North American River Cities
This large American city mostly sits between the Hudson River and the East River.
What is New York City?
The East River flows into Long Island Sound. The Hudson River separates New York and New Jersey.
This nut has the same name as a South American country and is the largest nut found in a container of mixed nuts.
What is Brazil?
Brazil nuts aren't really nuts; they are seeds that come from a tree in the Amazon rain forest.
This state's official nickname is the Beehive State, and one of its unofficial nicknames is Land of the Mormons.
What is Utah?
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints first settled in Utah, and much of the population belongs to the church today.
Born July 16, 1911, she is remembered as Fred Astaire's dance partner.
Who is Ginger Rogers?
She received a televised tribute at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1992.
What is Medicare?
President Lyndon B Johnson was accompanied by several people, including President Harry S. Truman, who signed the original Social Security Act.
This Pennsylvania city sits at the confluence of the Monongahela River and the Allegheny River, which form the Ohio River. Some people say this city sits at the confluence of all three rivers.
What is Pittsburgh?
The Ohio River is the largest tributary of the Mississippi River.
This huge, delicious summertime fruit is a gourd with red flesh.
What is watermelon?
The average watermelon vine produces two of four fruits.
The Sunshine State unofficially goes by the nickname the Citrus State.
What is Florida?
When you think of orange juice, you think of Florida. Much of North American's orange and grapefruit production come from Florida.
Born July 8, 1839, this American industrialist and billionaire founded Standard Oil.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
In 1911, the U.S. Supreme Court dissolved Standard Oil and Trust on anti-trust grounds. At the time, the company controlled "almost all oil production, processing, marketing, and transportation in the U.S," according to Britannica.
On July 1, 1963, the Post Office Department (no the U.S. Postal Service, or USPS) introduced this five-digit system for sorting mail.
What is zip code?
The USPS launched a marketing campaign with the mascot Mr. Zip to introduce zip codes to the public.
This city in the south of Texas sits on a river by the same name and is famous for its River Walk.
If you go to San Antonio, you don't want to miss the River Walk, known as Paseo del Rio, where you can shop, dine, listen to music, take boat rides, or just stroll along the riverbank.
This C-shaped nut is often found in a can of mixed nuts.
What is cashew?
Cashews are native to Brazil and come from evergreen trees in warm, humid climates across the globe.
The Lone Star State is also called the Blizzard State.
What is Texas?
Blizzard State comes form its windstorms, not form snow blizzards.
Born July 4, 1930, he was a long-time, controversial owner of the New York Yankees from the early 1970s until he turned over the team to his sons in 2008.
Who is George Steinbrenner?
He was temporarily barred from baseball from 1990 to 1993. His tyrannical control of the team earned him the moniker "the Boss," and he is remembered for firing manager Billy Martin five times.
Ever July 1, Canada celebrates this national holiday, once called Dominion Day.
What is Canada Day?
The day celebrates national pride. It also commemorates three provines that joined Canada: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Canada. The former Canadian province is now two provinces- Ontario & Quebec.
Canada's second-largest city and largest French-speaking city is surrounded by rivers, including the Saint Lawrence River.
What is Montreal?
The city of Montreal takes up around three-quarters of the island of Montreal.
This large, orange gourd is the largest fruit in the world.
What is pumpkin?
The largest one to date is the Atlantic giant pumpkin that weighed in at 2,625 pounds. The title goes back and forth between pumpkin and squash.
The Volunteer State is unofficially called the Big Bend State.
What is Tennessee?
Early Native Americans' called the Tennessee River "Big Bend".
Born July 13, 1946, this actor made up half of a duo with Tommy Chong. They made a string of comedies that revolved around smoking marijuana.
Who is Cheech Marin?
The two met in Canada and performed there as stand-up comics. Later, Marin landed a starring role in Nash Bridges along with Don Johnson, and he appeared in 20 episodes of Judging Amy.
On July 31, 1975, this Teamster leader vanished, and his body has never been found.
Who is Jimmy Hoffa?
His disappearance has been blamed on a mob hit, even though there is no evidence to support that assumption.
The capital city of Ontario sits on the mouth of the Humber River.
What is Toronto?
Toronto also sits on Lake Ontario and is the largest city on Canada, with eight million residents.
This blossoming Japanese tree doesn't produce the fruit that is mentioned in its name. Also making an argument for or against something, you might want [name of fruit]-pick your words.
What is Cherry?
To "cherry pick" is to look through what's available and find the best ones - whether it's an item or argument.
The Bay State's unofficial nicknames include Pilgrim State and the Spirit of America.
What is Massachusetts?
The Pilgrims are said to have landed at Plymouth Rock.
Born July 19, 1946, in Bucharest, Romania, this tennis champ is known for his "nasty" demeanor, a play on his name.
Who is Ilie Nastase?
Reports of his accomplishments are often coupled with descriptions of his on-court tantrums.
On July 4, 1826, the second and third presidents fo the U.S. died within five hours of each other. Name one of them.
Who is John Adams or Thomas Jefferson?
The men were the last remaining American revolutionaries.