Across The Globe
Visit the Kremlin, Red Square, and St. Basil’s Cathedral in this country.
What is Russia?
These structures comprise the heart of Moscow. The walls of the Kremlin date to the 15th century.
When in Hawaii, use this word when greeting people
What is aloha? It is used to say hello and goodbye, but it means more. When it comes from the heart, it means “love, peace, and compassion.”
She is Popeye’s girlfriend.
Who is Olive Oyl? In the comic strip, Olive has a brother named Castor Oyl. Fun fact: Popeye and Olive Oyl are based on real people who lived near cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar.
He used to say, “Say good night, Gracie,” at the end of each show
Who is George Burns? The occasion was The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. After she answered some questions from Burns with ditzy chitchat, he would ask her to say good night, and she did.
On the first Monday in September, the United States celebrates this national holiday.
What is Labor Day? Though summer doesn’t end for another few weeks, Labor Day marks the unofficial end of the summer season.
The ancient pyramids of Giza are in this country.
What is Egypt? The pyramids are near Cairo. Estimates on the number of laborers required to build the Giza pyramids range from 14,500 to 100,000.
In the southern U.S., this is the casual greeting when addressing multiple people.
What is “Hi, y’all”? Y’all is a contraction for you all.
This food gives Popeye superhuman strength.
What is spinach? Sales of canned spinach increased thanks to Popeye. Originally, Popeye gained his strength from rubbing the head of the Whiffle Hen, but that didn’t last long.
This character is married to a woman named Lucy and is the bandleader at the Tropicana, a local New York City nightclub. His favorite song is “Babalu.”
Who is Ricky Ricardo? The show is I Love Lucy.
On Monday, September 21, 1970, this televised NFL event debuted on the ABC network.
What is Monday Night Football? Sportscasters Keith Jackson, Don Meredith, and Howard Cosell covered the game with play-by-play and color commentary.
When visiting Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, you can watch these black-and-white-striped, horse-like animals roam.
What are zebras? Zebras are more closely related to donkeys than they are to horses, but they all belong to the same family.
The simplest greeting in Spanish is a four-letter word beginning with a silent H.
What is hola? It is often followed by buenas dias. Buenas dias is a more formal way of saying hello, meaning “good day.”
He is Popeye’s rival.
Who is Bluto? Popeye and Bluto are in competition for the same woman’s affection.
Ralph (a bus driver), Ed (a sewer worker), Alice, and Trixie are the main characters in this sitcom.
What is The Honeymooners? Ralph (Jackie Gleason) and Alice (Audrey Meadows) are married, and Ed (Art Carney) and Trixie (Joyce Randolf) are married.
On September 20, 1973, this female tennis icon beat Bobby Riggs on primetime TV in the “Battle of the Sexes.”
Who is Billie Jean King? At the time, Riggs was 55 years old, and King was 29. She won in straight sets, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3, and took home $100,000. The game had an estimated 50 million American viewers and an additional 40 million viewers worldwide.
In Venice, Italy, people travel through these instead of on roads
What are canals? The canals are not used exclusively by tourists. Citizens use water taxis to navigate the city.
This Italian four-letter word beginning with a C is a casual hello or goodbye.
What is ciao? A more formal greeting is salve, which is used any time of day. The more formal goodbye is arrivederci, also used any time of day.
He is Popeye’s baby.
Who is Swee’pea? His full name is Scooner Seawell Georgia Washenting Christiffer Columbia Daniel Boom.
He is Jack Benny’s butler and sidekick character on The Jack Benny Show, formerly of the Three Black Aces during the vaudeville years.
Who is Rochester (Van Jones)? Once he was established in the role of Benny’s butler, he became known in real life as Eddie “Rochester” Anderson. He worked with Benny for 23 years.
On September 6, 1847, Henry David Thoreau left this pond.
What is Walden Pond? He moved in with Ralph Waldo Emerson and his family.
It’s easy to float in this sea between Israel and Jordan because of its high salt content, and mud from the sea is used in beauty products.
What is the Dead Sea? The sea, which is really a salt lake, is the lowest point on the globe, and it has 10 times the salt found in the Mediterranean Sea.
Edward R. Morrow began his sign-off on his news program See It Now with “Good night” and ended it with this.
What is “good luck”? His full sign-off was “Good night and good luck.”
Popeye told his nephews that this edible member of the lily family gave his ancestors power (not strength).
What is garlic? Other members of the lily family are onions, shallots, and leeks.
This is the first verse of this sitcom’s theme song: Come and listen to my story about a man named Jed A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed, And then one day he was shootin’ at some food, And up through the ground come a bubblin’ crude
What is The Beverly Hillbillies? The main characters of the Clampett clan are Jed, Granny, Jethro, and Elly Mae. Do you remember that they call the swimming pool the cement (CEE-ment) pond?
On September 30, 1868, this author released the first volume of Little Women, her classic novel featuring the March sisters––Josephine, Meg, Beth, and Amy.
Who is Louisa May Alcott? The novel was originally written as serialized fiction.