Fitness and Exercise
When you hear “Drop and give me 20,” it means you should do 20 of these.
What is a push-up?
“I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse.”
What is The Godfather?
In this 1946 Christmas perennial, the banker shows George Bailey no mercy.
What is It’s a Wonderful Life?
In May 1970, the U.S. National Guard opened fire on students at this university during a protest.
What is Kent State (University of Ohio)?
This cigarette brand was launched in 1968. It targeted women and claimed, “You’ve come a long way, baby.”
What is Virginia Slims?
In the gym, when your fitness routine consists of going from machine to machine at a fast pace, you are doing this type of training.
What is circuit?
“Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.”
What is The Wizard of Oz?
In this 1983 film starring Eddie Murphy, two commodity-broker brothers make a $1 bet to determine whether heredity or environment determines the course of a man’s life.
What is Trading Places?
In 1971, this theme park opened in Orlando, Florida.
What is Disney World?
This direct-sales cosmetic company’s slogan was “Ding, dong, [company name] calling.
What is Avon?
This type of exerciser performs an intense amount of exercise on the weekends and does little-to-no exercise during the week. It also refers to military reserves who train on the weekends a few times each year.
What is weekend warrior?
“May the force be with you.”
What is Star Wars?
The 2005 film The Smartest Guys in the Room is a true story about this company, once headed by Ken Lay.
What is Enron?
This commodity crisis was a highlight of 1973.
What is oil?
This brand touted a milkshake known as Instant Breakfast.
What is Carnation?
When exercisers hang from a bar and then lift themselves up, they are doing this exercise.
What is a pull-up?
“You can’t handle the truth!”
What is A Few Good Men?
This 2015 film starring Christian Bale as a physician-turned-trader and based on the book by Michael Lewis, follows several traders who smell trouble in the housing market before it crashes and bet everything against it, ultimately bringing it down.
What is The Big Short?
On March 10, 1971, the U.S. Congress voted to lower the voting age to this.
What is 18?
This company is still known for its cranberry products, but it once had a cranberry juice called Cranpure.
What is Ocean Spray?
This exercise consists of work on a floor mat or a machine called a reformer.
What is Pilates?
“Nobody puts Baby in a corner.”
What is Dirty Dancing?
This actor of Titanic fame played the lead role of Jordon Belfort, an ex-con who teams up with a partner to open a brokerage in the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street.
Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?
HBO stands for this.
What is Home Box Office?
This citrus brand originally began as a cooperative of California and Arizona growers, and today it licenses its trademark worldwide.
What is Sunkist?