Famous Faces
Blank starred in a number musicals, comedies, and thrillers, including The Pajama Game (1957) and Pillow Talk (1959), often pairing with Rock Hudson.
Doris Day
Maxwell House coffee is named after what?
Hotel in Nashville TN
What famous U.S. speech ends with, "That government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth"?
The Gettysburg address
What American singer-songwriter wrote and first recorded the song "Blue Suede Shoes" in 1955?
Carl Perkins
What was the first electronic computer called?
Eniac
Brooding, rebel actor who achieved cult-figure status after making only three films, Rebel Without a Cause (1955), East of Eden (1955) and Giant (1956).
James Dean
What are the four main ingredients in beer?
Grain, hops, yeast, and water
How many stripes are on the American flag?
13
In the original Jackson family line up, how many brothers were there?
5
Who came up with the three laws of motion?
Sir Isaac Newton
Portrayed the quintessential American hero onscreen. Best known as a cowboy in John Ford directed Westerns such as Stagecoach (1939), Fort Apache (1948) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
John Wayne
What are dried plums called?
What was the name of the U.S. mail service, started in 1860, that used horses and riders?
Pony Express
What was Elvis Presley's middle name?
Aaron
Why are flamingos pink?
From eating shrimp
stories usually dealt with men living active, dangerous lives, soldiers, fishermen, athletes, bullfighters, who meet challenge and hardship with quiet courage. Works include “A Farewell to Arms” (1929),”To Have and Have Not” (1937), “For Whom the Bell Tolls” (1940), and “The Old Man and the Sea”
Ernest Hemingway
Baloney is a form of what?
Sausage
Who was the first US President to declare war?
James Madison
Which music icon began his career as a member of a group called The Wailers?
Bob Marley
At what wind speed does a Tropical storm turn into a Hurricane? Must get within 5
74 MPH
South’s greatest playwright whose plays reflected his Southern experience. He achieved more fame when many of his plays were made into movies. Works include “The Glass Menagerie” (1945), “A Streetcar Named Desire” (1947 for which he won the Pulitzer), “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”
Tennessee Williams
The United States state of Georgia is famous for what fruit?
Peach
Which one of John Steinbeck's short novels was originally called "something that happened"?
Of Mice and Men
What famous US festival hosted over 350,000 fans in 1969?
Woodstock
The outermost layer of the Earth is called the what?
Crust