Colors
An overnight flight that departs late and arrives early the next morning is known by this colorful name.
What is a red-eye?
A touchdown in the NFL is worth X points.
What is X = 7?
Many American malls were anchored on one end by JC Penny and on the other by this Chicago-based store, which started as a mail order catalog business.
What is Sears & Roebuck?
In this 1963 song, Bob Dylan first asked the musical question: “How many roads must a man walk down?”
What is "Blowin' in the Wind"?
The state flower of Texas — which is not the yellow rose — is also the name of a brand of margarine.
What is a Bluebonnet?
A person who is new or inexperienced at something is sometimes called this color.
What is green?
2024, which had X calendar days, was the most recent leap year.
What is X = 366?
This toy store chain was famous for its giraffe mascot and was once a major mall destination.
What is Toys R Us?
According to Shakespeare, this Roman leader uttered the famous words “Et tu, Brute?” after seeing his friend Brutus among his assassins.
Who is Julius Caesar?
Despite its name, this popular Christmas plant with bright red “petals” is native to Mexico.
What is poinsettia?
Fraud, embezzlement, and other financially motivated crimes are often described by this colorful term.
What is white-color crime?
It took Joseph Heller eight years to finish his satirical war novel, Catch X.
What is X = 22?
This popular jewelry store's name is in it's jingle: “Every kiss begins with _____”.
What is Kay Jewelers?
In his 1955 anti-war folk anthem, Pete Seeger asked “Where have all ‘these’ gone?”.
What are the flowers?
The state flower of Kansas, Helianthus, is a large bloom that is native to North America and is better known by this common name.
What is Sunflower?
Thanks to the brilliant lights that illuminated its theater district, Broadway earned this colorful nickname.
What is the Great White Way?
50 times X equals the number of US Senate members.
What is X = 2?
The first mall location for this bakery, known for its large, high calorie rolls that drip with sweet, gooey glaze, was just outside of Seattle.
What is Cinnabon?
In 1844, this inventor’s first telegraph was a single question: “What hath God wrought?".
Who is Morse? (Samuel F. B. Morse)
The official name of this state’s flower is Epigaea repens; but it’s not surprising that its common name is Mayflower.
What is Massachusetts?
This deep blue color takes its name from the plant that was traditionally used to create it.
What is indigo?
In a standard deck of playing cards, there are X face cards.
What is X = 12?
This five-and-dime store was famous not only for bargain merchandise, but also for its lunch counters.
What is Woolworth's?
Army chief counsel Joseph Welch was speaking to this person when he asked in a 1954 hearing, “Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?”.
Who is Senator Joseph McCarthy?
The expensive spice saffron comes from the tiny red stigmas of this purple flower.
What is a crocus?