Herbs and Spices by BruceM

Herb Alpert recorded the song "The Lonely Bull" shortly after attending a bullfight in what North American city?

What is the world's most expensive spice, partly because it takes over 200 hours of labor to produce each pound of it?

Herb Kelleher co-founded which airline?

Mysore and malabar are two main varieties of which floral, fruity spice often found in northern European baked goods or Arabian coffee?

Herb Tarlek is a fictional sales manager on what CBS sitcom of the late 1970s and early '80s? In this show's pilot episode we hear an ad for Shady Acres Rest Home; presumably Tarlek sold the air time.

Shrubs from the Rhus genus are the source of what tangy, dark-red spice often found in North African and Middle Eastern cuisine, for example sprinkled atop hummus?

Herb Kohl is a billionaire department store magnate and was a U.S. senator from Wisconsin. Who succeeded Kohl in that senate seat, taking office in January 2013?

Both Chinese cuisine and mulled wine often contain which dried flower buds native to Indonesia, consisting of 15 to 20 percent essential oils?

Herb Score was a phenomenal lefthanded pitcher before being hit in the face by a Gil McDougald line drive. Score later spent 35 years broadcasting for which American League team, where he began his playing career?

Gravlax is salmon cured with sugar, salt, and what spice also often found in borscht?

Herb Stempel made a six-week run on the 1950s game show Twenty One before losing to what contestant? Both Stempel and this Columbia Ph.D. had been given the answers in advance by producers.

What orangish-yellow spice is found in both tagine and dal? This bitter spice may have anti-inflammatory properties but clinical research is inconclusive.