Giving & Kindness
What is the holiday renowned for giving roses & other romantic gestures?
What is Valentine's Day?
John Denver go this mountain high.
What is rocky?
"Rocky Mountain High" is the tune.
What word is used for a group of lions?
What is a pride?
FUN FACT: A group of peacocks is also called a pride.
When someone earns a living, they are said to bring this pork product.
What is bacon?
The popular expression is "Bring home the bacon."
In the United States, Thanksgiving falls on the last Thursday in November or the fourth Thursday in November.
What is fourth Thursday in November?
In 1941, Congress set the date as the fourth Thursday of the month.
What are we "paying someone" when we say something like, "Wow, that scarf brings out the color of your eyes!"?
What is a compliment?
Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan are sleepless in this city.
What is Seattle?
The film is Sleepless in Seattle, and it preceded You've Got Mail.
For most cue sports, what color is the only billiard ball that a player is allowed to touch with the cue stick directly?
What is White?
The cue ball must be hit by the player in such a way that it hits the other billiard ball or balls into the pockets of the pool table
Nat King Cole sings the tune “[This Person’s] in the Kitchen with Dinah.”
Who is someone?
The memorable part is:
Someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah Someone’s in the kitchen I know Someone’s in kitchen with Dinah Strumming on the old banjo.
Eating turkey or just eating too much makes you sleepy after Thanksgiving dinner.
What is eating too much?
t’s true that turkey contains tryptophan, which can induce sleepiness, but you would have to eat a lot of turkey for the tryptophan to kick in. Who doesn’t eat too much on Thanksgiving?
What is the traditional gift given on the first wedding anniversary?
What is Paper?
It is symbolic for "handle with care," which applies to a marriage.
Seafood & meat, otherwise known as this, made its debut in restaurants in the 1960s.
The most popular combination is lobster & steak.
If someone tells you to “cut to the chase,” what do they want?
What is "They want you to skip the details and get to the point?"
The term was first used in the silent film industry, where the story’s climax tended to be a chase scene. The director would literally want to move to the chase scene.
This is a baker’s dozen.
What is 13?
Medieval English bakers gave their customers 13 loaves of bread when they ordered a dozen so they wouldn’t be accused of shortchanging their customers.
Turkeys can fly, or they cannot fly.
What is can fly?
Wild turkeys can fly for short distances, such as up into the treetops for safety.
What makes the world go round?
What is Love?
It's the ultimate gift.
This coloring process is used to dye T-shirts and other clothing items with swirl designs.
What is tie-dye?
Sometime they were dyed with multiple colors.
What is the largest artery in the human body called?
What is the aorta?
The artery is attached to the heart’s left ventricle and circulates oxygenated blood to all parts of the body.
Gossip is heard through this plant in the vineyard.
: What is grapevine?
The telegraph was called the grapevine telegraph, and that is where “heard it through the grapevine” originated.
Canada’s Thanksgiving is celebrated on the same day as American Thanksgiving, or it is celebrated in October.
What is celebrated in October?
Canada celebrates Thanksgiving the second Monday in October. It became a national holiday in 1957.
Who wrote Oh, the Places You'll Go?
Who is Dr. Seuss?
It's a favorite graduation gift because it's a gift of hope. It tells the graduate, "You'll move mountains."
In 1992, America's largest mall opened in this state.
What is Minnesota?
Mall of America opened with 330 stores. The mall opened by the Canadian firm Triple Five Worldwide.
Fill in the brand name used in the slogan "I am stuck on _______ brand, cause ________'s stuck on me."
What is Band-Aid?
The Band-Aid was first invented in 1920 by an employee of Johnson & Johnson. This slogan jingle was created in 1976 by Barry Manilow before he became famous.
Some people are as slow as this thick syrup.
What is molasses?
When you get stuck driving behind people who are going 15 miles under the speed limit, they are moving as slow as molasses.
Wild fowl was served or was not served on the first Thanksgiving.
What is was served?
There was an abundance of waterfowl and wild turkeys in the area. There is no concrete evidence that turkey was served, though it could have been. It is likely that goose and duck were the wild fowl served. Venison was also likely served on the first Thanksgiving menu.