The Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead originally performed under the name “the Warlocks” - coincidentally, Lou Reed’s band was also called the Warlocks before they became this group.
The Velvet Underground
In 2010, LeBron James infamously said he was “taking [his] talents to South Beach” to play for this NBA team.
Miami Heat
This automaker manufactured its original iconic Beetle from 1938 to 2003. After two more attempted refreshes, all production ceased in 2019.
Volkswagen
The national chain with the slogan “Better Ingredients, Better Pizza.”
Papa John's
Although he was born in Kentucky, this president lived in Springfield, Illinois from 1837 to 1861.
Abraham Lincoln
In 1947 at the age of four, this Grateful Dead guitarist lost most of his middle finger in a wood-chopping accident.
One of the most-successful groups to play Cleveland’s Beachland Ballroom, this Akron-born blues rock band is fronted by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney.
The Black Keys
Ancient Egyptians considered the scarab, a subset of this waste-loving beetle, to be sacred.
Dung beetle
Independent photographers that can create major headaches for celebrities and their publicists.
Paparazzi
Supposedly invented at the Anchor Bar in 1964, buffalo wings are traditionally tossed in sauce made of cayenne pepper and this dairy product.
Butter
They played their first show under the Dead moniker at an “acid test” house party thrown by this “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” author.
Ken Kesey
Located in Palm Beach, Florida, this resort owned and frequented by Donald Trump is the second largest mansion in the United States.
Mar-a-Lago
Bark beetles and ladybugs destroyed a tree planted in Griffith Park planted in 2003 to commemorate this Beatles guitarist.
George Harrison
A 2008 rom-com about surrogacy starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
Baby Mama
The actual location of Springfield in The Simpsons is impossible to determine, and it doesn’t help that there are Springfields in 25 states. That includes Oregon, the home state of this series creator.
Matt Groening
Their devoted fans are known as Deadheads - a proper noun similar to the Green Bay Packers’ Cheeseheads, or this artist’s Parrotheads.
Jimmy Buffett
Playing a marooned plane crash survivor in Cast Away, Tom Hanks reunited with this director who he worked with on Forrest Gump and later, The Polar Express.
Robert Zemeckis
40% of all insects, 25% of all animals, and 20% of all living organisms on Earth are beetles, belonging to the order Coleoptera - meaning “sheath” and “wings” in this language.
Greek
The village elder of his blue-skinned cartoon community; in French, he’s known as “Le Grand Schtroumpf.”
Papa Smurf
Buffalo, NY is located on the eastern shore of this Great Lake, which also lends its name to Buffalo’s county.
Lake Erie
The Dead finally had a Top 40 hit over 20 years into their career, with this 1987 song off the album “In The Dark.”
Touch of Grey
Often regarded as the greatest surfer of all time, this 11x world champion even had his own “Pro Surfer” video game, although it didn’t reach the heights of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater franchise.
Kelly Slater
Most other insects use proboscises to suck up their food, but beetles use these jaw-like appendages to chew theirs.
Mandibles
LL Cool J’s 1990 Grammy-winning single that starts with the line “Don't call it a comeback/I've been here for years.”
"Mama Said Knock You Out"
Basketball’s hall of fame is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, where this man invented the game.
James Naismith