Old Objects
Old Objects 2
Equipment
Spices and Herbs
Desserts
100
A. washing machine
B. butter churn
C. grape smasher
B. butter churn
100
A. lazy Susan
B. Catherine wheel
C. Rolodex
C. Rolodex
Combining rolling and index, Rolodexes offer a convenient way to organize a robust contact list. While many today have moved this info into the digital realm, some traditionalists still prefer to take their Rolodexes for a spin.
100
A. pincer
B. vise
C. caliper
C. caliper
100
A. wasabi
B. vanilla
C. cayenne pepper
B. vanilla
100
A. tiramisu
B. shoofly pie
C. parfait
A. tiramisu
Tiramisu, whose name comes from the Italian for “pull me up,” is made with espresso, which may add some pep to the eater’s step.
200
A. ironing press
B. griddle
C. washboard
C. washboard
Before washing machines became prevalent, dirty clothes were often scrubbed clean with a washboard in a tub of water. Thanks to its ridges, the washboard can also be played as a musical instrument.
200
A. CB radio
B. beeper
C. Telex machine
A. CB radio
CB, or citizens band, radio is a method of voice communication over short distances (about 15 miles for motorists), frequently used by truck drivers to talk with one another while on the road.
200
DAILY DOUBLE
A. descender
B. piton
C. carabiner
C. carabiner
200
A. cardamom
B. cumin
C. paprika
C. paprika
200
A. pizzelle
B. pavlova
C. panna cotta
C. panna cotta
300
A. Zip disks
B. Betamax tapes
C. 8-track tapes
C. 8-track tapes
Before cassette tapes, CDs, and streaming services, 8-track tapes emerged in the 1960s so that people could enjoy music on the go.
300
A. binnacle
B. astrolabe
C. sextant
C. sextant
The sextant, named because its arc covers one-sixth of a circle, aids celestial navigation at sea. While GPS devices are far more accurate, sextant operation is still taught in the U.S. Navy as a backup.
300
A. till
B. hook
C. hoe
C. hoe
300
A. juniper berry
B. sorrel
C. nutmeg
C. nutmeg
300
A. affogato
B. baked Alaska
C. millionaire pie
B. baked Alaska
A hot-and-cold dessert, baked Alaska is sponge cake topped with ice cream and then covered with meringue and browned by being placed in a high-temperature oven for just a few minutes or via a butane culinary torch.
400
A. quill
B .bicorne
C. stylus
A. quill
Feathers from the left wing of a bird were often preferred for quills because they curved away from right-handed writers.
400
DAILY DOUBLE
A. blunderbuss
B. argle-bargle
C. katzenjammer
A. blunderbuss
The blunderbuss’s flaring muzzle facilitated easier loading and was thought to cause its shot to scatter at close range, but this was later scientifically disproved.
400
A. wing nut
B. acorn nut
C. hex nut
A. wing nut
400
A. fenugreek
B. turmeric
C. sumac
B. turmeric
400
A. stollen
B. tres leches cake
C. savarin
B. tres leches cake
In Spanish, tres leches means “three milks,” referring to the mixture of condensed milk, evaporated milk, and cream in which the sponge cake is soaked after it is baked.
500
A. spyglass
B. oculus
C. opera glasses
C. opera glasses
Helpful for telling your Falstaff from your Figaro, opera glasses are a type of binoculars, usually with a magnification of 2.5–5 times.
500
A. radio antennae
B. toaster
C. mousetrap
B. toaster
Early toasters did not have “pop-up” technology. Bread was exposed to heat one side at a time, necessitating a manual flip halfway though toasting.
500
A. backhoe
B. bucket
C. ripper
A. backhoe
500
A. star clove
B. star anise
C. star peppercorn
B. star anise
500
DAILY DOUBLE
A. nonpareils
B. gelato
C. mochi
C. mochi
A staple of Japanese cuisine, mochi is made of cooked and pounded sticky rice formed into an unbaked pastry.