Drunk History
Japan's Sudo Honke brewery has been turning rice & water into this since the 12th century
Sake
Born Edward Teach, this notorious pirate lit fuses in his facial hair to terrify foes.
Blackbeard
On the main stage of RuPaul's Drag Race, two queens face off in this high-stakes performance to decide who stays.
Batting leadoff alphabetically, this "earth pig" has a foot-long tongue
Aardvark
You forced yourself to do a difficult job, so yes, you had to "bite" this projectile but no, not literally
The Bullet
The Bols family began distilling Genever, also known as "Hollands" or "Dutch" this liquor, in 1664
Gin
Compared with dial-up, this high-speed internet access rides cable, fiber, or DSL.
Broadband
Ru’s longtime right hand at the judges’ table is this former Seduction singer and radio host.
Michelle Visage
Wisconsin's state mammal, this weasel family member stores up body fat in summer & fall for long winter sleeps
Badger
Though the cause had a lot of mass appeal, you only proverbially "jumped on" one of these conveyances.
The Bandwagon
This whiskey brand is Based in Lynchburg, Tennessee—ironically a dry county.
Jack Daniel's
Synonymous with treachery, this Revolutionary War general tried to hand over West Point.
Benedict Arnold
With Dr. Frank-N-Furter belting “Sweet Transvestite,” this 1975 cult musical turned midnight screenings into ritual.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
This scaly “anteater” of Africa and Asia is the world’s most trafficked mammal.
That new phone plan didn't literally cause bodily harm; it just cost this exaggerated amount.
An arm and a leg
In 1794 George Washington personally led militia to quell this frontier revolt over an excise on distilled spirits.
The Whiskey Rebellion
An invention or original idea can be called this figurative “offspring.”
Brainchild
When Ru declares “The library is open,” queens practice this affectionate insult art from ballroom culture.
Reading
The Indian gray is a type of this mammal that has no problem going after cobras
Mongoose
Pre-performance jitters aren’t real lepidopterans fluttering inside you, despite this saying.
Butterflies in your stomach
This liqueur dates back to the 16th century; in the 20th, it was bottled with brandy as B&B
Benedictine
Founded in 1889 and affiliated with Columbia, this Manhattan women’s college is in Morningside Heights.
Barnard
Pre-Drag Race, reading, shade, and voguing were documented in this 1990 film by Jennie Livingston.
Paris is Burning
This living fossil deep-sea fish was thought extinct until a 1938 catch off South Africa.
Coelacanth
When a project lacks resources, you can’t extract this vital fluid from a mineral.
Blood from a stone