Accidental Culinary Creations
Ruth Wakefield accidentally invented these cookies, now the most commonly baked in the US, when she attempted to make chocolate cookies using small bits of semisweet chocolate.
What are chocolate chip/Tollhouse cookies?
In the original version of this fairytale, there was no fairy godmother or pumpkin carriage, and the princess's slippers were made out of fur.
What is "Cinderella"?
Some species of this mollusk could fit in your hand while others are twice your size, but all species are known for their eight tentacles.
What are octopi?
This person is the one who gets thrown into the air.
Who is the flyer?
Name one gaseous element on the periodic table. If you can name two, you get double points.
Full list: What are hydrogen, helium, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, neon, chlorine, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon?
This popular dairy product was accidentally created when someone used a bag made out of a sheep's stomach to carry milk, creating curd and whey thanks to the enzymes.
What is cheese?
DAILY DOUBLE!
We tend to think of this undersea fairy tale as going swimmingly, but in the original, the heroine dies because the prince marries another.
These cnidarians hopefully aren't your enemies, but you just might see them that way if you touch one and get stung.
What are sea anemonies?
These two people form the stunt's main support. Their title shares a name with a baseball term.
Who are the bases?
Name four of the original Thirteen Colonies. If you can name eight, you get double points.
Full list: What are Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Rhode Island, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut?
This method of making tea came about when a tea company started packaging its teas in pouches, not intending for them to be put into the tea that way.
What are teabags?
Most people think of the princess when they think of this frog-tastic fairy tale, but she is not mentioned in its actual title.
What is "The Frog Prince"?
These mollusks, which don't fossilize well thanks to the high pH of their bodies, are known for shooting ink at their foes.
What are squid?
DAILY DOUBLE!
This person, generally the tallest, is positioned at the back of the stunt group.
Name a type of saxophone. If you can name two types, you get double points.
Full list: What are the sopranissimo, sopranino, soprano, mezzo soprano, alto, tenor, C melody, baritone (bari), bass, contrabass, subcontrabass, connosax, tubax, and saxello saxophones?
Frank Epperson was inspired to invent these frozen treats after remembering a childhood experience in which he left a stirring stick in his drink and it froze overnight.
What are Popsicles/Eppsicles?
In the original version of this fairy tale, the princess is not saved when the prince kisses her, but instead when the prince drops her glass coffin, dislodging the murder weapon from her throat.
What is "Snow White"?
These invertebrates form important reef ecosystems through their symbiotic relationships with algae.
What are corals?
This person, generally the shortest of the four people on the ground, is positioned at the front of the stunt group.
Name an adaptive sport (a sport created/modified for disabled athletes). If you can name two, you get double points.
Who are [there are too many to list, this will be judged on a case-by-case basis]?
This popular soda was originally intended to be a medicine- but its inventor, John Pemberton, decided to sell it as a soft drink instead after carbonated water was added to it by accident.
What is Coca-Cola?
Though many people think the princess in "The Sleeping Beauty" is named Aurora thanks to one particular corporation, her original name is this completely different name that means "horse protection".
What is Rosamond?
These animals, which make up their own phylum and are also known as sea walnuts, are often confused with jellyfish due to their similar names and appearances.
What are comb jellies?
Who is the extraspot?
Name a professional Nintendo Entertainment System Tetris player (retired players are fine too). If you can name two players, you get double points.
Who are [there are too many to list, this will be judged on a case-by-case basis]?