Cooking Class
From the French version of the word, "to jump", this cooking method involves frequently stirring food, usually vegetables, in a shallow pan with a small amount of oil or butter.
What is Saute?
Not a fun place to be, this place within a castle is where prisoners and deserters are likely to be. The ship version would be a brig!
What is a Dungeon?
The IAU defines these objects as anything that is roughly round, has its own orbit around its home star(s), and is not itself a moon.
What is a Planet?
The polite thing to say when asking for something
The iconic glass pyramid fronting a museum can be seen in this major European capital
What is Paris?
This process where bacteria breaks down sugars into other byproducts, sometimes occuring as part of decay, forms the basis for beer and other alcohols.
What is fermentation?
Castles which did not enjoy high ground for added defensibility could employ this surrounding water feature.
What is a moat?
The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are satellite versions of these.
What is a Galaxy?
To entice, lure, or bait in jest.
What is Tease?
A 'falling' bridge of nursery rhyme fame can be seen in this city.
What is London?
This type of knife blade is ideal for cutting fleshy fruits and also baguettes!
What is Serrated?
These teeth-like structures at the tops of battlements provide cover for archers on top of the walls in order to avoid returning arrow fire.
What are Crenellations?
These regions of space are responsible for the creation of new stars. The 'planetary' version is created when stars die.
What is a Nebula?
A pressed fold in a sheet of paper or a linen
What is a Crease?
The Large Hadron Collider, developed to discover the scientific properties of high-energy particles, is near this major Swiss city.
What is Geneva?
This cooking process involves briefly cooking fruits and vegetables before plunging them into an ice bath to stop the cooking process.
This lattice-type configuration of main gate provided some defense from siege weapons while still allowing melee soldiers to attack from the inside.
What is a Portcullis?
The 'Supermassive' version of these can transform into a quasar if enough material falls into it.
What is a Black Hole?
This artistic implement is used as a stand for propping up an art piece in progress
What is an Easel?
The Brandenburg Gate forms part of the main government quarter in this central European capital.
What is Berlin?
This advanced cooking method involves slowly cooking meat in bags at low temperatures to preserve as much flavor as possible.
What is Sous-vide?
These are small openings high up on the walls of a castle which allow archers to shoot directly down at the base of the wall without leaning over the edge of the wall
What are Machicolations?
The ESA's Rosetta mission rendezvous'd with 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, one of these, in August of 2014. Once landed, the probe's weight was roughly equivalent to a sheet of paper on Earth.
What is a Comet?
Usually a precursor to a full peace treaty, this agreement signals a, perhaps temporary, stoppage of hostilities
What is a Ceasefire?
The Basilica di San Marco previously included four bronze horses on its facade in this major Italian city.
What is Venice?