Eating Places
Musical Facts
Literature for Smartypants
Belhaven History
Before and After
100

Everyone’s favorite Mexican restaurant, but don’t forget to “pace” yourself.

What is Picante's?

100

This classic Canadian power trio is known for such hits as “New World Man,” “The Spirit of Radio,” and “Tom Sawyer,” among many others. 

What is Rush?

100

William Blake’s most famous collection of poems is entitled Songs of Innocence and of this.

What is Experience?

100

He retired as provost in 2018.

Who is Dan Fredericks?

100

Head south of the Border for this vegetable (technically, fruit) that comes in all colors: red, yellow, orange, and green.

What is Taco Bell Pepper?

200

Not Picante’s, this Lakeland Mexican joint brings “The Char” in Spanish (I assume). 

What is El Charro?

200

Khruangbin, the funk-infused indie trio from Houston, TX, literally means “airplane” in this east Asian language of the former Siam.

What is Thai?

200

This legend of this German scholar who makes a deal with the devil has been told, most famously, both by Christopher Marlowe and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

What is Faust or Faustus?

200

R.I.P. This legendary coach reputedly defecated on the basketball court: the day prior his team played "like s***.” Today, they were going to play "in s***”.

Who is Coach Charlie Rugg?

200

If the English black tea and one popular brand of vodka had a baby, it would be called this.

What is Earl Gray Goose?
300

This neighborhood joint almost sounds like the probiotic yogurt drink.

What is Kiefer's?

300

“If there’s a bustle in” this, you might need to have Robert Plant another one. 

What is your hedgerow?

300

Dante named his great poem this because it conformed to the generic requirement that the story end happily. Francesco Petrarch later added the modifier “Divine.” 

What is the Comedy?

300

Long before the Student Center was built, this building stood in the same location, serving as both dining commons and even, at one time, the library. 

What is Lancaster Hall?

300

This telepathic mutant doesn’t need a map to show you where the treasure is buried. 

What is Professor X marks the spot?

400

Now closed, this dive was once one of Jackson’s finest places for playing pool, ice-cold longnecks, and beer-battered fries.

What is the Cherokee (Drive Inn)?

400

When proposing to a woman, a man wishes to receive this response--the band name--rather than a “Long Distance Runaround.” 

What is Yes?

400

Walt Whitman loves to sing about this: he has a whole song of it. 

What is Myself?

400

Prior to its demolition in 2005, some pranksters briefly changed the name of this building to the “I Farts” building before an infamous chapel in Girault Auditorium. 

What is the Fine Arts Building?

400

If Raising Cane’s or Zaxby’s teamed up with Danny’s Downtown, you might be able to order one of these.

What is a chicken strip tease?

500

Many ages ago, this buffet-style steakhouse chain was still located adjacent to the Kroger on I-55 next to the Baskin Robbins. 

What is Western Sizzlin’?

500

Often dubbed the “queen of freestyle,” this one-name diva is no one-hit wonder: with “Let the Music Play” and “Give Me Tonight,” not to mention “Do You Wanna Get Away?” in 1985. 

Who is Shannon?

500

Dostoevsky’s underground man, like the Alice in Chains song, is this kind of man. 

What is a sick man?

500

Held on the coldest night of the year, this tradition saw male residents run to the fountain and submerge completely before running back to the showers to warm up, often crowding in together (naked or otherwise). 

What is the Polar Bear Run?

500

Leonardo DiCaprio’s first major movie role and a cereal you can break your teeth on. 

What is What’s Eating Gilbert Grape Nuts?

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