LET'S BOOZE IT UP
THE FILMS OF STANLEY TUCCI
OXFORD DICTIONARIES WORD OF THE YEAR
TRIPLE HOMOPHONES
FOOD STUFF
EASY SCIENCE
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A Havana cocktail is pineapple juice, lemon juice & of course, an ounce of light this potent potable

rum

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In 2011 the doctor was in when Stanley played the man who turned puny Steve Rogers into this title hero

Captain America

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This 2013 word was photogenic, at least for one person, alone

selfie

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A coin,
an aroma &
mailed

cent/scent/sent

200

Kalamata & Spanish are types of these

olives

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The name of this class of vertebrates is from the Greek for "double life", referring to life in water & on land

amphibian

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You'll get a bit "fuzzy" if you have too many of this drink that combines peach schnapps & orange juice

fuzzy navel

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The false teeth! The bright blue wig! Stanley pulled out all the stops as the eccentric Caesar Flickerman in this 2012 film

The Hunger Games

400

This Facebook way of saying goodbye to a pal forever was the hit of 2009

unfriend

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To calculate relative mass,
a specific road &
a part of milk

weigh/way/whey

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Thin pieces of dough are called these Chinese dumpling skins, but they can be used to make egg rolls & pot stickers

wontons
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The N.Y. Times' 1945 Hiroshima story mentioned "scientists' long-held dream of" doing this to "the atom"

splitting

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This cocktail, is vodka & Kahlua, without the light cream that would change its color & name

a Black Russian

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Stanley became a child--Paul Child--as Meryl Streep's husband in this film

Julie & Julia

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In 2005 this digital recording of a radio show beat out "lifehack" & "trans fat"

podcast

600

Something worn to conceal the face,
a low area &
a ski resort of Colorado

veil/vale/Vail

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This Mexican appetizer, a tortilla filled with cheese, gets its name from the Spanish for "cheese"

quesadilla

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CH4, it's the chief constituent of natural gas

methane

800

Any Purdue fan can tell you this drink has just 2 elements--whiskey & beer

Boilermaker

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Stanley worked the runway--Runway Magazine--for Meryl Streep in this film

The Devil Wears Prada

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**DAILY DOUBLE**

For 2007 the honor went to this word for one who eats food grown or produced nearby

locavore

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A czar's tenure,
a stallion stopper &
a sprinkle

reign/rein/rain

800

A thumb-sized potato & young fish both have this digit-al name

fingerling

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mR are milli-these units of radiation named for a scientist who saw through you

roentgen

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The website of this gin brand shows "How we do it in London. The definitive B & T"

Beefeater's

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Deceptively ordinary Stanley kills poor young Susie Salmon in this 2009 film

The Lovely Bones

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1000

In 2012 this 3-letter type of computer file of a video sequence was the word

gif
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A sense,
a place &
to quote

sight/site/cite

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This seafood stew from Provence is often served over thick slices of French bread

bouillabaisse

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A focus of Mayan astronomy was these points when the sun is farthest from the equator

the solstices

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