April Showers and More
April showers are said to bring these.
Answer: What are May flowers?
April is rainy, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association says June is the wettest month of the year in the United States.
This popular style of the ’80s gave the wearer lasting curls, though many would note it also comes with a distinctive chemical smell.
Answer: What is a perm?
The world’s first perm was performed in 1906 by a German hairdresser in London.
Home Depot, founded in 1978 by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank, is associated with this bright hue.
Answer: What is orange?
In fact, the hue is so distinctive that it is part of their trademark.
An innovation in motoring, the Prius was introduced by this automaker in 1997.
Answer: What is Toyota?
Although not the first hybrid car, it was the first to be practical for mass production and changed the game for automakers.
This nation was No. 1 in the world for population in 1970, with a total of 822,534,450 people.
Answer: What is China?
The ’70s were a period of rapid population growth across the globe.
On April 23, 1985, Coca-Cola released this disaster of a product to replace its legacy flagship beverage.
Answer: What is New Coke?
We’ve all heard the marketing axiom “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” After 79 days, Coke held a press conference announcing the return of its original Coke formula and apologizing for its mistake.
Named for a messenger boy of old, this short hairstyle was popular with women in the ’60s and ’70s.
Answer: What is a pageboy?
One of the most iconic pageboys is sported by Vogue editor-in chief Anna Wintour.
This beverage company has used a logo with red-and white cursive lettering since 1891.
Answer: What is Coca-Cola?
In 1886, the brand started with a simple, black typeface logo in all caps, a far cry from today’s widely recognized font.
In 1991, Congress passed a law requiring automakers to install these devices on both sides of the front seats of all vehicles.
Answer: What are airbags?
The act went into effect in 1998 and aimed to protect drivers and passengers.
Called “The King” of NASCAR for good reason, he won the Premier Series seven times, including five wins in the ’70s
Answer: Who is Richard Petty?
Petty’s impressive career included 200 wins.
On April 15, 1912, this ship sank.
Answer: What is the RMS Titanic?
The ship was billed as unsinkable, but it sank on its inaugural voyage after hitting an iceberg.
Stemming from military haircuts, this type of fade was popular in the ’80s and ’90s, especially for men.
Answer: What is a hi-top fade?
The cut was a popular look for hip-hop and R&B artists.
This online retail giant is recognized by its black-and-orange logo, part of which resembles a smiley face.
Answer: What is Amazon?
The company was founded as a bookshop before expanding to sell much more.
Due to emissions concerns, by 1975 all cars were required to have this type of converter.
Answer: What is a catalytic converter?
Prototypes for this converter date back as far as 19th-century France.
On September 22, 1991, her memoir topped the New York Times Best Sellers list. Many wondered if it would include information on her birth in Hartford or her appearance in The African Queen.
Answer: Who is Katharine Hepburn?
She titled the memoir simply Me: Stories of My Life.
On April 26, 1986, a nuclear plant exploded in what is now this country.
Answer: What is Ukraine?
At the time, Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union. Known as the Chernobyl disaster, the explosion released 400 times the radiation of the nuclear bomb that hit Hiroshima.
This shaggy, shoulder-length bob hairstyle is named for a character on the TV show Friends who sported the cut throughout the ’90s.
Answer: What is “The Rachel”?
It is estimated that around 11 million people have gotten the Rachel haircut since it debuted in 1994.
This delivery brand began operating in the 1970s; its easily recognizable logo stands out with purple and orange colors.
Answer: What is FedEx (or Federal Express)?
It began operations in 1973 in Memphis, Tennessee.
In 1987, the Lincoln Town Car became the first to be equipped with this music-playing device.
Answer: What is a CD player?
The cars were advertised as having concert hall–like sound quality.
The No. 1 NFL draft pick in 1978 was this running back, who played for the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints.
Answer: Who is Earl Campbell?
Campbell’s career included five Pro Bowls and 74 touchdowns.
April is the fourth month on the Gregorian calendar; it was this month on the Roman republican calendar.
Answer: What is the second?
In 1572, Pope Gregory adopted the Gregorian calendar because the first day of spring and Easter were falling too early in the year.
Hair clips shaped like these flying insects were a popular accessory for many ’90s hairdos, a trend that seems to be coming back in recent years.
Answer: What are butterflies?
Butterfly clips of the ’90s were often brightly colored or glittery.
Opened in the early ’90s, Bath & Body Works’ signature colors are pink, white, and this cool shade.
Answer: What is blue?
The first store opened in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1990.
In 1981, McLaren created the first carbon fiber race car and revolutionized this type of racing.
Answer: What is Formula One?
The light material took years of development for McLaren and a team of scientists to perfect.
This college’s Wolfpack, led by Coach Valvano, won the 1983 NCAA tournament.
Answer: What is North Carolina State?
The winning shot, right at the buzzer, was by Lorenzo Charles.