Off the Beaton Path
This U.S. town is known for a mysterious "singing" sand dune.
What is Great Sand Dunes, Colorado?
These sweet, colorful cubes fizzed in your mouth in the 1970s.
What are Zots?
In Swedish, to “slide in on a shrimp sandwich” means this.
What is to have is easy or be born lucky?
This 1939 movie lost Best Picture to Gone with the Wind and has talking moles.
What is the Wizard of Oz?
This 1970s shoe was so tall it led to multiple ankle injuries.
What are platform shoes?
This country is home to the world’s only desert with penguins.
What is Namibia?
This creamy Jell-O salad used to be a holiday staple.
What is Ambrosia?
In English, to "cut the mustard" means this.
What is the meet expectations?
This Hitchcock film contains a 7-minute scene with no cuts, hidden by clever editing.
What is Rope?
In the Victorian era, this undergarment was once made with whalebone.
What is a corset?
The town of Dull in Scotland is paired with this Oregon town.
What is Boring?
This "meat in a can" was dropped from helicopters in WWII.
What is spam?
In Japanese, “the nail that sticks out gets hammered down” means this.
What is don’t stand out?
The Day the Clown Cried is an unreleased film by this comedian.
Who is Jerry Lewis?
In the 1920s, women used this poisonous substance to brighten their eyes.
What is belladonna (deadly nightshade)?
You can mail a coconut without a box from this U.S. state.
What is Hawaii?
This drink mix mascot busted through walls yelling, “Oh yeah!”
What is Kool-Aid?
To “have other cats to whip” means this in French.
What is to have other things to do?
This 1973 sci-fi movie predicted overpopulation and food shortages — with a twist.
What is Soylent Green?
These 1980s pants were skin-tight at the ankle but ballooned at the hips.
What are harem pants?
This Italian city is built on 100 small islands linked by bridges.
What is Venice?
These space-age cookies came with trivia questions inside
What are Orbitz Cookies?
"To jump over your own shadow” in German means this.
What is to do something out of character?
In It’s a Wonderful Life, this everyday item saved George Bailey’s life.
What is his brother’s sled (ice-covered pond scene)?
In the 1960s, people wore paper versions of these instead of fabric.
What are dresses (paper dresses)?
The Crooked Forest in Poland is full of these oddly bent trees.
What are Pines?
This once-popular bread came in brightly colored loaves
What is Wonder Bread?
in Spanish, “to throw the house out the window” means this.
What is to splurge?
This cult classic was originally a box office flop but became a midnight sensation.
What is The Rocky Horror Picture Show?
This accessory from the 1800s was a fake rear to make skirts poof out.
What is a bustle?
This tiny country has more banks than people.
What is Liechtenstein?
These canned frankfurters were shaped like octopuses for kids.
What are Vienna Sausages?
“To slide in like a wet watermelon seed” means this in the South.
What is to arrive quickly and smoothly (or sneakily)?
This 1985 fantasy film featured puppets and was executive-produced by George Lucas.
What is Labyrinth?
Zoot suits were associated with this American cultural group.
What are Mexican-American youth?
The world’s longest escalator is in this Asian city.
What is Hong Kong?
This 1970s snack came in a can and claimed to be a "potato crisp."
What are Pringles?
In Russian, if you “hang noodles on someone’s ears,” you are doing this.
What is lying or fooling someone?
The Oscar statuette is technically made of this metal, not gold.
What is Britannia metal (a pewter alloy)?
This wild accessory made a comeback thanks to the band Devo.
What is an energy dome hat?
You can walk between two continents at this Icelandic landmark.
What is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
This green gelatin mold often included carrots and pineapple.
What is a lime Jell-O salad?
“Break a leg” in theater actually means this.
What is good luck?
This silent movie star did his own dangerous stunts in films like Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Who is Buster Keaton?
In ancient Rome, this item was dyed purple to signify royalty.
What is a toga?
What is Europe’s most mountainous country?
What is Switzerland?
This short-lived Pepsi flavor was blue and tasted like berries.
What is Pepsi Blue?
“It’s raining chair legs” is how they say this in Ireland.
What is raining heavily?
What classic Christmas movie was a flop when it was first released?
What is "Its a Wonderful Life"?
This fashion statement was once used to show mourning status.
What is wearing black or a black veil?