POTENT POTABLES
A dark and flavorful beer originating in England, this type is often brewed using brown malt and despite its name, while it may be served at a hotel, it will not carry your luggage to your room.
What is a porter?
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
What is The Great Gatsby?
What is die?
Often attributed to Mark Twain, who himself attributed it to Benjamin Disraeli, a common aphorism declares that there are three kinds of lies, including this branch of mathematics.
What is statistics?
This unusual-looking family first seen on "Saturday Night Live" pose as earthlings but are really from Remulak, not France.
Who are the Coneheads?
This sweet, colorless German liqueur is flavored with caraway seeds, cumin, and fennel, and its name comes from the German word for "caraway."
What is Kümmel?
"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."
What is 1984?
According to author Grisham it's a time to do this, and the same applies to its 1996 adaptation starring Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, and Matthew McConaughey.
What is kill?
This three-sided sword is a familiar word to fencers, where it is the largest and heaviest used in the sport, and also probably to crossword puzzle enthusiasts (4).
What is an épée?
Starting way back in 2003 (and still going strong twenty years later), he's the longest-tenured cast member of "Saturday Night Live."
This ancient Mexican alcoholic beverage with a milky appearance and yeast-like flavor is made from the fermented sap of the agave plant and has a history dating back to pre-Columbian times.
What is pulque/octli?
DAILY DOUBLE "Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them."
What is The Little Prince?
In the Yu-Gi-Oh franchise, it's often time to do this, involving a card game used to represent a mock battle of fantasy monsters.
What is duel?
In 1970 Prince Norodom Sihanouk was deposed in a bloodless coup as head of state of this country, whose head of state has been Hun Sen since 1985.
What is Cambodia?
The moose never stood a chance on "Weekend Update" when this "Sisters" star did a hard-core gangsta rap about Sarah Palin.
Who is Amy Poehler?
Its name thought to be a reference to a Hatian song popularized by Harry Belafonte, this drink is made with white and dark rums, an orange liqueur, Galliano, and pineapple juice.
What is a yellow bird?
"Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun of York;
And all the clouds that lour'd upon our house
In the deep bosom of the ocean buried."
What is Richard III?
DAILY DOUBLE Don't confuse it with Stephen King's "dated" book; in this 1986 time travel thriller by Stanley Shapiro the assassination of JFK is a time to do this.
What is remember?
In British English, if you pinch a kipper you've stolen a fish; however, if you take a kip, you've done this instead.
What is take a nap?
The highest-grossing movie based on a Saturday Night Live sketch, this 1992 comedy featured a memorable cameo from rock star Alice Cooper performing "Feed My Frankenstein."
What is Wayne's World?
This cocktail, often considered a variation of the Negroni, features bourbon or rye whiskey, Campari, and sweet vermouth, and shares its name with a fashionable urbanite.
What is a boulevadier?
"If there were no thunder, men would have little fear of lightning."
What is Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea?
"So What the Fuss" featuring Prince and En Vogue and "From the Bottom of My Heart" were the singles from the twenty-third and most recent studio album from Stevie Wonder, where it was a time to do this.
What is love?
Though preceded by the 360-day Sumerian lunar calendar, the lunisolar calendar of this ancient empire marks the earliest written record we have of a 365-day year, dating to c. 3000 BCE.
What is ancient Egypt/the first Dynasty?
The original name of the show was NBC's Saturday Night because of a very similarly titled show on rival network ABC hosted by this sports journalist.
Who is Howard Cosell?