Breakout Movie Roles
This actress appeared as little Gertie in E.T., though she also appears later in films like 50 First Dates and The Wedding Singer.
Drew Barrymore
Probably the first whiskey you ever drank.
Name that song or artist: (listen)
No Rain or Blind Melon
"Passion fruit spray?" (2003)
Elf
This is my favorite type of cookie (as of 2020).
Cowboy cookie
***Daily Double*** This Bostonian starred as adult film sensation Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights (1997).
Mark Wahlberg.
The captain of the Black Pearl.
Jack Sparrow
Quite the tasty lick, the song "Hanginaround" is sung by this band.
Counting Crows
Casablanca
This is a type of cookie made with butter or oil, sugar, and flour, and rolled in cinnamon sugar
Snickerdoodle
This Emmy Award- and Golden Globe-winning actress stormed onto the scene alongside Michael Cera and Jonah Hill in Superbad.
Emma Stone
Member of the beatnik generation and author of "On the Road"
Jack Kerouac
Darius Rucker was the frontman of Hootie and the Blowfish, who sing this song that begins "She sits alone by a lamppost, tryin' to find the thought that's escaped her mind."
Let Her Cry
"Show me the money!" (1996)
Jerry Maguire
Also known as cantucci, these Italian almond biscuits originated in the Tuscan city of Prato
Biscotti
This heartthrob who has held roles in films such as The Place Beyond the Pines, Crazy Stupid Love, and La La Land began his career as a member of the Mickey Mouse Club in 1993.
Ryan Gosling
1880s serial killer in London.
Jack the Ripper
Name that song (or band):
Hook or Blues Traveler
"Nobody puts Baby in a corner" (1987)
Dirty Dancing
Introduced in 1912, this is the best selling cookie brand in the United States and, until 2020, was my go-to cookie.
Oreo
One of the core members of Saturday Night Live during the 90s, this actor made his first appearance on the big screen in a supporting role in 1997's Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. He most recently appeared in the Netflix original Eurovision.
Will Ferrell
He wore #2 on the 2015 Princeton Men's Soccer Team and is sitting in this room. Everyone gets 500 points!
Name that song (or band):
Never Let You Go (Third Eye Blind)
"There's no crying in baseball!" (1992)
A League of Their Own
Most historians believe this cookie actually originated in Italy, likely Venice, and was transported to France by sailors where it was further refined by French pâtissier techniques. The consensus is that the word “macaroon” comes from the Italian word ammaccare which means to crush.
Macaroon