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Which group of people invented ke-tsiap and what is it made of? |
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The Chinese; a concoction of pickled fish and spices (but no tomatoes) |
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| By the early 1700s ke-tsiap had spread to what country? |
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In 1740, the sauce -- renamed ketchup -- was an _______ staple. |
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| When was tomato ketchup invented? |
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| Why did it take so long to add tomatoes to ketchup? |
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People assumed they were poisonous |
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| What word means: to lecture, berate; a long bombastic speech? |
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What word means: an item of personal, movable property; slave? |
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| The bank held a _____ morgage on all our office equipment, chairs, computers, and even our electrical clock. |
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| Please do not order me around, Lady Boswell; I am neither your servant, nor your ____ |
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| The ____ belonging to Herodotos of Athens at his death were 16 slaves, 2 horses, 6 hunting dogs, and 3 midget gladiators. |
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In what year was "wiki" coined? |
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| What does "wiki wiki" mean? |
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| Who coined the word "wiki" |
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Who was the first spaniard to encounter chocolate? |
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| Where did Cortes first encouter chocolate? |
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| Tenochtitlan (present-day Mexico City) |
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| When did Cortes first encounter chocolate? |
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| What was added to the chocolate mixture for additional calories? |
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| What ingredients were used to make chocolate? |
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| "cacahuaquchtl" powder (cocoa), water, chilli, musk, and honey |
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| What word means: to decrease gradually? |
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| Marilyn's interest in a new beau began to _____ when she discovered Jack had invited 3 other girls as his date for the junior prom. |
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| With a _____ of air in his air tank, the diver knew he had to return to the surface. |
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A _____ interest by theater-goers prompted the theater to shut down. |
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| What word means: an absolute ruler? |
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| The ___ declared his birthday a national holiday. |
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| My big brother thinks he is the ___ of the family; he is always bossing everyone around. |
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| Fidel Castro is the ____ ruler of Cuba |
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| Where did barbecue actually originate? |
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| From who does the word barbecue come? |
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| The Spanish from its indian roots |
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| What did barbecue originally mean? |
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| A raised, wooden (later metal) framework used for either sleeping upon or curing meats. |
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| What did the people of Guiana call barbecue? the Haitians? |
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| How did the English acquire the word barbecue? |
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From the Spanish who acquired if from the Haitians. |
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| The earliest english cite for barbecue as a sleeping platform is from what year? |
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| The fase etymology for barbecue is the idea of what? |
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| That an entire pig is roasted, from head or beard to tail. NOT TRUE! |
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| In 1733, barbecue became known as what? |
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| An open-air, social gathering featuring the grilling of meat |
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| A perceptual _________, Jeannie was a feminist who believed everyone who didn't believe as she did was an anti-feminist. |
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