Countries by Leader
In the ’70s, this country was led by Chairman Mao Zedong.
China
The People’s Republic of China was ruled by Mao until he died in 1976.
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association is better known as this.
FIFA
Starting in 1977, FIFA began organizing youth soccer tournaments.
This is the most popular color of rose given on Valentine’s Day.
red
Roses account for 83 percent of all flowers sold on Valentine’s Day, and 63 percent of those roses are red.
Hayley Mills plays the double leading roles of kids who meet at camp in this film; their first meeting exposes a visceral hatred for each other.
The Parent Trap
Mills plays both Sharon McKendrick and Susan Evers. After they are disciplined by being placed together in solitary confinement, they learn they are twins, separated during infancy.
Pounds, ounces, tablespoons, and teaspoons are part of the category of weights and this.
measures
Weights and measures are units that quantify volume, length, weight, etc.
Leaders in this South Asian nation included Indira Gandhi and her son Rajiv Gandhi.
India
The mother and son were controversial leaders of the nation from a powerful political family.
1991 saw the first World Cup for these players.
women
The Women’s World Cup was first held in China.
Fat Tuesday is the culmination of this event.
Mardi Gras
Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday in the Christian faith.
When leaving school for summer vacation, students in love are reminded by this 1966 hit single by the Happenings.
"See You in September”
The Tempos originally recorded the song. It begins with the following lyrics:
See you in September/ See you when the summer’s through/ Here we are saying goodbye at the station/ Summer vacation is taking you away.
We were taught about this graphical representation of food and the number of servings of each group we should have in a day.
the food pyramid
MyPlate has since replaced the food pyramid.
Big names in this country’s history include Georges Pompidou, François Mitterrand, and Jacques Chirac.
France
Mitterrand was a strong proponent of European unity and integration during his term as French president.
Due to increased usage, FIFA tightened regulations around the use of these during the 1980s.
performance-enhancing drugs/steroids
Players who are found to use performance-enhancing drugs can be banned from the sport worldwide under FIFA regulations.
Chosen because it includes the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, February is when this annual observance is celebrated.
Black History Month
We started observing Black History Month in 1976. It is the outgrowth of Black History Week, established in 1926.
This 1955 classic film starring Katharine Hepburn and Italian actor Rossano Brazzi captures the romance of Venice, Italy.
Summertime
The plot involves a single, middle-aged woman who travels to Venice and falls in love with a married Italian antique store owner.
Add this to a roux to make a béchamel sauce.
milk
Both are basic French sauces and made with flour and a fat, usually butter. They have been incorporated into American sauces and are the base of gravies, Alfredo, and cheese sauces.
Prime ministers from this island nation have included John Malcolm Fraser, Robert Hawke, and Paul Keating.
Australia
Hawke and Fraser rank as the third- and fourth-longest-serving Australian prime ministers, respectively.
In 1971, this Brazilian soccer legend retired from international soccer.
Pelé
He played his final professional game at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
If you are born on this numerical day in February, technically your birthday will happen only every four years.
February 29
Leap years occur every four years, and February gains an extra day.
The refrain to this 1967 Johnny Rivers tune goes:
All summer long, we spent dancin’ in the sand/ And the jukebox kept on playin’/ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”
“Summer Rain”
The song begins:
Summer rain taps at my window/ West wind soft as a sweet dream/ My love, warm as the sunshine/ Sittin’ here by me, yeah, she’s here by me.
We learned this important concept regarding preparing food so all of it would be ready at the same time; it also applies to timing work, projects, and other tasks.
time management
Though multitasking became a desirable skill during the rise of the personal computer, researchers have found that, from a time-management point of view, it is better to work on one task at a time.
Václav Havel served as president of this European nation during the 1990s.
Czechoslovakia
President Havel addressed the U.S. Congress during an official state visit in 1990.
The 1994 World Cup was played in this nation, the first time it had been held outside of Europe or South America.
United States
This was also the first World Cup Final to be decided based on a penalty shootout.
The people who ride the Mardi Gras floats are required by law to wear these.
masks
They are required to remain anonymous, a tradition that started hundreds of years ago. They can wear full face masks or masks that shield only the eyes.
This 1973 film, set at the end of the summer of 1962, stars Ron Howard and Richard Dreyfuss; it covers only one night as the two prepare to leave for college.
American Graffiti
The two have very differing opinions of their small, northern California town, and those differences play out in the film.
We were taught that when no fire extinguisher was available, we should put out grease fires with this common ingredient.
baking soda
Today, the best way to put out a grease fire is to use a fire blanket because it doesn’t create a mess.