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   Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCIBSI23 Game 7, Rounds 9-10: herb   
   22 Aug 23 20:18:19   
   
   From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > ** Game 7, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Herbs and Spices   
   >   
   > 1. This spice is usually grated, for example on top of eggnog.   
   >    Malcolm X describes using it in prison as a hallucinogen.   
   >    What is this seed, native to Indonesia?   
      
   Nutmeg   
      
   > 2. One of the world's most expensive spices by weight, this spice   
   >    is cultivated from the stamens of crocus flowers.  It is known   
   >    for its characteristic yellow color.   
      
   Saffron   
      
   > 3. The authentic version of this spice is made from the inner   
   >    bark of an evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka.  Most of what   
   >    is sold under this name is actually the bark of the closely   
   >    related cassia tree.   
      
   Vanilla   
      
   > 5. The name of this herb comes from the Greek for "king".  It is   
   >    prominent in Thai cuisine as well as being a key ingredient   
   >    in Italian dishes such as pesto, margherita pizza, and caprese   
   >    salad.   
      
   Capers   
      
   > 8. From the Hindi words for "hot spices", this spice is typically   
   >    a blend of fennel, bay leaves, peppercorn, cloves, cinnamon,   
   >    mace, cardamom, cumin, coriander, and chili powder.   
      
   Curry   
      
   > ** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round - La Belle Province   
   >   
   >   
   > * E. Sports   
   >   
   >    E1. The Formula 1 racecourse on Île Ste-Hélène in Montreal is   
   >        named for which man?  He won 6 F1 races driving for McLaren   
   >        and Ferrari, and finished second in the F1 Championship   
   >        in 1979.  He died tragically in a car crash in 1982 but his   
   >        son entered the same profession and won the F1 Championship   
   >        in 1997.   
      
   Gilles Villenuve   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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