If you've eaten an omelette recently, you might wonder where the "ette" is. In other words, what's so small about an omelette? The answer is: its thickness. The word is ultimately derived from the Latin for "small plate," because of an omelette's flat shape.

Founded in 1935, Republic Pictures is best remembered by trivia fans as the producer of B movies, Westerns and serials. The only Republic film ever nominated for an Academy Award was "Dark Command" (1940), for Art Direction and Original Score. "Dark Command" was also the only film whose cast included both John Wayne and Roy Rogers.

Eighteenth-century Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus is known as the "Father of Modern Taxonomy" for laying the foundation of the scheme for naming species of organisms.

Linnaeus gave the name "food of the gods" to the species of plant from which we get:
A) Blueberries
B) Chocolate
C) Onions
D) Aspirin

Previous answer: In the tepees constructed by Native Americans in the Great Plains region, the entryway flaps generally faced east, to be away from the typical prevailing winds and toward the morning sun.

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