This Day in History
1867
Despite the bargain price of roughly two cents an acre, the purchase by the United States of this future state was ridiculed in Congress and in the press as “Seward’s Folly,” “Seward’s icebox,” and President Andrew Johnson’s “polar bear garden.”
What is Alaska?
King
Horseshoe
Blue
What are crabs?
Kerchoo is a word to represent this
What is a sneeze?
Before "gorgeous" it means an absolute knockout
What is drop-dead?
Alliterative expression of dismay favored by Charlie Brown from "Peanuts"
What is good grief?
1981
President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C. hotel by this drifter.
Who is John Hinckley Jr?
A Cap
A Bond
A Bridge
What is dental work?
A noise a bomb might make, it can also refer to a period of rapid economic growth
What is BOOM?
An old, unsolved investigation
What is a cold case?
In "Romeo & Juliet" Juliet delivers the famous oxymoron, "Parting is" this
What is "such sweet sorrow"?
1853
Today is the birthday of this Dutch post-Impressionist painter noted for bold colors and brushwork.
Who is Van Gogh?
WW1
Golf courses
All in the Family
What are BUNKERS?
The sound of eating a chip, it comes before "time" to mean a moment of pressure
What is CRUNCH?
Just the most basic, like a skeleton
What is bare bones?
2-word term for mottling on food improperly stored in a refrigerator compartment
What is freezer burn?
1939
Detective Comics No. 27 appears on the nation’s newsstands, introducing the world to a new superhero, this caped crusader on its cover, swooping through the air on a rope, while holding a bad guy in a headlock.
Who is the Batman?
Feather
Heavy
Bantam
What are weight classes in boxing?
Imitative of a fast sound, this Nike logo is 50 years old
What is SWOOSH?
If you've tabled an issue, you've put it on this proverbial spot, where it can simmer
What is the back burner?
They're units in the Armed Services which engage in spying; some call the term an oxymoron
What is military intelligence?
1926
Happy birthday to Ingvar Kamprad, who founded this Swedish ready-to-assemble furniture company in 1943 when he was just 17.
What is IKEA?
A women's shoe store
A gas station
A bicycle repair shop
What are PUMPS?
It's a test signal sent from a computer to check network speed
What is PING?
Online motorcyclist forums have exchanges about how women can avoid this post-ride issue without getting a buzz cut
What is helmet head?
Jacksonville's minor league baseball team is named this, a classic shellfish oxymoron
What is jumbo shrimp?