The First and the Last
This is how you fit a thousand years into one word
What is "millennium"
This is a simple light soda with grenadine and maraschino cherries
What is a Shirley Temple
He is the jilted king of Sparta, whose cancelled duel with Paris prolongs the Trojan War
Who is Menelaus
This is a chain of islands, or more recently, gulags
What is an archipelago
It's a hooded and expressionless Nintendo character
What is Shy Guy
Romeo kills him as revenge for killing Mercutio
Who is Tybalt
Despite being named after a French meadow flower and containing the country's signature champagne, this cocktail has become synonymous with the tropics, owing to its other ingredient
What is a mimosa
This titan, not the godly Apollo, is credited as the lord of the sun in The Odyssey
Who is Helios
This is an extraordinarily small collection of sediment which forms a high point that sometimes rises above the surface of the water, technically forming an island, though with no vegetation whatsoever
What is a sandbar
Composing over 20% of all farmed and harvested plants on the planet, sugarcane claims this title
What is the top crop
This is another way to express "on an annual basis"
What is "yearly"
This is the spiked variant of an Arnold Palmer, named for a notably easygoing golfer
What is a John Daly
This is the Greek goddess of chance and luck, the Romans would later call her "Fortuna"
Who is Tyche
This is the term generally used for a small island incapable of supporting human life and often unnamed, stemming from the suffix for petite things
What is an islet
If you used an Irish beer with a 20th-century slang word for "German," the modern hearer would probably assume it's a a strong brand of fermented cabbage
What is "stout kraut"
He was among the most well-spoken justices in Supreme Court history, writing the single most concurring opinions of all time
Who is Antonin Scalia
What is a White Russian
After the events of his wedding set into motion what would become the Trojan War, he saw fit to leave the care of his son Achilles to a centaur
Who is Peleus
This is the term for a small, low island which is formed by rock and sand in the midst of a coral reef. They can't be found in America apart from Florida
What is a cay (key)
You might call an insane asylum this - but it would equally appropriate if waterfowl took over the chicken coop
What is "quack shack"
This is a panax root common to Asia, a common feature in tea and energy drinks
What is ginseng
This was the original name for a Root Bear Float, stemming from the mountain which inspired the beverage
What is a Black Cow
He was the only one to recognize the returned Odysseus when the king stole back into Ithaca, proving himself to be man's best friend - though he died immediately thereafter
Who is Argos
In the continental United States, you'll find plenty of islands littering these natural depressions in the Earth's surface. Mountainous areas and rivers often drain into them
What is a basin
One who enlisted to serve Charles I at the outbreak of the English Civil War, rather than being compelled to do so, became one of these
What is a volunteer cavalier