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INTERNATIONAL COOKING

200

'The U.S. equivalent of Italian "frittelle", German "pfannkuchen" & French "crepes"'

Pancakes

400

'The name of this dish derives from the poverty of the 18th century Welsh'

Welsh Rarebit

600

'Literally "outside the work", it's an additional dish served before a meal'

Hors D\' Oeuvres

800

'Sauerkraut didn't originate in Germany but was brought from this country by the Tatars'

China

1000

'Souvlakia is this country's equivalent of shishkebab'

Greece

THEATER

200

'Shelagh Delaney was a teenager when she wrote the play "A Taste Of" this'

Honey

400

'In titles of plays, this word stands alone or follows "The Shoemaker's" & "Death Takes A"'

Holiday

600

'Michael Kidd & Agnes De Mille were the 1st 2 people to win Tony Awards in this category'

Choreography

800

'Songs from this 1965 musical include "The Dubbing" & "Dulcinea"'

"Man of La Mancha"

1000

'Sophocles' plays were 1st performed on the Acropolis in the theater named for this god'

Dionysus

ASIA

200

'The Suez Canal is generally considered Asia's border with this continent'

Africa

400

'Though there were a million casualties, this 8-year Mideast war ended in stalemate in 1988'

Iran-Iraq War

600

'Daimyos were powerful landholding magistrates in this country from about the 10th C. until 1868'

Japan

800

'2 countries share this name; the capital of one is Sana, & the capital of the other is Aden'

Yemen

1000

'Of the 3 countries of Indochina, the 1 that's landlocked'

Laos

PRESIDENTS & FIRST LADIES

200

'She was lively & talkative, unlike her husband who was famous for his reticence'

Grace Coolidge

400

'Her parents were Republicans, but she married a Democrat anyway, on Sept. 12, 1953'

Jacqueline Kennedy

600

'Julia Dent & this future president met in St. Louis where he was stationed with the 4th Infantry Regiment'

Ulysses S. Grant

800

'The 1st name of either of Woodrow Wilson's wives; they both began with (the letter) "E"'

Edith & Ellen

1000

'John Philip Sousa & The Marine Band played at their White House wedding in 1886'

The (Grover) Clevelands

LEFTOVERS

200

'In English dictionaries there are fewer listings under this letter than any other'

X

400

'On January 20, 1986, the U.S. 1st observed a day in his honor'

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

600

'L.L. Bean sells these brightly colored blankets named for an old North American trading company'

Hudsons\' Bay Blankets

800

'Legally, a will written entirely in the handwriting of the one who makes it, not in 3-D'

Holographic

1000

'It was officially adopted in 1825, making it the world's 1st national anthem'

"God Save The Queen" (or "God Save The King")