Humble Beginnings
A multi-billion-dollar business that runs “the happiest place on Earth,” this company began life as a cartoon
The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney leveraged the money from selling his cartoon Alice’s Wonderland to build his first studio. In that studio, Mickey Mouse came to life.
Everything but the ____
Kitchen Sink
This is an eight-armed marine animal
Octopus. Octopi die shortly after their offspring are born.
This Arizona state capital shares its name with a mythical bird that rises from the ashes
Phoenix
A slang term for someone show marries for money
Gold digger
Two teachers and a writer founded this now-famous coffeehouse at Seattle Pike Place Market. They sold beans, not brewed coffee, and they sold their company to a former employee—Howard Schultz. Drive around nearly any city, and you are likely to see the green and white logo for this establishment.
Starbucks. The three founders went to school together at the University of San Francisco.
Barking up the_____
Wrong tree
Fish use these to breathe
Gills. Most fish have four gills on each side of their body
While parts of the Rhine River are located in the Swiss Alps and in the Netherlands, the river primarily runs through this country
Germany
For his role in "Castaway" Tom Hanks won one of these Awards..
Golden Globe
This company that sells Barbie dolls, dollhouses, Hot Wheels and much more began by selling wooden frames from a garage
Mattel
Don't count your chickens before ____
They hatch
This is a mythical half-human, half-animal sea creature
Mermaid, merman, or merfolk. In Greek mythology, Triton was a demigod and the “merman messenger of the sea.
In 1883, this luxury train began running from Paris to Constantinople (now Istanbul)
What is the Orient Express? The original Orient Express is slated to run again in 2025 using refurbished cars from the 1920s and 1930s
This late U.S. Senator from AZ was a presidential candidate in 1964
Barry Goldwater
This poultry franchise was one of the first fast-food outlets to go international, but it began as “a roadside stop in Utah during the Depression,” according to Inc. magazine
KFC or Kentucky Fried Chicken. The Colonel started by trading his services for a place to sell his chicken
You can bet your_____
Bottom dollar
This seafood staple, found only in brackish or salt water, is often eaten raw on the half shell
Oysters. They filter 50 gallons of water each day, and they filter it better than countertop filters.
This mountain range stretches from Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, to New Mexico
What are the Rocky Mountains, or the Rockies? The mountains are full of precious metals, minerals, and sapphires.
Using his laptop, this actor helps save the human race in the 1996 film, Independence Day.
Jeff Goldblum
This famous chewing gum company’s owner started by selling baking powder and soap. You can now find this brand in nearly every store, selling flavors like juicy fruit, big red, double mint and spearmint.
Wrigley’s. William Wrigley Jr. gave away sticks of gum to his customers. They grew more popular than his products, so he switched gears and built a chewing gum empire
Storm in a ____
*Hint this is an English phrase meaning a lot of unnecessary anger or worry*
Teacup
Only the males of these sea creatures give birth and raise their young
Seahorses. The seahorse is the only male animal to birth and raise its own young.
Jamaica is located 90 miles south of this Caribbean country, run by leader Miguel Díaz-Canel
Cuba
There are European & American varieties of this songbird
Goldfinch