Famous Felines
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Hot Summer Tunes
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100
What large feline is the fastest land mammal?
What is the cheetah
100
What popular drink contained “a very small amount of cocaine” in its original formula?
What is Coca-Cola?
100
Who was Superman’s alter ego?
What is Clark Kent. He was best known as a reporter with the Daily Planet, the daily newspaper in the city of Metropolis. He was also a novelist.
100
What’s the name of the Lovin’ Spoonful’s 1966 No. 1 hit about summer?
What is Summer In The City?
100
What fruit/vegetable (though most people think of it as a fruit) member of the curcurbit (curcurbitaceae) family is the most popular by weight in the U.S. in the summer?
What is Watermelon. Its cousins include the pumpkin, squash, and cucumber. The National Watermelon Board states watermelon is both a fruit and a vegetable.
200
Only one feline lives in groups—which one is it?
What is the lion
200
What type of doctor invented the cotton candy machine?
What is A dentist. Dr. William James Morrison, a dentist and former president of the Tennessee State Dental Association, was the co-creator and co-patent holder for the “electric candy machine,” which produced “Fairy Floss.”
200
What famous TV pig wrote a New York Times bestseller?
What is Miss Piggy. She wrote Miss Piggy’s Guide to Life. The actual author is Henry Beard, who has written equally interesting books, such as French for Cats, Poetry for Cats, and Latin for All Occasions.
200
What kind of fun did Sly and the Family Stone have in the summertime?
What is Hot [fun].
200
What determines the number of a cricket’s chirps?
What is The temperature. According to the Library of Congress, to determine the approximate outside temperature in Fahrenheit, listen to a cricket’s chirps. Count the number of chirps in 15 seconds and then add 37 for a rough temperature estimate.
300
What large feline enjoys swimming?
What is the tiger
300
What popular sports drink was created by and for a Florida college football team?
What is Gatorade. The Florida Gators created it to combat dehydration and loss of electrolytes.
300
What aspiring novelist left Walton Mountain to attend college before landing in New York City as a journalist?
What is John Boy Walton.
300
What duo released the 1972 hit “Summer Breeze”?
What is Seals & Crofts.
300
What summer pest has been around for more than 46 million years?
What is The mosquito
400
What large feline has a tuft of hair on the end of its tail?
What is the lion
400
What snack food, which often accompanies sandwiches, claims to have originated during a temper tantrum?
What is Potato chips. An angry customer allegedly sent back his fried potatoes because they were too thick. The chef sliced the next batch extra thin, fried them “good and plenty,” and heavily salted them—all out of spite.
400
What author and amateur sleuth did Angela Lansbury portray in Murder, She Wrote?
What is Jessica (or J.B.) Fletcher. In 2009, Lansbury won her fifth Tony Award for her performance in Blithe Spirit. The win tied Lansbury with actress Julie Harris for the most Tony wins.
400
What kind of summer days did Nat King Cole sing about in his hit tune?
What is Lazy-hazy-crazy. His hit was “Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer.”
400
In 1911, what amenity did the Folies-Bergere Theater in New York introduce to entice people to come in and watch their films?
What is air conditioning.
500
What feline do we believe lived two million years ago?
What is the jaguar
500
What Mexican appetizer owes its creation to a maître d’?
What is Nachos. During World War II, military wives at the Eagle Pass USAAF Base in Texas would cross into Piedras Negras, Mexico, to lunch at the Victory Club. One day, the chef couldn't be found, so the maître d’ threw together what he could find in the kitchen—tortillas, jalapeño peppers, and cheese. The food was named for the maître d’, whose nickname was Nacho
500
What famous fictional mystery writer and amateur sleuth writes his own books and magazines?
What is Ellery Queen. The Ellery Queen franchise was started by two cousins who wrote under the pseudonym of Ellery Queen.
500
The lyrics “Have a good time, but remember, there is danger in the summer moon above” belong to what song by the Happenings?
What is “See You in September.”
500
Solstice is Latin; what does it mean in English?
What is “Sun stand still.”
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