Sugar, Sugar
This is another name for powdered sugar.
What is confectioners’ sugar? To prevent clumping, it’s mixed with cornstarch.
Though these land areas can be cold, they are usually known for their hot, dry climate.
What are deserts? The Antarctic continent is the outlier; it’s a huge desert, even though it’s cold.
Two pints equals this.
What is a quart? Thirty-two ounces equals one quart. Four quarts equals one gallon.
This iconic Hollywood pair stars in many films together, including 1971’s Under Milk
Wood and 1963’s Cleopatra.
Who are Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton? The two met while filming Cleopatra
and famously were married twice—in 1964 and again in 1975.
On November 20, 1947, Philip Mountbatten married this distant cousin.
Who is Queen Elizabeth II? At the time of their marriage, she was Princess Elizabeth.
The European royal families are all related.
This is the sugar substitute in the pink packet.
What is Sweet’N Low? It’s a popular brand of saccharin, and it’s 300–500 times
sweeter than sugar.
Pottery is fired in these hot ovens.
What are kilns? Temperatures for home kilns typically range from 2,000º to
2,400º Fahrenheit (1,093º to 1,316º Celsius).
This kitchen small appliance company was founded in 1971 and is renowned for its
food processors, ice cream makers, blenders, convection ovens, and coffee makers.
What is Cuisinart? Conair, a popular maker of personal care products such as hair
dryers, now owns the company.
Robert Redford stars alongside her in several films, including 1967’s Barefoot in the
Park and 1979’s The Electric Horseman.
Who is Jane Fonda? The pair reunited for a picture in 2017 called Our Souls at Night.
Born November 5, 1911, Roy Rogers, “King of the Cowboys,” married this “Queen of
the West.”
Who is Dale Evans? She was also known as “Queen of
the Cowgirls.” The duo is known for their signature tune, “Happy
Trails.” Together, they made the film My Pal Trigger, featuring Rogers’
ever-present horse.
This gives brown sugar its flavor.
What is molasses? When the molasses loses moisture due to air exposure, this causes
brown sugar to harden. When brown sugar clumps, place a piece of bread in the container
and return in an hour. The molasses in the sugar absorbs the moisture from the bread.
This hot event occurred on Mount Vesuvius.
What is a volcanic eruption? The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 covered the city of Pompeii.
To go against the grain is to upset this.
What is applecart? The idiom originated in Roman times,
when it meant “to mess up the whole thing.”
Many of Al Pacino’s films co-star this screen legend, including The Godfather series,
Goodfellas, and Dog Day Afternoon.
Who is Robert De Niro? They both appear in 2019’s The Irishman, which was
Pacino’s first collaboration with filmmaker Martin Scorsese.
It was murder when this actress, born November 2, 1942, starred
with Robert Wagner on the set of Hart to Hart from 1979 to 1984.
Who is Stefanie Powers? In the 1960s, she starred in The
Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Sugar is derived from the sugarcane plant or this root vegetable.
What is sugar beet? The majority of U.S. sugar comes from the sugar beet plant
Magma is made of these melted or partially melted materials.
What are rocks? The liquefied rock is called magma when it is below Earth’s surface.
Upon eruption, it is called lava. Temperatures range between 1,300º and 2,400º Fahrenheit
(700º to 1,300º Celsius).
This is another word for sour.
What is tart? Cherries come in two major varieties: sweet
and tart.
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan act in many films together, including this 1993 Nora Ephron
romantic comedy about a widower in Seattle.
What is Sleepless in Seattle? The film was nominated
On November 18, 1978, in Guyana, South America, this preacher led his followers in
mass suicide when they drank poisoned Kool-Aid.
Who is Jim Jones? The site of the mass suicide was Jones’ compound, which was
named for him—Jonestown.
This finely granulated sugar is commonly used in the UK.
What is caster sugar? The size of caster sugar granules falls between regular and
powdered sugar.
The heat of peppers is measured on this scale.
What is the Scoville scale? Bell peppers are in the 2,000-unit range. The hottest
pepper, the Carolina Reaper, can reach 2.2 million Scoville units
Defined by Merriam-Webster as “a broad embankment raised as a fortification and
usually surmounted by a parapet,” it is referenced in “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
What is a rampart? The word appears in the first stanza: “O’er the ramparts we
watched were so gallantly streaming.”
We wonder if this film duo were really an odd couple
or just a couple of grumpy old men.
Who are Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau? The
pair are known for their off-screen friendship as well as their
comedic genius together.
Born November 22, 1932, Robert Vaughn plays this
character in the 1960s hit spy series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Who is Napoleon Solo? His costar David McCallum plays
Illya Kuryakin. In 1970, Vaughn earned a PhD in communications at
the University of Southern California.