Born to be Pisces
The first 30
(1966-1996)
Popculture
The Following 30
(1997-2026)
Potpourri
100

Born on March 12, 1946, this legendary actress, singer, and daughter of Judy Garland won an Oscar for her role in Cabaret.

Who is Liza Minnelli?

100

On March 12, 1996, this Canadian superstar released her smash-hit album Falling Into You, which won the Grammy for Album of the Year and featured "Because You Loved Me."

Who is Celine Dion?

100

On March 12, 1894, this iconic soda was sold in glass bottles for the very first time in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

What is Coca-Cola?

100

On March 12, 2020, as the pandemic rapidly escalated, this famous actor (whom eventually went on to host to first-ever remote edition of SNL) announced he and his wife had contracted COVID-19, while in lockdown in Australia.

Who is Tom Hanks?

100

On March 12, 1912, Juliette Gordon Low assembled 18 girls in Savannah, Georgia, to found this iconic organization, famous today for their cookies.

What are the Girl Scouts?

200

This American singer-songwriter, who shares your mom's birthday (born in 1948), gained massive fame for writing songs about his "Fire and Rain" and "Sweet Baby James."

Who is James Taylor?

200

On March 12, 1980, former owner Tom Yawkey was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, recognizing his 40-plus years owning this team located in the northeast.

Who are the Boston Red Sox?

200

On March 12, 2016, Nickelodeon premiered a TV series based on this 2003 Jack Black movie about a substitute teacher who forms a secret band.

What is "School of Rock"?

200

On March 12, 2003, this 15-year-old girl was miraculously found alive in a Utah suburb, nine months after she had been abducted from her home.

Who is Elizabeth Smart?

200

Every year on March 12, fans of this salty, buttery, movie-theater snack celebrate its unofficial "National Lover's Day."

What is Popcorn?

300

Born March 12, 1968, this actor famously flipped a coin and lived long enough to become a villain in The Dark Knight.

Who is Aaron Eckhart?

300

On March 12, 1968, this Indian Ocean island nation, famous as the home of the extinct dodo bird, gained its independence from the UK.

What is Mauritius?

300

On March 12, 1949, Ol' Blue Eyes himself, Frank Sinatra, recorded this cheerfully named song about a tall yellow flower.

What is "Sunflower"?

300

On March 12, 2020, in a historic and unprecedented move, the lights went dark on this famous New York City theater district.

What is Broadway?

300

In 1884, Mississippi made history on March 12 by establishing the first state college specifically for this demographic.

What are women?

400

This prolific voice actor, born March 12, 1946, brought to life iconic animated characters like Fred from Scooby-Doo and Garfield.

Who is Frank Welker?

400

On March 12, 1989, British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee submitted a proposal for an information management system that would eventually become this global network.

What is the World Wide Web?

400

On March 12, 1966, the surf-rock theme song to this campy Adam West superhero TV series reached its chart peak of #17 on the Billboard Hot 100.

What is "Batman"?

400

On March 12, 2003, the World Health Organization issued its first-ever global alert regarding the outbreak of this severe respiratory disease.

What is SARS?

400

On March 12, 1945, New York became the first US state to prohibit discrimination based on race and creed in this specific area of public life.

What is employment? (or the workplace)

500

Born on March 12, 1917, he co-founded Chess Records, a pivotal record label in the history of blues and rock 'n' roll.

Who is Leonard Chess?

500

On March 12, 1996, Nancy Sinatra famously donated this specific, iconic piece of footwear to the Beverly Hills Hard Rock Cafe.

What are her white go-go boots? (The ones "made for walkin'")

500

On March 12, 2006, this critically acclaimed HBO drama series starring Bill Paxton as the patriarch of a polygamist family premiered.

What is "Big Love"?

500

On March 12, 1999, Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic made history by officially joining this Western military alliance.

What is NATO?

500

On March 12, 1930, this famous leader began his 240-mile "Salt March" to the sea in protest of the British monopoly on salt.

Who is Mahatma Gandhi?

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