Classic Cocktails
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America's 250th!
Name that Tune
State Capitals
Sports
100
What is the main ingredient in beer?
Barley
100
Which Baltimore- born baseball Slugger was affectionately known as "The Sultan of Swat"?
Babe Ruth
100
What state is home to the Liberty Bell?
Pennsylvania
100
ABBA told us to "See that girl / Watch that scene." Who's this figure we need to dig in?
Dancing Queen
100
What is the capital of Georgia?
Atlanta
100
In what game is "love" a score?
Tennis
200
What do vodka, Kahlua and milk (or cream) make?
White Russian
200
What is the capital of Maryland, which also serves as the oldest U.S. state capitol building still in continuous legislative use?
Annapolis
200
What do the stripes mean on the American Flag.
The 13 red and white stripes represent the 13 orginal colonies.
200
Gloria Gaynor empowered herself by saying "But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong / And I grew strong / And I learned how to get along." What's this self-emancipation song called?
I Will Survive.
200
What is the capital of Delaware?
Dover
200
What sport uses a shuttlecock?
Badmittion
300
What's in a screwdriver?
Vodka and Orange Juice
300
Which legendary master of macabre poetry spent much of his life in Baltimore, died there under mysterious circumstances, and inspired the name of the city's NFL team?
Edgar Allen Poe.
300
What state was the first to ratify the U.S Constitution?
Delaware
300
"Then I saw her face," Micky Dolenz sang. Now what was the next line?
Now I'm a believer
300
What is the capital of Arizona?
Phoenix
300
What's the diameter of a basketball hoop in inches?
18 inches
400
The Dark 'n Stormy cocktail is reputed to have been created in Bermuda just after the end of World War I. Which alcoholic spirit is typically used to make a Dark 'n Stormy?
Rum
400
Born in Balitmore 1985, which legendary athlete holds the all-time record for the most Olympic gold medals in history?
Michael Phelps (23 gold Medals )
400
What state was the last to be admitted to the Union?
Hawaii
400
Freddie Mercury baffled people in 1975 with lines like "Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me." Can you name this classic rock anthem?
Bohemian Rhapsody
400
What is the capital of Connecticut?
Hartford
400
Where will the 2028 Summer Olympics be held?
Los Angleles
500
What country is famous for producing Guinness?
Ireland
500
Born in Baltimore, who became the very first African-American Supreme Court Justice in United States history?
Thurgood Marshall.
500
What state is home to the Mall of America?
Minnesota
500
Name the song.
By the Temptations: "I've got so much honey, the bees envy me."
My Girl
500
What is the capital of Idaho?
Boise
500
How many rounds are there in boxing?
12 rounds
600
Which drink was first documented in Eastern Europe at the end of the 9th Century?
Vodka
600
Which barrier island, split between Maryland and Virginia, is world-famous for its herds of free-roaming wild horses?
Assateague Island
600
What two founding fathers died on the exact same day, July 4th 1826?
John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson.
600
"The day the music died" happened sometime in 1971. What is this song?
American Pie By Don Mclean
600
What is the capital of Kentucky?
Frankford
600
What sport is known as the "king of all sports"
Soccer
700
For generations, the Japanese people have specialized in a alcoholic beverage called sake or saki. What fermented grain is used to make this drink?
Rice
700
Which iconic jazz singer, famous for songs like "Strange Fruit," grew up in Baltimore and is honored with a statue at Lafayette and Pennsylvania Avenues?
Billie Holiday
700
Which state is known as the "Land of Lincoln"?
Illinois
700
Name the Song
By the Bee Gees "You can tell by the way I use my walk/ I'm a woman's man/ No time to talk"
Stayin Alive
700
What is the capital of Vermont?
Montpelier
700
What is the only sport to be played on the moon?
Golf
800
What is the name of the Mexican spirit made from the agave plant?
Tequila
800
Which historic Baltimore fort successfully withstood a British naval bombardment in the War of 1812, inspiring Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner"?
Fort McHenry
800
What is the offical word for a 250th anniversity?
Semiquincentennial
800
Roberta Flack said he was "Strumming my pain with his fingers."
Killing me softly with his song.
800
What is the capital of Michigan?
Lansing
800
What are the two national sports of Canada?
Lacrosse in the summer, ice hockey in the winter
900
If you like Pina Coladas (and having that song stuck in your head), what ingredients are in one?
Coconut cream, White rum, Pineapple juice.
900
What is the name of Maryland’s only inhabited offshore island, famous for its tight-knit crabbing community and its iconic multi-layered official state cake?
Smith Island ( Famous for the 8-10 layer Smith Island Cake)
900
Which state is home to Theodore Roosevelt National Park?
North Dakota
900
"All the leaves are brown / And the sky is gray." What's this location-specific tune called?
California Dreamin
900
What is the capital of North Dakota?
Bismarck
900
Who was the first president to throw the ceremonial first pitch at a Major League Baseball game?
William Howard Taft
1000
How do you make a classic sidecar?
Cognac, Triple Sec, Lemon Juice.
1000
What is the historic 18th century stone farmhouse and park located in Pasadena Maryland, named after a famous founding father?
Hancock's Resolution.
(The site is a 26.5-acre remnant of a 17th-century middle-class farm and was occupied by the Hancock family until the 1960s without ever adding electricity or indoor plumbing )
1000
Who was the president of the Continental Congress and is most famously known for his large, bold signature on the Declaration of Independence?
John Hanock
1000
Diana Ross led her pack in observing "Baby, baby / I'm aware of where you go / Each time you leave my door."
Stop in the name of Love.
1000
What is the capital of Missouri?
Jefferson City
1000
What sport is Bela Karolyi known for coaching?
Women's gymnastics