SPORTS HOME CITIES
The NFL's Seahawks
Seattle
These ancient people referred to themselves as Hellenes
Greeks
Of all his books, he said he liked "David Copperfield" the best
Charles Dickens
To make this kind of "corn", you coat popcorn with butter, corn syrup & brown sugar
Caramel corn
Cher
both
The NBA's Suns
Phoenix
During the third of these military expeditions, the Palestinian ports of Acre & Jaffa were captured, but not Jerusalem
Crusades
In 1937 this "Brave New World" author left Europe for a new home in the United States
Aldous Huxley
Shrimp covered in a flour, baking powder, salt, water & egg mix then deep-fried in peanut oil; it's popular in Japan
Tempura
Meryl Streep
Oscar
MLB's Rockies
Denver
In 1840 regular transatlantic steamship service was inaugurated between Great Britain & this Nova Scotia capital
Halifax
While out of work, she wrote much of her first Harry Potter book at a cafe while her daughter napped
J.K. Rowling
It's a dish of veal shank braised with wine & veggies that includes a tasty bit of marrow in the bone
Osso buco
Madonna
Grammy
The NHL's Maple Leafs
Toronto
In 1954 the French were defeated in the battle of this Vietnamese village; it was the decisive battle in the Indochina War
Dien Bien Phu
Sadly, her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, died just 10 days after her birth
Mary Shelley
To make this "royal" roast, you have to bend your 2 racks of lamb into a circle
Crown roast
Rita Moreno
Both
The WNBA's Sparks
Los Angeles
This Holy Roman empress was also the queen of Hungary & Bohemia from 1740 to 1780
Maria Theresa
In 1912 he eloped with Freida von Richthofen, sister of the famed aviator
D.H. Lawrence
Add beets to a corned beef hash & it's called this
Red flannel hash
Shirley Jones
Oscar (for Elmer Gantry)