Sports
In the 1971 Olympics, Nadia Comaneci was the first gymnast to score a perfect score. She was representing this country.
What is Romania?
This adjective that can mean disrespectful or lively is an alteration of "saucy"
What is Sassy?
In 1930 Jimmy Dewar created this creme-filled yellow sponge cake, which Hostess sold 2 for a nickel
What are Twinkies?
In September 1964 the Warren Commission concluded that he acted alone in JFK's assassination
Who is Lee Harvey Oswald?
This animal lives in a pride.
What are Lions?
Someone who is friendly, easy to talk with, and kind.
What is Affable?
A cheerleader wields it
What is a Pom Pom
On June 26, 1963 he declared, "All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin"
Who is John F Kennedy?
26.2 miles is called this.
What is a marathon?
Also known as "hump day", it was named for a Norse god
What is Wednesday?
In 1939 Superman made his first appearance as a balloon in this beloved New York parade
What is the Macy's Parade?
In 1639 the Court of Massachusetts ordered that "The College...to be built at Cambridge" be called this
What is Harvard?
This is the only mammal capable of flight.
What is a Bat?
Savory, stimulating, delectable.
What is appetizing?
The music for this high-kicking dance of France gets everyone on their feet.
What is the Can Can?
From his "Divine Comedy": "All hope abandon, ye who enter here!"
Who is Dante?
NHL stands for this
What is National Hockey League?
This part of an egg gets its name from the Old English for "yellow"
What is Yolk?
In 1885 America got its first skyscraper, the Home Insurance Building, in this "Windy City"
What is Chicago?
In May 1692 this village's jails were filled with witchcraft suspects, eventually totaling 150
What is Salem Massachusetts?
This baby animal can gain up to 250 pounds a day
What is a blue whale?
Genuine, sincere, and true to oneself; not pretending or imitating others.
What is Authentic?
Yogi Bear's best friend
Who is BooBoo?
According to the proverb, this "loves company"
What is Misery?
This is the only sport to be played on the moon
What is Golf?
The name of this, also called a fireplug, is partly from a word for "water"
What is a Hydrant?
This alleged ax murderess was accused in a cruel taunt of giving her mother "forty whacks" and her father, forty one.
Who is Lizzie Borden?
On September 8, 1974, this former President was granted "A full, free and absolute pardon"
Who is Richard Nixon?
A group of ravens is called this.
What is a murder?
It means "easy to approach" you'll find it often follows the word "wheelchair".
What is accessible?
In a popular children's song, it's followed by "little star, how I wonder what you are"
What is Twinkle Twinkle?
In his 1748 work "Advice to a Young Tradesman" he wrote, "Remember that time is money"
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This baseball player was called the "Great Bambino"
Who is Babe Ruth?
This lawn weed's name comes from the old French for "tooth of the lion", referring to its sharply indented leaves
What is a Dandelion?
The song "America, the Beautiful" says, "crown thy good with" this "from sea to shining sea"
What is Brotherhood?
FDR's official statement "The United States of America was...deliberately attacked by...Japan" was made on this date
What is December 8, 1941
This animal lays the largest eggs.
What is an ostrich?
This cold adjective from the north comes before Blitz in a Gatorade flavor.
What is Arctic?
It's also called the dolphinfish
What is Mahi Mahi?
Napoleon said, "The history of" this Italian city "is the history of the world"
What is Rome?
This sport uses a net, a racket, and a shuttlecock
What is badminton?
This kind of dummy often displays women's clothes, though its name comes from the Dutch for "little man"
What is a Mannequin?
This boy & his dog Tige were major cartoon characters before becoming mascots for kids' shoes
Who is Buster Brown?
In 1900 Sanford B. Dole became the first governor of this U.S. territory. It became a state 59 years later.
What is Ha'waii?
A Portuguese Man of War is this kind of animal.
What is a jelly fish?
This adjective that includes a Z means something that causes you pain, worry, or anxiety.
What is agonizing?
A small round projectile fired from an air gun
What is a BB?
Henry Kissinger said this "is the ultimate aphrodisiac"
What is power?
This animal name is assigned when a bowler makes three strikes in a row
What is a turkey?
These sparkly fake gems are partly named for a river that flows through Germany
What are Rhinestones?
The Democratic campaign song in the 1932 election was these "Are Here Again"
What are Happy Days?
Fleeing the capital on August 24, 1814, this First Lady took a Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington with her. Her name is now used as a brand of ice cream.
Who is Dolly Madison?
This mammal has the strongest bite.
What is a hippopotamus?
Irritating but not Abysmal.
What is Aggravating?
In 1983 there was no harmony at this New York prison when inmates rioted over poor conditions
What is Sing Sing?
"You can't fool all of the people all of the time" has been attributed to P.T. Barnum & to this 16th president
Who is Lincoln?
In 1900 women were allowed to compete in the Olympics, but only in this sport.
What is Tennis?
This, a personal view or belief, comes from the Old French for "to think"; it's also a column in the news paper
What is Opinion?
Oklahoma!" is a musical by Richard Rodgers & this lyricist
Who is Oscar Hammerstein?
On April 18, 1775 this famous silversmith and Son of Liberty was captured by the British but released; he's most known for riding a horse overnight, but this time he had to walk.
Who was Paul Revere?
A female fox is called this.
What is a Vixen?
This A adjective means Greedy, and goes back to one of the 7 deadly sins.
What is Avaricious?
We hope kids never stop "walking the dog" & going "around the world" with this toy
What is a Yo-Yo?
This "True Grit" star advised actors, "Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much"
Who is John Wayne?
This sporting event is held every Memorial Day.
What is the Indy 500?
The name of these bones that form the spinal column comes partly from a word meaning "to turn"
What are Vertebrae?
The most performed song in the US is "Happy Birthday". The songs at #2 and #3 are always sung at baseball stadiums. One at the beginning of the game and the other usually during the 7th inning stretch.
What are the National Anthem and Take Me Out to the Ballgame?
The Continental Congress approved this "game" to raise money for the army;
What is the Lottery?
This animal has the strongest sense of smell.
What is an elephant?
Looking for a word to describe a cloudless blue sky? Try this light blue.
What is Azure?
An abnormal sound in the heart
What is a MurMur?
In 1974 he said, "I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your president"
Who is President Gerald Ford?
The Triple Crown award is given to a horse that wins these three races
What are the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.
Latin for "within the walls", it refers to athletic contests among students within a school
What is Intramural?
This 4-word inscription first appeared on U.S. coins during the Civil War
What is In God We Trust?
When West Virginia became a state in 1863, Wheeling was its capital; this city became the permanent capital in 1885
What is Charleston?
This male sea creature gives birth to its young.
What is a seahorse?
It means the characteristics of an uncle.
What is avuncular?
It's another name for miniature golf
What is Putt Putt?
He cried, "Sic Semper Tyrannis! The South is avenged!" at Ford's Theater
Who is John Wilkes Booth?