Julia's Jeopardy!

OPERA

1

"Habanera" is the popular name for an aria from this opera about a gypsy woman

Carmen

2

This Puccini opera is set in Nagasaki in the early 1900s

Madame Butterfly

3

Ramfis is the high priest in this opera

Aida

4

Spoiler Alert

In a Samuel Barber opera, you know that this queen is about to die when a man enters carrying a basket of figs

Cleopatra

5

Sung first by Clara, not by either title character, "Summertime & the livin' is easy" in this 20th century opera

Porgy and Bess

THE BALKANS

1

Made of plums in the Balkans, slivovitz is a type of this spirit

Brandy

2

A country in the Balkans meaning "Black Mountain"

Montenegro

3

This electricity investigator is a hero in the Balkans & a museum in Belgrade was named for him

Tesla

4

It's "The Paris of the Balkans", which makes it, we guess, "The Paris of Romania", too

Bucharest

5

The northwesternmost Balkan nation, it shares an Alpine terrain with its neighbors Italy & Austria

Slovenia

GARDENING

1

Herbs like basil will grow in soil that's lightly acidic or lightly alkaline, but it's best if this level is between 5.5 & 6.5

the pH

2

Available at most gardening stores, these beneficial beetles can help rid your garden of aphids & other destructive insects

Ladybugs

3

Bigger than seeds, they store plants' food in winter; plant some in fall & you'll see snowdrops in spring

Bulbs

4

From the Latin for "mixture", it's a mixture of leaves, manure & other organic materials used to improve the soil

Compost

5

This process of punching holes & removing small plugs of soil from a lawn helps to improve nutrient & water absorption

Aeration

WEDDINGS

1

In civil ceremonies, the best man & maid of honor may be replaced by 2 of these, required by law to sign the marriage license

Witnesses

2

It's the canopy under which the bride & groom can stand during a Jewish wedding ceremony

a Chuppah

3

Superstition says that to ensure good luck a bride must wear these 4 items

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue

4

In a big fat Ancient Greek wedding, the bride wore this item in red or yellow

a Veil

5

Stephanotis isn't an old partner you invited, it's something found in a formal one of these

the Bouquet

SMITH COLLEGE ALUMNAE

1

She went to Smith in 1918 hoping to become a doctor; her dream was "Gone with the Wind" when her mom died in 1919

Margaret Mitchell

2

This chef who died at age 91 in 2004 earned a history degree from Smith in 1934

Julia Child

3

These 2 20th century First Ladies both attended Smith College in the 1940s

Barbara Bush & Nancy Reagan

4

This 1956 grad co-founded the Ms. Foundation & the Women's Action Alliance

Gloria Steinem

5

Ann M. Martin (Smith, 1977) is the author of the book series about this "Club"

The Baby-sitters Club