Types of Foods
Granny Smith and pink lady
What are apples?
Granny Smith apples are eaten raw and often used for baking. Pink lady apples are crisp and tart with a hint of sweetness.
“Stop in the Name of Love,” “You Can’t Hurry Love,” and “My World Is Empty Without You” are all songs performed by this all-female group of singers.
Who are the Supremes?
In 1967, the group was renamed Diana Ross and the Supremes and kept the name until Ross left to pursue a solo career in 1970.
The largest parade in the world for this celebration takes place on March 17 in New York City.
What is St. Patrick’s Day?
The parade now has around 250,000 participants and around two million spectators. Dublin has the third-largest parade.
Fairy tale about pigs
What is “The Three Little Pigs”?
The tale is a combination of stories that first appeared in print in the 1840 book The Nursery Rhymes of England.
Eat some funnel cake and take the grandkids to ride some rides at these state and county events, if one starts in July near you.
What is a fair?
The focus of state and county fairs is livestock, horticultural, and craft competitions, but entertainment features draw the crowds. Fairs typically run from May through October.
Ribeye and skirt
What are steak cuts (or beef cuts)?
Ribeyes are tender, marbled cuts, best panfried or grilled over dry heat, while skirt steaks are a tougher cut, best marinated in an acidic sauce and then flash-seared.
Early hits from this blind singer include “For Once in My Life,” “Reach Out, I’ll Be There,” and “My Cherie Amour.”
Who is Stevie Wonder?
In the early days, he was billed as Little Stevie Wonder.
This U.S. city hosts the largest party in the country in the lead-up to Lent.
What is New Orleans?
The biggest party day of the year in New Orleans is on Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Similar festivities take place in many parts of the world, and in some places, they are called Carnivale.
A pig’s nose
What is a snout?
Pigs have an excellent sense of smell that helps them find food in the ground.
When it’s too hot to play a full round of golf—or even a nine-hole round of golf—try this scaled-down version of traditional golf that focuses exclusively on putting.
What is mini golf (or miniature golf)?
This casual golf game features varied pars and whimsical obstacles like windmills, water hazards, and ramps.
Tagliatelle and vermicelli
What is pasta?
Tagliatelle comes from Northern Italy and dates to the 15th century. Vermicelli is used in soups and in seafood dishes.
“My Girl,” “The Way You Do the Things You Do,” and “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” are performed by this foursome.
Who are the Temptations?
The Primes and the Distants, two Detroit bands, merged together to form the Temptations in 1961.
Munich is known for this festival, which runs from late September through early October.
What is Oktoberfest?
It’s the largest folk festival in the world, featuring parades and celebrations of German culture, food, and drink.
One-word pig idiom that doubles as the word for pigpen and could be used to describe a hoarder’s environs.
What is pigsty?
It’s also used to mean “a dump” or “shambles.”
On July 6, 1885, Louis Pasteur experimented on a nine-year-old boy who had been bitten by a dog by injecting him with this vaccine.
What is rabies?
The dog was rabid, and the vaccine was unproven; fortunately, it worked, and Pasteur saved the child’s life. It was a gamble worth taking.
Spring and egg
What are rolls?
Spring rolls are thin pancake wraps from China, filled with vegetables and sometimes meat. Egg rolls are a similar, wider-Asian take on spring rolls, but they’re fried and crunchy.
“Bernadette,” “It’s the Same Old Song,” and “Standing in the Shadows of Love” are three of this band’s hit tunes.
Who are the Four Tops?
The original Four Tops performed from 1953 through 1997. The band performing today isn’t a tribute band; it’s made up of replacement artists.
Every July 7–14, Pamplona, Spain, hosts this celebration that features groups of people running through its streets.
What is the Running of the Bulls?
The festival is called the Festival of San Fermín. Each morning at exactly 8:00 a.m., thousands of daredevils sprint in front of six fighting bulls and steers along an 875-meter barricaded course in the old city.
A wild pig
What is a boar?
In the United States, it is estimated that boars cause around $2.5 billion in agricultural destruction annually.
If you want to travel to a Greek island and don’t mind crowds, this island is renowned for its sunsets.
What is Santorini?
If crowds don’t interest you, you can still catch exquisite sunsets during the shoulder seasons—March and April as well as October through early November.
Elephant and black
What is garlic?
Elephant garlic has a milder flavor than the smaller varieties, and it is not a “true” garlic; it’s a member of the leek family. Black garlic is aged garlic with a higher nutrient concentration than common garlic.
This man performs “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “Too Busy Thinking About My Baby,” and “How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You.”
Who is Marvin Gaye?
Sometimes the billing includes Tammi Terrell.
This Greek island in the Aegean Sea has been its party island since the 1950s, when celebrities began flocking to it.
What is Mykonos?
By the 1970s, the hippies discovered it. By the 1980s, its image as a party island of the rich and famous was cemented.
Popular breed of pet pigs
What is pot-bellied?
They are intelligent and demanding. Did you know the FAA used to allow them in the cabin as service animals? (Gives a whole new meaning to “When pigs fly!”) A 300-pound “support” hog went wild on a US Airways flight in 2000. Pigs, peacocks, or other exotic animals are no longer allowed in the passenger cabin. Service dogs are the only service animals allowed in the cabin free of charge.
On July 5, 1946, showgirl Micheline Bernardini introduced this summer garment to the world in Paris.
What is the bikini?
The garment was introduced by French automotive engineer and designer Louis Réard. He named it after Bikini Atoll, a coral reef in the Marshall Islands where the United States military was conducting nuclear tests. Réard chose the name to suggest that the swimsuit would create an "explosive" and cultural impact similar to the atomic bomb.