SNEAKER COMPANIES
THE SECOND LARGEST SPORTSWEAR MANUFACTURE AFTER NIKE
WHAT IS ADIDDAS
The company was started by Adolf Dassler in his mother's house; he was joined by his elder brother Rudolf in 1924 under the name Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory. In 1949, following a breakdown in the relationship between the brothers, Adolf created Adidas, and Rudolf established Puma, which became Adidas' business rival.
Following the 1952 Summer Olympics, Adidas acquired its signature 3-stripe logo from the Finnish athletic footwear brand Karhu Sports, for two bottles of whiskey and the equivalent of 1600 euros.
A SMOKED JALAPENO PEPPER IS CALLED
WHAT IS A CHIPOTLE
Typically, ten pounds of jalapeños make one pound of chipotles after being thoroughly dried.
BEING PLANNED AND STILL UNDECIDED
WHAT IS UP IN THE AIR
Thomas Jefferson used it that way in 1797 “I consider the future character of our Republic as in the air.”
"FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY, STING LIKE A BEE"
WHO IS MOHAMMAD ALI
In 1964, Ali was 22 years old, and still known by his birth name: Cassius Clay, Jr. In Miami Beach, Florida, Clay was the underdog in a matchup against Sonny Liston.
APRIL 12TH 1861
WHAT ARE THE FIRST SHOTS FIRED
Confederate shore batteries under General P.G.T. Beauregard open fire on Union-held Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Bay. During the next 34 hours, 50 Confederate guns and mortars launched more than 4,000 rounds at the poorly supplied fort. On April 13, U.S. Major Robert Anderson surrendered the fort.
FIRST PRODUCED FOR THIS NBA PLAYER IN 1984
WHO IS MICHAEL JORDAN
He played 15 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls. His biography on the official NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. He was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.
UNITS THAT MEASURE A PEPPER'S HEAT LEVEL
WHAT IS SCOVILLE
The scale is named after its creator, American pharmacist Wilbur Scoville, whose 1912 method is known as the Scoville organoleptic test.
ACCOMPLISHING DIFFERENT THINGS SIMULTANEOUSLY
WHAT IS TO KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE
The earliest citation in the OED is from a 1655-56 exchange of views about free will between the philosopher Thomas Hobbes and the Anglican Bishop John Bramhall: “T. H. thinks to kill two birds with one stone, and satisfy two arguments with one answer.”
SUPERBOWL I CHAMPIONS
WHO ARE THE GREEN BAY PACKERS
Played on January 15, 1967, between Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Packers defeated Chiefs by 35–10.
JULY 1-3, 1862
WHAT IS THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG
This battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point.
FOUNDED IN ENGLAND AND NOW OWNED BY ADIDAS, THIS BRAND DISPLAYS A BRITISH FLAG ON IT'S SHOES
WHAT IS REEBOK
In 1895, Joseph William Foster at the age of 14 started work in his bedroom above his father's sweatshop in Bolton, England, and designed some of the earliest spiked running shoes. Reebok is currently owned by Adidas.
ALWAYS GREEN AND LARGE IN SIZE- THIS HEART SHAPED PEPPER IS NOT TOO SPICY AND IS COMMON IN MEXICAN DISHES
WHAT IS A POBLANO
Originating in the state of Puebla, Mexico. Dried, it is called ancho or chile ancho, from the Spanish word ancho ("wide").
EXPLAINING TO ANOTHER WHAT CHOICE IS SEEMINGLY THE RIGHT DECISION
WHAT IS YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE THEM DRINK
It was recorded as early as 1175 in Old English Homilies:
Hwa is thet mei thet hors wettrien the him self nule drinken
(who can give water to the horse that will not drink of its own accord?)
NATIONAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME SITE
WHAT IS SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
Established in 1959. The Hall of Fame honors international and American professionals, as well as American and international amateurs, making it arguably the most comprehensive Hall of Fame among major American sports.
APRIL 9TH, 1965
THE SOUTH SURRENDERS
Robert E. Lee surrendered the last major Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865. The last battle was fought at Palmito Ranch, Texas, on May 13, 1865.
HI OR LOW TOPS IN CANVAS, CLASSIC IS WHITE
WHAT IS CONVERSE
Converse started making an early basketball shoe in 1917 and redesigned it in 1922, when Chuck Taylor asked the company to create a better shoe with more support and flexibility. After Converse added Taylor's signature to the ankle patch they became known as Chuck Taylor All Stars. By the 1960s the company had captured about 70 to 80 percent of the basketball shoe market.
SMALL AND BOLBOUS, THIS CHILE IS IN THE SAME FAMILY AS THE SCOTCH BONNET AND IS ONE OF THE HOTTEST ON THE SCOLVILE SCALE
WHAT IS A HABANERO
Originally from the Amazon, from which it was spread. A specimen of a domesticated habanero plant, dated at 8,500 years old, was found at an archaeological site in Peru.
CUT THE MUSTARD
WHAT IS DO A GOOD JOB
The first recorded use of the phrase is by O Henry in 1907, in a story called The Heart of the West: “I looked around and found a proposition that exactly cut the mustard”.
PLAYED WITH A BAT AND A BALL BETWEEN TO TEAMS EACH WITH ELEVEN PLAYERS
WHAT IS CRICKET
The most successful side playing international cricket is Australia, which has won seven One Day International trophies, including five World Cups, more than any other country and has been the top-rated side more than any other country.
DECEMBER 20TH, 1860
WHAT IS THE FIRST STATE TO SECEDE, SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina (December 20, 1860)
Mississippi (January 9, 1861)
Florida (January 10, 1861)
Alabama (January 11, 1861)
Georgia (January 19, 1861)
Louisiana (January 26, 1861)
Texas (February 1, 1861)
Virginia (April 17, 1861)
Arkansas (May 6, 1861)
North Carolina (May 20, 1861)
Tennessee (June 8, 1861)
Secession was declared by pro-Confederate governments in Missouri and Kentucky, but did not become effective as it was opposed by their pro-Union state governments.
FOUNDED 1906 IN BOSTON
WHO IS NEW BALANCE
William J. Riley, an English immigrant, founded the New Balance Arch Support Company It is believed that Riley came up with the name "New Balance" by observing chickens in his yard and demonstrated the way his arch supports worked by keeping a chicken foot on his office desk.
THIS SPICY PEPPER'S NAME MEANS "OF THE MOUNTAINS"
WHAT IS A SERRANO
It’s said that serrano peppers are about “five times hotter than the jalapeño.” These pepper plants tend to grow in the elevated regions of Mexico.
WHISTLING IN THE DARK
WHAT IS TO BE UNREALISTICALLY CONFIDENT OR BRAVE
The literal idea is a very old one, attested to by John Dryden in Amphitryon (1690).
A TRADITION AT THE INDY 500 SINCE 1956
WHAT IS POURING MILK OVER YOURSELF
Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Louis Meyer regularly drank buttermilk to refresh himself on a hot day and happened to drink some in Victory Lane as a matter of habit after winning the 1936 race. There was a period between 1947-55 when milk was apparently no longer offered, but the practice was revived in 1956 and has been a tradition ever since.
MARCH 8TH, 1862
WHAT IS THE NAVAL BATTLE OF HAMPTON ROADS
This Naval clash of the ironclads, between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia. Lasting several hours, resulting in a tactical draw. These revolutionary new warships were protected by the thick armor plating that gives them the name ironclad, which prevented any lasting damage to either ship.