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14 food coupons with an accent on the name: RAGU

Bolognese sauce is a meat-based sauce that originated in Bologna, Italy, hence the name. The recipe is generally known in Italian as "ragù alla bolognese" or simply "ragù". Note that the Ragú brand of sauce, introduced to North America in 1937, takes its name from the same source (pun intended… sauce!). However, the brand name uses the wrong accent ("Ragú" instead of "Ragù"), which drives a pedant like me crazy.

15 Weight of the Liberty Bell, approximately: ONE TON

The Liberty Bell was commissioned in 1752 and installed on the spire of the Pennsylvania State House, now known as Independence Hall in Philadelphia. The bell bears the inscription "Proclaim FREEDOM throughout the land to all its inhabitants", a quote from the book of Leviticus in the Bible. As is well known, the bell was rung when it was first rung in Philadelphia, arriving from the foundry in London, England, where it was made. The bell's fame began with a short story by George Lippard, published in 1847, which told a fictional account of an old bell ringer ringing it on July 4, 1776, upon learning that the Second Continental Congress had voted in favor of it. the independence. That bell was never actually rung, though the tale has been consistently presented as fact for generations in textbooks across the country.

16 Daily in Sacramento, California: BEE

The Sacramento Bee was founded in 1857 under the name of The Daily Bee. The cover features the mascot Scoopy Bee, a famous logo created by Walt Disney for the newspaper in 1943.

17. May, Marvel-Comic-Figure: AUNTS

Aunt May and Uncle Ben Parker are characters from the Spider-Man universe created by Marvel Comics. The couple's nephew is Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man.

22 Tupacs „___ Evangelio“ : GHETTO

Rapper Tupac Amaru Shakur adopted the original stage name "2Pac". He was a tough man and spent 11 months in prison on sexual assault charges. He was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas when he was just 25 years old.

34 Vous ___ (part of a French 101 conjugation): ETES

"Vous êtes" is the French word for "you are."

37 Intoxicated: BESOT

Our word "sot" comes from the Old English "sott" which means "fool". The word "Sot" became associated with alcohol, not just stupidity, at the end of the 15th century. The derivative term "drunkard" means "mistaken for drunkenness" or figuratively "in love."

Sobriety is the quality of being sober, not intoxicated. The opposite is sobriety, the quality of not being sober. To be drunk means to be under the influence of alcohol, and intoxication is intoxication. Rate these terms by a glass or two of wine...

39 ___ Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube since 2014: SUSAN

YouTube is a video sharing website started in 2005 by three former PayPal employees. Google bought YouTube for $1.65 billion in 2006. Yes, $1.65 billion, less than two years after inception...

41 Scout Task: RECON

A reconnaissance is a preliminary investigation conducted to gather information. The term "Recognition" came into English from French in the early 19th century, from where it literally means "acknowledgment".

42 titles Female played by Rachel Brosnahan: MAISEL

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is a comedy-drama television show set in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The main character, played by Rachel Brosnahan, is a New York housewife who decides to pursue a career as a comedian.

Actress Rachel Brosnahan is best known for playing the title character in the sitcom The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Prior to this success, she had a recurring role as sex worker Rachel Posner in the political thriller House of Cards.

50 Language where "Dia duit!" is "Hello!" :ERST

There are actually three main languages: Irish, Manx (spoken on the Isle of Man) and Scottish Gaelic. In their own languages ​​these would be "Gaeilge" (in Ireland), "Gaelg" (in the Isle of Man) and "Gaidhlig" (in Scotland).

51 Haven For Many Couples: ARK

Genesis 6:19-20 says that Noah was instructed to bring two of each animal to the ark. Later, at Genesis 7:2-3, Noah was instructed to “take on board every clean animal . . . male and female, to keep the offspring alive throughout the earth.” Apparently "extras" (7 instead of 2) were required for ritual sacrifices.

53 Pavlov with Nobel prize: IVAN

Ivan Pavlov was studying gastric function in dogs in the 1890s when he observed that his experimental dogs began to salivate even before he offered them food. This "psychic secretion," as he called it, so interested him that he changed the course of his research and studied the responses of dogs to various stimuli associated with the presentation of food. He discovered that a dog can be conditioned to respond as if he were about to be fed simply by sensing a stimulus that he has come to associate with food. This could be a doorbell, an electric shock (poor dog!) or perhaps a hand gesture. Today, we might call someone "Pavlov's dog" if that person responds exactly as he has been conditioned to respond, rather than thinking critically.

54 ___ Willow: I AM

Soy sauce is made by fermenting soybeans with a mold in the presence of water and salt. Charming...

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1 "You can't teach a ___ to walk straight": Aristophanes: CRAB

Aristophanes was a comic playwright from ancient Athens. He is known to have written at least forty plays, eleven of which survive almost entirely. Aristophanes was famous for writing plays that satirized city life and was apparently greatly feared by public figures. Some say that Aristophanes' taunting of Socrates in his play The Clouds helped bring about his (Socrates') trial and execution.

2 loot: HAUL

"Prize", which means "plunder, gain", derives from the Old French word "butin", which has the same meaning.

4 Bottom Line: QUICK TO FOLLOW

Getting to the point means getting to the point. The term is believed to have been popularized, if not coined, by legendary film producer Hal Roach. In the days of silent movies, many movies culminated in a car chase. Producers who did not appreciate the additional dialogue in the films would request that the "filler" be removed and that the story be "cut to the point (scene)".

6 Feed The Kitten: ANTED

The pot in a deck of cards has been known as "the kitty" since the 1880s. How the name "Kitty" came about is not certain, but it may come from "kit," the equipment needed for the game.

7 One of a kind accordion movement: REED

The accordion ("squeezebox", colloquial) is a musical instrument related to the accordion. It is box-shaped and powered by bellows that are manually compressed and expanded. The bellows forces air over strips of metal (referred to as "reeds") that vibrate to produce sound. Notes are selected using a piano-style keyboard (on a piano accordion) or by pressing keys (on a button accordion).

11 Deal a bad hand? :ABET

The word "abet" comes from the Old French "abeter" and means "to bait" or "to tease dogs" (literally "to let them bite"). This feeling of encouraging something wrong morphed into our modern usage of "instigate," which means to aid or encourage someone in a crime.

12 booty: SEAT

"Booty" is a slang term for the buttocks.

13 Villain Slide: HERO

A foil is someone who serves to enhance another in contrast. The term "foil" has been used in this sense since the 16th century, originating from the practice of placing sheets of metal around the edge of a gemstone to make it appear brighter.

24 As referees, sometimes: BOO

In the 15th century, "an arbitrator" was referred to as "un noumpere", which was misinterpreted and thus led to the initial N being omitted. The term "noumpere" comes from the Old French "nonper", which means "neither even, nor even, odd number". The idea was that the original arbitrator was a third person who was asked to arbitrate between two, whenever the "odd number" number was necessary to resolve the dispute.

25 participants of Mario Kart: RUNNER

Mario Kart is a series of kart racing video games from Nintendo.

26 Cantante de "Make Me Feel" Janelle: MONAE

Janelle Monáe is a singer and actress. I don't know her as a singer, but I did see Monáe play NASA engineer Mary Jackson in the excellent 2016 movie Hidden Figures.

28 Greek Theatre: ODEON

In ancient Greece, an odeon (also "odeum") was like a small theatre, "odeon" literally meaning "building for musical competition". Odea was used in both Greece and Rome for entertainment such as musical performances and poetry readings.

30 ___ Ghanuj: Baby

Baba Ganoush (also "Baba Ghanouj") is an Arabic dish whose main ingredient is aubergine puree. It is sometimes served as a (delicious) dip.

43 chocolate brands with the slogan “Irresistibubble” : AERO

I have to admit I have a soft spot for streamlined chocolate bars. Aero was introduced by Rowntree's in the north of England in 1935. The name "Aero" refers to the "bubbly" texture of the chocolate.

46 organs. featured in “Dr. Strange Love”: USAF

"DR. Strangelove" is a black comedy film directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick, released in 1964. The big star of the film is the great Peter Sellers, who plays three pivotal roles. The full name of the movie is "Dr. Strangelove." or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb".

49 ___ Goodman, longtime judge on Dancing with the Stars: LEN

Len Goodman is a professional ballroom dancer. Goodman was a main judge on the US show Dancing with the Stars until 2019 and was a main judge on the original UK version of the show called Strictly Come Dancing until 2017.

When I was growing up in Ireland, there was a surprisingly popular BBC TV show about professional ballroom dancing called Come Dancing. It was broadcast almost every year from 1949 to 1998, and in 2004 the BBC resurrected it with a new twist, adding celebrities to dance with the pros. The new show, called Strictly Come Dancing, is a huge success and has become a worldwide franchise. Here we look at the American version called "Dancing with the Stars". This is how TV can be really fun...