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She said, "I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde."
Who is Dolly Parton? Dolly first performed the song "Dumb Blond" on the Bobby Lord show on January 31, 1967. This song was Dolly's first country hit.
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This sci-fi classic directed by Stanley Kubrick premiered in 1968 and was not your traditional Hollywood movie.
What is 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey was controversial upon its 1968 release because it rejected traditional Hollywood storytelling, featuring extremely slow pacing, minimal dialogue, an ambiguous psychedelic ending, and a non-linear plot that left initial audiences and critics deeply confused.
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He performed the iconic guitar version of the U.S. national anthem at Woodstock.
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
Hendrix played "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Woodstock on August 18, 1969, to channel the intense political and social conflicts of the era. Using heavy guitar distortion, feedback, and his whammy bar, he transformed the traditional melody into a haunting sonic landscape mimicking war sounds like falling bombs, screaming rockets, and cries of distress during the Vietnam War.
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In 1955, Ford debuted a two-seat sporty convertible, in response to the Chevy Corvette.
What is the Thunderbird? In 1958 Ford Expanded the Thunderbird into a larger four-seater configuration to accommodate families and boost sales.
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This basic ice cream flavor is the most popular flavor worldwide.
What is Vanilla? Egg yolks are used in traditional French-style or custard-based recipes for extra thickness and a golden color, while Philadelphia-style skips the eggs.
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This famous inventor said "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
Who is Thomas Edison? Thomas Edison held 1,093 U.S. patents during his lifetime. When including patents granted in other countries, he accumulated about 2,332 patents worldwide.
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The 1956 film Forbidden Planet was loosely based on this William Shakespear's Play.
What is the Tempest? In this sci-fi classic, a spacecraft travels to the distant planet Altair IV to discover the fate of a group of scientists sent there decades earlier.
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This country became the first African nation to win independence in 1960 from the United Kingdom.
What is Nigeria?
Before independence on October 1, 1960, the region that became Nigeria was colonized and controlled by the British Empire. British rule evolved from 19th-century trade and the Royal Niger Company into a unified British colony formed in 1914. Prior to European colonization, the land was owned and governed by independent African kingdoms and empires.
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In the 1960's this car dominated global and import sales with its simple, rear-engine, economical design.
What is the Volkswagen Beetle? A new Volkswagen Beetle cost about $1,563 in the United States in 1965.
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This chocolate bar, consisting of nougat topped with caramel and roasted peanuts, all coated in milk chocolate is the global bestseller.
What is Snickers? Invented in 1930, the snickers barn was named after a favorite horse owned by the Mars family.
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This English writer, journalist and critic said, “Truth becomes untruth if uttered by your enemy." He has often been called a literary hero of many.
Who is George Orwell? George Orwell is most famous for his classic novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four.
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These three words are spoken by the sentient tree in Guardians of the Galaxy.
I am Groot. Groot is a sentient, tree-like extraterrestrial character created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby who first appeared in Marvel Comics in 1960
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Running from 1958 to 1963, this was the name of the first manned American spaceflight program.
What is Project Mercury?
The goal of Project Mercury was to put a man into Earth's orbit and return him safely, ahead of/ or in competition with the Soviet Union during the Space Race.
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This car was one of the best-selling and most popular American cars of the 1970s, balancing upscale styling, comfort, and versatile body styles.
What is the Oldsmobile Cutlass? The Cutlass dominated mid-decade sales with popular coupe, sedan, and wagon options.
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This is the process of folding butter or other fats into dough to create many thin layers. In pastries like croissants.
What is lamination? The baker rolls out the dough and folds it into thirds or quarters repeatedly, creating alternating thin layers of dough and butter.
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Travis Bickle, played by Robert De Niro, stands in front of a mirror with a hidden gun. He pretends to face an adversary and practices drawing his weapon in this iconic movie.
What is Taxi Driver? The soliloquy shows Travis building up his tough-guy image. It also highlights his deep loneliness, since he has to talk to his own reflection in an empty room. Robert De Niro improvised the entire paranoid speech on set, making it one of the most famous moments in film history.
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This is the parallel dimension in the science fiction television series "Stranger Things", while the true home dimension of the monsters is called The Abyss.
What is the Upside Down? A dark, frozen-in-time reflection of Hawkins, Indiana that is covered in black vines, slimy membranes, and floating dust-like spores. Eleven and the main characters named it after a game board analogy and Dungeons & Dragons lore.
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A revolutionary iconic fashion item was first introduced by Yves Saint Laurent in 1966.
What is the Women's Tuxedo Suit?
"Le Smoking", the design adapted classic menswear codes to fit the female body using materials like wool and velvet.
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When debuting this car in 1975, Ford thought they could disguise the Pinto, but consumers were not fooled.
What is the Mercury Bobcat? From 1975 to 1980, Ford sold 1.3 million Pintos, while Mercury couldn't even move 225,000 Bobcats.
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These two foods never expire. One is sweet and one is salty.
What are honey and salt?
Honey has very little water. Bacteria and fungi cannot grow in it. High acidity: Its natural acid level stops microorganisms from surviving.
Bee enzymes: Bees add special enzymes that break down and block bad growth.
Note: Honey might change texture or crystallize over time, but it remains safe to eat.
Pure mineral: Salt is a rock mineral, not an organic compound. Zero water: It contains no moisture, meaning bacteria have nothing to live on.
Note: Salt can absorb moisture from the air and clump together, but the salt itself does not spoil.
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This baseball great once said "Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching."
Who is Satchel Paige? Paige played in Major League Baseball (MLB), making his MLB debut on July 9, 1948, for the Cleveland Indians at the age of 42, which made him the oldest rookie in major league history. He entered the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971 as the first player inducted based on his career in the Negro Leagues.
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In the original 1973 Westworld film, the Delos amusement park features three zones. Western World is the first, and these are two other named zones.
What are Medieval World and Roman World? is a 1973 science-fiction thriller film written and directed by Michael Crichton, centering on a futuristic adult amusement park where lifelike androids turn deadly.
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The 1969 Novel, "The Godfather" was written by this author, who later worked with Francis Ford Coppola to adapt it into a film in 1972.
Who is Mario Puzo?
The Godfather is one of the most successful novels ever written introducing the iconic phrase "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse"
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This auto maker car launched fuel efficient cars because of the 1973 oil crisis, and the consumer demand for fuel-efficient vehicles.
What is Honda? Honda launched the Civic in 1973, In 1974, Honda's innovative CVCC engine made the Civic the first car to meet strict U.S. Clean Air Act standards without needing a catalytic converter.
