Life's Mysteries
What is the name of the mysterious and highly classified Air Force facility located within the Nevada desert?
Area 51
Finely cut raw cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria.
Sauerkraut.
Finish this phrase: “Hip, hip,….”
hurray or hurrah
Some believe the expression dates back to medieval battles.
The national anthem of the United States
“The Star-Spangled Banner”
Moscow and Saint Petersburg are major cities in what country?
Russia.
There is a Russian saying: “Moscow is the heart, and Saint Petersburg is the head.” The reference infers that Moscow upholds Russian traditions, while Saint Petersburg has its eye on the future with social and scientific developments.
What name is given to the region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean where a number of ships and aircraft are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances?
The Bermuda Triangle
Tap water that has been commercially filtered, carbonated, and bottled with no addition of minerals or mineral salts.
Hint: Alka ______
Seltzer.
Before a child learns to ride a bike, they might ride this cycle with three wheels.
tricycle
After the tricycle, the child might try training wheels on the bike.
The Star that heats Earth?
The sun
Its heat comes from hydrogen that converts to helium.
Don’t count your chickens before they what?
Hatch.
Healthy hens can lay eggs whether a rooster is present or not. Therefore, not all eggs can develop into chickens.
In North American folklore, what alternative name is used for the mysterious ape-like creature known as Bigfoot?
Sasquatch
a leavened, doughnut-shaped, roll, with a brownish glazed surface, made of dough first boiled and then baked.
Hint: 5 letter word that starts with B.
Bagel
The primary colors—red, yellow, and blue—combine to make this group of colors.
secondary colors
The three secondary colors are purple, green, and orange. For example, green is made by combining blue and yellow.
Another name for a meteor?
shooting star or falling star?
They’re easier to spot during a meteor storm when many fall at once
What’s the hardest rock?
Diamond
Aristotle believed that his teacher Plato had invented which island to teach philosophy? (hint: we know it as the lost underwater city)
Atlantis
a pastry, usually consisting of a fruit, cheese, or other mixture, rolled in a paper-thin sheet of dough and baked.
Strudel
“On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me three [blank] hens.”
French
There is no French hen breed. The 1864 wording was “fat hens.”
The scientific study of stars and other celestial bodies?
astronomy
It is one of the oldest scientific areas of study.
This 1964 Frank Sinatra tune begins with:
[Title of the song] Let me play among the stars And let me see what spring is like On a-Jupiter and Mars
What is “Fly Me to the Moon”?
In 1937, who disappeared without a trace during an attempt to fly her airplane the globe?
Amelia Earhart
a baked biscuit, usually in the form of a knot or stick, salted on the outside. often dipped in cheese sauce or mustard
Pretzel
Snap! Crackle! Pop!” is the slogan associated with this breakfast cereal .
Rice Krispies
Snap, Crackle, and Pop are three little elf characters that have been used in Rice Krispies marketing since the 1930s.
Who sang the famous 1957 song "Catch a Falling Star (and put it in your pocket)" ?
Perry Como
It was Como's last number one hit in the US
What famous speech was delivered on November 19, 1863, and began with the words “Four score and seven years ago”?
“The Gettysburg Address.” Delivered by President Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg, the two-minute speech tied the struggles of the Civil War to the ideals of the founding fathers.