This was a secret attempt by the C.I.A. to to invade Cuba and start a rebellion against Castro.
What is Bay of Pigs Invasion?
100
This raises the risk of stroke, heart attack, diabetes, arthritis, and several types of cancer.
What is obesity?
100
A hole in the enamel, the outer protective layer of a tooth.
What is a cavity?
100
An alternative name to this holiday is "Singles Awareness Day".
What is Valentines Day?
100
In this Christmas movie, after a dare, a little boy sticks his tongue to a frozen pole.
What is A Christmas Story
200
This fight was an attempt by the Earps to disarm the Clanton gang.
What is Gunfight at the O.K. Corral?
200
With 34% of its adults being obese, this country has the highest obesity rate in the world.
What is The United States of America?
200
Biofilm - a smelly, sticky layer of germs on and in between your teeth
What is plaque?
200
Legend has it that this man used the native shamrock as a symbol of the holy trinity when preaching. we now have a day named after that patron saint of Ireland.
Who is St. Patrick?
200
After being presented with the pitch from this man, for the Nightmare Before Christmas concept in 1983 with the idea it would be a short, low budget, stop motion TV special, Disney passed on the offer.
Who is Tim Burton?
300
This war was nick-named "Mr. Polk's War", and was started by a border dispute between two countries.
What is the Mexican War?
300
AAP (American Association of Pediatrics) has estimated that the average child can spend at least this many hours on television, internet usage,and video games per day.
What is 7 hours?
300
Inflammation of the gums
What is gingivitis?
300
This holiday marks the start of a 40 day religious fasting.
What is Ash Wednesday?
300
Because of being too expensive, this actor was denied the part to play Ralphie’s dad in A Christmas Story.
Who is Jack Nicholson
400
This president was a Captain in the Black Hawk War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
400
Every time money spent on ICT (Information and Communication Technology) increases by this percentage, there is a 1.4% increase in obesity.
What is 10%?
400
Collection of pus that accumulates in teeth or gums as a result of bacterial infection.
What is dental abscess?
400
According to Roto_Rooter, the world's largest plumbing service, their busiest time of year is the day after this holiday.
What is Thanksgiving?
400
Going along with the Christmas theme, this was used by the elves in The Santa Clause to cut the prison bars.
What is tinsel?
500
The Chinese attempt to drive out the “foreign devils” in 1899.
What is The Boxer Rebellion?
500
The direct effect of citizens spending more of their work days at desks and more of their evenings sitting in front of a screen amounts for this fraction of the observed growth in obesity.
What is 2/3?
500
Inflammation of the tissue around the teeth, often causing shrinkage of the gums and loosening of the teeth.
What is periodontitis?
500
This was not declared as a national holiday until 1870.
What is Christmas?
500
Because every hair on the Grinch suit used in Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas was real yak hair dyed and sewn, it took how many months to make?