FOOD & DRINK RETRONYMS
PIECE OF CAKE
ALPHABET ROCKERS & RAPPERS
HOOPS
NATURAL CONSTRUCTION
"AU" CONTRAIRE
100
The first vegetables called potatoes were actually what we now call these potatoes
SWEET POTATOES
100
This type of cake has very specific colors
A RAINBOW CAKE
100
Hey short-pants! An electrical label led to the name of this Angus & Malcolm Young band
AC/DC
100
In 1990 this Chicago Bull torched the Cleveland Cavaliers with a career-high 69 points
MICHAEL JORDAN
100
The largest dam made by these rodents is in Wood Buffalo National Park in Alberta & stretches about a half mile
BEAVERS
100
One rope was very loose while the others had the proper tension described this 4-letter way
TAUT
200
When the kernels are not removed corn is described with this 3-word prepositional phrase
ON THE COB
200
King cake which hides a little plastic baby inside is popular during this celebration that culminates on Fat Tuesday
MARDI GRAS
200
This rapper seen here duetted with J-Lo on the 2006 hit Control Myself
LL COOL J
200
UConn has the most women's NCAA basketball titles & this West Coast school has the most men's both with 11
UCLA
200
The mounds of the cathedral type of these insects in Australia can be as tall as 26 feet
TERMITES
200
As far as shades of purple go, some prefer lavender while others prefer this color with a name derived from the French
MAUVE
300
Before polishing began most of the rice people ate was this color variety; now the term is used for a whole grain type
BROWN
300
How about a slice of this colorful cake?
RED VELVET CAKE
300
Destined to be last in any rock encyclopedia this Texas trio showed off their Legs in the 1980s
ZZ TOP
300
The ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex site of the 2020 NBA playoffs was also known by this name for its protected & isolated facilities
THE NBA BUBBLE
300
A single colony of these canine rodents in Texas stretched for 25,000 square miles & contained 400 million individuals
PRAIRIE DOGS
300
One paper said the mime was clawed by the tiger; the other used this 6-letter word
MAULED
400
Due to the emergence of the vodka type the original martini now has this liquor in front
GIN
400
This Latin American favorite is named for the evaporated milk, the sweetened condensed milk & the cream that's poured over it
TRES LECHES CAKE
400
This '80s rap trio: It's tricky to rock a rhyme to rock a rhyme that's right on time it's tricky... tricky tricky tricky tricky
RUN-DMC
400
Recently this baller-barista launched Big Face Coffee & turned his new team the Miami Heat into a title contender
JIMMY BUTLER
400
Common in the Precambrian time stromatolites are deposits formed by the growth of the organism called blue green this
ALGAE
400
Oliver Hardy could be described as plump while Stan Laurel was this
GAUNT
500
The black type of this is the original type made from a plant; the black part was added when candy like Twizzlers came along
LICORICE
500
The original Austrian type of this cake is named for a Viennese baker and has two layers of cake; the Dobos type named for a Hungarian has six or more
SACHERTORTE
500
She was nominated for an Oscar for her musical contributions to the soundtrack of 2008's Slumdog Millionaire and the same year went into labor while performing at the Grammy Awards
M.I.A.
500
WNBA teams include the New York Liberty, the Phoenix Mercury & these fire starters of Los Angeles
THE L.A. SPARKS
500
Because of their sophisticated nests, birds of the genus Ploceus are called these--but they don't need looms
WEAVERS
500
One painter artistically applied fine strokes to the canvas; another used these unskilled strokes
DAUBS