Historic Firsts
The first man to set foot on the moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
It’s not only a bog fruit associated with the holidays but also a shade of red.
What is cranberry?
Citrus fruit with a bright yellow rind, pink interior, pulp, and seeds.
What is grapefruit?
This everyday expression includes the color of Ireland and a word similar to jealousy.
What is green with envy?
Tie-dye fashions emerged on the scene in this decade.
What is the 1960s?
The century during which the first U.S. transcontinental railroad was finished.
What is 19th century?
This shade of tan is named for an animal that has a hump for storing fat and that you can ride at the Giza Pyramids in Egypt.
What is camel?
Individual stars that form a shape within a defined boundary.
What is a constellation?
In 1920, this Macy’s competitor (now closed) was the first to host a Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia.
What is Gimbel’s?
These were the big and bulky predecessor to women’s slips.
What are petticoats?
The first American self-made businesswoman to become a millionaire.
Who is Sarah Breedlove (or Madam C. J. Walker)?
Breedlove had a problem with hair loss, so she started a hair-care company for Black women that focused on healthy hair.
Chartreuse is a hue of this secondary color.
What is green?
The colder of the two appliances that have a compressor, condenser coils, evaporator, evaporator fan, thermostat, and door gasket.
What is a freezer?
When translated, the Italian title of this 1960 Federico Fellini film starring Marcello Mastroianni means “The Sweet Life.”
What is La Dolce Vita?
Umbrellas used by women in the sun were called this.
What are parasols?
First woman to win a Nobel Prize; did so for her work in the field of radioactivity and then again for her work in chemistry.
Who is Marie Curie?
A shade of this color is associated with Tiffany & Co.
What is blue?
Has a needle, bobbin winder, hand wheel, and foot pedal.
What is a sewing machine?.
This type of light causes wrinkles and ages skin.
What is ultraviolet (or UV)?
You couldn’t walk into a soda shop in the 1950s without seeing these trendy circle skirts on girls and young women.
What are poodle skirts?
Country in which Dr. Christian Barnard performed the first human heart transplant.
What is South Africa?
This shade of pink is also the name of a plant with exquisite, delicate petals.
What is fuchsia?
Type of boat with a mast, jib, stern, and bow.
What is a sailboat?
This New York City store’s shoe floor has its own zip code.
What is Saks Fifth Avenue?
This straw hat for men was introduced in the 1920s and made in Ecuador.
What is Panama hat?