On Weekends
During Kentucky Derby weekend, nearly 120,000 of these bourbon cocktails are served at Churchill Downs
Mint julep
This "colorful" salad dressing with parsley, chives & tarragon was created at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco
Green goddess
The nutrient fluid that circulates through a plant; it's also slang for a fool
Sap
When this board game launched in 1981, it came with 6,000 questions
Trivial Pursuit
Laura Scudder didn't invent this tasty treat but did invent a way to bag them so they could be a snack food staple
Potato chips
In a 2008 weekend fire sale, this red, white & blue bank snapped up Merrill Lynch
Bank of America
Attended by 46 delegations, the San Francisco Conference of 1945 gave birth to this international organization
United Nations
That's right, friend, it's an enemy
Foe
In England this summer squash is popularly called a courgette
Zucchini
Dona Bailey co-created this arcade game where a leggy arthropod has to be removed from a mushroom patch
Centipede
Those who frequent this cult film on weekends know to bring rice to throw for Brad & Janet's wedding
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Born in 1914 in San Francisco, this fitness marvel & juicing guru swam handcuffed from Fisherman's Wharf to Alcatraz
Jack LaLanne
On Game of Thrones, Peter Dinklage's character was called this word, which means a mischievous child
Imp
Named for a city in Japan & first brewed in 1876, it's the oldest beer brand in that country
Sapporo
In 1921 Kate Gleason built 100 tract homes, inspired by a visit to an assembly line for these
Cars
He is the puzzle master on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and the crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times.
Will Shortz
Jack cheese is said to trace its origins to the late 1800s & a businessman in this city south of San Francisco
Monterey
18th century men often wore a gooseberry--a large, frizzled one of these
Wig
15% of a U.S. ton is this many pounds
300
Patricia Bath has 4 patents for the laser that safely destroys this opacity of the eye's lens
Cataracts
He won the Academy Award for Best Director twice with The Lost Weekend & The Apartment
Billy Wilder
This author's The Sea-Wolf opens with a ferry accident in San Francisco Bay
Jack London
A family or group of whales is known by this term
Pod
The female of this animal named for an Australian island gives birth to 20-40 joeys but only 4 survive
Tasmanian devil
The Mothers of Invention were his backup band
Frank Zappa