BUGGIN' OUT
In prehistoric times, the "woolly" type of this animal used its enormous tusks to dig for food
Mammoth
What's with those noble gases? They all end in "O-N" except for this one, He--& what's so "noble" about filling up balloons?
Helium
Olivia Rodrigo broke our hearts with her first No. 1 hit, a ballad named for--of all things--this government-issued form of I.D.
Driver's License
Invented in Rome during the 20th century, this cheesy sauce is often served with fettuccine
Alfredo
This NFL team is named for the many folks who flocked West thirsty for gold in the mid-19th century
San Francisco 49ers
This personal hygiene product often has instructions advising you to "apply to underarms only"
Deodorant
Since it's in table salt, shouldn't we put this element, Na, in the center of the periodic table so everyone can reach it?
Sodium
He landed his 4th No. 1 hit in 2024 with "Not Like Us", a diss track aimed at Drake--oh, and he also has a Pulitzer Prize, NBD
Kendrick Lamar
This traditional Oaxacan chile sauce comes in a variety of colors & flavors
Mole
Part of this state's peninsula is called the Treasure Coast since gold from sunken ships from the 18th c. often washes ashore
Florida
Fred Morrison got the idea for this high-flying circular toy while playing catch with cake pans on the beach
Frisbee
This is a metal, but it's liquid at room temperature--you shouldn't be able to pour yourself a cup of metal!
What's the deal?!
Mercury
On a 2023 soundtrack, this red-curled rapper with a rhyming name gave us the lyric, "Yeah, they know who lit, me & Barbie"
Ice Spice
A meat sauce you might find in a lasagna, it gets its name from a city in northern Italy
Bolognese
The United States Bullion Depository at this site in Kentucky holds 147.3 million ounces of gold
Fort Knox
Rather than cursing, some express shock & surprise by yelling the name of this Pinocchio companion
Jiminy Cricket
It has the symbol K, but it starts with P & there's not even a "K" in its name!
That's bananas!
Potassium
By 2022, it was tough to recall "Un Verano Sin" this guy; he'd been the most streamed artist on Spotify for 3 straight years
Bad Bunny
Originally called sauce isigny, this creamy yellow sauce is a key ingredient for eggs Benedict
DAILY DOUBLE
Hollandaise sauce
The Golden Nugget Casino displays "The Hand of Faith", the largest gold nugget found with this device
Metal detector
Before his big-screen fame, Bruce Lee played crime-fighting sidekick Kato on this 1960s TV series. Seth Rogen was also in a 2011 movie reboot
DAILY DOUBLE
The Green Hornet
This metal has a 3-letter name, yet they gave it a 2-letter symbol, Sn--why not just "T"?! "T" was available! What's the deal?!
Tin
This "Say So" artist's stage name derives from a slang term for marijuana & her love of felines
Doja Cat
This herby green sauce is often served alongside grilled meats in Argentina
chimichurri
This river in the Yukon lent its name to a gold rush & an ice cream bar that people "would do" embarrassing things for in ads
Klondike