Unique Places
It’s walls expose nearly 2 billion years of Earth’s history with ancient rock layers carved by the Colorado River in Arizona.
What is The Grand Canyon?
If you rode a smaller version of this vehicle, you were in the special classes in school.
What is a bus?
Awful to step on, this simple toy that’s just a bunch of building blocks has its own theme park.
What is Lego’s?
California’s largest lake, an accidental desert oasis formed in 1905. Today, the body of water is toxic.
In 1905, an 11-year-old mixed a drink made with soda, powder, and water. He had a stirring stick in it and accidentally left it outside over night in the cold. This was the invention of this sweet treat.
What is a popsicle?
A homophone of a letter in the alphabet, this five-letter word sounds the same if you remove its last 4 letters.
What is queue?
On his lunch hour, producer Bob Stewart saw an auction that inspired him to create this TV classic.
What is The Price is Right?
It’s the medical term for ringing in the ears.
What is tinnitus?
The World’s largest indoor desert is at Henry Doorly Zoo in this city; Nebraska’s most populous. Peyton Manning loved saying this during games.
What is Omaha?
“No lemon, no melon”, “Was it a car or a cat I saw?”, and “Step on no pets” have something in common. What is the term for this?
What is a palindrome?
Engineer Percy Spencer accidentally melted a candy bar while by a magnetron; which led to this invention in most kitchens today.
What is a microwave?
The name of this college course outline comes from a misreading of a word for a book’s title label.
What is a syllabus?
This toy was patented in the 1960s as a “liquid filled die agitator”.
What is the magic 8 ball?