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April 13th, 1970: An exploding oxygen tank on this aircraft forced the astronauts to abandon their mission and head home.
What is Apollo 13?
To get to the point, leaving out unnecessary preamble.
What is "Cut to the chase"?
3 parts vodka, 1 part lemon juice, 6 parts tomato juice, salt, pepper, tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, and garnished with a celery stalk
What is a Bloody Mary?
This advice podcast for the modern era is hosted by three brothers, who take user questions and turn them, alchemy-like, into wisdom.
What is My Brother, My Brother, and Me?
This is the longest river in the United States.
What is the Missouri River?
July 31st, 2012: This record-breaking Olympic athlete won their 19th medal, beating out the previous recordholder to become the most decorated Olympian in the history of the modern games.
Who is Michael Phelps?
A phrase used to say that inquisitiveness can lead one into dangerous situations.
What is "Curiosity killed the cat"?
One part dry vermouth, 6 parts gin, garnish with an olive
What is a (dry) martini?
This cartoon is an adult coming-of-age sitcom starring Nick Kroll and John Mulaney as Nick Birch and Andrew Glouberman.
What is Big Mouth?
This last queen of France before the French Revolution was beheaded for orchestrating orgies in Versailles, among other things such as high treason.
Who is Marie Antoinette?
December 10, 2009: Then U.S. President Obama gave his acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize, in this Norwegian capital.
Where is Oslo?
A phrase meaning to stay calm and unruffled, also referring to a long, green-skinned vegetable eaten raw in salads or pickled.
What is "As cool as a cucumber"?
2 oz whisky, 3/4 oz sweet red vermouth, a dash of angostura bitters, and garnished with a maraschino cherry
What is a Manhattan?
This found-footage horror film follows a young videographer who answers an online ad for a job to record the last messages of a dying man.
What is Creep?
This American novelist penned the 1960 novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird", which won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and became a classic of modern literature.
Who is Harper Lee?
June 11th, 1979: This film star, otherwise known as the "Duke" and starring in primarily western movies, died of cancer.
Who is John Wayne?
Used to indicate that someone has fallen just short of a successful outcome, and failed to secure any reward.
What is "Close, but no cigar"?
One part gin, one part sweet red vermouth, and one part Campari, garnished with an orange peel.
What is a Negroni?
This is the soul container of a lich, or a small leather box containing Hebrew texts on Vellum.
What is a Phylactery?
This revolutionary leader wrote an influential pamphlet in 1776 titled, "Common Sense".
Who is Thomas Paine?
August 26th, 1945: It was revealed that over 25,000 mice were used to determine the ill effects of radiation in support of what project?
For humans to chat in an aimless manner, and, ruminant animals to masticate regurgitated food.
What is "Chew the cud"?
1.5 oz white rum, 1 oz lime juice, 2t sugar, 6 leaves of mint, and soda water, garnished with a sprig of mint
What is a Mojito?
This Overwatch character, known in game as Wrecking Ball, is actually a 14 year old hamster going by another name.
Who is Hammond?