American Journalists
Whilea young reporter at the Washington Post in the early 1970s, he broke the Watergate scandal along with Bob Woodward.
Who is Carl Bernstein?
This classic is made with a flaky pie crust and a sweet, cinnamon-spiced fruit filling. It is often served 'a la mode.'
What is apple pie?
This 1950s and 1960s police drama starred Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, known for tracking down criminals in Los Angeles.
What is Dragnet?
Unpopular at the time, the man for whom it is named wasn't invited to the September 30, 1935 dedication of this landmark.
What is the Hoover Dam?
Striking a metal fastener precisely with a hammer
What is 'hit the nail on the head'?
He anchored NBC’s Nightly News and the network’s special-events coverage, including elections and September 11, from 1982 to 2004.
Who is Tom Brokaw?
A staple of bake sales and family gatherings, these dense, chocolatey squares can be fudgy or cake-like.
What are brownies?
In this long-running 20th-century primetime show, James Arness starred as U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon.
What is Gunsmoke?
The distance between its 2 legs at ground level is 630 feet, making it as wide as it is tall.
What is the Gateway Arch?
Standing beneath atmospheric rain or clouds
A sports broadcaster, he was one of the first "Monday Night Football" announcers in 1970.
Who is Howard Cosell?
Despite its name, this is actually a yellow sponge cake filled with pastry cream and glazed with rich chocolate fondant.
What is Boston Cream Pie?
This Jackie Gleason sitcom features bus driver Ralph Kramden, his wife Alice, and their sewer-worker neighbor Ed Norton.
What is The Honeymooners?
This famous geyser is known for erupting roughly every 90 minutes at Yellowstone National Park.
What is Old Faithful?
To tip vegetables out of a container
What is 'spill the beans'?
Known as the most respected American television journalist of his time as the anchor of 'CBS Evening News' from 1962 to 1981.
Who is Walter Cronkite?
A roasted, gooey marshmallow and a melted chocolate sandwiched between two graham crackers?
What are s'mores?
Tommy Lee Jones won an Oscar for the movie version, but this 1960s TV series starring David Janssen captivated 78 million viewers for its 1967 finale.
What is The Fugitive?
Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, this 843-acre Manhattan greenspace opened in the 1850s and is the most visited urban park in the United States.
What is Central Park?
To chew on a lead ball
What is 'bite the bullet'?
A Nobel-Prize-winning novelist and journalist, who reported on Europe during war and peace and was called Papa.
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
Ice cream layered over a slice of cake, entirely coated in whipped meringue, and briefly browned in a hot oven or with a kitchen torch.
What is Baked Alaska?
A working class man constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.
What is All in the Family?
This famous Manhattan landmark is the world's largest railway station by number of platforms, featuring 44 platforms across 49 acres.
What is Grand Central?
Paying for an item by amputating two limbs