Literary Characters
This hunchbacked bell ringer of the Cathedral of Notre Dame was deaf
Quasimodo
Genes may be either of these 2 adjectives, depending on their strength in "expressing" themselves
dominant / recessive
The basic ingredients of custard are milk, sugar, eggs & this flavorful extract from a vine of the orchid family
vanilla
Sully Sullenberger &
Walt Disney
Tom Hanks
This smallest planet is the fastest moving, circling the Sun in 88 days
Mercury
The young narrator of "To Kill a Mockingbird" has the given names Jean Louise but goes by this nickname
Scout
This protective layer of the stratosphere can be depleted by the release of refrigerants & other chemicals
ozone
Barilla says of this Italian phrase, "The firm bite... allows you to taste the pasta better"
al dente
Arnie Grape &
Jay Gatsby
Leo DeCaprio
This Utah body of water is several times more saline than the oceans
Great Salt Lake
Washington Irving's story about this nap-happy fella was first published in "The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent."
Rip Van Winkle
In 2017 scientists recorded ripples in space-time called gravitational waves, which emerged when 2 of these collided
black holes
In Spanish cuisine they're appetizers or small bites of food like stuffed dates or chicken croquettes
tapas
Fantine &
Jane Austen
Anne Hathaway
To prevent Marines from landing, in 1991 this country dumped millions of gallons of oil into the Persian Gulf
Iraq
This title character says, "I am jealous of the portrait you have painted of me. Why should it keep what I must lose?"
Dorian Grey
The heart, blood vessels & lymph vessels make up the bulk of this body system
circulatory system
The leaves of this aromatic herb, also called wild marjoram, are used in pasta sauce
oregano
Groundskeeper
Carl Spackler &
Franklin D.
Roosevelt
The name of these 2 states goes back to a Sioux word for "friend" or "ally
The Dakotas
In this novel, John Kennedy Toole described Ignatius J. Reilly as having "waves of flesh rippling"
A Confederacy of Dunces
For your next science experiment, you might create this type of environment, from a word for "barren"
sterile
This 4-letter mixture of flour & fat is used to thicken soups & sauces
a roux
Captain
Hector Barbossa &
the Marquis de Sade
Geoffery Rush
The term "Cold War" was first used in print by this British author in his essay "You and the Atomic Bomb"
George Orwell