j-archive-2934-J-1997-05-08

THE OSCARS

200

'It's "clear" he's the perfect choice to host the Oscars; since 1990, he's done it 5 times'

Billy Crystal

400

'This superstar & Cuba Gooding, Jr. were both nominated for "Jerry Maguire"; Cuba won'

Tom Cruise

600

'Best actress Frances McDormand played a pregnant cop in this film named for a North Dakota city'

Fargo

800

'This Frenchwoman was surprised to win for "The English Patient"; she thought Lauren Bacall deserved it'

Juliette Binoche

1000

'This pianist made a surprise appearance on the show, & Geoffrey Rush won for playing him in "Shine"'

David Helfgott

MYTHOLOGY

200

'According to tradition, Zeus' home was on this mountain on the Thessaly/Macedonia border'

Mount Olympus

400

'One account had her opening a jar, not a box, but she still shuts it before hope escapes'

Pandora

600

'Asterius was the real name of this bull-headed creature'

the Minotaur

800

'After Zeus mated with Leda, disguised as this bird, Castor & Pollux were born in an egg'

swan

1000

'She & Athena had a weaving contest'

Arachne

NOVELS & NOVELISTS

200

'D'Artagnan is the swashbuckling hero of this author's "The Three Musketeers"'

Alexandre Dumas

400

'He's scared readers with such popular novels as "It", "Carrie" & "The Stand"'

Steven King

600

'This British author wrote "The War in the Air" as well as "The War of the Worlds"'

H.G. Wells

800

'He died in 1924 without completing "The Trial" & "The Castle"'

Franz Kafka

1000

'1943's "Magister Ludi", or "The Glass Bead Game", was the last novel by this German author'

Hermann Hesse

INTERNATIONAL POTPOURRI

200

'The name of this religion of Haiti is derived from a Dahomean word for "spirit"'

voodoo

400

'Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, lies on this "Beautiful Blue" river'

Danube

600

'The concept of Tapu---sacredness---is sacred to these indigenous people of New Zealand'

Maori

800

'It's the seductive ballroom dance most associated with Buenos Aires'

tango

1000

'Kiunguja, which is spoken in Zanzibar, is a dialect of this African Bantu language'

Swahilli

COOKING

200

'The device for doing this to flour is basically a cup with a mesh screen'

sifting

400

'The soup of these split vegetables is popular in the Middle East as well as in colder areas'

peas/beans

600

'If you don't want to break this dish used to make aspic or pudding, use one of metal, not ceramic'

mold/bowl

800

'The name of these tiny dumplings served as a side dish means "little sparrow" in German'

spaetzle

1000

'The name of this consomme flavored with tomato juice comes from "Madrid"'

madrilenne