| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: May 12 01:35PM On Sun, 10 May 2020 22:30:10 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > disputed. In each case name the food, product, etc. described. > 1. This meringue and fruit dessert was named after a Russian > ballerina who lived 1881-1931. Pavlova > rather than himself. > 3. Leo Hirshfield of New York called this paper-wrapped candy > after his daughter Clara's nickname. MaryJane > 4. During an illness in 1892 or 1893, an Australian soprano > living at the Savoy Hotel in London favored this dry, crispy, thinly > sliced item which was subsequently named for her. Melba toast > 6. This dish in the green, red, and white colors of the Italian > flag was presented to the Queen of Savoy, married to King Umberto I > of Italy, on a trip to Naples in 1889. Spumoni > this meat dish of ground beef served with gravy was created by an > American doctor who believed that vegetables and starchy food > produced poisonous substances in the digestive system. Beef Wellington > 8. This soft drink was invented in 1885 at a Waco, Texas, drugstore > and is said to be named after the drugstore owner's first employer, > who owned a pharmacy in Virginia. Dr Pepper > 9. Oregon horticulturist Seth Luelling developed this small red > fruit around 1875 with the help of his Manchurian foreman, after whom > he named it. Bing Cherry > on top, coated in dark chocolate icing on top and sides and > traditionally served with unsweetened whipped cream, is named after > the Austrian pastry chef who invented it. Linzer torte > It inhabits the tropical dry forests or savannas of five > Indonesian islands and its saliva contains toxic bacteria. Name > this predator. Komodo Dragon > As its eyes and nostrils are located on top of its head, it can > be totally submerged for long periods before it attacks prey with > a snap of its powerful jaws. Name this predator. Crocodile > must give the answers that were correct then. > D1. Name the senator from Minnesota, first elected in 2007, > who is running for the Democratic nomination for President. Klobuchar > D2. Name the Kentucky senator, first elected in 1984, who is > the Senate Majority Leader. "Moscow Mitch" McConnell > * F. Literature, or "Kings" > F1. What was the first Stephen King novel to be published? > It was made into a successful movie directed by Brian de Palma. Salem's Lot > of the total breakdown of society after the accidental release of > a strain of influenza causes an apocalyptic pandemic that kills > 99% of the world's population. The Stand > G1. For fun, but for no points, complete each of the team names > used as titles in this round by giving their city (or whatever > other geographical designation the team goes by). ??? Toronto Washington ??? New Jersey Seattle (?) St Louis |
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