On Broadway
Created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, this sung-and-rapped through biographical musical received a record-breaking 16 Tony Award nominations and won 11 Tony’s, including Best Musical
Hamilton
The first official state of the United States, it’s also the world’s largest population of horseshoe crabs
Delaware
The name of the Trader Joe’s newspaper published throughout the year that contains the new seasonal items, various recipes, and a crossword toward the end
Fearless Flyer
Famous TV scientist goes to Flavortown
Bill Nye the Science Guy Fieri
This is the powerhouse of the cell
Mitochondria
Go Bulldogs! The first stop on the 2 & 5 train, this CUNY is my alma mater
Brooklyn College
Telling a tragic story of a beautiful soprano who becomes obsessed with a mysterious musical genius, this musical is the longest running show in Broadway history
Phantom of the Opera
The largest producer of potatoes, this state is also the home to the deepest river gorge in North America
Idaho
If you are wearing a Hawaiian shirt, it means you have this position at Trader Joe’s
Mate/Captain (Manager)
New song collab between Snoop Dogg and Chappell Roan
Drop it like it's HOT TO GO
This type of protein helps form the tissues of the hair, nails, and the outer layer of the skin
Keratin
It’s a great day to be a gator! This university won the 2025 NCAAM basketball championship and also invented the energy drink Gatorade
University of Florida
Set in early 19th century France, this musical tells the story a French peasant Jean Valjean and his desire for redemption after stealing a loaf of bread for his sister’s starving child
Les Miserables
Home to the Grand Canyon, this state is the most populous of the 4 corners
Arizona
A 92nd Street Trader Joe’s Special! This is the name and animal of the mascot representing our location
Octavia the Octopus
Famous dinosaur movie lands on the second most expensive property in Monopoly
Jurassic Park Place
The amount of bones in the human body
206
Hook ‘em! This university wears burnt orange to its games which Matthew McConaughey frequents regularly
University of Texas
Wayne Brady, Billy Porter, and even Tiki Barber have had roles in this musical which centers around an unlikely partnership between a cabaret performer and drag queen
Kinky Boots
Live free or die! This state has the smallest coastline of any state that touches the ocean
New Hampshire
This is Trader Joe’s name for pigs in a blanket
Pastry Pups
Local daily newspaper published an article about this artist and his top song “Sunflower”
New York Post Malone
These are the 5 basic tastes
Salt, Sweet, Sour, Bitter, Umami
Spoiler alert, this Ivy League school in New Haven, Connecticut is where Rory Gilmore surprisingly decided to go to college
Yale University
Music and lyrics created by Stephen Sondheim, the main characters from this musical are taken from “Little Red Riding Hood”, “Jack and the Beanstalk”, “Rapunzel” and “Cinderella”
Into the Woods
The Cornhusker State, this state in the Midwest was the inventor of Kool-Aid and the reuben sandwich
Nebraska
Carried by Trader Joe’s even though it isn’t a product of theirs, this refrigerated tea fermented beverage’s trilogy flavor contains raspberry juice, lemon juice, and ginger juice
Kombucha
Superhero acted by Robert Downey Jr. fights villains in this Superman movie based off the film series
Ironman of Steel
The technical term for tailbone, this is the final segment of the vertebral column in a human body
Coccyx
Located in England, this university is the oldest in the English-speaking world
University of Oxford