THE NIFTY 1930s
YOU NEED A DRINK
SHELLFISH
SUNDAY NIGHT TV
THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WHEN
DOUBLE DOUBLE "O"
100
This future baseball giant first said "Hey!" to the world when he was born in Alabama in 1931
Who is Willie Mays?
100
George Washington was a fan of this holiday drink but used whiskey & brandy as well as rum
What is egg nog?
100
If they're from the East Coast, they may be eaten raw; West Coast ones like the Littleneck are usually too tough
What are clams?
100
In 1995 there was "Cybill", "Mad About You" & this series, "The New Adventures of Superman"
What is Lois & Clark?
100
...the 9/11 attacks occurred
Who is Tony Blair?
100
I'll have this Chinese dish of sliced chicken stir-fried with mushrooms & vegetables, to go
What is moo goo gai pan?
200
1934 was the first year for this Oscar category, & the winner was "The Continental"
What is Best Song?
200
To be patriotic during WWII, this soda invented in 1898 adopted red, white & blue colors, still on its logo today
What is Pepsi?
200
Some McDonald's restaurants in Maine & eastern Canada sell a tasty shellfish roll called this
What is a McLobster?
200
In 1976 CBS's Sunday night lineup was "60 Minutes", "Sonny & Cher", then "Who loves ya, baby?", this detective
Who is Kojak?
200
...Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
200
Hello... Hey you... Over there! This chocolate drink has been around since the '20s
What is Yoo-hoo?
300
This ski-nosed comic broke out of Vaudeville & made his Broadway acting debut in the 1933 musical "Roberta"
Who is Bob Hope?
300
A person used to be smashed onto a new boat as a sacrifice; this effervescent drink is less painful
What is champagne?
300
The striping adds this predator's name to the shrimp seen here
What are tiger shrimp?
300
Choices from 1955 included "You Asked for It", "G.E. Theater" & this movie director "Presents"
Who is Alfred Hitchcock?
300
...World War II ended in Europe
Who is Winston Churchill?
300
George H.W. Bush derided Ronald Reagan's fiscal policies as this type of "economics"
What is voodoo?
400
Tavern on the Green opened as a restaurant in 1934; this New York City mayor opened the door with a brass key & sampled the cuisine
Who is Fiorello La Guardia?
400
To make this 4-letter drink, the rice has to be milled because the starch, which ferments, is in the center of the rice
What is sake?
400
The spider type of this is often sold as the snow type--a bit more appetizing
What is a crab?
400
In 2000, at 8:00 you could have watched "The Simpsons", "Steve Harvey" or this heavenly show with Roma Downey
What is Touched By An Angel?
400
...World War II broke out
Who is Neville Chamberlain?
400
Don't get on that alien ship; "To Serve Man" is one of these kitchen helpers!
What is a cookbook?
500
Agatha Christie set Hercule Poirot afloat on a boat called the Karnak in this exotic 1937 novel
What is Death On The Nile?
500
White & red wines differ in that the stems & these 2 other parts of the grape are not used for white
What is the skin & the seeds?
500
The West Coast of the U.S. produces the Kumamoto type of these; chase them down your gullet with a crisp sauvignon blanc
What are oysters?
500
From 1959 until 1963 the lead-in for "Ed Sullivan" was this Jay North sitcom about a mischievous boy
What is Dennis The Menace?
500
...Queen Victoria was anointed Empress of India
Who is Benjamin Disraeli?
500
The plan has no risk, it can't fail, it can only be described as this
What is foolproof?