Food and Drink
While pasta is typically seen as an Italian food, history suggests that it was first brought to Italy from this eastern country known for its love of noodles
What is China?
This is a genre of novels, plays, or movies dealing with a puzzling crime-- especially a murder
What is mystery?
These short, chin-lengthed haircuts were popular during the 1920's and were a symbol of the flappers
What are bobs?
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa can be found today in this world famous art museum
What is the Louvre?
This continent has the largest population in the world
What is Asia?
This is an expensive marine crustacean related to the crayfish, crawfish and crab
What is lobster?
This is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts
What is anatomy?
Popular during the Prohibition, these were places that secretly sold illegal alcoholic beverages
What are speakeasies?
This is the literary term for the time and place that a story occurs in
What is the setting?
This unconventional sport uses rackets, shuttlecocks, a net and a court
What is badminton?
British people will say "eggy bread" as the name for this popular North American food
What is French toast?
This is an annual award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry
What are the Grammys?
This dance began to evolve into its more modern form during the 1920s and was performed by a couple who, as a pair, turn rhythmically around as they progressed about the dance floor
What is the waltz?
Listed by the Guinness Book of Records as the bestselling novelist of all time, this woman has enthralled readers for decades in the mystery genre, earning her the nickname of the "Queen of Crime"
Who is Agatha Christie?
This man been described as America's greatest inventor, and made such inventions as the electric lightbulb
Who is Thomas Edison?
Combining heavy cream, vodka and coffee liqueur makes this Slavic-favorite alcoholic drink
What is a White Russian?
Daily Double!!
This is a folklore genre consisting of stories that play a large role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin stories, in which the main characters are usually gods, demigods or supernatural humans
What are myths?
Released in 1928, this was a short film about Mickey Mouse who pretended to be the captain of a river steamboat-- and was the debut appearance of the famous Disney icon
What is Steamboat Willie?
The Sistine Chapel ceiling was painted by this artist between 1508 and 1512, and is considered to be a cornerstone work of High Renaissance art
Who is Michelangelo?
This man was the King of England when the United States signed the Declaration of Independence
Who is King George III?
In restaurant lingo, this term is used when a menu item no longer available to guests
What is 86-ed?
This city is a popular vacation destination at the heart of the Grand Strand, a 60-mile stretch of natural beauty on South Carolina's northeastern coast-- its name comes from an abundant local shrub, and was chosen in a "name-the-town" contest in 1900
What is Myrtle Beach?
This 90 minute test was created in 1926 and contained questions on arithmetic, definitions, and paragraph reading-- it is now very common for people to take this test before college
What is the SAT?
This person was a self-taught author who wrote the famous poetry collection Leaves of Grass, and was previously a printer's apprentice, journalist, and newspaper editor
Who is Walt Whitman?
This city was once known as Constantinople
What is Istanbul?