Peggy Lee
publication date: Saturday, July 12, 2025 (part of July 2025)
category: 
Music
clue: This jazz singer may have inspired a tequila-and-lime cocktail, a self-centered puppet diva, and a beautiful American rose, all of which share versions of her name.
explanation: A common story, probably false, is that Lee inspired a bartender in Texas to invent the margarita after trying to describe to him a drink that she had in Mexico. The Muppet character Miss Piggy originated as Miss Piggy Lee and was partially intended as a parody of Lee. The Peggy Lee Rose, which was declared the 1983 American Beauty Rose of the Year, was named for Lee. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
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