“BOX”-ING
(Each answer contains the word “box.”
(Each answer contains the word “box.”
Today, if you can even find one of these, you’ll pay one dollar to play a song. In the 1950s, you’d get three songs for a quarter.
Jukebox
Mario Puzo: “I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse.”
The Godfather
Some of the trees still standing on this Virginia estate were planted by George Washington.
Mt. Vernon
Peggy Fleming
Figure Skating
What color ribbon helps raise awareness for breast cancer?
Pink
According to Greek myth, this container was actually a jar; but it did hold all the evils of the world, until the lid was opened and they escaped.
Pandora’s box
Harper Lee: “It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.”
To Kill a Mockingbird
This New York City building has 1,860 steps and 73 elevators.
The Empire State Building
Olga Korbut
Gymnastics
What color are Boardwalk and Park Place in Monopoly?
Blue
Nickname for a dice roll of two sixes in craps.
Boxcars
Roald Dahl: “I have decided to allow five children – just five, mind you, and no more – to visit my factory this year.”
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
In 1963, roughly a quarter-million people gathered to hear Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of this landmark.
The Lincoln Memorial
Maria Sharapova
Tennis
What color family includes chartreuse?
Yellow/Green
What HBO stands for.
Home Box Office
Stone: “Bleed me of art, and there won't be enough liquid left in me to spit!”
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The “flying saucer” part of this Seattle landmark was created by architect John Graham.
The Space Needle
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Golf
What three colors are used in the flags of both Italy and Mexico?
Green, White, and Red
A large, portable, music player that was especially popular with break dancers of the 1980s.
Boombox
Jacqueline Susann: “They drummed you out of Hollywood, so you come crawling back to Broadway. But Broadway doesn't go for booze and dope. Now get out of my way, I've got a man waiting for me.”
Valley of the Dolls
In Eldon, Iowa stands the house that inspired this iconic American painting by Grant Wood.
American Gothic
Lindsey Vonn
Skiing
What are the five colors of the five Olympic rings?
Blue, Yellow, Black, Green, and Red.
(The blue represents Europe; the yellow, Asia; the black, Africa; the green, Australia, and the red, the Americas.)