THERE'S AN ANIMAL IN MY BOOK TITLE!
In a Dr. Seuss book, this animal "in Socks" likes to create tongue twisters for Mr. Knox
Fox
Launched in Austria in 1987, this energy drink brand celebrated "37 years of giving wiiings" in 2024
Red Bull
For the cover of its guide to Italy, Lonely Planet used a photo of this scooter brand whose name is Italian for "wasp"
Vespa
I never said, "Let them eat cake"--but even if I had, I was beheaded in 1793, so what more do you people want from me?
Marie Antoinette
HAWAII
Introduced in 1881 to grow ornamental trees, these seeds became one of Hawaii's most valuable crops
The title of this C.S. Lewis classic mentions a feline named Aslan, an evil woman & a piece of furniture
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Soon after it was honored at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, Pabst Best Select changed its name to this
Pabst Blue Ribbon
The Berlitz Pocket Guide to this country includes an itinerary for a "perfect day in Zürich"
Switzerland
I never had wooden teeth--& if you don't believe me, go visit my dentures at Mount Vernon & see for yourself
Washington
Introduced in 1881 to grow ornamental trees, these seeds became one of Hawaii's most valuable crops
macadamia nuts
"Something That Happened" was John Steinbeck's working title for this 1937 novella about farm workers George & Lennie
Of Mice and Men
Don Vultaggio first named his iced tea brand Santa Fe before changing it to this name, a state that borders New Mexico
AriZona tea
The 2022 Rough Guide to Costa Rica explains that beachgoers might get lucky & see a leatherback one of these
a turtle
Though flattered to have a chocolate company named after me, I never rode a horse nude & I wish you'd all stop saying I did
Godiva
Nature writer Delia Owens branched out into fiction with her bestselling murder mystery "Where" these crustaceans "Sing"
the crawdads
The name of the beverage company SoBe, as sunbathers in Miami can tell you, is a shortening of this locale
South Beach
Info on Turkish baths & how to take a self-guided tour of the Hagia Sophia is provided in the Rick Steves guide to this city
Istanbul
I was about 5'6" which was actually above average for a Frenchman--so no complex named after me, thank you very much
Napoleon
This Kurt Vonnegut satire about global destruction shares its title with a game that involves making shapes with a loop of string
Cat's Cradle
Knowing how to get a customer's attention, a New Jersey man in the 1920s gave his chocolate drink brand this name
Yoo-hoo
They're the 2 cities examined in Time Out's "Essential Guide to Russia's Twin Capital Cities"
Moscow & Saint Petersburg
Stop giving me credit for inventing baseball in Cooperstown--I wasn't even there in 1839 & I'm tired of living a lie
Abner Doubleday