World Cuisine
This creamy Italian dessert translates to "pick me up" and features ladyfingers soaked in espresso and layered with mascarpone.
What is tiramisu?
Introduced in 1907, these bite-sized milk chocolates got their name from the smacking sound the machine made during production.
What are Hershey’s Kisses?
Standing at just 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing about 100 pounds, he holds the record as the shortest U.S. president.
Who was James Madison?
Popularized by British designer Mary Quant, this shockingly short garment became the defining fashion statement of the decade.
What is the miniskirt?
Unlike spiders, which have eight legs and two body segments, all true insects possess this exact number of walking legs and three body segments.
What is six?
Originating in Austria, this famous dish consists of a thin meat cutlet—traditionally veal—that is breaded and fried.
What is wiener schnitzel (or schnitzel)?
Created during the Great Depression, this fluffy, chocolate-covered bar features a center made of malted milk nougat.
What is a 3 Musketeers bar?
Nicknamed "Old Hickory" for his tough demeanor, he was the first president to survive an assassination attempt when both of his attacker's pistols misfired.
Who was Andrew Jackson?
This footwear trend featured shiny, mid-calf plastic or vinyl boots often paired with mod dresses.
What are go-go boots?
Insects use these highly sensitive, paired appendages on their heads to smell, taste, and sense vibrations in their environment.
What are antennae?
This hearty Hungarian stew, often served as a soup, heavily features beef, vegetables, and the spice paprika.
What is goulash?
This caramel and peanut bar coated in milk chocolate was named after a legendary American baseball player, though the company claimed it was named after a president's daughter.
What is Baby Ruth?
Before leading the Union to victory in the Civil War and becoming president, his real first name was actually Hiram.
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
Named for its resemblance to a structural hair dome, this towering, heavily hairsprayed hairstyle was famously rocked by The Ronettes and Audrey Hepburn.
What is the beehive?
This is the specific biological term for the complete four-stage transformation an insect undergoes from egg, to larva, to pupa, to adult.
What is metamorphosis?
This Nahuatl-derived Mexican soup features chewy hominy corn combined with pork or chicken in a rich broth.
What is pozole (or posole)?
This bar features a core of fluffy nougat topped with caramel and whole almonds, all wrapped in a layer of milk chocolate.
What is an Almond Joy?
He is the only president elected to four terms in office, serving through both the Great Depression and World War II.
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
These pants, which flared out dramatically from the knee down, were a staple of late-60s counterculture fashion.
What are bell-bottoms?
Making up about 40% of all known insect species, this massive order of insects is easily identified by their hardened, shell-like front wings called elytra.
What are beetles?
This classic Middle Eastern dip blends mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, and garlic.
What is hummus?
Packaged in a small box with a little plastic window, these tiny, tangy, crunchy fruit candies are typically sold in dual-flavor boxes like strawberry and grape.
What are Nerds?
He is the only person to serve as both vice president and president without ever being elected to either office by the Electoral College.
Who was Gerald Ford?
This colorful, psychedelic fabric-dyeing method became the unofficial uniform of the hippie counterculture movement.
What is tie-dye?
This subterranean insect can spend 13 or 17 years underground as a nymph before emerging in massive, noisy swarms to breed.
What is a cicada?