Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate
Butterfinger candy bars came out i 1923 for the first time. Describe a Butterfinger candy bar. . .
Chocolate covered with a crunchy peanut butter and caramel center
What sport is considered the most popular in the world?
Football
What flower is not just one flower and has 1,000 to 2,000 seeds in each individual flower?
The sunflower
What does FAA stand for?
Federal Aviation Administration
What 1956 TV quiz show had couples compete against the clock while doing all sorts of crazy stunts and James Dean appeared many times as a stunt tester?
Beat the Clock
Once cocoa beans are dried, fermented, and pulped, what are they then called?
Cocoa
Which international hockey team has won the most World Cups?
Canada
What does soil produce that out numbers people on earth?
Microorganisms. . .there are more microorganisms in one teaspoon of soil than there are people on earth!
Name the four forces of flight?
Lift, thrust, drag, and weight
What were the names of Dennis the Menance's parents when the show aired from 1959 to 1966?
Henry and Alice
Who founded the Hershey Chocolate Company?
Milton Hershey
What year was officially recognized as the beginning of the modern Olympic games. . .1906, 1896, 1916?
1896
What do plants responds to that makes them grow rapidly?
Studies show plants grow rapidly if surrounded by music or people talking nicely to them
Is altitude measured in feet, meters, kilometers, or miles?
Feet
Lloyd Bridges played Mike Nelson in what 60s TV drama about the sea?
Sea Hunt
British chocolate founders, John Cadbury, Joseph Fry, and Henry Rowntree were all part of what religious tribe?
The Quakers
What distance do marathon participants runs: 10 kilometers, 42,195 kilometers, or 100 kilometers?
42,195 kilometers
What attracts butterflies to flowers?
The fragrance and nectar
What age can you receive your pilot permit license (PPL): 15, 17, 14, 26
17
What 50's - 60's sitcom was the first scripted TV program that was filmed before a live TV audience?
I Love Lucy
This candy bar is in Elk Run's chocolate stash, and it's a crispy wafer biscuit with milk chocolate. . .what's the name of the chocolatey treat?
Kit Kat
Where was boxer Muhammed Ali born; Jamaica, Canada, United Kingdom, United States?
United States
What flower is related to apples, peaches, and pears?
Roses
What happens to your tongue when you fly?
You lose 1/3 of your tastebuds during flight
What TV kids show ran from 1953 to 1994 and was hosted Mr. Do-Bee, Miss, Nancy, Miss Peggy, and Miss Jeanie?
Romper Room
Besides cocoa, what is the second most popular ingredient in Cadbury chocolate?
Milk
What ball is used in table tennis: tennis, pingpong, footfall
Pingpong
Is the wishbone part of a chicken or is it part of a flower?
Both! The wishbone flower is a shade loving annual
What switch do flight attendants flip before takeoff?
The switch controls the locks on the bathroom doors so on one will attempt to smoke a cigarette or have a medical emergency without access
This 1950s show, first aired in 1949, was hosted with Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca.
Your Show of Shows
You're heard of a chocolate high. . .what sweet emotional feeling does eating chocolate said to mimic?
Being in love
Which Olympic athlete has won the largest number of gold medals at the Olympic games: Usain Bolt, Maria Sharapova, Michael Phelps?
Michael Phelps
What is the world's tallest growing trees?
Redwoods
Why do pilots and copilots eat completely different meals during a flight?
In case one meal is tainted with an intent to harm a pilot during flight
The movie and TV show were both called Topper
Take a guess at what the ancient Mayan and Aztec priests do with cocoa seeds?
They offered them to the gods during sacred ceremonies
What year was the first Winter Olympic games held: 1924, 1932, 1948?
1924
Where did wine making originate?
In Mesopotamia, today's Iraq.
How are flight crews paid: by punching a timeclock, salary, or paid only when they are in flight
When they are in flight
What kid's show started off with the announcer asking, "Hey Kids, what time is it?"
It's HOWDY DOODY Time
Butterfinger
What game is called the "sport of kings" - Tennis, Polo, Chess
Chess
What flower was once more valuable than gold?
Holland's tulips which, in the 1600s, were so valuable that their bulbs were worth more than gold
What is the dry air in an airplane compared to?
The Sahara Desert because the humidity in the cabin on a plan same as the bone dry the Sahara desert!
Three brothers helped their "Pa" (Ben Cartwright) work their ranch that was the same name as this weekly western sage?
Bonanza
In 1875, Daniel Peter produced the first milk chocolate bar without milk, but used what milk product in its place?
Powered milk
What year was the International Football Federation founded: 1904, 1923, 1948?
1904
What do vanilla and corn have in common?
Vanilla beans grow in pods much like corn
How many ounces of water do you lose for every hour your fly?
8 ounces
Bill Cullen hosted this original game show that is still a daytime thing, with the most popular host being Bob Barker. . .
The Price is Right
Chocolate is defined by what category. . .a fruit or vegetable?
A fruit!
Which country has won the most gold medals durig the Summer Olympics: USSR, China, United Kingdom, United States?
United States
Where did Poinsettias originate?
Mexico, they were brought to the U.S. in 1825 by the first U.S. Minister to Mexico, Joel Poinsett
Why do pilots dim the lights before off and as you land?
So passengers' eyes can adjust to the dark in case there's an emergency that shuts the light off completely.
This weekly scary show was introduced by a rotund, "Master of Suspense" Hollywood director who started off each episode with a guttural "Good Evening. . ."
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
How many cocoa beans does it take to make one pound of chocolate?
400 beans!
What sport is associated with the term "skating stadium": Figure skating, Skating sports, Hockey?
Skating Sports
Why do cranberries float?
Because of small pockets of air trapped within each berry
What's the purpose of the little hole in each window on an airplane?
It regulates pressure to ensure the inner pane will won't break
Jim Backus (who played Mr. Howell on Gilligan's Island) had his own 50s comedy show where he played Judge Bradley Steves and was married to a ditzy blonde wife that parodied Lucy Ricardo. What was the name of that hystorical show?
I Married Joan
How many beans does one cocoa tree produce a year?
2500 beans
What sport awards "Golden Ball" medals: Hockey, football, baseball, basketball?
football
What flower resembles a dragon?
The snap dragon
When a plane hits turbulence your feel panicked as your jarred one way and then another. How many feet does a plane fall when you hit turbulence?
No more than 10 to 20 feet
What 60s cop show started with this introduction; "The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. . ."
Dragnet
How long to cocoa bean farmers have to wait before a Cocoa tree is mature enough to yield its fruit?
4 to 5 years
What type of wrestling is represented at the Olympic Games: Greco/Roman, Jiu-jitsu, kickboxing, taekwondo?
Greco/Roman Wrestling
Agave is used to make what?
Tequilla
How many miles of wiring a Boeing 747 has from nose to tip of every plane: 55 miles, 75-80 miles, 150-175 miles?
150-175 miles
What city did Clark Kent work in as a newspaper reporter by day and used a phone booth to transition into a superhero when needed?
Metropolis