rioting audience when his Rite of Spring premiered
Who is Stravinsky?
Schwarzwaldkuchen: this cherry-filled cake, named for a forest
What is Black Forest cake?
Naiad swims around this planet
What is Neptune?
From the Old Norse for "brag", it means to complain or find fault in a petty way
What is carp?