The Astaire Affair
In this movie, Fred Astaire dances on the ceiling.
What is "Royal Wedding"?
A 1951, this was achieved by building a rotating steel cage, with everything strapped down, and the cage rotated as Astaire danced.
Coca-cola was first marketed as a nerve tonic that:
A-Acted as a sedative.
B-Relieved exhaustion.
C-Promoted weight loss.
What is B, "relieved exhaustion".
Coca-Cola contained ingredients like coca leaves & kola nuts. These were believed to have medicinal properties.
How many days are in the month of April?
What is 30.
This tree-themed holiday occurs every April.
What is Arbor Day?
Who wrote many of the songs for Fred Astaire's movies?
Who is Irving Berlin?
Irving Berlin wrote the music for "Top Hat", "White Tie and Tails", "Isn't This a Lovely Day","Cheek to Cheek", and Let's Face The Music and Dance".
Only two countries in the world do not sell Coca-Cola. Name at least one of the two countries.
What are North Korea and Cuba?
What significant event in world history occurred on April 6,1917?
The US entered WWl in Europe.
Construction on this building began March 17,1930 in NYC and was completed April 11,1931.
What is "The Empire State Building"?
Who was Fred Astaire's dancing partner in his television specials between 1958 and 1968?
A-Barrie Chase
B-Vincente Minelli
C-Lucille Bremer
Who was Barrie Chase?
This German composer premiered his Third Symphony, also known as Eroica, in Vienna on April 7, 1805?
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven.
Construction on this building began March 17,1930 in NYC and was completed April 11,1931.
What is "The Empire State Building".
What was Fred Astaire's most self-conscious about, in terms of his dancing physique?
What are his hands.
He felt they looked big and clumsy. He felt it gave him a nervous disposition and it made him constantly strive for perfection in his craft. He even worried about his dancing with Ginger Rogers, despite their successful partnership.
"Houston we have a problem" is a misquote from Apollo 13. What was really said on April 11,1970?
What is,"Houston, we've had a problem here."
On April 29,1992, a not guilty verdict led to this violent widespread event. What was it?
What are The LA Riots.