"P" to "O"
French Mother Sauces
Romance Tropes
Frozen Treats
Deserts
200

This instrument was initially named for its ability to play both quietly and loudly.

What is a piano?

200

Bolognese, marinara, and creole are daughter sauces to this French mother sauce.

What is tomato?

200

This geometric trope often causes competition and jealousy.

What is a love triangle?

200

While Japanese rice cakes historically had bean filling, recent centuries have turned them into an ice cream treat.

What is mochi?

200

While this desert covers 31% of Africa's land area, almost the entire African population lives below it.

What is the Sahara Desert?

400

A single photographer that follows celebrities.

What is a paparazzo?

400

Espagnole, or brown sauce, uses this classic combination of sautéed celery, carrots, and onion as a base.

What is a mirepoix?

400

Hans Christian Andersen wrote this fairy tale, which we now know as a trope for someone with late-blossoming beauty.

What is an ugly duckling?

400
This "half-cold" Italian dessert is similar to a frozen mousse.

What is a semifreddo?

400

This desert contains Death Valley, site of the hottest recorded air temperature on Earth at 134 degrees Fahrenheit.

What is the Mojave Desert?

600

The middle portion of Dante's Divine Comedy, in which Dante ascends a mountain after surviving the depths of Hell.

What is Purgatorio?

600

While hollandaise is thickened with an emulsion, the other four French mother sauces are thickened with this butter and flour reduction.

What is a roux?

600

Don't like to dance? Perhaps you'll come to appreciate the perks of hugging the edge of the ballroom like this shy character trope.

What is a wallflower?

600

This crystalline sweet treat is a signature dessert of Sicily.

What is granita?

600

The name for this desert comes from the Mongolian word for "waterless place."

What is the Gobi Desert?

800

Both Chile and Peru claim to be the origin of this grape spirit.

What is pisco?

800

This sauce of butter, flour, and stock comes from the French word for "velvety."

What is velouté?

800

"Trapped in an elevator" and "stranded together" are examples of this trope of involuntary closeness.

What is forced proximity?

800

This Mexican take on a popsicle is made from fresh fruit and cream.

What is a paleta?

800

This desert, which includes parts of the United States and seven other countries, is the second largest in the world.

What is the Arctic Desert?

1000

This thin, unleavened dough is most commonly found in baklava.

What is phyllo?

1000

This milky mother sauce is often used to elevate classic mac and cheese.

What is béchamel?

1000
Beware the heavens! Celestial bodies were thought to bring bad luck, as shown in the name of this trope.

What are star-crossed lovers?

1000

This dessert celebrating the 49th state in the Union is a dome of meringue, cake, and ice cream cooked in the oven.

What is Baked Alaska?

1000

Lawrence of Arabia, Prometheus, The Martian, Aladdin, Dune - this Jordanian site is a favorite for blockbuster films.

What is the Wadi Rum?