HISTORIC POTPOURRI
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FOOD COMBOS
200
In 1603 the warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu was awarded this title, recognizing him as "barbarian-quelling generalissimo"
shogun
200
One half minus one sixth equals this amount when reduced to its simplest fraction
one third
200
They're the 3 flavors in Neapolitan ice cream
vanilla, chocolate & strawberry
400
Seen here is a depiction of Clovis, King of the Franks, undergoing this initiation in Reims; hundreds of his men would follow suit
baptism
400
If the legs of a right triangle are 6 inches & 8 inches, this is the length of the hypotenuse
10 inches
400
Lobster & filet mignon are often paired as this rhyming combo
surf & turf
600
This first permanent English settlement in America was named for a king across the pond
Jamestown
600
There are this many spots total on 2 standard dice
42
600
An iconic Southern pairing is shrimp & this side dish made from ground corn & boiled
grits
800
His life came to an end in 1805 after being hit by enemy fire on the deck of his flagship, the HMS Victory
Horatio Nelson
800
It's the product of a baker's dozen & the classic number of hills of Rome
91 (13 × 7)
800
These 2 ingredients are popularly paired on a bagel in a deli & in a Philadelphia roll at a sushi bar
salmon & cream cheese
1000
Commemorating the lifting of a siege on this city, a bronze colossus was built in the harbor in the 3rd century B.C.
Rhodes
1000
A pound & a half of coffee costs $480, so it's this much per ounce
$20 ($320/pound ÷ 16)
1000
In L.A., foodies & locals like to dine at "Roscoe's House of" these paired foods
Chicken & Waffles