Fast Food
World’s Fairs & Exhibitions
October Gardens
Classic Snacks and Appetizers
Let's Dance
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100
Founded in the 1960s, this sandwich shop became a franchise in 1974 and still encourages customers to “Eat Fresh” today.
Subway
The founder opened his first location to pay off his college tuition.
100
This 1,063-foot-tall attraction was built for the Exposition Universelle, the 1889 World’s Fair in Paris.
Eiffel Tower
At the time, it was the tallest structure in the world.
100
This cruciferous vegetable has an ornamental version that adds color to the fall garden.
kale
It adds green, white, pink, and/or purple to the garden. Ornamental kale is not edible
100
This is the meat ingredient in pigs in a blanket.
hot dog
Instead of the hot dog being inside a bun, a crescent roll is wrapped around it
100
This disco dance of the ’70s was popularized by Van McCoy’s hit song and combined mambo, salsa, and swing
the hustle
The dance originated in the South Bronx among young Puerto Rican dancers. .
100
This professional applies horseshoes to horses.
farrier
Most people know that horses wear horseshoes to protect their hooves, but they don’t necessarily know horseshoes increase traction and/or provide shock absorption.
100
This flower is a symbol of harvest season.
chrysanthemum
They’re harvest season’s most prolific flower, blooming everywhere in bold, beautiful colors—red, yellow, gold, green, purple, pink, maroon, and white. Globally, they are the second-largest harvest in the ornamental category, after roses.
200
This bite-sized McDonald’s favorite was introduced nationally in 1982 and is still a dippable bestseller today
McNuggets
A classically trained French chef created the recipe for the nuggets
200
This famous bridge in San Francisco opened in time for the 1939 World’s Fair.
Golden Gate Bridge
The Bay Bridge opened at the same time, and they sit atop Treasure Island, which was built for the World’s Fair
200
When planted in October, this delicious, white, cruciferous vegetable overwinters and is ready for harvest in early summer
cauliflower
Snowball is a popular variety that is easy to grow. Its tough outer leaves protect it from the cold. Some varieties are ready for harvest in as little as three to five months.
200
This animal’s “wings” are standard happy hour appetizer.
chicken
Buffalo wings with a side of blue cheese dressing is a classic wing dish.
200
Though this dance has roots in early tap routines, it was popularized (and some say perfected) by Michael Jackson in his Motown 25 TV performance in 1983
The moonwalk
The original dance move was reportedly created by tap dancer Bill Bailey around 1955
200
This breakfast and brunch dish consists of toasted English muffins, Canadian bacon, poached eggs, and hollandaise sauce.
Eggs Benedict
200
Cranberries are harvested by doing this.
flooding the fields
When the fields are flooded, the cranberries float to the top, making harvesting easier.
300
In 1995, this chain introduced its stuffed crust pizza, advertised as a crust so good you “eat it backwards.
Pizza Hut
The chain also boasts the first outer-space pizza delivery to the International Space Station.
300
Seattle’s most famous structure, it was built for the 1962 World’s Fair.
Space Needle
When the Space Needle opened, the revolving restaurant at the top was powered by only one horsepower.
300
October is the perfect month to start this sweet Italian herb indoors to provide a year-round supply for making pesto.
basil
It is an annual plant, and it won’t last after a frost. Its seeds are easy to sprout, and there are many varieties other than Genovese, the most common basil
300
This Italian cheese is cut into sticks, coated with breading, and then deep fried.
mozzarella
It is often served with marinara sauce for dipping.
300
With its roots in the mid-1950s, this complex clapping and hand-shaking dance was popularized by the movie Grease.
hand jive
The dance is associated with rhythm and blues music.
300
This U.S. state shares the longest border with a foreign country.
Alaska
Its border with Canada stretches 2,475 km. You might have thought Texas has the longest border with another country, but its border with Mexico stretches only 1,997 km.
300
This city is the home of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.
Hollywood, California
Today, the theater’s official name is the TCL Chinese Theatre, but no one calls it that
400
This chain discontinued its McDeluxe (aka the McDLT) burger in the 1990s because of its complex packaging.
McDonald’s
The unique burger came in a two-sided Styrofoam container, which did not meet the company’s new environmentally friendly standards.
400
In 1964, this Ford classic car, which is still in production, was introduced at the New York City World’s Fair.
Mustang
The car was displayed for the first time at the Ford Pavilion, aka the Wonder Rotunda.
400
You will likely only eat the red and green stalks of this vegetable in a pie mixed with strawberries.
rhubarb
While you can prepare the stalks in a variety of dishes, it’s not a favorite vegetable. The leaves are poisonous whether raw or cooked.
400
Sour cream and a package of onion soup or dip mix have been the two ingredients of this standby dip since at least the 1960s.
French onion dip
It was initially called California dip after an unknown cook in Los Angeles, California, invented it
400
This popular party dance reached the top of the American pop charts in 1996 as a remix of a Spanish-language rumba
macarena
Recorded by Los del Río, the song “Macarena” was inspired by a beautiful flamenco dancer.
400
This is an ancient Chinese discipline of meditative movements practiced as a system of exercises
tai chi
it was originally a martial art, but today it is a gentle exercise that focuses on postures and controlled breathing. It helps improve balance, which can reduce slips and falls.
400
The United States and Canada are both home to this natural attraction
Niagara Falls
It’s the collective name of three separate falls, and it’s Earth’s second-largest falls.
500
In November 1970, this chain introduced the first modern drive-thru, serving square patties and Frosty desserts through a window
Wendy’s
The drive-thru concept was so new that customers needed instructions on how to order.
500
On the way to JFK Airport, you will see this well-known structure from the New York World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park.
Unisphere (or globe)
It’s made of stainless steel, and when it was built, it was the largest globe in the world.
500
This flowering shrub is used to produce a popular facial astringent (tighten and shrink the appearance of pores)
witch hazel
It’s indigenous to the American Northeast, and it remains in bloom after most of the garden has gone dormant. It attracts butterflies but is resistant to deer.
500
Wrap this around pineapple or water chestnuts and secure with a toothpick for a quick, baked appetizer.
bacon
You can also wrap it around shrimp and coat it with barbecue sauce.
500
We bet you know this dance craze just by the band who performs it: the Village People.
YMCA
The dance became a hit after their performance on American Bandstand.
500
This legume is treated as a nut and often mistaken for one.
peanut
It is processed into a popular nut butter, and a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter requires around 500 peanuts.
500
This is the home of the first Madame Tussauds wax museum
London
Madame Marie Tussaud was born in France and learned wax modeling from a French sculptor who bequeathed his two museums to her. Today, there are 24 locations worldwide.