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Q7 The “Angel’s Share” is lost mainly due to evaporation. The new cool term that has been recently added to the whiskey scene is “Devil’s Cut,” which is reclaimed by pressing the wooden stave’s of the barrel and squeezing out some of the fluid that has been absorbed… A stave is a plank that you use to make a barrel…a barrel is a cylindrical container that refers to a quantity of forty-three U.S. gallons

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In which city did the Wizard of Oz live? Emerald City

Which type of long, narrow skirt is named after a writing utensil? Pencil skirt

In the acronym “ETA,” what does the “E” stand for? Estimated

Who played the title role in both of the movies Taxi Driver and Raging Bull? Robert DeNiro

Of which South American country is Caracas (kah-rock-us) the capital city? Venezuela

Which actress has the coordinates of her children’s birthplaces tattooed on her arm? Angelina Jolie

What is the term used for the volume of whiskey lost as it matures in the barrel? The angels’ share

Host Note About 2 percent is lost, depending on the climate.

Which 1988 movie reimagines a famous scientist as a farmer who discovers rock ‘n’ roll? Young Einstein

In which modern day country was tennis player Novak Djokovic (joe-ko-vic) born? Serbia

Host Note When Novak was born, the country was Yugoslavia.

What word for “crazy” is a descriptor for clowns in the Italian theater? Zany

Bonus Question Who was the first person to share the cover of O magazine with Oprah Winfrey? Michelle Obama

Host Note On the April 2009 issue.

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