Four-Letter Words
This is the contraction for will not.
What is won’t? Wonnot is the 16th-century form of the word from which we get the contraction won’t.
He got his start acting in films like 1963’s It Happened at the World’s Fair. He is also known for starring in movies like Overboard and Swing Shift with his longtime love, actress Goldie Hawn.
Who is Kurt Russell? Russell’s first acting role was an uncredited appearance on the Dennis the Menace TV show when he was 11.
This Sound of Music star played Eliza Doolittle in the 1956 Broadway production of My Fair Lady.
Who is Julie Andrews? Her role in My Fair Lady launched her career into the stratosphere.
Richard Dawson hosted a family game show and preceded the answers with this phrase.
What is “Survey says”? Richard Dawson was the original host of Family Feud.
This rock ’n’ roll musician stars in the 1961 film Blue Hawaii.
Who is Elvis Presley? In the movie, Elvis plays Chad Gates, a young man who defies his parents’ wishes and goes to work for his girlfriend’s agency as a tour guide.
This F-word is a synonym for finance, as in to finance a venture.
What is fund? It can also be a noun; for example, a college fund.
This childhood chess prodigy is known for his defeat of Soviet chess player Boris Spassky.
Who is Bobby Fischer? Fischer made history as the youngest grandmaster to date when he received the title in 1958 at just 15 years old.
Before her long run portraying a mystery author and sleuth from the fictional town of Cabot Cove, this dame first appeared in the 1940s films Gaslight and The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Who is Angela Lansbury? Her acting career spanned eight decades.
This American political family is associated with Camelot.
Who are the Kennedys? President John F. Kennedy’s years are referred to as Camelot, but it was after his death that his widow Jackie first coined the term “American Camelot.” Today, people who were alive during Kennedy’s presidency sometimes use it to refer to the family as well as the era.
When a diner asks for their steak to be cooked “blue,” they mean they want it cooked to this doneness.
What is rare? A rare steak really leans toward purple.
Before electronics went digital, we changed stations and volume on radios with this D word.
What is dial? Sometimes the dials were referred to as knobs.
This actor and filmmaker got his start in acting as a child, with roles such as Opie on The Andy Griffith Show.
Who is Ron Howard? He acted in several television shows even before he took the role of Opie, including an episode of The Twilight Zone in 1959. His directorial debut came in 1977 with Grand Theft Auto.
Cabaret immediately brings this actress and singer to mind.
Who is Liza Minnelli? She starred in the Broadway and screen productions, and no one else comes close to singing the title song with the life and passion she brings to it.
This band recorded “California Dreamin’,” “Monday, Monday,” “Dedicated to the One I Love,” and many more tunes.
What is the Mamas & the Papas? Band members John and Michelle Phillips were married from 1965–68.
Blue belongs to this category of three colors.
What is primary? A primary color is one that is not made from mixing other colors. When two primary colors are mixed, it creates a secondary color. For example, when you mix blue with yellow, you get green.
This is a British word for apartment.
What is flat? It comes from the Old English word flett, meaning “a residence on one floor.”
This Spanish cubist painter is known for works like Guernica and The Old Guitarist.
Who is Pablo Picasso? Picasso first exhibited his paintings in 1895 at the age of 14. In 1960, an exhibit of his work in London was called the “first art blockbuster.”
She’s best known for hosting her long-running comedy-variety show, but she made her career-launching debut in 1959 on Broadway in Once upon a Mattress.
Who is Carol Burnett? She was nominated for a Tony for her performance in Once upon a Mattress.
This nighttime soap opera features the Ewing family.
What is Dallas? The Ewing family is Texas oil royalty.
When searching for a used car, people turn to this authoritative reference guide to compare the prices to those offered through private and dealer sales.
What is Kelley Blue Book? People also use it to track the resale value of their current auto. Those in the industry call it the “Blue Book,” and the information is now also available online.
This is a word for raw facts and figures that can be processed.
What is data? It was originally the plural of datum but is used as a singular verb in all but academic circles in North America now.
This child prodigy is known for musical ditties like “My Cherie Amour” and “You Are the Sunshine of My Life.”
Who is Stevie Wonder? Wonder taught himself to play drums, piano, and harmonica by age 10, and he first began recording music at age 11.
Nicknamed the “Divine Miss M,” she appeared in the Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof.
Who is Bette Midler? She also has a string of hit tunes, including “Do You Want to Dance,” “From a Distance,” and “The Rose.”
Jamie Lee Curtis is the daughter of these two celebrities.
Who are Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis? Leigh and Curtis were married for 12 years and shared two daughters, Jamie and her elder sister, Kelly.
Tony Bennett first recorded a tune about a woman who wore this blue fabric.
What is velvet? The tune Blue Velvet was written in 1950 and has been performed by other vocalists, including Bobby Vinton, Brenda Lee, and Sammy Davis Jr.