Chicago, the Greatest City on Earth
This baseball franchise was allegedly cursed for 71 years after kicking a billy goat out of its stadium
Cubs
You may have a lithium-ion one in your phone
battery
His last name is a synonym for “emperor,” but his reign came to a violent end one month after being appointed “dictator in perpetuity”
Julius Caesar
Apologies to this reviewer, but the corporate name “Baked by ___” is already taken
Melissa
None of the four Liverpool bandmates in this band with stylish mop-tops graduated from college
The Beatles
Chicago was one of Broadway’s longest-running musicals, but the movie for this musical features Ian McKellen and Judi Dench
Cats
That bracelet or scarf that totally completes your killer outfit
accessory
This famous Arab-Israeli armed conflict lasted just under a week
Six-Day War
This reviewer recently got a dog and a Peloton bike, and has returned neither
Stern
This rock band’s music video for “Hot for Teacher” was originally censored by NBC
Van Halen
Not the Second City, this other city is America’s second largest by population
Los Angeles
It’s wielded by Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka
racket
The first President to die in office, he did passed after just 31 days
William Harrison
You might be saved by this reviewer if there’s been an avalanche at a ski resort
Tom
It’s been 10 years since this popstar finished her role as a high school student living a double life on Disney
Miley Cyrus
This former Chicago Bulls player is friends with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un
Dennis Rodman
A group of crows
murder
Based on a White House communication director’s swift reversal in political fortunes, this term has become slang for a duration of 10 days
Mooch
Talenti is a brand of gelato, but it’s also a case in which this reviewer ended an argument by sitting down without letting the Court ask further questions
Alisa
The arc of this famous actor’s career spans between School of Rock to Kung Fu Panda
Jack Black
Ask any Chicagoan, this ingredient does not belong on a proper hot dog
ketchup
That segment Leno used to do when he quizzed people on the street
Jaywalking
Its creator and many of the actors who appeared (like James Franco) have had much longer careers, but this high school show ended after one 1999 season
Freaks and Geeks
This reviewer vacuums every Friday evening
Sharon
If you don’t eat your meat, you can’t have this tasty morsel, admonished Pink Floyd
pudding