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.”
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.
Born September 1, 1939, she is known for her role of Ernestine the telephone operator on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In and is one of the stars in the 1980 film 9 to 5.
Who is Lily Tomlin? Her costars in the film are Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton. Their boss is played by Dabney Coleman.
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 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.
Born sometime in September 1850, he founded a distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee, that produces Tennessee whiskey bearing his name.
Who is Jack Daniel? His first whiskey was Old No. 7, for which he won his first gold medal at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904.
On September 12, 1953, Jacqueline Bouvier married this future president.
Who is John F. Kennedy? The couple was married in Newport, Rhode Island. The wedding has been called the closest thing to a royal wedding in America.
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.
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.”
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.
Born September 10, 1929, he is known as the “King of Golf” because he was instrumental in popularizing and glamorizing the game of golf.
Who is Arnold Palmer? His fans were dubbed “Arnie’s Army.”
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.
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.
At night, this is how you say goodbye in Spain and Mexico.
What is buenas noches? It means “good evening” or “good night.”
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.
Born September 19, 1974, this current host of The Tonight Show followed Jay Leno.
Who is Jimmy Fallon? The full name of the show is now The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He took over as host in 2014. He launched his career on Saturday Night Live.
On September 6, 1847, Henry David Thoreau left this pond.
What is Walden Pond? He moved in with Ralph Waldo Emerson and his family.
The Great Barrier Reef is found in the southern hemisphere in the waters off the coast of this large country.
What is Australia? The reef is the largest living structure in the world.
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.”
This sitcom tells the story of a ragtag group of prisoners of war (POWs) in a German POW camp during World War II, led by actor Bob Crane.
What is Hogan’s Heroes? The comedy bears no resemblance to an actual POW camp. The inmates on the sitcom might as well be in charge of the prison.
Born September 16, 1956, this magician is the first to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named Magician of the Century and Magician of the Millennium. He shares his name with the title of a Charles Dickens classic novel.
Who is David Copperfield? He holds the record for selling the most tickets of any solo performer.
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.