FUN FACTS
This audio tape format preceded the cassette format.
8-track. There are still 8-track enthusiasts today, and a few independent artists still release on the large format.
This is the study of the entire universe beyond Earth—planets, stars, dark holes, and galaxies.
Astronomy
This boxing champion was born Cassius Clay.
MUHAMMAD ALI
This annual German festival originated in Munich and usually ends on the first Sunday in October.
OKTOBERFEST
ORIGINALLY HOSTED BY BOB BARKER, THIS POPULAR GAME SHOW PITS CONTESTANTS AGAINST ONE ANOTHER TO GUESS THE PRICES OF EVERYDAY ITEMS
THE PRICE IS RIGHT
IN 1970, MCDONALD'S DEBUTED THIS FAST FOOD BREAKFAST SANDWICH. A FIRST IN THE BREAKFAST INDUSTRY
EGG MCMUFFIN
At sunset, the sky can appear to be this primary color.
RED
This innovative auto manufacturer who invented mass production paid his employees around double the going rate.
Henry Ford
Apples dipped in this sweet, melted topping are a fall favorite.
CARAMEL
RECENTLY MARRIED COUPLES COMPETE ON THIS SHOW TO SEE JUST HOW WELL THEY KNOW EACH OTHER
THE NEWLYWED GAME
WHO WAS THE FIRST AMERICAN WOMAN IN SPACE
SALLY RIDE
This is the science of how stars and planets influence our lives.
ASTROLOGY
She won 39 Grand Slam tennis titles and humiliated Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes,
BILLIE JEAN KING
This orange king of winter squashes is used to make jack-o-lanterns
PUMPKIN
MONTY HALL WAS THE FIRST HOST OF THIS ZANY SHOW WITH COSTUME CLAD CONTESTANTS MAKING A CHOICE BETWEEN CURTAIN #1, #2 OR #3
LET'S MAKE A DEAL
The national animal of Scotland is this mythical animal with the body of a horse.
UNICORN
One of the two October full moons, both of which begin with an “H.”
HARVEST
This American jazz singer is considered one of the best jazz vocalists of all time and wrote the autobiography Lady Sings the Blues.
BILLIE HOLIDAY
This is October’s birthstone
Opal or tourmaline
ON THIS SHOW, A GIANT TIC-TAC-TOE BOARD FEATURED 9 CELEBRITIES ANSWERING QUESTIONS FEOM THE HOST
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
WHO WAS THE FIRST AMERICAN IDOL WINNER
KELLY CLARSON
WHAT IS THE BRIGHTEST PLANET IN THE NIGHT SKY
VENUS
LEADER OF THE SOVIET UNION FROM 1985 - 1991
MIKHAIL GORBACHEV
This is one of the zodiac signs ruling October
LIBRA OR SCORPIO
IN THIS FAST PACED GAME, SHOPPERS FILL THEIR CARTS WITH THE MOST EXPENSIVE ITEMS POSSIBLE TO WIN.
SUPERMARKET SWEEP