Aw, Nuts!
This nut, when truly raw, is poisonous. The “raw” version you see at the grocery store are in fact steamed or roasted.
What are cashews?
This place is named for a classical Greek city, ostensibly for similar geography. Something tells me that namesake, though, has a more pleasant climate - this upstate New York city averages 127.8 inches of snow a year, making it the snowiest city in the US.
What is Syracuse, NY?
The highest rank of baseball’s farm system and also a battery type.
What is AAA?
Selina Kyle
Who is Catwoman?
It, The Shining, The Stand
Who is Stephen King?
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What is Torrington?
The tough shell of the nut of trees of the genus Juglans has sometimes been used as an abrasive cleaner. You can buy cat litter, soaps, scrubs, and creams made from the shell - or just top your salad or ice cream with the edible nut.
What are walnuts?
The “City of Angels” has an average annual snowfall of 0.0 inches - but in January 1949, an unusual weather system dumped up to a foot of snow on this Southern California city.
What is Los Angeles, CA?
The feeder league for the NBA, it was recently renamed from the D-League due to a Gatorade sponsorship.
What is the G-League?
Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot
Who is the Penguin?
“The Call of Cthulhu,” “The Colour Out of Space,” The Shadow over Innsmouth
Who was H.P. Lovecraft?
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What is Litchfield?
Your region of origin may determine how you pronounce the name of this tasty tree nut, which is the star of Ella’s all-time favorite type of pie.
What are pecans?
The residents of this city can do more than climb telephone poles when their team either wins or loses the Super Bowl; they can also shovel a lot of snow, as demonstrated in 1996 when 30.7 inches of snow fell on the city over three days.
What is Philadelphia, PA?
The minor leagues for hockey. Connecticut has two teams competing in this league, the Wolfpack and the Islanders, which both are tied to teams in New York.
What is the AHL?
Edward Nigma (like E. Nigma, get it?)
Who is the Riddler?
Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned
Who was Anne Rice?
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What is Goshen?
This “nut” is actually a legume, like beans and peas. Its edible seeds grow underground in woody pods.
What are peanuts?
During the New England Blizzard of 1978, Fenway Park was used as a staging area for the National Guard to respond to the snow emergency in this city, which received a record-breaking 27.1 inches of snow.
What is Boston, MA?
A spring football league that's the result of the XFL and USFL merging, it's been a second chance home for both younger players and former players to try and make it to the NFL.
What is the UFL?
Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel, MD
Who is Harley Quinn?
“The Lottery,” The Haunting of Hill House, We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Who was Shirley Jackson?
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What is Thomaston?
You aren’t likely to see the American variety of the tree that produces this nut anymore, as its populations have been devastated by blight, but thanks to the European cultivar, which is blight-resistant, you can still find them at the grocery store so you can roast them on an open fire, if you absolutely must.
What are chestnuts?
In the Great Blizzard of 1978, 20 inches of snow combined with high winds created snow drifts up to 25 feet, killed 20 people, and completely shut down transportation across the Great Lakes region for days. The blizzard is also known as the this city “Superbomb.” Between that and being the home of the Browns, those guys can’t catch a break!
What is Cleveland, OH?
This wrestling promotion, whose stars get upgraded to the main rosters of WWE, was the home of superstars like Seth Rollins, Becky Lynch, GUNTHER, and many many more.
What is NXT?
Pamela Lillian Isley, PhD
Who is Poison Ivy?
“Number 13,” “Count Magnus,” “Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad” (collected in Ghost Stories of an Antiquary)
Who was M.R. James?
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What is Winsted?