Potent Potables
The desert plant used to make tequila.
What is agave?
This song is a traditional tune sung in the movie “Mean Girls” during the holiday talent show.
What is “Jingle Bell Rock”?
These are the names of Scott's two children.
Who are Sydney and Justin?
This dessert’s sponge cake layers are soaked in espresso and sometimes liqueur, giving it a distinct coffee flavor.
What is tiramisu?
This fictional town is where the series Stranger Things is set.
What is Hawkins?
A gin & tonic cocktail, for example, or the tall, straight-sided glass in which it's served.
What is a highball?
This is the title of an animated holiday film Adam Sandler created about Hanukkah.
What is Eight Crazy Nights?
This large tricolor Swiss dog breed is Scott's favorite.
What is Bernese Mountain Dog?
This French dessert is made of choux pastry filled with cream and topped with icing.
What is an éclair?
In the TV series Severance, this company developed a procedure that separates employees' work and personal memories.
What is Lumon?
After you swirl the wine, look for the rivulets that slide down the inside of the glass; they're called tears or these, which usually mean the wine is full-bodied.
What are legs?
What secular holiday, popularized by Seinfeld, features an aluminum pole, the "airing of grievances," and the "feats of strength"?
What is Festivus for the rest of us?
Scott hails from this state, the one everyone spells wrong at least once.
What is Rhode Island?
This chemical leavening agent reacts with acid in recipes to create carbon dioxide, making cakes rise.
What is baking soda?
Set in a struggling Philadelphia public school, this mockumentary-style comedy follows dedicated teachers as they navigate daily chaos.
What is Abbott Elementary?
A magnum of wine equals 2 standard bottles of wine; yes but you can really have a party with the size named for this Babylonian king--by the way, it's the equivalent of 20 standard bottles.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
Marking the celebration of the winter solstice, this four-letter holiday is one of the world’s oldest winter celebrations, which is also a type of burning log that had its own on-demand channel on Roku in December 2023.
What is Yule?
Before racking up 20 years at Parthenon, Scott kicked off his executive search career at this firm.
What is Heidrick & Struggles?
This dessert is a combination of meringue, whipped cream, and fruit, often named after a famous Russian ballerina.
What is Pavlova?
This veteran actress plays Barbara in the Emmy-winning show, The Studio, whose experience often clashes hilariously with Matt’s over-enthusiasm.
Who is Catherine O’Hara?
130 different herbs go into this green liqueur made by French monks.
What is Chartreuse?
In this Spanish New Year's Eve tradition, eating one of these for each chime of the midnight clock is said to bring good luck for the coming year.
What are grapes?
Scott recently became a homeowner in this Marin County town known for its hills, redwoods, and views of Mount Tam.
What is Corte Madera?
The sour flavor in yogurt-based desserts comes from bacteria converting lactose into this acid.
What is lactic acid?
This warlord’s influence over Japan makes him the central figure in the political power struggle of the Shōgun series.
Who is Lord Toranaga?