ALOHA!
The capital of Hawaii, this city, is on the island of Oahu.
What is Honolulu?
Fidel Castro was its leader for five decades. Talk about job security!
What is Cuba?
Its home base is at Dallas Love Field, and it shows on their planes.
What is Southwest?
This pale, nocturnal beach crab gets its spooky name because it blends in perfectly with the white Hawaiian sand.
What is the ghost crab?
Named for a 1930s child actress, she didn’t like this lemon-lime and grenadine drink because she thought it was “too sweet.”
What is a Shirley Temple?
It’s a simple flavor, and the most popular in the U.S, China and more than 40 other countries!
What is vanilla?
On December 7, 1941, an attack on a U.S. Navy base in this lagoon brought the country into World War II.
What is Pearl Harbor?
Its main islands include Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku.
What is Japan?
Originally taking off in 1990, its yellow planes were permanently grounded on May 2, 2026.
What is Spirit Airlines?
Unlike most crabs, this Hawaiian beach creature protects its soft body by moving into empty sea snail shells found in the sand.
What are hermit crabs?
Its name literally means “strained pineapple."
What is a piña colada?
If you pay attention to its branding, you’ll know that they feature 31 flavors in store… though they’ve had over 1400 over the years.
What is Baskin Robbins?
This iconic volcanic tuff cone on Oahu got its name from British sailors who spotted sparkling calcite crystals and thought they were something else.
What is Diamond Head?
Canberra is its capital, and yes this is an island!
What is Australia?
This airline whose clippers were clipped from airports in 1991 inspired a 2011 period drama on ABC.
What is Pan Am?
Hawaiian green sea turtles, or Honu, dig deep nests in the sand to lay these, which incubate for about two months.
What are eggs?
Made with tequila and served with a salt rim, several Mexican towns claim to have devised it.
What is a Margarita?
The key to this ice cream parlor’s success is a granite slab chilled to 15 degrees Fahrenheit (or minus 9.4 celsius, if you’re interested.)
What is Cold Stone?
In an effort to protect natural views, these advertising structures are banned statewide.
What are billboards?
You’ll find this island nation off the coast of continental Africa and it shares its name with an animated film series.
What is Madagascar?
DAILY DOUBLE! We don’t see them flying into U.S. airports today, but they’re the flag carrier of Russia.
What is Aeroflot?
These flat, coin-like creatures burrow in the sand and are actually a type of flat sea urchin.
What are sand dollars?
This refreshing Cuban cocktail uses crushed mint leaves, lime juice, sugar, white rum, and a splash of club soda.
What is a Mojito?
Created in 1929 by William Dreyer and Joseph Edy, it’s chocolate ice cream with walnuts and marshmallows.
What is Rocky Road?
The current and ninth governor of Hawaii, he has a very colorful last name.
Who is Josh Green?
Its real life bobsled team inspired the 1993 Disney film “Cool Runnings!”
What is Jamaica?
Luck of the Irish to you if you can name this flag carrier of Ireland!
What is Aer Lingus?
This iconic, endangered Hawaiian mammal loves to haul itself out of the ocean to sleep on sandy beaches.
What is the Hawaiian monk seal?
Made with Whiskey (bourbon or rye), sugar, Angostura bitters, and a citrus twist, it’s one of Jon Taffer’s favorites.
What is an Old Fashioned?
If you’re from California like I am, you probably remember this ice cream stand associated with the now-defunct Rite Aid drugstore chain.
What is Thrifty?