Famous People
This person painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
Who is Michelangelo?
This flower is said to resemble a dragon (hence its name).
What is a Snapdragon?
Although celebrated by many Americans, this Mexican holiday actually commemorates the defeat of the French at the 1862 Battle of Puebla.
What is Cinco De Mayo?
This is the capital of Alaska.
What is Juneau?
This cooking technique involves soaking meat in oil, wine, herbs, or garlic.
What is marinating?
This famous leader was assassinated on the Ides of March.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This term is used for plants that can live for three or more growing seasons.
What is perennial?
What autumn holiday was described by writer O. Henry as "the one day that is purely American?"
What is Thanksgiving?
This is the capital of New Hampshire.
What is Concord?
This cooking term means to plunge vegetables into boiling water briefly, then into iced water.
What is blanching?
This famous playwright authored ‘Macbeth’, ‘Hamlet’, and ‘Othello’.
Who is William Shakespeare?
This is the country that the famous christmas flower, the Poinsettia originates from.
What is Mexico?
Holidays like China’s Dongzhi Festival or the Hopi people’s Soyal, are scheduled around December 21 every year in celebration of the winter version of this “S” term that signifies the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere?
What is “Solstice”?
This is the capital of South Carolina.
What is Columbia?
Gorgonzola is this type of food.
What is cheese?
This pilot was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
This is the fastest-growing woody plant in the world.
What is Bamboo?
This Alaska state holiday, observed on the last day of March, is named for the United States Secretary of State that negotiated the United States' purchase of Alaska from Russia.
What is Seward’s Day?
This is the capital of Maine.
What is Augusta?
This expensive spice is taken from a crocus flower.
What is saffron?
This famous scientist introduced the idea of natural selection.
Who is Charles Darwin?
This is the term used for vegetables that perform better when planted in cooler weather.
What are cold crops?
The holiday now known as Presidents' Day originated as a day of remembrance for this U.S. President.
Who is George Washington?
This is the capital of Washington.
What is Olympia?
This is the term for cooking food in a sealed bag in a water bath at a precise temperature for an extended period of time.
What is sous vide?