Tastes of Their Hometowns
This fiery fried chicken dish, traditionally coated in cayenne pepper paste, is named for the Tennessee city where it originated as a local specialty.
👉 What is Nashville hot chicken?
This cookie, with two dark chocolate wafers and a creamy filling, calls itself “Milk’s Favorite Cookie.”
👉 What is an Oreo?
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch), there are this many different fruit types that can grow on your island.
👉 What is 6? (apples, oranges, cherries, pears, peaches, coconuts)
On March 15, 44 BCE, this Roman ruler was stabbed to death by senators, including Brutus and Cassius.
👉 Who was Julius Caesar?
You can lend me this to listen, but don’t forget you’ve got two of them on your head.
👉 What are ears?
This now-classic bar snack was first served in 1964 at the Anchor Bar, named after a city in New York, when a late-night snack turned into a culinary craze.
👉 What are Buffalo wings?
This singer released the hit Black or White in 1991, blending rock and rap influences, with a groundbreaking music video that included face morphing technology.
👉 Who is Michael Jackson?
In the classic NES game Tetris, there are this many different tetromino shapes.
👉 What is 7?
This U.S. president was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963.
👉 Who was John F. Kennedy?
It’s something you can “keep a straight” when you’re serious, but in anatomy, you’ve got 43 muscles to move it.
👉 What is a face?
Nicknamed the “King of Cheeses,” this sharp, nutty Italian cheese is named after the region spanning Parma, Reggio Emilia, and Modena — and is protected by strict D.O.P. rules.
👉 What is Parmigiano-Reggiano?
This game uses black tiles with white dots and is popular both as a casual pastime and in competitive play.
👉 What are dominoes?
Pokémon Gold and Silver launched Generation II. Generation I was introduced with these two games.
👉 What are Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue?
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in this U.S. city in 1968.
👉 What is Memphis, Tennessee?
I’m always running but I never walk. I can drip, get stuffed, or even bleed.
👉 What is the nose?
These miniature cabbage-like vegetables, often roasted with olive oil or steamed as a side dish, are named after the capital of Belgium, where they were first widely cultivated.
👉 What are Brussels sprouts?
This black-and-white comic strip, created by Bill Watterson, featured the imaginative adventures of a mischievous boy and his stuffed tiger.
👉 What is Calvin and Hobbes?
Before Princess Peach, this character was Mario’s original girlfriend in the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong.
👉 Who is Pauline?
This Indian independence leader was shot in 1948 by Nathuram Godse.
👉 Who was Mahatma Gandhi?
You might break this if you laugh too hard, but you’ve got 24 of them protecting your chest.
👉 What are ribs?
This tangy condiment, made from brown mustard seeds and white wine, is named after a city in France’s Burgundy region, where it has been produced since the 13th century.
👉 What is Dijon mustard?
This iconic toy, invented in the 1950s, uses a gray aluminum powder inside a black screen — turning two knobs moves a stylus that clears the powder to draw thin white lines. With a shake, the whole screen erases.
👉 What is an Etch A Sketch?
In the original Pac-Man, the ghosts are Blinky, Inky, Pinky, and this fourth (orange) ghost, often forgotten.
👉 Who is Clyde?
This actor shot President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre in 1865.
👉 Who was John Wilkes Booth?
I can be read like a map, slapped for luck, and used to hide something up my sleeve.
👉 What is the palm?