HOLIDAY CLASSICS
COCKTAIL KNOWLEDGE
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
WISCONSIN & MIDWEST
SANDWICHES
100

Max is the loyal dog who belongs to this green holiday grouch.

Who is the Grinch?

100

This spicy mixer is used along with vodka and lime in a Moscow Mule.

What is ginger beer?

100

This subject is considered the most commonly taught worldwide.

What is math?

100

This architect designed the Usonian House in Madison.

Who is Frank Lloyd Wright?

100

This long, thin French loaf is commonly used for sandwiches.

What is a baguette?

200

Clara appears as the main character in this Christmas ballet.

What is The Nutcracker?

200

Gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth come together to form this equal-part cocktail.

What is a Negroni?

200

This ancient calculating device used beads or stones moved in grooves.

What is an abacus?

200

This plastic lawn ornament was named Madison’s official city bird in 2009.

What is the plastic flamingo?

200

Fairy bread—made from white bread, butter, and sprinkles—comes from this country.

What is Australia?

300

In this 1989 comedy, Clark Griswold goes to extreme lengths—often disastrously—to create the perfect family Christmas.

What is National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation?

300

A martini becomes “dirty” when this is added.

What is olive brine?

300

The third trigonometric function, after sine and cosine.

What is tangent?

300

This Midwestern state capital is named after an explorer who completed the first known navigation of the St. Lawrence River.

What is Columbus (Ohio)?

300

Mustard is the classic condiment on this Cuban sandwich.

What is a Cuban sandwich?

400

In this stop-motion favorite, a humble mailman narrates the origin story of a jolly toymaker from the North Pole.

What is Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town?

400

This cocktail was first served in New Orleans.

What is the Sazerac?

400

George W. Bush signed this educational act into law.

What is the No Child Left Behind Act?

400

This famous race car driver came from Beloit, Wisconsin.

Who is Danica Patrick?

400

This sandwich filled with fried seafood is popular in New Orleans.

What is a po’ boy?

500

Eggnog is believed to have originated in this country.

What is England?

500

A shot served with no ice at room temperature is described with this term.

What is neat?

500

This annual U.S. fitness test (1966–2018) included push-ups and flexibility measurements.

What is the Presidential Physical Fitness Test?

500

Opened in Wisconsin in 1997, this “lupine” resort chain has become famous for operating the largest network of indoor water park hotels in North America.

What is the Great Wolf Lodge?

500

This sandwich with thinly sliced beef and cheese hails from Philadelphia.

What is a cheesesteak?