Vanilla Murder Mystery Story Time (HIGHLY recommended to do in order)
"Color My Flavors" hosted by Xzibit
Punny Names and Jokey Structures
Smelly Story Time (thanks Kevin)
I Couldn't Think of Another Title TBH so, Have This Nonsense
100
Detective Dog and Car have arrived on the crime scene. A walled garden with cotton fluff, water, and fabric across much of the space. The tragic death of a beloved chew toy. Detective Dog grimaces, turning away from the carnage. The clue to the mystery was written in the grass, and Detective Cat reads it out loud. "What is 1 unit of vanilla beans?"
Detective Cat turns to Detective Dog and comforts them. "My partner, it is alright. Be strong. This is elementary. We are looking at 13.35 oz of <25% beans per gallon of extract used to commit this, atrocity..."
100
What is a lake?
A body of fresh water, and also an oil soluble/dispersible color
100
QUADRA-JEOPARDY: Name a this group, that is only functional when people drink copious amounts of it.
R-O-H
Alcohols
100
There once was a man who made potato chips. He flavored and oiled and cut them up good. But he realized late into his life, he did not want to be known for potato chips. So he decided that he would run away, trying to hide his trail with this scent.
Spearmint Oil
100
What does DEA stand for?
Drug Enforcment Agency
200
With a murder weapon in hand, the two detectives move to the next crime scene. Something has been terrorising pet toys the town-around. The two arrive and are shocked to see Detective Snake rounding up individuals. "Good morning mammals. Tell me, can you name the 5 additives allowed in vanilla extracts present here?"
Still shocked from the prior crime scene, Detective Cat responds for Detective Dog. "Ah, Snake. Those would be Glycerine, Corn Syrup, Propylene Glycol, Sugar, Dextrose! You don't think they had anything to do with this do you?"
200
What is the common name for Green #3's color?
Turqoise
200
How big are the rings in the following lactones:
- Alpha Male Lactone
- Open Beta Lactone
- E-102 Gamma Lactone
- Delta Airlines Lactone
- 3 members
- 4 members
- 5 members
- 6 members
200
Despite his age the man ran. Moving his frail legs as much as he could, carrying only what his hat would hold. You may wonder why would he carry things in a hat. Well to explain that, you have to figure out the smell of his hat.
Indian Basil Oil
200
What two chemicals do I need to make Ethyl Butyrate?
Butyric Acid and Ethyl Alcohol
300
Detective Snake nods as Detectives Cat and Dog depart. None of the additives were confirmed suspects. But Detective Dog turns to Cat and thinks. "That toy was situated in a vanilla garden. Two of them in particular are very sought after for flavoring treats for us pets. Tell me Detective, were you able to name the two species of vanilla that are used in extracts!?"
Detective Cat thinks back, then shock crosses his face. "By Great Scott's Jove and Dog Biscuits, those were Vanilla tahitensis and Vanilla planifolia! Are you saying what I think you are saying?!"
300
What are ALL the FD&C color designations?
Blue #1/2, Green #3, Red #3/40, Yellow #5/6
300
Mr. Oros wants to redesign the BFI building to look like Ethyl Acetoacetate after getting the flavorful stamp of approval from Mr. Griffin. What would the floorplan look like?
300
By the time night fell, his hat had stopped smelling and now became an interdimensional portal to the pocket sand world. For this potato chip man secretly wanted to build sand castles for a living. So he ran away from his wife and grandkids, abandoning them for his dream. He could smell it, and it smelled like this.
Butyraldehyde
300
What does a 3 on the HMIS chart for flammability stand for in professional and unprofessional terms?
Professional: Material is flammable between 74 and 100 degrees F.
Unprofessional: Das is a slightly spicy meatball!
400
Running as fast as their paws could take them the two make it back to the office and smash through the pet door. They rush down the halls, claws and pads clattering on the hardwood floor until they reach the records department. Dog bursts in first, barking out an order. "Someone needs to help us fast! Where can we find the definition of vanilla extract, flavoring, powder, etc.?!?
A confused Detective Fish stares at them before swimming through the water tank section. They return after smashing through some shelving, tossing a laminated notebook to Detective Cat. Opening up the notebook the pair flip through pages before stopping. "There! 21 CFR 169.175-182! We found our suspect!"
400
DOUBLE-JEOPARDY: What is the source for the definition of a class 3 caramel color, and what is the definition?
21 CFR 73.85: Carbohydrates and ammonia that is exposed to a controlled heat environment resulting in a slightly positive color
400
Ms. Ludkowski and Ms. Baran have been fighting a duel to the death about the existence of a monoterpene that smells earthy or like beer. If such a terpene were to exist, give both its name(s) and draw its general appearance.
Ocimene
400
As the man neared the beaches and the sea, his eyes welled with tears. He could no longer feel the potatoes in his hands. He could no longer see the haze of frying oil. Instead he stopped on a hill. His hat blew in the wind, the breeze from the dunes coating his body in these smells.
Peppermint Oil and Galbanum Oil
400
What secret organization controls the Alcohol and Tobacco, Tax, and Trade Bureau?
The Internal Revenue Service
500
Later that evening, Detective Dog and Cat have captured their prime suspect. In the interegation room, they stand over them. A singular lamp illuminates the tiny table, "So, it comes down to this. Detective Shrew. We should have known. Now, give us the IUPAC name for Vanillin!"
The little rodent huffs and looks down at their hands. Peering up at the Glaring set of eyes, they reply. "I should have known you two would have figured out my plot. I guess there is no point to it now. It's 4-Hydroxy-3-Methoxybenzaldehyde."
And with that, another mystery is solved. The end.
500
What is the molecular formula for Allura Red AC?
C18H14N2Na2O8S2
500
What is Mr. Koviekis when he makes a phone call, and looks like this:
Guaiacol-ing
(Guy-a-calling)
500
He dove right into the sand. Like a mole he dug a deep pit until he hit the water table. He used the water to turn the sand into mud and clay. Then he built himself a grand castle. One populated by himself, his new sand wife, and his sand grand children, and his sand parrot. He was truly happy. He took a great big wiff of his work, and smelled these scents!
2,5-Dimethyl Pyrazine, Cinnamic Aldehyde, and Gamma Heptalactone
500
DECA-JEOPARDY: In a formula I have ethyl butyrate and ethyl caproate, butryic acid and caproic acid, geranium oil and acetoin, beta pinene and ocimene, delta decalactone and gamma decalactone, all mixed together in organic ethyl alcohol. What flavor could you make out of me?
Organic Mango Flavor