Here Comes the Sun
The sun is closest to Earth during this season in the northern hemisphere.
What is winter? It’s not how close the sun is to Earth that causes heat; it’s the tilt of Earth that creates the seasonal temperature ranges.
Using vinegar, water, and salt to preserve cucumbers is called this.
What is pickling? It’s not only used for preservation but also to add flavor to the pickles, which makes them a great addition or side dish to sandwiches. Or you can eat them right out of the bottle for a snack.
This color is on top of a traffic light.
What is red? Red is the universal color for “stop!” or “danger.” It’s always on top of a vertical traffic light and on the left side of a horizontal traffic light. Its placement is in the most conspicuous location in both instances.
The southern hemisphere is south of this imaginary line.
What is the equator? There are four hemispheres: In addition to the northern and southern hemispheres, there are the eastern and western hemispheres. The latter two have less effect on the weather than the former two.
The worst U.S. stock market crash took place during this decade.
What are the 1920s? The Roaring Twenties came to a premature halt on October 29, 1929, when the stock market crash triggered the Great Depression.
In 2010, a handmade set of this popular real estate game sold for $146,500 to the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York
What is Monopoly? The set was made in 1933 by Charles Darrow, the game’s creator.
This Beatles song about the sun is on the Abbey Road album.
What is “Here Comes the Sun”? It was written by George Harrison and released in 1969. For those living in England, particularly during the winter, a day of sunshine is a rare occurrence.
Bread’s first ingredient on the ingredient list is this.
What is flour? Wheat is not the only flour used to make bread. Gluten-free bread recipes call for flours such as almond, coconut, and brown rice.
President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in this theater.
What is Ford’s Theater? He was watching the play Our American Cousin when John Wilkes Booth entered his private box and shot him in the head.
This is one of the two oceans primarily located south of the equator.
What is the Indian Ocean or Southern Ocean? The Indian Ocean is primarily located south of the equator, and the Southern Ocean is situated solely south of the equator and surrounds Antarctica.
President Kennedy was assassinated during this decade.
What are the 1960s? The assassination took place on November 22, 1963, and it is still the subject of much controversy and debate.
This machine, with its peculiar odor, was found in every school office.
What is a mimeograph? You could smell the transfer solution for days after receiving handouts in class. You probably remember the purple print as well as the scent.
Plants use the rays of the sun, water, and this gas to make carbohydrates.
What is carbon dioxide? Without the sun, plants cannot create the food they need to thrive. The process is called photosynthesis.
This fungus is classified nutritionally as a vegetable.
What is mushroom? Some are poisonous, but the ones sold in grocery stores are meant for human consumption. You would think fungi would be inexpensive, but one truffle was the costliest foodstuff on Earth. In 2014, it sold for $61,250 at a Sotheby’s auction.
A member of this international organization is conspicuous by their red fez embroidered in gold.
What are Shriners? The fez is believed to have originated in Fez, Morocco.
Of the northern and southern hemispheres, this hemisphere has more land.
What is northern? Sixty-eight percent of Earth’s total landmass is in the northern hemisphere. The southern hemisphere is mostly water.
This “unsinkable” ship sank during the 1910s.
What is the RMS Titanic/Titanic? During its maiden voyage on April 15, 1912, it hit an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland and sank. More than 1,500 passengers perished. Banker J. P. Morgan canceled his trip at the last moment, dodging the disaster.
The 1943 penny was not made of copper; it was made of this alternate metal.
What is steel? The wartime penny was coated with zinc
Of eight or 28, this is the amount of minutes it takes for light from the sun to reach us on Earth.
What is eight? The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second
MRE stands for this.
What is Meal, Ready-to-Eat? These are food rations for troops in the field as well as meals for civilian emergency use. They are designed to last five to 10 years, depending on storage temperature.
This country awards the Nobel Peace Prize.
What is Norway? The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony is held every December. Sweden awards the remaining Nobel Prizes.
The majority of Earth’s rainforests are found in this hemisphere.
What is southern? Most of Earth’s rainforests are found in tropical regions near the equator, especially in South America’s Amazon Basin, Africa’s Congo Basin, and Southeast Asia.
The sinking of the RMS Lusitania occurred the year after the start of this war.
What is World War I? The Germans fired upon the ship on May 7, 1915, the year after World War I began.
These large stores served as anchors in malls.
What are department stores? Most of the old department stores have either consolidated or gone out of business. Malls of the past are rare today, and many of them have been reconfigured into office space, residential buildings, and medical centers.
The sun contains UVA and UVB rays, with UV standing for this.
What is ultraviolet? UVA rays penetrate deeper, to the middle layer of the skin, and contribute to skin aging and cancer risk. UVB rays affect only the top layer of the skin, causing more immediate damage like sunburn and also directly causing many skin cancers.
Our ancestors obtained animal meat and plant-based foods in the wild, which earned them this moniker.
What are hunter-gatherers? They hunted for animals and gathered plants to eat, storing what they could for later use during periods when food was less abundant.
This famous director of Rear Window and other thrillers has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Who is Alfred Hitchcock? His signature is making cameo appearances in each of his films.
Though not as consistently as in the southern hemisphere, you can see this constellation, also known as Crux, from the northern hemisphere, at longitudes of 25º and lower.
What is the Southern Cross? In the northern hemisphere, the Southern Cross is visible from tropical locations during certain seasons, when it rises just above the southern horizon.
The Wright Brothers took their first flights during this decade.
What are the 1900s? They began experimenting in 1899, and their first successful flight occurred in 1903.
These stand-up collars were popular in the 1970s.
What are Nehru collars? They were named after India’s Prime Minister Nehru. Today they are making an updated comeback in men’s shirts.
The scientific study of the sun and its influence on the solar system is called this.
What is heliophysics? Helio is the Greek word for “sun,” and physics is the study of matter, energy, and their interactions.
Chefs use this term for adding salt and pepper when cooking.
What is seasoning? Chefs add these ingredients throughout the cooking process rather than all at once to ensure proper balance. Home cooks tend to take salt and pepper for granted rather than considering them as “seasoning,” but they are an integral part of getting the flavor just right.
This is IBM’s colorful nickname.
What is Big Blue? The nickname’s exact origin is debated, but it is likely linked to the pervasiveness of blue in the company logo. Some suggest it also has ties to the company’s conservative salesmen of the past, who traditionally wore blue suits.
Directly opposite the prime meridian, this longitudinal dividing point roughly follows the 180º longitudinal line through the Pacific Ocean but zigzags to avoid splitting countries and island groups.
What is the international date line? The international date line is also known as the “line of demarcation” because it marks the boundary between two calendar dates.
The United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War began during this decade.
What are the 1950s? U.S. military advisers were in Vietnam during the 1950s, and their number grew beginning in 1961. U.S. combat troops entered in 1965. The last American troops returned home in 1973.
Car dashboards made of this material have all but disappeared.
What is wood? Like most things, wooden dashboards have been replaced with plastic. However, aftermarket wooden kits are available.