Things Turning 35
Sips and Spirits
Only in Florida
Weird Midwest Weather
Jobs We Don't Recruit For
100

This horror thriller released in 1991 featured Anthony Hopkins as a brilliant psychiatrist (and also a violent psycopath)

Silence of the Lambs

100

Kady shared a super sipper called the Transfusion - name the vessel it is served which comes from 1890's slang for a glass of liquor 

highball

100

Florida is the only place on earth where these toothy cousins live in the same location - poodles and drunks beware...

Alligators and Crocodiles

100

A single bolt of this bane of midwest outdoor enthusiasts can reach 50,000°F ( That's five times hotter than the surface of the sun)

lightening

100

Long before google came along, Cartographers have been responsible for designing and preparing these using information gathered from surveys and aerial photography 

Maps

200

Even if you weren’t a teenager in 1991, you’ve probably air-guitared to this aromatic Nirvana tune at least once.

Smells like Teen Spirit


Also Acceptable but more Nice...Drain You

200

These unopened buds of the Capparis Spinosa plant, and Ade's secret to slightly less dirty martini, are so bitter as to be inedible until they are pickled in brine, vineager or salt

Capers

200

Compared to giant floating potatoes, and also mermaids by drunken sailors, Florida is the only place in the country you can legally swim with these gentle mammals.

Manatees

200

When Ade isn't around to give you an accurate forecast you can estimate the outdoor temperature in Fahrenheit by counting the number of this insect's chirps in 15 seconds and adding 40

Cricket

200

Before getting down on one knee the hopeful suitor will make a visit to the local lapidary to procure what critical component

Ring/jewelry

300

This actress, Born February 10,1991 is known for starring as a child on Nickelodeon's Unfabulous and was offered the role of Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad (2016), but turned it down to star in Scream Queens. (Hint: her famous aunt is a very pretty woman)

Emma Roberts

300

Blue agave must grow how long before it can be harvested into a favorite Cambridge drink component

12-18 months/3-5 years/8-12 years/ over 15 years

8-12 years in order to become a delicious tequila - the basis for Jen, Bob and Carrie's favorite drink

300

This 113 mile highway over the ocean connects the Florida mainland to what popular tourist destination

Florida Keys

300

Chicago is famous for what rare type of Thunderstorm whose primary precipitation is not rain

Thundersnow

300

A Chicago tradition, Aquarium Smokers are used daily by what highly respected profession?

Chef's / BBQ pit bosses

400

Sega's answer to Nintendo's Mario franchise, this iconic character sped across gaming platforms and later tv and movie screens for the first time in 1991. He remains a massive revenue producer ($18B and counting)

Sonic the Hedgehog

400

Piñas are roasted in underground earthen pits lined with hot rocks to impart the signature smoky flavor of this ancient Mexican spirit a key to Kat's Mexican Mojito

Mezcal

400

Tupelo, a rare pure varietal of this key ingredient in a classic Bee's Knees cocktail, is made from Ogeechee tupelo trees that blooms only along specific North Florida river basins. 

Honey

400

This type of "sweat" occurs during peak summer growing season when millions of acres of this Midwestern crop act like giant green straws dumping billions of gallons of moisture into the air 

Corn Sweat

400

While the training is the same as for their daytime counterparts, there is a rising call for nocturnists who practice what profession only at night

Medicine

500

While invented earlier, August 1991 marked the moment this became publicly accessible outside of CERN via the internet.

The Worldwide Web

500

Chemical evidence shows that creating this alcoholic beverage revered by Tamra dates back at least 13,0000 years - predating formal agriculture

Beer (yes I know Tamra shared a cocktail under duress but we all know she'd rather have a good brew any day)

500

Florida is home to this city, founded in 1565, 42 years before Jamestown, making it the oldest city in the US

St. Augustine

500

Popularly known as an "inland hurricane" these fast-moving lines of severe thunderstorms don't spin like a tornado but unleash widespread, destructive straight-line winds exceeding 90 to 100 mph

Derecho

500

Derived from greek roots, A hippotherapist is a licensed  therapist who uses the rhythmic, multidimensional (one might say rocking) movement of this as a specialized treatment tool to improve a patient's sensory, neuromotor, and cognitive systems 

horse

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