Trees
This is the National Tree of both England and the US, as it stands for endurance and strength. Its fruit, the acorn, has only a slight chance, about 1 on 10,000, of actually becoming a tree.
What is the oak?
This brother, the second youngest of the Marx clan and born Julius, was the host of the quiz show, You Bet Your Life, which ran from 1950 - 1961. Always the funny one, his last words were reportedly "Die my dear? Why that's the last thing I'll do."
Easy start:
Kid: "Dad, I'm Hungry!"
Dad: "Well, Hi Hungry, I'm ___!"
What is Dad?
Sometimes called the Duke, this star of westerns like True Grit, The Shootist and Rio Bravo was born in Iowa, originally named Marion Robert Morrison
Who is John Wayne?
This is a folksy way to say hello.
What is HOWDY?
The leaf of this tree featured in the Canadian Flag. The primary season for getting the sap from them is January to April, after which its refined and tastes great on pancakes.
What is the Maple tree?
A horse is a horse, of course, of course,
And no one can talk to a horse of course
That is, of course, unless the horse is this famous Palomino who will only speak to his owner, Wilbur. Hilarity ensues.
Who is Mr. Ed?
"Why did the Clydesdale give the pony a glass of water? Because he was a little _____!"
What is HORSE?
This hilarious and irreverent comedy from 1974 was Mel Brooks spoof on old westerns, starring Gene Wilder and Cleavon Little.
What is Blazing Saddles?
This is a pleasant arranging of sounds, the main tune of a song, as opposed to the harmony.
What is the melody?
The beans from this evergreen tree were used as currency in Pre-Columbian Meso-America (parts of Central America and Mexico before Columbus). Its seeds, the cocoa seeds, are eventually processed to make (yum!) chocolate.
What is the cacao tree?
This titular character (and actress) is the perfect wife and mother, dealing with situations and problems of a middle-class family in the late 1950s and the early 1960s. Feminists often use her as an example of a dissatisfied housewife, but the lead actress was also involved in the directing, producing and story writing for the series.
What is the Donna Reed Show?
"What time did the man go to the dentist?"
What is Tooth-Hurty (2:30)?
Born in 1930 this actor also became a director & producer. He was famous in cowboy movies such as Hang 'Em High, Pale Rider, and The Good The Bad and the Ugly. He directed the movie Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and even sang on the soundtrack.
This word is in Blue for George Gershwin and is Bohemian for the members of Queen.
This book by Shel Silverstein is about a tree that keeps providing things for a young boy who continues to use the gifts until the tree has nothing left.
What is The Giving Tree?
This cartoon moose and cartoon squirrel go on adventures while constantly thwarting villainous baddies like Boris Badenov, Natasha Fatale and Snidely Whiplash.
"If a child refuses to sleep during nap time, are they guilty of resisting ______?"
What is "a rest".
He began his acting career after 27 years in the military, ranked a Major General. Known for his distinctive drawl in the movies Cheyenne Autumn, Winchester ’73, How the West was Won, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and Shenandoah. Possibly best known for roles in It’s a Wonderful Life & Harvey.
Who is James Stewart?
This person will take the lead actor's place, in the event of a mishap where the lead is not available.
What is the understudy?
This holiday to celebrate trees began in Spain in 1594, but was first celebrated in the US in Nebraska in 1872. While most of the country celebrates in on the last Friday in April, Hawaii and Alaska celebrate them November and May respectively, because of their different planting seasons.
What is Arbor Day?
Her TV show was the first scripted comedy to be filmed before a live studio audience. It followed the misadventures of a young, middle-class housewife living in New York City, who often concocts plans to crash her husband's nightclub act, with her best friends and landlords, Ethel and Fred Mertz.
Who is Lucille Ball?
"How do you make holy water? You boil the ____ out of it!"
What is hell?
Henry Fonda starred in this film, a take on the Wyatt Earp story directed John Ford. Its also the name of a song about a girl who was lost and gone forever and named after a small orange.
What is My Darling Clementine?
Both of these rhyming words end in DY.
Meaning a person who is old-fashioned and fussy.
"he probably thinks I'm an old (THIS) "
What is fuddy-duddy?