Trivia Night

Ike and Tina Turner

Duo that has a song about B-29 bomber (the first atomic bomb)

Simon and Garfunkel

Their final album “Bridge Under Troubled Waters” won 5 Grammys and went 8x platinum on the charts

Sonny and Cher

Musical couple that had two major TV shows in the 70’s, and were divorced in 1975

Hall and Oates

Duo that met at Temple University in 1967, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame in 2014

Johnny Cash and June Carter

Country music couple that met at the Grand Ole Opry in 1956, and stayed married until passing in 2003

Rodgers and Hammerstein

Writer duo that co-wrote major theatrical hits, such as “Oklahoma” and “The Sound of Music”

The Carpenters

Siblings Richard and Karen led this band, singing songs such as “Rainy Days and Mondays”

Bernie Taupin

Lyricist who worked closely with Elton John

Outkast

Music group created when rappers Andre 3000 and Big Boi came together (Won Album of the Year and Best Rap Album at 2005 Grammy’s)

The White Stripes

Band consisting of husband and wife Meg and Jack White, who divorced in 2000 and were originally believed to be siblings

Daft Punk

French electronic music group who wears robot helmets to protect their identities

Eurythmics

British pop group consisting of couple Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart who sang “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”

Sam and Dave

Musical duo that released “Soul Man”, which was #2 on the charts in 1967 for over two months

ABBA

Band consisting of two married couples

The Righteous Brothers

Band that was famous on their own, but gained even more traction after opening for the Beatles on their 1964 US tour

Oklahoma!

Play with leading characters cowboy Curly McLain and farmer Laurie Williams who fall in love

Carousel

Billy Bigelow and Julie Jordan are this play’s protagonists

The Music Man

Play about a librarian (Marion Parroo) and con artist/salesman (Harold Hill) who fall in love

The Last 5 Years

Play with the leading couple Jamie Wellerstien and Cathy Hiatt

Once

Play with character named “Guy” and “Girl”, who play…well, a guy and a girl

Cabaret

Herr Schultz and Fraulein Schnieder sing a song about pineapples in this play

West Side Story

Tony and Maria are the “Romeo and Juliet” of this play, that consists of two rival gangs called the Jets and the Sharks

Moulin Rouge!

This play features leading couple Satine and Christian

La Cage Aux Folles

This play feature couple George and Albin, and was a major step forward for LGTBQ+ representation in theater

Oysters

Varieties of this fancy seafood include Olympia, European Flat, and Kumamoto

Filet Mignon

Known as the “Queen of Steaks”, its name was coined in the short story “The Four Million” by O. Henry

Saffron

The most expensive spice, made from the Crocus flower

Foie Gras

French for “fatty liver”, this dish is a mousse made from an organ

Tomalley

The word for the liver of a lobster (yes, it is edilbe)

Cabernet

Type of wine that some say has a Bell Pepper fragrance

Fortified Wines

What wines that have over 14% alcohol content are classified as

Veal

Meat made from calves aged between 3-14 weeks (☹)

Tannin

Compound that adds dryness to red wines

Restaurante Botin

Per the Guinness World Record book, the oldest restaurant in the world, located in Spain

Ronald Reagan

US President that loved Jelly Belly jelly beans

Toque

Proper name for a chef’s hat

Banana

Fruit once called “Appel of Paradis” in the Middle Ages

Poppin’ Fresh

The legal name of the Pillsbury Doughboy

Molasses

Ingredient in brown sugar that makes it brown

Lamination

The name of the technique used in baking that consists of folding butter/other fats into dough, creating thin cross sections

Courgette

French word for zucchini

Marzipan

Sweet confection made from ground almond and sugar, used for filling and molded candies

Ketchcup

Condiment once used for medicinal qualities in 1800s

Nutmeg

Spice that is actually a hallucinogen