The Hole Truth
Contrary to its name, this "hole" is not a hole at all, but a ball of fried dough invented by a sea captain in the 1800s.
What is donut hole?
Originating in Philadelphia, this noun is more versatile than almost any other in the English language.
What is Jawn?
This activist is famous for advocating black advancement "by any means necessary."
Who is Malcolm X?
This soothing winter beverage combines water, whiskey, honey, and lemon.
What is a Hot Toddy?
This fad, popular in the 1940s, 80s, and late 2000s, is a type of padding used in men's and women's blazers and blouses to accentuate a certain part of the body.
What are shoulder pads?
In geology, this is a marine geyser. In anatomy, it's an opening on the top of an animal's head.
What is blow hole?
When the weather is freezing in New York or DC, it's ____.
What is brick?
The first openly gay politician elected in California, this member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors was assassinated in 1978.
Who is Harvey Milk?
The first part of the 14th-century epic poem by Dante is called this.
What is Inferno?
This type of baseball hat with a mesh back became popular in the 2000s with brands like Von Dutch.
What is the trucker hat?
This is the term for a theoretical passage through space-time that could create shortcuts for long journeys across the universe.
What is wormhole?
In Texas, they say "y'all." In Pittsburgh, they say this.
What is yinz?
This leader of SNCC answered the phone with "Ready for the Revolution!" until the day he died.
Who is Stokely Carmichael?
This desert valley holds the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded.
Popular in the 1980s, denim pants that are washed with chlorine, water, and sometimes pumice stones are known as this.
What are acid-wash jeans?
In the movie Holes, Stanley Yelnats and Zero get stranded on a mountain and survive on this type of food for more than a week.
What are onions?
Everywhere else in the U.S. you're drinking from a water fountain. But in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin, you're drinking from this.
What is a bubbler?
Her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique is often credited with sparking the second wave of American feminism in the 20th century.
Who is Betty Friedan?
With an average temperature of 867.2, this is the hottest planet in our solar system.
What is Venus?
Often worn by teen girls in the late 90s, these strange shirts looked tiny on the shelf but stretched to fit.
What is Popcorn Shirt or Bubble Shirt?
This giant marine sinkhole off the coast of Belize is a popular spot for scuba divers.
What is the Great Blue Hole?
When the skies turn overcast for a month in LA every year, locals call it this.
This Drag Queen is often credited with leading the 1969 Stonewall Riots, which ultimately became a turning point for LGBTQ rights.
Who is Marsha P. Johnson?
Contemporary models postulate that the highest possible temperature is 1.416785(71)×1032 kelvin, which is also known as this.
What is Planck Temperature?
This suit, popular in the 40s, sparked a series of riots in Los Angeles.
What is the Zoot Suit?