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“Play it, Sam” is from this film
What is Casablanca? Almost everyone misremembers this line as “Play it again, Sam.”
This country’s springtime array of tulips is legendary.
What is the Netherlands? Holland, a region of the Netherlands, has been known for its tulips since the 17th-century tulip mania when tulips were traded as commodities. The Netherlands is the “Tulip Capital of the World,” growing 80 percent of the world’s tulips.
This is the newspaper of record in the United States
What is the New York Times? Its nickname is the “Gray Lady.” The first recorded use of the nickname was in 1951. The newspaper was established in 1851, and you could buy it for a penny. Its prestige as America’s premier paper was locked into place with its extensive reporting on the Titanic.
Florida’s official nickname
What is Sunshine State? The sun shines in Florida approximately 230 days each year. In 1970, the state legislature adopted the nickname.
March leaves like a lamb, but it comes in like this animal
What is a lion? Fall and spring are transitional months with huge swings in temperatures. March comes in as winter (lion) and leaves as spring (lamb), but the proverb originally referred to the constellations and astrology—Leo the lion and Aries the lamb
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” comes from this book, chapter, and verse of the Bible.
What is Genesis 1:1? It’s the very first verse and depicts the very beginning of the universe.
Sometime between January 21 and February 21, on the new moon, this country explodes with colorful floats and parades as the celebration of its New Year begins.
What is China? The celebration lasts until the full moon.
This is England’s broadcaster of state-owned TV and radio networks
What is BBC? The British Broadcasting Corporation is paid for through licensing fees and other commercial ventures. Customers pay an annual fee to receive commercialfree broadcasts from various TV, radio, and internet channels. The services are available on any internet-connected device.
One of two states whose population surpasses Florida’s
What is California or Texas? Several years ago, New York was ranked higher than Florida, but the COVID-19 exodus from New York boosted Florida’s population.
We sometimes describe heavy rains by saying that it’s raining these two animals
What are cats and dogs? The expression’s origin is unknown, but some suspect it is a reference to Jonathan Swift’s satirical poem “A Description of a City Shower,” published in 1710.
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union” is the preamble to this document
What is the U.S. Constitution? The full preamble is “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
This country’s samba schools prepare for their dazzling competitions, which highlight the country’s culture in parades during the pre-Lenten Carnival
What is Brazil? The eye-poppingly colorful costumes are on display for all the world to see. The legendary samba schools are organized by neighborhood or community, and students prepare for the Carnival competition year-round.
This is the best-known American supermarket tabloid.
What is National Enquirer? It was founded in 1926 as The New York Evening Enquirer.
Sport played by the Orlando Magic
What is basketball? The NBA team is currently in its 36th season.
This meteorological term applies to rain, snow, sleet, and hail
What is precipitation? The most common form of precipitation is rain
“Love means never having to say you’re sorry” comes from this book, later adapted to the 1970 film.
What is Love Story? The film stars Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal, who play characters from vastly different backgrounds who fall in love and have their love stories tragically shortened by cancer
This desert in Arizona is known for its vibrant, earth-toned colors.
What is the Painted Desert? When you take a scenic drive through the Painted Desert, you will pass through the Petrified Forest. It is believed that some of the fossils in the forest date to 220 million years ago.
This major broadcast network is known as the Tiffany Network.
What is CBS? It received its nickname for the high quality of its crown jewel, the news division. The network was the first to announce many breaking news stories, and news anchor Walter Cronkite was called “the most trusted man in America.”
The crop Florida provides the United States with around 43 percent of
What are oranges? It trails California, which provides the country with 54 percent annually
When lightning strikes, it allows this gas to combine with oxygen to help plants grow
What is nitrogen? When oxygen and nitrogen combine, it helps plants absorb nitrogen better. Nitrogen is a component of fertilizer; it’s the N in NPK, along with phosphorus (P) and potassium (K).
“Marley was dead to begin with” comes from this book
What is A Christmas Carol? Few people remember that Marley is the fourth ghost who is condemned to travel across the earth because of his life of greed. His mission is to warn others before it is too late for them
Lavender fields in this country provide an endless landscape of majestic purple.
What is France? The countryside of Provence, France, is where you can view the fields.
This now-respected news anchor was an unknown reporter who happened to be in Dallas when President Kennedy was assassinated and broke the news to CBS Radio.
Who is Dan Rather? A lifelong Texan, Rather had close sources who confirmed the news to him, which he relayed to CBS. While CBS Television awaited official confirmation, CBS Radio played “The Star-Spangled Banner” and then broadcast the news on Rather’s word.
Entity that owns Cape Canaveral
What is the U.S. Air Force? Most people think NASA owns it. Its full name is Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It was previously known as Cape Canaveral and then Kennedy Space Air Force Station before it reverted to Cape Canaveral.
Of lightning and thunder, it’s the one that causes the other.
What is lightning (causes thunder)? Lightning heats the air and causes it to expand and contract, creating a sound wave. You see lightning a few seconds before you hear thunder because sound moves slower than light.