This Day in History
1964
At 35 years of age, this Georgia-born minister was the youngest person ever to receive the Nobel Peace Prize
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
cars
trees
elephants
What are TRUNKS?
An overfed feline
What is a FAT CAT?
After the Greeks convinced their foes that this structure was a peace offering, their enemies happily accepted it and brought it within their fortified city. That night, as the they slept, Greeks hidden inside snuck out the trapdoor. Then, they proceeded to slaughter and decisively defeat their enemies
What is the TROJAN HORSE?
Due to being rich in potassium, every one of this kind of fruit is actually slightly radioactive, thanks to containing the natural isotope potassium-40.
What are bananas?
1947
The U.S. Air Force Captain became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound.
Who is Chuck Yeager?
storms
needles
potatoes
What are EYES?
A frozen hammer
What is a COOL TOOL?
In 2008, he confessed to having conned about $50 billion from investors who trusted him with their savings, using the formula of a Ponzi scheme to keep up the fraud for more than a decade
Who is Bernie Madoff?
This "sea-cow" or "river-horse" can even sleep underwater, thanks to a built-in reflex that allows them to bob up, take a breath, and sink back down without waking.
What are HIPPOS?
1957
AUDIO CLUE
The band who scored their first #1 hit with this song:
Who are the Everly Brothers?
Hartford CT
electricity
oceans
What are CURRENTS (Hartford Courant newspaper)
A polished monitor
What is a CLEAN SCREEN?
As recently as 1994, James W. Johnson of R.J. Reynolds said this "...is no more 'addictive' than coffee, tea or Twinkies"
What is cigarette smoking?
There are more cells of this microbial form of life in your body than human cells. (56%, in fact)
What are bacteria?
1990
Legendary composer of West Side Story and the first American-born conductor to receive international acclaim passes away on this date.
Who is Leonard Bernstein?
back
barn
grave
What are YARDS?
A grizzly that plays by the rules
What is a FAIR BEAR?
Andrew Wakefield didn't get the necessary clearances to work with/examine the child subjects and even falsified the data he included liking this condition with the commonly given measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.
What is AUTISM?
A lightning bolt is five times hotter than the surface of this celestial object.
What is the Sun?
(The charge carried by a bolt of lightning is so intense that it has a temperature of 30,000°C (54,000°F).
1994
The two Israelis who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Palestinian Arafat
Who are Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres?
cream
baking
club
What are SODAS?
An artificial small horse
What is a PHONY PONY?
The minister of propaganda for Hitler, he launched a massive campaign to convince the German people that the Jews were their enemies, blaming Jews for all of Germany's problems, including the loss of World War I. One outrageous lie, known today as "blood libel," dating back to the Middle Ages claimed that Jews engaged in the ritual killings of Christian children and used their blood in the unleavened bread eaten at Passover
Who is Joseph Goebbels?
Two people sharing the same birthday? Have more than this many people in a room, chances are better than 50% there will be!
What is 23?