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What organization represents retired people, is a source of information on topics of interest to seniors, and offers many membership benefits?
Psycho. Anthony Perkins plays Norman Bates and Janet Leigh plays Marion Crane in the famous shower scene.
“Superstition,” “You Are the Sunshine of My Life,” and “You Haven’t Done Nothin’”
Who is Stevie Wonder? All three songs hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts. Top40Weekly.com rates Wonder the No. 1 artist of the 1970s.
On June 21, 1893, this 264-foot, circular ride debuted at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago and has been a fixture at fairs ever since
What is the Ferris wheel? George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. designed and built it
What is a perfect score in bowling?
300. In each game, players have the opportunity to bowl up to 12 strikes for a maximum score of 300 points.
What organization oversees college athletics?
NCAA. It stands for National Collegiate Athletic Association
What 1950 animated film portrays a neglected stepdaughter-turned princess, thanks to her fairy godmother and a lost slipper?
Cinderella. Ilene Woods voiced and sang Cinderella and beat 309 other girls to get the part
“Rocket Man,” “Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player,” and “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”
Who is Elton John? When he added vocals to John Lennon’s “Whatever Gets You Thru the Night,” John made a deal with Lennon that if the tune reached No. 1, Lennon would appear on stage with him. The song reached No. 1, and Lennon was good for his word. They appeared together at Madison Square Garden
On June 24, 1880, the song that became Canada’s national anthem debuted. This is its current name.
What is “O Canada”? It was originally named “Chant National” with French lyrics. Just over 100 years later, the song became Canada’s national anthem on Canada Day, July 1, 1980.
Who stars as the singing, magical nanny in the 1964 film Mary Poppins?
Julie Andrews. The movie was nominated for 13 Oscars and won five. Andrews won the award for best actress in a leading role
What are the letters for a two year college degree?
AA. It stands for associate of arts.
What 1985 murder mystery film stars Eileen Brennan as Mrs. Peacock, Christopher Lloyd as Professor Plum, and Martin Mull as Colonel Mustard, and is based on a popular board game by the same name?
Clue. The movie was also a stage production. The stage version had three different endings.
“Desperado,” “Witchy Woman,” and “One of These Nights”
What is the Eagles?
On June 10, 1935, two recovering alcoholics founded this 12-step program
What is Alcoholics Anonymous, or AA? It was founded in Akron, Ohio.
Lisbon is the capital of what country?
Portugal. Lisbon has not always been the capital of Portugal. Guimarães and then Coimbra had stints as Portugal’s capital before Lisbon took the title in 1256
What is the largest and oldest civil rights organization in the United States, founded in 1909?
NAACP. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
What 1941 Alfred Hitchcock film stars Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine as Johnnie and Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth, a couple on their honeymoon when the bride starts to worry her groom wants her dead?
Suspicion. Hitchcock was ordered to remove any scenes in which Grant appeared menacing. After the final product ran only 55 minutes, the scenes were restored.
“Stairway to Heaven,” “Ramble On,” and “Black Dog”
What is Led Zeppelin? The band was nominated for five Grammy Awards during the 1970s but didn’t win any. However, they did win five Grammy Awards from 1999–2014.
On June 17, 1885, the Statue of Liberty, a gift from this country, reached port in the New York Harbor.
What is France? It was unveiled on October 28, 1886, after a pedestal was built and the statue was reassembled. It was a gift to honor America’s centennial.
What is Australia’s largest city by population?
Sydney. Melbourne comes in a close second, and together they make up 40% of the entire country’s population.
A trade association founded in 1934, it represents major freight railroads of North America.
AAR. The Association of American Railroads
What 1954 film stars Frank Sinatra as John Baron, a hired presidential assassin who holds the Benson family hostage?
Suddenly. Rumor has it that Lee Harvey Oswald watched the film the day before the John F. Kennedy assassination.
“Night Fever,” “Staying Alive,” and “How Deep Is Your Love?”
What is the Bee Gees? Did you know the band was formed in 1958?
On June 21, 1959, North America’s first emergency phone number was inaugurated in this country
What is Canada? The number was originally 999, but it is now 911.
The nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania collectively are named for this sea.
What is Baltic? The states are known as the Baltic states, and they gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.