Car Brands
The Atomic Age
Famous Voices
Castles
MYSTERY COLUMN
100

This famous car company’s logo features a blue oval and it introduced the Model T in 1908.

What is Ford?

100

This 1945 event marked the first time a nuclear weapon was used in warfare, when the United States dropped a bomb on this Japanese city.

What is Hiroshima?

100

This singer’s powerful four-octave voice earned her the nickname “The Queen of Soul.”

Who is Aretha Franklin?

100

This English castle is famous as the legendary home of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

What is Camelot?

100

This soft drink company introduced the famous red-and-white Santa Claus image in many of its holiday advertisements.

What is Coca-Cola?

200

This Japanese company makes the Camry, Corolla, and Prius, and is one of the world’s largest automakers.

What is Toyota?

200

This top-secret World War II project developed the first atomic bomb in the United States.

What is the Manhattan Project?

200

Before becoming famous as an actor, this man’s deep voice introduced The Lion King audience to Mufasa and later became the voice of Darth Vader.

Who is James Earl Jones?

200

This Scottish castle overlooking Edinburgh has served as a royal residence and military stronghold for centuries.

What is Edinburgh Castle?

200

This cleaning product mascot, a cheerful bald man wearing a white shirt, became one of advertising’s most recognizable characters.

What is Mr. Clean?

300

This German automaker produces the 3 Series, 5 Series, and the famous “Ultimate Driving Machine.”

What is BMW?

300

This famous physicist led the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project and became known as “the father of the atomic bomb.”

Who is J. Robert Oppenheimer?

300

This actor’s warm narration opened many episodes of The Twilight Zone, often beginning with the words “Imagine, if you will…”

Who is Rod Serling?

300

This fairy-tale castle in Germany inspired Disney’s famous castle design and was built for King Ludwig II.

What is Neuschwanstein Castle?

300

This cartoon character has been selling cereal since the 1930s and is known for saying, “They’re Gr-r-reat!”

Who is Tony the Tiger?

400

This Swedish company is famous for its focus on safety and introduced the three-point seat belt.

What is Volvo?

400

This famous test in New Mexico in 1945 was the first successful detonation of a nuclear weapon.

What is the Trinity Test?

400

This singer won five Grammy Awards in one night for her album Back to Black, including Record and Song of the Year.

Who is Amy Winehouse?

400

This castle in Romania is often linked with the legend of Dracula, although its connection to the vampire is mostly a later invention.



What is Bran Castle?

400

This famous advertising cowboy helped make cigarettes one of the most recognizable brands in America before cigarette advertising restrictions changed.

Who is the Marlboro Man?

500

Before making automobiles this French company made steel, wooden pepper grinders, corsets, bicycles, and munitions.

What is Peugeot? 

500

This 1954 disaster involving a Japanese fishing boat helped increase awareness of the dangers of nuclear testing.

What is the Castle Bravo test?

500

This voice actor was known as “The Man of a Thousand Voices” and created voices for Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and many other cartoon characters.

Who is Mel Blanc?

500

This fictional castle has four houses named Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin, each with its own students and traditions.

What is Harry Potter?

500

This company’s famous jingle asked consumers to “give me a break” and became one of the longest-running candy commercials.

What is Kit Kat?

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