Rivers of Ireland and Britain
This 215-mile river that flows through London is the longest river entirely in England, and the second-longest in the U.K.
Thames
Taylor Swift
If you order your martini dirty, it means you'll get a healthy splash of this.
Olive juice
The first Pope from the United States took this name, the 14th to do so.
Leo
"Leave the saving the world to the men? I don't think so!" says Holly Hunter as this super mom.
Elastigirl (Mrs. Incredible)
This body of water that runs through Bristol has a two-word name. The two words mean the same thing.
River Avon
21, 2011
Adele
Ginger beer, vodka, and lime. But you could tell what I was drinking from the copper cup, couldn't you?
Moscow Mule
There have been two Popes with this two-name moniker. They served back-to-back, one for 33 days, the other for 26 years. Still no George or Ringo.
John Paul
First, they sent a machine back in time to kill her. Then, they sent a machine back in time to kill her son. Big mistakes.
Sarah Connor.
The River Liffey in this city has a span crossing it named for James Joyce.
Dublin
Waterloo, 1974
ABBA
If you order this, expect equal parts gin, tequila, vodka, and rum, top with cola. You won't need to specify sweetened or unsweetened.
Long Island iced tea
This Italian banking family produced four Popes between the fifteenth and seventeenth century, including Clement VII.
Medici
These guys in DC both have a mom named "Martha," causing them to put aside their differences in a movie that started with them pitted against each other.
Batman and Superman
This river, which shares a name with one in Maryland, runs through Wales and England and is the longest in the U.K. The one here is about 206 miles shorter.
Severn
T.N.T, 1975
AC/DC
Take a ride next to me and enjoy this potent potable containing cognac, triple sec, and lemon juice.
Sidecar
Pius
She was only seven years older than Rachel McAdams who played her daughter in "Mean Girls."
Amy Poehler
This Glasgow River has a male first name, shared with a Portland Trail Blazers great.
Clyde
A Rush of Blood to the Head, 2002
Named for a specific variety of cognac, this New Orleans cocktail can be served with rye whiskey, but the absinthe rinse and bitters are compulsory.
Sazerac
This man was the only one to use this name (a GREAT one, which he also spelled correctly), and the last of the Byzantine Papacy, which required the approval of the emperor.
Zachary
Meryl has played a mom a lot, but it was this OTHER Oscar winner portraying her mother in 1990's "Postcards from the Edge."
Shirley MacLaine