Sugar & Spice
This type of sugar is ground incredibly fine and becomes lighter than other versions and is the key ingredient in most confectionary and icing.
What is Powdered Sugar/Confectionary Sugar
This white man takes care of dirt, grime, and grease in just a minute.
Who is Mr. Clean.
This cartoon character looks like a teenager but is actually a thousand-year-old. She's a singer/songwriter that floats around playing bass guitar.
Who is Marceline, the Vampire Queen.
During this major economic crisis, the U.S. Gov. ordered the slaughter of millions of livestock to "stabilize prices" in the 1930s, even as many Americans were left starving without that food.
What is the Great Depression.
The modern image of Santa-Claus being plump, jolly, and dressed in red-and-white was heavily influenced from an early 1930s marketing campaign by this famous company.
What/Who is Coca-Cola.
This spice helps support gut health and digestion, eases headaches, and is popular candied and in sodas.
What is Ginger.
This comedian and former "Deal or No Deal" host is more well known for being a judge on America's Got Talent.
Who is Howie Mandell.
This Disney Villain stole the King and Queen's daughter and locked her in a tower. Obsessed with using the girl's hair to preserve her youth.
Who is Mother Gothel.
The Ancient Romans made their plumbing networks out of this metal, and despite being an incredible advancement, soon learned it made the water turn toxic for hundreds of citizens.
What is Lead.
Many people don't actually know what this holiday treat is, but it actually has two variations: Boiled fruits mashed and rolled into sugar, and one where dried fruits and nuts are pressed into balls and rolled in sugar or more nuts.
What is a Sugarplum/Victorian Sugar Plum.
Fact: "Plum" isn't referring to the fruit, but the shape of the confectionary itself!
The key ingredient in Snickerdoodles, Churros, and in some donuts and sweet rolls. People also tried eating a spoonful of this without coughing profusely.
What is Cinnamon.
This Black actor with bald head and amazing body is responsible for some of the funniest moments on TV. Often associated with "A Thousand Miles" and "Old Spice Deodorant".
Who is Terry Cruz.
This show depicts an Elf girl and her party after defeating the Demon King. She starts a new journey, guiding an old friend's apprentice and discovering the world again. She's still a bit of an old lazy fart at times.
Who is Frieren.
Believed to treat Syphilis and other diseases in history, the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huan, drank this liquid chemical believing it could prolong his death. Ironically, he died from its now well-known toxicity.
What is Mercury.
A strange tradition where children have to find a pickle ornament hiding on the tree on Christmas day is believed to come from this country, or was made to popularize this country's glass-making in the U.S.
What/Where is Germany.
This spiky, southeast Asian fruit has a pungent and strong odor, used in both sugary candies and spicy curries.
What is Durian.
This actor and voice actor has gradually gone bald, but he's still well known for his Iconic voice in projects like Spiderman, Klaus, Megamind, Kung Fu Panda 3, and Invincible.
Who is J.K. Simmons
In the Batman Series, this longtime enemy of Bruce has prolonged his life through dark magic and the use of Lazarus Pits. Eventually, he resorts to stealing the body of his own daughter.
Who is Ra's Al Ghul.
In the 1600s, people in Europe fought, stole, and went bankrupt over a flower, whose bulbs where once worth more than houses. Mania over them later crashed and devastated those who invested in them for a fortune.
What are Tulips/what is a Tulip.
This 1960 song performed by Lou Monte was re-released in 2011 and jokes that Santa, despite having flying reindeer, sends this animal to bring the presents through the rough terrain of Italy.
Who is Dominic the donkey/What is a Donkey.
In the 17th Century, this spice was so sought after for medicinal properties and spice trade that it sparked wars and raids over it. Today, this spice is ground up and is often pared with sugar in holiday cookies.
What is Nutmeg.
American Chef, food critic, and author, known for his popular TV series where he travels the world trying strange and "Bizarre Foods".
Who is Andrew Zimmern.
This satirical 1922 short story involves a man who ages backwards, being born looking 70-sum years old and experiencing youth, identity, and the process of aging in a new light in the book and later a movie adaptation in 2008.
What is "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button".
This 14th-Century pandemic spread rapidly and became one of the deadliest plagues in history, solely because people blamed outsiders rather than addressing their own rat-borne fleas and sanitation issues.
What is the Black Death.
Native to Mexico, this flower is known for its vibrant red flower and green leaves, becoming synonymous with Christmas. It was introduced to the Americas by Joel Poinsette, who renamed it after himself in the 1820s.
What is the Poinsetta.