An extra playing card in a deck often used as a wild card
Joker
In 1452 Leonardo da Vinci was born near a small Tuscan hill town called this
Vinci
More similar to beer than wine, this traditionally Japanese product begins with steamed rice & mold
Sake
Kansas looks up to it
Nebraska
While this thick, sweet substance can relieve coughs in older kids, don't give it to infants; they could get botulism
Honey
Neurotoxic spider who's hard on her mates
Black Widow
The major powers of Europe were involved in this war that lasted the 7 years between 1756 & 1763
Seven Years War
The Letters X.O on a bottle of Brandy do not mean Hugs and Kisses, but this,
Extra Old
It's due north of New Mexico
Colorado
This 4-letter dessert is the Spanish equivalent of creme caramel
Flan
Antarctic flightless krill-eater
Penguin
This centrally located African country is again a republic since elections were held in 2015
The Central African Republic
Creme D'ananas is a liqueur flavored mainly with this fruit not bananas
Pineapple
Iowans roll their eyes upward at this state
Minnesota
Reel in some colorful aquatic candies named for the country of their birth
Swedish Fish
Itchy cashew relative
Poison Ivy
Part of this group's mission is to promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future
Green Peace
During prohibition this family of rum makers invited Americans to Cuba for weekend-long parties
Bacardi
It's Arkansas' good neighbor to the north
Missouri
Sprinkles, which opened its first store in 2005, became an overnight sensation selling these
Cupcakes
His mask is in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
King Tut
The thoroughbred racehorse Man O' War lost only one race: a 1919 upset to a horse named this
Upset
130 different herbs go into the green type of this liqueur made by French monks
Chartreuse
It's the state Wyoming looks up to
Montana
Powdered sugar is also known as this type of candymaker's sugar
Confectioner's Sugar