No. 1 Hits
Frankie Valli’s band had five No. 1 hits, including “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and “Sherry.”
Answer: What is the Four Seasons? They are the only band to have three consecutive No. 1 hits. The third one is “Walk Like a Man.” They all hit No. 1 in a six-month period.
The Ernest Hemingway Museum, the Truman Little White House, the Shipwreck Treasure Museum, and a host of art galleries are on this far southern U.S. island.
Answer: What is Key West? There’s more to Key West than sun, fun, and exquisite seafood.
This is the closest star to Earth.
Answer: What is the Sun? Light from the Sun takes only 8 minutes and 20 seconds to reach us.
This cereal’s mascot is a tiger who says, “They’re grrreat!
Answer: What is Frosted Flakes? Tony the Tiger has been advertising the cereal since 1952 — over 70 years.
This seasonal classic and No. 1 hit by Bobby Pickett and Lenny Capizzi was recorded in 1962.
Answer: What is “Monster Mash”? The tune is a Halloween perennial and is the only No. 1 hit with the word electrode in the lyrics. Would you believe there are more than 20 tunes with the word electrode(s) in the lyrics?
This performer recorded the No. 1 hit “Jailhouse Rock.”
Answer: Who is Elvis Presley? The 1957 tune also topped the charts in the U.K. and became the first single to debut on the British charts at the No. 1 position.
This European country, with its famed food, wines, and champagne, is the most visited in the world.
Answer: What is France? You can book one-day or multi-day tours that visit wine country and/or focus on French cuisine.
This planet is known as the “Red Planet.”
Answer: What is Mars? Its red color comes from iron oxide
This battery brand used a pink bunny that just “kept going and going.
Answer: What is Energizer? The Energizer Bunny was actually created as a parody of Duracell’s earlier bunny.
The carving of the Three Wise Monkeys is found in this country.
Answer: What is Japan? The monkeys see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil.
This U.K. band’s first U.K. No. 1 hit is “It’s All Over Now.”
Answer: What is the Rolling Stones? The band has reached the top of the charts eight times. In late 2024, Mick Jagger announced his retirement from performing, though he plans to remain involved in music.
Tourists can find the Christ the Redeemer statue in this city.
Answer: What is Rio de Janeiro? The statue is struck by lightning several times a year during the rainy season. That was considered when it was placed on top of a hill, and cables were strategically placed to conduct and divert the electricity in the event of a strike.
This galaxy contains our solar system.
Answer: What is the Milky Way? If you shrank the Milky Way to the size of the U.S., our entire solar system would be smaller than a dime.
This dish soap claimed it was “tough on grease, soft on hands.
Answer: What is Palmolive? Actress Jan Miner played “Madge the Manicurist” in the commercials for 27 years.
This 1980 Best Picture winner stars Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep, embroiled in a custody battle.
Answer: What is Kramer vs. Kramer? Meryl Streep actually wrote her closing monologue in the courtroom scene, and the director called it brilliant.
In 1960, this orchestra’s version of “A Summer Place” topped the charts.
Answer: What is Percy Faith Orchestra? The first few bars of Andy Williams’ version are the opening melody in the first season of the Netflix hit series Maestro in Blue. It’s set against the backdrop of the Ionian Sea on the island of Paxos.
This desert is around the size of the contiguous United States.
Answer: What is the Sahara? The desert spans North Africa and takes up 10 percent of the continent. The desert is home to around four million people.
This planet rotates on its side, making its seasons last over 20 years each.
What is Uranus? Scientists think a massive collision knocked it sideways long ago.
This candy bar was promoted with the slogan “Sometimes you feel like a nut…”
Answer: What is Almond Joy? Tidbit: The second half of the jingle — “Sometimes you don’t” — refers to Mounds.
In 1962, the government of this island nation was suspended from and excluded from participation in the Organization of American States.
Answer: What is Cuba? The only nation that voted against the suspension was Cuba. The suspension was lifted in 2009.
“I Can Dream, Can’t I” was a No. 1 hit by these siblings.
Answer: Who are the Andrews Sisters? It reached the top of the charts in 1950.
The Penguin Post Office is located here.
Answer: What is Antarctica? It’s the most visited site by tourists on guided tours of Antarctica. The post office is located on an island just off a peninsula, and tourists and those working in Antarctica can send mail from there.
This is the name of the first human‑made object to reach interstellar space.
Answer: What is Voyager 1? It carries a “Golden Record” (12-inch, gold-plated copper phonograph record )with sounds of Earth — including greetings in 55 languages.
This coffee brand’s commercials featured a married couple named Jim and Mrs. Olson.
Answer: What is Folgers? The couple appeared in over 100 commercials from the 1950s through the 1970s.
This popular American pie became strongly associated with patriotism during World War II.
What is apple pie The saying “as American as apple pie” became popular in the 1940s, even though apples aren’t native to the U.S. — early settlers brought them over from Europe.