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The Kaaba: This holy city |
Mecca
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To pass dry ingredients like flour through a fine-meshed sieve; doing so removes large pieces & incorporates air |
to sift
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This magazine edited by Anna Wintour is known as "high fashion's Bible" |
Vogue
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In 1959 this new coach of the Packers said, "Dancing is a contact sport; football is a hitting sport" |
(Vince) Lombardi
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It's when the puck gets dropped |
a face-off
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Bully for this man, who took a ride at an airshow in 1910, becoming the first president aloft |
Teddy Roosevelt
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The Mariana Trench: This ocean |
the Pacific Ocean
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Highly seasoned meat is seared so that the surface forms a crust in this "colorful" Cajun technique |
blackening
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This newspaper's 1889 first issue promised "to get the news, to publish it instantly, whether bull or bear" |
The Wall Street Journal
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Mike Holmgren left Green Bay in 1999 to coach this team in the Northwest |
the Seattle Seahawks
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At a distance from the coast, like certain oil rigs |
offshore
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In 1910 Walter Brookins broke this altitude barrier with 895' to spare, though he didn't join the "club" there |
(Alex: That's it, with less than a minute now.)
the mile-high
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Tivoli Gardens: This country |
(Alex: Yes. Although, the most famous Tivoli Gardens are in [**].)
Italy (or Denmark)
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This synonym for perspire is also a method of cooking over low heat to soften ingredients without browning |
sweating
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Ralph Gleason, a critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, co-founded this music magazine that debuted in 1967 |
Rolling Stone
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The Packers' home field is named for him, the team's coach for its first 30 seasons |
Curly Lambeau
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Insulting, or a military campaign of attack |
an offensive
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The Old Vic: This "End" of London |
the West End
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To cook fish en papillote, you'll need this type of paper to seal in the flavor & juices |
(Julie: What is wax paper?)
parchment paper
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This magazine's "tested and approved" seal debuted in the December 1909 issue |
(Laura: Uh, what is Consumer Reports?)
Good Housekeeping
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"Give" this to rebuff someone or to remove a piece of lint |
the brush-off
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Otto Lilienthal, 1848-1896, made some 2000 flights in these--he could have really used an engine in 1896 |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
a glider
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The Buffalo Bill Center of the West: This Wyoming city |
Cody
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From the Latin for "to make soft", it's soaking food, usually fruit, in a liquid in order to infuse it with the liquid's flavor |
(Molly: What is marinade?)
macerate
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With the merger of a morning paper & an evening one, Marshall Field III created this Chicago newspaper |
(Julie: What is the Chicago Tribune?) (Molly: What is the Examiner?)
the Chicago Sun-Times
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Boil butter & sugar together to make this |
toffee
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This Benz partner suggested using an engine with an open-flame ignition in hydrogen airships; not such a good idea |
(Julie: Who is Mercedes?)
Daimler
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