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Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Game 4, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Famous Chefs
> 1. This American chef worked during World War II as a top-secret
> researcher for the OSS (predecessor to the CIA). Her interest
> in French cooking was sparked while her husband was posted to
> Paris after the war as part of the US foreign service. She is
> credited with helping French cuisine become more accessible to
> Americans as a co-author of a seminal 2-volume cookbook.
Julia Child
> 2. This chef specialized in Creole and Cajun cuisine, and the
> popularity of his signature dish of blackened redfish led to
> restrictions on fishing of the species. He also wrote a number
> of cookbooks, and hosted a number of TV cooking shows on the
> New Orleans PBS station.
Paul Prudhomme
> 3. This chef, also typically associated with New Orleans, Creole
> and Cajun cuisine, is actually from Massachusetts. He attained
> great popularity with his TV show with a live audience that
> ran from 1997 to 2010. He's probably best known for his TV
> catchphrases "Kick it up a notch" and "Bam!".
Emeril Lagasse
> 6. This American chef was a budget analyst for the Ford and Carter
> White Houses. In 1978, she bought a specialty food store in the
> Hamptons, named after a 1954 Ava Gardner movie. Since then,
> she has published several cookbooks, and hosted a TV show
> that ran from 2002 to 2021 -- filmed mostly out of her home in
> the Hamptons. Name the chef, *or* the title of the Ava Gardner
> movie that she is also known by.
Barefoot Contessa
> 7. This Austrian-born chef is synonymous with California cuisine.
> He opened his flagship restaurant, Spago, in 1982. He has
> since built a business empire bearing his name with restaurants
> worldwide ranging from fine dining to airport quick service.
Wolfgang Puck
> 10. This Scotland-born chef's restaurants have been collectively
> awarded 17 Michelin stars over the years (currently holding
> 8 stars). He has starred in many television series in both
> the UK and the US, and is known for his volatile TV persona.
Gordon Ramsay
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge - Smith & Guessin' Names
> * A. Ralph
> A1. In "The Honeymooners", what was the occupation of Jackie
> Gleason's character, Ralph Kramden?
bus driver
> * B. Darcy
> B2. Mr. Darcy is a main character in which 1813 Jane Austen
> novel?
Pride and Prejudice
> * C. Scott
> C1. What was the first name of Scotty, the chief engineer on
> the starship Enterprise on the original "Star Trek"?
Montgomery
> C2. Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott completed what's likely
> his best-known and most influential novel in 1819. Name this
> 3-volume historical novel, which is set in England in the
> Middle Ages.
Ivanhoe
> * D. Heather
> D1. "Heathers" was a 1989 teen black-comedy movie, which is
> considered one of the great coming-of-age films of all time.
> Which future 2-time Oscar nominee played the lead role of
> Veronica Sawyer?
Winona Ryder
> * F. Smith (and Guessin')
> F1. Which model of Smith and Wesson revolver was notably used by
> Lt. Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) in the Dirty Harry
> movies? Or what bullets did it fire?
.44 caliber
> F2. Alan Smithee was a pseudonym used in the filmmaking
> community from 1968 until being formally discontinued
> in 2000. Which person working on a film used it when they
> wanted to disown the project and have their name removed
> from the credits? Name the job title.
director
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