Name That Tuna
This tuna character first appeared in a Starkist commercial in 1961.
What is CHARLIE?
A dash is about an eighth of this small spoonful.
What is a TEASPOON?
Stick your tongue out & exhale sharply to make this fruity sound of disapproval.
What is a RASPBERRY?
43 million streams of his song Happy on Pandora led to only $2700 in publisher & songwriting royalties.
Who is PHARRELL?
This star of Trainwreck wrote The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo.
Who is AMY SCHUMER?
It's bigger than the yellowfin & in 2013 a 490-pound one of these colorful tuna sold at auction in Tokyo for $1.8 million.
What is a BLUEFIN?
This ordinal amount of alcohol is approximately a pint & a half.
What is a FIFTH?
In Rebel Without a Cause, James Dean & a rival play this in speeding cars with unfortunate results.
What is CHICKEN?
This Halloween novelty song was written to capitalize on a dance craze & at one point had Potato in its title.
What is THE MONSTER MASH?
Randall Munroe's What If? answers what if you hit a baseball pitched near this velocity? (about 671 million miles per hour).
What is THE SPEED OF LIGHT?
Join the Crew & Fishin' Friction are episode titles of this TV show on the National Geographic Channel.
What is WICKED TUNA?
At sea level this is 212 degrees Fahrenheit but it drops to 194 degrees at 10000 feet.
What is THE BOILING POINT OF WATER?
Controlled 360-degree spins in a car.
What are DONUTS?
Dan Wilson of Semisonic said this song is about a baby leaving the womb as much as it is about the end of the night at a bar.
What is CLOSING TIME?
This actress and stand-up comedienne is also the author of the book The Last Black Unicorn.
Who is TIFFANY HADDISH?
AKA the aku it's named fro the way it launches itself out of the water.
What is SKIPJACK?
Standard sizes of these are 8 to 10 in diameter & about 1 tall; deep dish ones can be 10 X 2 & hold more cups of fruit filling.
What is a PIE PAN?
A baseball brouhaha is also known as this edible pie plant.
What is RHUBARB?
Charlie Daniels was unhappy with the fact that the devil could win in the guitar hero version of his song titled this.
What is THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA?
In 2017 this Me Talk Pretty One Day humorist opened his diaries for Theft By Finding.
Who is SEDARIS?
The FDA's not involved in rating so tuna rated sushi grade or this raw fish grade is just what the seller thinks is good.
What is SASHIMI?
This word for one component of a bulb of garlic can also mean 8 pounds of cheese.
What is a CLOVE?
A 1930s guide to underworld lingo provides the first known written use of this baked product as slang for money.
What is BREAD?
Now considered a Christmas carol the song Do You Hear What I Hear was written as a prayer for peace during this 1962 event.
What is CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS?
His memoir Riding the Elephant ranges from growing up in Glasgow to hosting a late night American TV show.
Who is FERGUSON?