Saucy Sauces
($100) It is cooked, pureed apples combined with cinnamon and sugar.
Answer: What is applesauce? It’s a staple of kids’ diets. In the 1950s and 1960s, it was frequently on the school lunch menu.
($100) On Sunday mornings, we used to listen to his American Top 40 on the radio
Answer: Who is Casey Kasem? Kasem hosted the show from 1970–1988. On the inaugural show, the No. 1 hit was “Mama Told Me Not to Come” by Three Dog Night.
($100) AWOL stands for this
Answer: What is “absent without leave”? The maximum penalty is stiff: confinement for one month, reduction of status to the lowest enlisted grade, and a one-month reduction of pay to one-third of current pay
($100) This best-selling toy from the 1950s began life as a wallpaper cleaner until a teacher decided to have her students use it as clay for sculpting
Answer: What is Play-Doh? The original colors were red, yellow, and blue. The colors have been expanded, and it’s still non-toxic.
($100) Advice vs. advise: the noun
Answer: What is advice? To advise (the verb) is to give advice.
($200) Served with pasta, its main ingredient is basil.
Answer: What is pesto? Other ingredients are garlic, Parmesan cheese, and pine nuts. You can substitute walnuts without compromising flavor.
. ($200) Concurrent with the rise of rock ’n’ roll, soul music came to the scene as Black artists flocked to this label.
Answer: What is Motown? Berry Gordy established the predecessor to the label and then merged it into Motown in 1960. He started the original label with $800. Top Motown artists included the Jackson 5, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, and Marvin Gaye.
($200) The special forces of the U.S. Navy are called this.
Answer: What are the Navy SEALs? Navy SEAL training is so tough that only around 20 percent of recruits complete it successfully.
($200) These paint kits are still popular with young and mature alike.
Answer: What are paint-by-number kits? A commercial artist conceived the idea when he was asked to find a way to sell more paint.
($200) Accept vs. except: the verb that means to receive
Answer: What is accept? Except means to exclude or leave out.
($400) This red sauce is served with tortilla chips.
Answer: What is salsa? Basic ingredients include chopped tomatoes, onion, cilantro, and jalapeño. Add cumin and salt to taste.
($400) It has been rumored that this Beatle died and was replaced with an imposter.
Answer: Who is Paul McCartney? He allegedly died in a car accident in 1966. Songs on the White Album are said to have hidden messages about Paul being dead when played backward.
($400) This is the newest branch of the military.
Answer: What is Space Force? It was established in 2019. It’s a separate branch, but it falls under the air force in the same way the marines fall under the navy.
($400) When you were growing up, boys played with this military figure.
Answer: What is G.I. Joe? The figure is ready for action with its movable joints
($400) The building in Washington, D.C., that houses the U.S. Congress and Senate: capital or capitol?
Answer: What is capitol? Capitol with an O refers only to a building, not a city. The United States Capitol is in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States.
($600) This mayo-based sauce includes minced dill pickles, mustard, lemon juice, and spices and often accompanies fried fish.
Answer: What is tartar sauce? The name comes from the French tartare, but its roots might date to the Roman era
($600) You knew Robert Weston Smith, the wild-haired DJ who became a national sensation in the 1960s, by this name.
Answer: Who is Wolfman Jack? He received national press from the major outlets, and they all asked, “Who is Wolfman Jack, and where did he come from?” Naturally, everyone wanted to listen to him, and he remained in the spotlight for the rest of the decade.
($600) People from around the world join this French military.
Answer: What is the French Foreign Legion? Recruits are given a new identity for the first one to three years of service. After that time, they can revert to their real identity. Criminals keep their new identity for their entire term of service.
. ($600) These pictures come in hundreds of irregular pieces and occupy a good portion of the dining room table.
Answer: What are (jigsaw) puzzles? These puzzles date to 1860 in England and the United States. They come with fewer pieces for young children, and they’re addictive once you start one.
($600) Principal vs. principle: the head of a school
Answer: What is principal? An easy way to remember this is that a pal is a person. Principle is a value or tenet.
($800) This is the French name for natural gravy and pan drippings served with roast beef.
Answer: What is au jus? The juices are released during cooking.
($800) The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is in this state.
Answer: What is Ohio? The Hall of Fame opened in Cleveland in 1995. In 2023, the induction ceremonies were televised for the first time.
($800) This military force guards Vatican City
Answer: What is the (Pontifical) Swiss Guard? They’re easily recognized by their colorful red, white, yellow, and blue uniforms
($800) This popular children’s game involves balls and metal pieces.
Answer: What is jacks? This used to be a popular sidewalk game.
($800) Censor vs. censure: a reprimand or criticism
($800) Censor vs. censure: a reprimand or criticism