Motown
This nickname for Detroit, Michigan, served as the inspiration for the record label's famous name.
What is Motor City?
In 1961, this 35th U.S. President famously declared, "Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country."
Who is John F. Kennedy?
This "Red Planet" is home to Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system.
What is Mars?
Signed into law by Ulysses S. Grant in 1872, it became the world’s first national park.
What is Yellowstone?
I have a head and a tail but no body.
What is a coin?
This legendary house band played on more #1 hits than the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, and the Beatles combined.
Who are The Funk Brothers?
Construction began in August 1961 on this barrier that physically and ideologically divided a major German city for nearly three decades.
What is the Berlin Wall?
In 1969, he became the first human to step onto the surface of the moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
Straddling North Carolina and Tennessee, this is the most-visited national park in the United States.
What are the Great Smoky Mountains?
I have hands, but I cannot clap.
What is a clock?
This 1961 song by The Marvelettes was Motown's first #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100.
What is "Please Mr. Postman"?
This former heavyweight champion, born Cassius Clay, famously refused induction into the U.S. Army in 1967.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched this, the world's first artificial satellite.
What is Sputnik 1?
Located in Arizona, this park features rock exposed by the Colorado River that can be up to 2 billion years old.
What is the Grand Canyon?
Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die.
What is fire?
Rick James brought a "Punk Funk" sound to Motown in the late 70s and early 80s, most famously with this 1981 hit.
What is "Super Freak"?
In 1961, the CIA-backed "Brigade 2506" attempted a failed invasion of Cuba at this location.
What is the Bay of Pigs?
These are the four "Gas Giants" of our solar system.
What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?
This Florida "river of grass" is a subtropical wilderness home to manatees and alligators.
What are the Everglades?
If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me.
What is a secret?
This singer’s 1960 hit "Shop Around" was Motown’s first million-selling record.
Who is Smokey Robinson (and the Miracles)?
In 1964, Jeopardy Itself made its television debut on this network, originally hosted by Art Fleming.
What is NBC?
This term describes a star that has collapsed under its own gravity to the point where not even light can escape.
What is a black hole?
With 9 national parks including Joshua Tree and Yosemite, this state has more than any other.
What is California?
I run but have no legs; I have a mouth but never speak; I have a bed but never sleep.
What is a river?