Fire and Ice
Southern Hemisphere
Those Were the Days
Retro Rhyme Time
World Capitals
100
This is the temperature in Fahrenheit at which water turns to ice.
What is 32 degrees F? The typical freezer is set at zero to five degrees, and it takes three to four hours to make standard ice cubes.
100
If the sun rises in the east in the northern hemisphere, it rises in this direction in the southern hemisphere.
What is east? The sun rises in the east everywhere on Earth.
100
This addictive habit was once portrayed as being cool in ads, commercials, TV shows, and movies.
What is cigarette smoking? Watch almost any movie from the 1950s and you’ll see characters smoking.
100
This mellow phrase is closely associated with the 1960s hippie movement: “Go with the _____.”
What is flow? This expression encapsulates the easygoing hippie mentality, though similar sayings date back to the time of Marcus Aurelius
100
In 1973, Congress passed a law allowing citizens to elect a mayor and a city council for this capital city for the first time.
What is Washington, D.C.? Prior to this law, the president chose the mayor of the city. Walter Washington was the first person elected by the citizens of D.C. and the first Black mayor.
200
This determines the color of a flame.
What is temperature or materials being burned? Sodium burns yellow, calcium burns red, and potassium burns violet. Additionally, the flames with the hottest temperatures burn a white-blue color
200
You won’t find polar bears at the South Pole, but you will find these adorable little creatures.
What are penguins? There are seven species of penguin concentrated in Antarctica. One species will occasionally venture to the Galapagos archipelago near the equator to look for fish.
200
In the 1960s, Clairol introduced these to curl girls’ hair.
What are electric rollers? Those with extra-long hair used orange juice or soda cans
200
This exclamatory rhyming phrase was often used in the ’50s and ’60s: “Jeepers _______!”
What is Creepers? The phrase is believed to have originated from a 1938 song by Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong
200
On April 15, 1983, the first Disney park outside of the United States, opened its gates in this capital city in Japan.
What is Tokyo? The theme park was built on land reclaimed from the Tokyo Bay and designed to mimic the look of an American theme park
300
Dry ice is made of this element.
What is carbon dioxide, or CO2? When it melts, it turns to gas, not liquid.
300
This is the country with the largest landmass located completely in the southern hemisphere.
What is Australia? The country with the largest southern hemisphere population is South Africa. Brazil, while larger than Australia, is partially located in the northern hemisphere.
300
During World War II, people sacrificed by limiting how much they bought of some items. When they bought them, they had to present these.
What are ration coupons, books, or cards? Some of the rationed items included gas, tires, nylon stockings, shoes, and many household staples.
300
This is a rhyming term for a hairstyle like that of John, Paul, Ringo, and George.
What is mop top? The iconic Beatles hairstyle, with its long bangs, became a popular look in the 1960s.
300
Sir Laurence Olivier opened the National Theatre Company in 1963 in this English capital city.
What is London? Originally housed in the Old Vic Theatre, the company’s first play was Hamlet, starring Peter O’Toole
400
This Nordic country is known as “the land of fire and ice.”
What is Iceland? The fire part of the moniker comes from the more than 100 active volcanoes in Iceland
400
The southern hemisphere has the majority of this navigable area, while the northern hemisphere has only 10%.
What is water or similar? Around 90 percent of the ocean and waterways are located south of the equator, and around 90 percent of the world’s landmass is in the northern hemisphere.
400
In the 1960s, Dippity-Do was used on this part of the body.
What is hair? It was a setting gel, and a newer formulation is available today.
400
) Also called punch buggy, slug bug is a childhood game inspired by this classic car.
What is the Volkswagen Beetle? This car was popular during the ’60s and ’70s and spawned a road trip game where children would punch their siblings and friends if they spotted one first.
400
Picasso’s painting Guernica was displayed in this Spanish capital in 1981 to celebrate his 100th birth anniversary.
What is Madrid? The painting was returned to Madrid after spending decades on loan to the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
500
In an ice crystal, the water molecules are arranged in layers that are this shape.
What is hexagonal? Glacier ice is made of ice crystals that are packed tightly together
500
The inhabited regions of this hemisphere’s temperate zones are warmer than those in the other.
What is the southern hemisphere? Though the southern hemisphere’s temperate zones are warmer than the north’s––the South Pole is colder than the North Pole.
500
What French fashion designer was known for her signature No. 5 fragrance, the little black dress, and for accessorizing with pearls?
Coco Chanel. Born in Saumur, France, she began her fashion empire by selling hats and eventually branched out into dresses and perfumes
500
This two-word rhyme was coined by Allen Ginsburg to describe the anti-war demonstrators of the 1960s.
What is “flower power”? Ginsburg used the term to invite everyone to join a movement of peace, hope, and unity
500
The 1984 Olympic games were held in this capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina .
What is Sarajevo ? This winter Olympics was the first time a woman had competed in six winter Olympic games. Marja-Liisa (Hämäläinen) Kirvesniemi from Finland made a splash at the games that year.