Potent Potables
Rock 'N Roll Trivia
Psych 101
Word Origins
Leftovers
200

Of vodka, whiskey, or brandy, the one said to be least likely to give you a hangover. 

What is vodka?

200

These girls were a comic punk novelty act before they “got the beat”.

Who are the Go-Go’s?

200

In “The Seven Percent Solution”, this Austrian neurologist treated Sherlock Holmes. 

Who is Sigmund Freud?

200

The word “bus”, referring to the passenger vehicle, is a shortened form of this word. 

What is omnibus?

200

The depth of water a ship draws, or type of beer. 

What is a draft?

400

Author who mockingly called his absinthe & champagne recipe “Death in the Afternoon”. 

Who is Ernest Hemingway?

400

Waylon Jennings was once a member of this, Buddy Holly’s back-up group. 

Who are the Crickets?

400

Portion of the personality concerned with basic bodily urges, or the land of a comic strip wizard. 

What is id?

400

From “Joachims-Thaler”, a village in Bohemia, comes the name if this money standard. 

What is the dollar?

400

The 7th sign of the zodiac is symbolized by a pair of these. 

What are scales?

600

Mixer that Hannibal bathed in & Napoleon III decreed should be bottled “for the good of France”.

What is Perrier water?

600

She was once a “Beach Boy”, along with her husband, Daryl Dragon. 

Who is Toni Tennille?

600

A tense emotional state characterized by fear, people claim “attacks” of it.

What is anxiety?

600

Modern office job which began as a “secret” confidential officer in the Middle Ages. 

What is a secretary?

600

In photography, it’s technique to condense into seconds a drawn-out event such as a flower opening. 

What is time-lapsing photography?

800

British bass, for example, served unpasteurized at room temperature. 

What is ale?

800

Before “Sara Smile”d, they met by sharing an elevator to escape a gang fight. 

Who is Hall and Oates?

800

Term for reference group to which experiment results of the treated group are compared. 

What is the control group?

800

East Belgium town known for its bath & minerals springs; it’s become a generic name. 

What is a spa?

800

French for “silver” or “money”, its symbolizes faith & purity in heraldry. 

What is argent?

1000

The 2 B’s in B & B liqueur. 

What is brandy & Benedictine?

1000

Year in the ‘50’s that the Beatles were formed. 

What is 1959?

1000

This is our mental activity, where we understand, problem-solve.

What is cognition?

1000

Fragmentation shell invented in 1784 & named for its inventor.

What is shrapnel?

1000

In 1889, Jane Addams opened this famous settlement house in Chicago to help immigrants. 

What is Hull House?

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