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all about Hurricanes
all about Hurricanes
A tropical storm becomes a hurricane when the closed circulation in the center becomes a defined eye and sustained winds reach what speed?
74 mph
Hammerstein is to Rogers as Lerner is to...
Loewe
What actor-politician bought the first Hummer manufactured for civilian use in 1992?
Arnold Schwarzenegger
What 5 yr old orphan girl from the Swiss Alps was also called Adelheid?
Heidi
What did my true love give to me on the 11th day of Christmas?
11 pipers piping
In what direction do Atlantic hurricanes spin?
Counterclockwise
The longest-running show in Broadway history was/is?
Phantom of the Opera
Peter Falk, who played Columbo in the TV series of the same name, had a glass what?
eye
Who was Dorothy's pal in The Wizard of Oz who wiped his eyes with his tail so often that " it became quite wet"
The Cowardly Lion
What is Christmas called in France
Noel
As of this printing, the Atlantic hurricane season goes from when to when?
June 1st- November 30th
How many Rogers and Hammerstein musicals can you name?
A Grand Night for Singing,Allegro,Carousel,Cinderella,Flower Drum Song,Me and Juliet,Oklahoma,Pipe Dream, South Pacific,State Fair,The King and I and The Sound of Music.
Actor Tommy Lee Jones and what former U.S. vice-president were freshman roommates at Harvard?
Al Gore
Who is the first character Alice meets in Wonderland wearing a waistcoat and a pocket watch?
The White Rabbit
What Christmas carol includes the lyrics "Star with royal beauty bright"?
We Three Kings
Specific names of hurricanes are retired when what happens?
When a hurricane with that name is particularly devastating.
This show originally opened on Broadway in 1947 and involves two American tourists who stumble upon a mysterious Scottish village which appears for only one day every hundred years. Tommy, one of the tourist, falls in love with Fiona, a young woman from the village. The most recorded song from the show over the years is "Almost Like Being in Love"
Brigadoon
What did Alfred Hitchcock not have that most of us have from birth?
A belly button
Jim Hawkins, the Hispaniola's cabin boy narrates what Robert Louis Stevenson tale?
Treasure Island
In England, what is traditionally hidden in a Christmas pudding?
a coin (six pence)
Hurricanes are named alphabetically, with female and male names alternating. When did this way of naming first start?
1979
What classic Broadway musical, which later became a film by the same name starring Yul Brenner, is about a British schoolteacher traveling to Asia to teach royal children?
The King and I
Although he starred in many classic gangster films, for which he is probably best remembered, what Hollywood actor actually started his career as a chorus boy and was also an exceptionally fine dancer?
James Cagney
Sam-I-Am,Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, JoJo McDodd and The Zax are characters in various books by what beloved children's book author?
Dr. Seuss
In the song "Jingle Bells" the sleigh is pulled by how many horses?
1 ( a one-horse open sleigh)