Cosmetics
This is the decade most closely associated with disco and Bohemian makeup trends.
What are the 1970s?
To mop up a spill on a rug, take a cloth and do this.
What is blot the spill?
This color is associated with Ireland.
In 2010, a handmade set of this popular real estate game sold for $146,500 to the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York.
What is Monopoly?
You don’t want to miss this museum founded by Pope Julius II.
What is the Vatican Museum?
The modern version of this hair-coiling device was patented in 1980.
What is a curling wand (or curling iron)?
Test these mandatory lifesaving home features to see if you need to replace the battery.
What are smoke alarms?
On March 17, we all have a touch of this nationality in our blood.
What is Irish?
This machine, with its peculiar odor, was found in every school office.
What is a mimeograph? You could smell the transfer solution for days after receiving handouts in class. You probably remember the purple print as well as the scent.
This is Italy’s largest island
What is Sicily?
Trendsetters in the cosmetic industry were names like Elle Macpherson and Cindy Crawford, both with this profession.
What is a model/supermodel?
When the warmer weather of spring arrives, you want your ceiling fans to move air in this direction.
What is down/counterclockwise?
A shamrock has this number of leaves.
What is three?
The 1943 penny was not made of copper; it was made of this alternate metal.
What is steel? The wartime penny was coated with zinc.
This Italian city is the city of canals.
What is Venice?
The 1970s saw a trend toward these shimmery, “icy” eyeshadow shades.
What are frosted shadows?
If you’re drowning in bric-a-brac, this is the very first thing on your spring cleaning task list.
What is decluttering?
Keep a close eye on this mischievous little man dressed in green, and he might reveal where he keeps his treasure.
What is a leprechaun?
These large stores served as anchors in malls.
What are department stores?
This city is the birthplace of the Renaissance.
What is Florence?
Formed in 1976, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel monitored cosmetic ingredients for this.
What is safety?
Martha Stewart’s trick for cleaning coffee grinders is to run this food item through them.
What is bread?
St. Patrick was born here.
What is (Roman) Britain? Though he is the patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick was born in Roman Britain, in what is now Scotland, around the year 385. March 17 is the day of his death as well as his Catholic feast day.
These stand-up collars were popular in the 1970s.
What are Nehru collars? They were named after India’s Prime Minister Nehru. Today they are making an updated comeback in men’s shirts.
This lake area is a celebrity magnet, with George Clooney owning a vacation home there, and it has 100 miles (160 kilometers) of coastline.
What is Lake Como?