Stargazing
This is the star closest to Earth.
What is the sun? The sun is classified as a dwarf star. All the other stars we see in the sky are larger than the sun.
The popular attraction Cirque Du Soliel started in this country.
What is Canada? The original show, which is much smaller than the one performed today, included stilt walking, juggling, dancing, and more.
His tune “I Walk the Line” landed him in the No. 1 position on Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time.
Who is Johnny Cash? His other hits include “A Boy Named Sue,” “Ring of Fire,” and “If I Were a Carpenter.”
Bea Arthur starred in this sitcom before joining the cast of The Golden Girls.
What is Maude? The show was a spinoff from All in the Family, on which she also appeared.
The characters in the musical Hair lives in this age.
What is Aquarius?
Iowa is USA's leading producer of this "pop"ular crop.
What is corn?
This is the study of the stars and other heavenly bodies beyond Earth.
What is astronomy? Many people confuse astronomy with astrology, which is the belief that astronomical phenomena, like the stars overhead when you were born, have an ongoing influence on one’s daily life and personality.
Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, and Jake LaMotta all share this profession.
What is boxing? Fun fact: the earliest depiction of boxing is a Sumerian carving from the third millennium BC.
This Coal Miner's Daughter was the first female artist to win Country Music Association's "Entertainer of the Year" Award
Who is Loretta Lynn? She was awarded the honor in 1972.
You can find Felix Unger and Oscar Madison duking it out verbally over their differences in lifestyle and housekeeping in this sitcom.
What is The Odd Couple? Tony Randall plays Felix, and Jack Klugman plays Oscar in the wildly popular TV show.
This animated movie-turned Broadway musical earned Eton John a host of awards.
What is The Lion King? The play currently holds the record for most performances of a Broadway musical, thanks to the show's international appeal.
The smallest U.S. state is this, measuring at 1,214 square miles.
What is Rhode Island?
This galaxy includes our own solar system.
What is the Milky Way? It is believed that the Milky Way has approximately 100 billion stars.
Shakespeare's longest play contains 30,557 words and was written sometime between 1599 and 1601.
What is Hamlet?
This crossover musician is best known for performing his tune “The Gambler” and Lionel Richie’s “Lady.”
Who is Kenny Rogers? Rogers also performed many duets throughout his career, including with Dolly Parton and Dottie West.
Robin Williams plays an out-of-this-world character against Pam Dauber’s more down-to-earth role in this sitcom.
What is Mork and Mindy? Mork is from the planet Ork, and Williams is a natural for the part.
The musical adaption of George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion is called this. The play is about a professor who tries to turn an improper flower salesgirl into a proper lady.
What is My Fair Lady?
This day of the week was named for a Norse God.
What is Wednesday?
This determines the color of a star.
What is its temperature? Blue stars are the hottest, and red stars are the coolest. To put this into perspective, the coolest red stars are around 2,500 Kelvin (4,000ºF/2,200ºC).
What is Chatty Cathy? The doll originally said 11 different phrases when it was released in 1963.
Patsy Cline's hit song "Crazy" was written by another country musician who needed to earn money for food -- long before he became country music star in his own right.
Who is Willie Nelson? He earned many names throughout his career, including "Shotgun Willie," "Red-headed Stranger," and "The Ambassador of Weedville."
Hal Linden plays the lieutenant of the 12th precinct in this zany sitcom.
What is Barney Miller? Miller’s ragtag police department includes Detective Phil Fish (Abe Vigoda), Detective Stan “Wojo” Wojciehowicz (Max Gail), and Detective Sergeant Arthur Dietrich (Steve Landesberg), among others.
This musical explores what happened before Dorothy's house fell on the Wicked Witch of the East.
What is Wicked? The 2003 musical originally starred Idina Menzel as The Wicked Witch and Kristin Chenoweth as "Ga-linda" the Good Witch.
This leader’s reform policies of Glasnost and Perestroika led to the end of the Cold War and the breakup of the Soviet Union.
Who was Mikhail Gorbachev?
The sun is the source of these two common forms of energy.
What are light and heat? According to National Geographic, the sun also influences weather, ocean currents, seasons, and climate. Without the sun, there would be no plants, since they require sunlight for photosynthesis.
This U.S. President opted to put a Twinkie in the country's millennium time capsule.
Who is Bill Clinton? The time capsule is due to be opened in 2100 and it includes letters, flags, and artifacts.
This country musician was married to Julia Roberts from 1993–1995.
Who is Lyle Lovett? They got married during the same month they began dating.
Linda Lavin plays a server in this greasy-spoon sitcom.
What is Alice? Her sidekicks in the show are Flo and Vera, and together they make the most of working for the owner Mel while Alice waits to be discovered for her singing ability.
This 80s popstar wrote the music and lyrics for the musical adaption of the 2005 British film, Kinky Boots.
Who is Cyndi Lauper?
This 1941 American drama, directed by Orson Welles, is often cited as the greatest film ever made.
What is Citizen Kane?
This is one of the two major gases that make up the sun.
What are hydrogen or helium? Hydrogen makes up 70 percent of the gas in the sun, with helium contributing 28 percent. Other gases include carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and micro-percentages of others.
This car manufacturer created the first hybrid electric car all the way back in 1901.
What is Porsche? The car was called Lohner-Porsche Mixte.
She is known as “The Queen of Country” and covers Bobbie Gentry’s 1969 song “Fancy” on her 1990 album Rumor Has It. She also stars in an eponymous sitcom that aired from 2001–2007.
Who is Reba McEntire? Fun fact: Reba learned how to drive at the age of five.
Freddy Prinze stars in this show alongside Jack Albertson.
What is Chico and the Man? The storyline illustrates the relationship between Chico and a cynical mechanic as they partner to bring in new business. Della Reese and Charo have recurring roles in the show.
What is West Side Story?
Known as the father of the computer, he conceptualized the first mechanical computer in the early 19th century.
Who is Charles Babbage?