British vs American
Rocket
Arugula
One story says this 1970s daredevil got his rhyming nickname after crashing his motorcycle while being chased by police as a teen.
Evel Knievel
It's the question the Doors asked after saying, "Hello, I love you." [Hint: Group The Doors]
'Won't you tell me your name?'
Courgette
Zucchini
In 1972, Mujibur Rahman became the first prime minister of this new Asian nation for which a concert was held in 1971.
Bangladesh "The Concert for Bangladesh," featuring George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, announced the new Asian nation's foundation in 1971. The album's songs include "My Sweet Lord," "That's the Way God Planned It," and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."
In 1964, his widow said, "So now he is a legend when he would have preferred to be a man."
John F. Kennedy
Crips
Potato Chips
In the 1960s and 1970s, he was professional golf's leading money winner eight times.
Jack Nicklaus captured eight of his record-setting 18 career major championship titles in the 1970s. He led the money list in 1972—his highest earning season—at $317,000, the equivalent of about $2 million in 2020 dollars, while 54 players on PGA Tour made more than that in 2020. His 73 career victories rank third all-time, behind Sam Snead and Tiger Woods, who each have 82.
In 1967, Apollo 1 and the first mission in this Soviet program both suffered fatalities.
Soyuz Soyuz 1 launched with Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov aboard. The mission was plagued with technical issues and Komarov was killed upon re-entry into Earth's atmosphere. The Soyuz spacecraft design is still active to this day and mainly used to carry people and supplies to and from the international space station.
Eggy Bread - white bread dipped in eggs and fried
French Toast
On July 2, 1976, these two Asian countries officially reunited.
North and South Vietnam
It's the 1969 Oscar-winning film in which Dustin Hoffman declared, "I'm walkin' here!"
'Midnight Cowboy' Due to its explicit language and sexual themes, "Midnight Cowboy" was slapped with an X rating. That didn't stop it from capturing the cultural zeitgeist and winning three Academy Awards, including best picture and best director.
Aubergine
Eggplant
During the 1970s, he served as CIA director, secretary of defense and secretary of energy. [Hint: James ...]
James Schlesinger
Learned in 1966 of the creation of this African American cultural festival that's celebrated from Dec. 26–Jan. 1.
Kwanzaa Maulana Karenga, a professor of Black studies at California State University, Long Beach, created Kwanzaa in the spirit of African year-end harvest festivals. The name itself is derived from the Swahili phrase "matunda ya kwanza," meaning "first fruits of the harvest." Each day of the event is dedicated to a different African American cultural principle.
Banger
Sausages
Full name of the show on which Bill Bixby became angry, became too big for his shirt, and became Lou Ferrigno.
'The Incredible Hulk' ran from 1977 to 1982 on CBS. The five muscle-packed seasons centered on David Banner, a scientist played by Bill Bixby, who becomes a guinea pig in his trial.
In the 1960s, he founded a bricklaying business to finance his bodybuilding career. [Hint: Calif Gov]
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Biscuit
Cookies
In the 1970s you paid a $40 adoption fee for Little People, the precursor to these dolls that came with birth certificates.
Cabbage Patch Kids Cabbage Patch Kids dolls traveled to the moon on a 1985 space shuttle mission, served as mascot for the 1992 and 1996 U.S. Olympic teams, and were commemorated in 2001 with a "Celebrate the Celebrity" postage stamp.
Don won five Emmys in the '60s for playing this jittery comic sidekick.
Barney Fife Don Knotts as Deputy Barney Fife