Numbers
This number makes for an unlucky Friday
What is Friday the 13th?
This date occurs between one and three times each year. The fear of Friday the 13th in the population is so pervasive that it has even led airline fares to dip on that date, and some airlines don’t have a row 13 on their planes.
When you’re sick and have a temperature, you run one of these.
What is fever?
To run a fever is the same thing as to have a temperature. The CDC considers a temperature of at least 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit to be a feve
On May 1, 1931, this New York City building, which was the tallest at the time, was dedicated by President Herbert Hoover.
What is the Empire State Building?
President Hoover didn’t go to New York to dedicate the skyscraper. He appeared to press a button in the White House to turn on the lights, but someone in the building turned them on. Hoover’s role was strictly ceremonial.
On what day is Cinco de Mayo celebrated?
What is May 5th?
The 1919 Treaty of Versailles.
World War I (1914–1918)
(The official ending of World War I. This accord was established between Germany and the Allied Powers. One significant aspect of the agreement: Germany relinquished 13 percent of its European territories and all its colonies outside of Europe.)
Traditionally, this is the number of Wonders of the World?
What is seven?
The original Seven Wonders of the Modern World are the Taj Mahal (India), the Colosseum (Italy), Chichen Itza (Mexico), Machu Picchu (Peru), Christ the Redeemer (Brazil), Petra (Jordan), and the Great Wall of China (China).
If you’re caught in a downpour and want to get to your car, you can do this
What is make a run for it?
On May 27, 1937, this 4,200-foot-long San Francisco suspension bridge opened to the public after five years of construction.
What is Golden Gate Bridge?
The bridge spans the Golden Gate Strait and connects San Francisco and Marin County.
True or false? Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexico’s independence, just like the Fourth of July is for the United States
What is False?
Mexican Independence Day is celebrated on September 16. Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over France in the Battle of Puebla in 1862.
Boston Tea Party.
American Revolution (1775–1783)
(The Sons of Liberty held the “tea party” on December 16, 1773, in protest of the tea tax imposed by the British in May the same year. The demonstration consisted of boarding ships in Boston Harbor and dumping the cargo of tea into the harbor. The protest helped escalate the beginning of the American Revolution.)
If you ask for a temperature in most of Europe, you will receive a number in this measure instead of Fahrenheit.
What is Celsius (or centigrade)?
As an example, the Fahrenheit freezing point is 32 degrees, and the Celsius freezing point is 0.
When you can’t seem to make progress, it is said that you have run into one of these.
What is a brick (or stone) wall?
The expression is also hit a brick or stone wall.
On May 20, 1873, Levi Strauss received a patent for this clothing.
What are blue jeans?
Jeans are sometimes called Levis after their inventor
Did the United States support Mexico in the war?
What is No?
The United States was worried about offending other countries and remained neutral.
“Sentimental Journey.”
World War II (1939-–1945)
(One of Doris Day’s first No. 1 songs with Les Brown and His Band of Renown, “Sentimental Journey” became an unofficial homecoming song for veterans of World War II.)
When you multiply by zero, the answer is always this number.
What is zero?
It’s the only multiplication problem that always produces zero.
When feeling overwhelmed and acting unpredictably, we are said to run around like this animal with its head cut off.
What is chicken?
Haste makes waste. It helps to take a deep breath and develop a plan of action.
On May 6, 1994, the tunnel between France and this country opened
What is England?
The English Channel Tunnel, known as the Chunnel, runs for 31 miles. The trip takes around 35 minutes.
Where is the world’s largest Cinco de Mayo celebration held?
Where is Los Angeles, California?
Fiesta Broadway is held every year in downtown Los Angeles. It celebrates Mexican culture specifically and Latin American culture in general. It features musical acts, vendors, and in its heyday, stretched for more than 36 blocks.
Operation Frequent Wind?
Vietnam War
(This was the code name for the final phase of Saigon’s evacuation, which triggered the fall of Saigon and ended the Vietnam War.)
This is the only number with the same number of letters as the value it represents.
What is four?
“See how they run” is found in this nursery rhyme.
What is “Three Blind Mice”?
On May 6, 1937, this German airship began its doomed flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Lakehurst, New Jersey.
What is Hindenburg?
It made only 11 flights before it burst into flames and plunged to the ground at the U.S. naval air station in Lakehurst. An explosion of a gas cell is blamed for the disaster.
What is the most popular drink on Cinco de Mayo?
What is Tequila?
Almost half the drinks consumed on Cinco de Mayo are margaritas, which are made with tequila.
Operation Enduring Freedom.
War in Afghanistan
(The United States’ code name for the War in Afghanistan from October 7, 2001, to December 14, 2014. The mission in succession is named Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and switches focus from major military confrontation to a training and assisting program led by NATO.)