On This Day
(July 29 Facts)
(July 29 Facts)
On July 29, 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the act that officially created this famous U.S. space agency.
What is NASA?
Many of our staff have spent time working in retail and may remember this alliterative phrase which describes pulling merchandise to the front edge of a shelf and turning all labels forward so the aisle looks pristine and full.
What is fronting and facing?
This mountain paradise east of the Mississippi River is consistently the most visited National Park in the U.S.
What is Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
Most of our staff are dreaming of a European vacation. Name 2 who are ready to jet to a country outside of Europe.
Who are Elaine and Natalie?
A guy learns to use the internet via a plug in the back of his neck, fights a virus wearing sunglasses, and realizes reality is just a giant math equation.
What is The Matrix?
He played the main character Ted Mosby on How I Met Your Mother, and he celebrates his birthday every year on July 29.
Who is Josh Radnor?
These two staff members share a passion for photography—one brings prior retail experience to the lens, while the other dreams of becoming a world-class photography expert. Name both of these team members. (No need to match who is who!)
Who are Doug and Josh?
This iconic 605-foot tower was built specifically as the centerpiece for the 1962 World's Fair.
What is the Space Needle?
Three of our staff collect books and may have a leg up on identifying this closing line of classic literature: "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." The rest of our contestants may need to think back to their high school English class. Name the title and the author.When accepting her 2011 Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, this 'Born This Way' singer gave a tearful speech thanking this late legendary diva, revealing that she imagined her singing the hit song while writing it. Name the two artists, submitted by two of our staff as performers of their Victory Theme Songs.
What are The Great Gatsby and F. Scott Fitzgerald?
A young girl goes to a strange land, kills the first person she meets, and then teams up with three strangers to kill again.
What is The Wizard of Oz?
July 29, 1890 marks the tragic passing of this legendary Post-Impressionist painter, who famously only sold one painting during his lifetime.
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
In 1959, this Swedish carmaker invented the 3-point seatbelt—and then famously gave away the patent for free so competing manufacturers could use it to save lives. In our office, we have a staff member who understands the importance of auto safety, having spent over 5 years in accident reconstruction analyzing serious crash scenes across Indiana. Name the carmaker or the employee.
What are Volvo or Natalie?
This U.S. state boasts the longest total coastline of any state—measuring over 6,600 miles.
What is Alaska?
Name two staff whose magnet collections feature locations in the Pacific Northwest (PNW).
Who are Ashley, Kieran, and Natalie?
A teenager accidentally travels back in time, accidentally makes his own mother fall in love with him, and has to use an oversized clock and lightning to escape.
What is Back to the Future?
On July 29 of this year, astronomers announced the discovery of a new planet, which sparked a debate that eventually demoted Pluto from planet status.
What is 2005?
Before becoming the 16th U.S. President, this famous leader juggled multiple jobs simultaneously—working as a surveyor, postmaster, and general store clerk all at once. Similarly, this staff member clocked a multitude of hours in the past, sometimes on shift for a total of more than 16 hours per day. Name the president and the staff member.
Who are Abraham Lincoln and Elaine?
Four U.S. states are officially classified as "Commonwealths" rather than states. Name two of them.
What are Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia?
When accepting her 2011 Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, this 'Born This Way' singer gave a tearful speech thanking this late legendary diva, revealing that she imagined her singing the hit song while writing it. Name the two artists, submitted by two of our staff as performers of their Victory Theme Songs.
Who are Lady Gaga and Whitney Houston?
An elderly man uses thousands of party supplies to avoid being evicted from his home, taking a local scout hostage in the process.
What is Up?
On July 29 of this year, an estimated 750 million people tuned in to watch the televised "wedding of the century" between two British figures.
What is 1981?
In 1979, this pop-culture icon and film star helped launch a massive roller-skating craze when she skated through Venice Beach in the musical fantasy film 'Xanadu'. One of our own staff members has embraced roller skating as exercise. Name the celebrity and the staff member.
Who are Olivia Newton-John and Kieran?
This U.S. President, famous for his rugged outdoor lifestyle, survived an assassination attempt during a speech and famously finished the speech before going to the hospital.
Who is Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt?
One of our co-workers celebrates with this 1971 John Denver hit which opens with the line 'Almost Heaven, West Virginia,' even though the two geography features named in the very next line—the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah River—are located almost entirely in Virginia. Furthermore, the song's co-writer was inspired with the idea while driving through a third state, located in the mid-Atlantic. Name the song title and the third state, where the song began to be imagined.
What are "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and Maryland?
A series of severe OSHA violations in a remote theme park leads to several tourists being hunted by giant lizards.
What is Jurassic Park?