Daytime Soap Operas
This soap opera is set in the fictional city of Salem and begins each episode with an analogy about “sands through the hourglass.”
What is Days of Our Lives? It had a 57-year run on NBC that ended in 2022. It now streams on Peacock
This 1960s game has a “board” with brightly colored spots, and the playing pieces are the players themselves.
This 1960s game has a “board” with brightly colored spots, and the playing pieces are the players themselves.
This red-and-white striped stick candy has a curved handle.
What is candy cane? The largest candy cane on record was made in 2012 and stood 51 feet tall.
This is the largest metropolitan area in Mexico.
What is Mexico City? Its population is 24.7 million people. With more people than New York City, it’s the largest city in North America.
This country’s flag is known as the “Stars and Stripes.”
What is the United States? The 50-star flag was designed as a high school project. Discussions were ongoing about bringing Alaska and Hawaii into the union, and student Bob Heft designed the flag in anticipation of their admission. He was given a B– for his efforts
Susan Lucci plays the character Erica Kane on this show. Hint: It first debuted in 1970.
What is All My Children? Lucci had a 41-year run on the show and finally won an Emmy in 1999 after receiving 19 previous nominations.
He painted the Mona Lisa.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci? He was not only ambidextrous and could paint and draw with both hands but he could also write with one hand while drawing with the other
This candy bar marries chocolate with rice
What is Nestlé Crunch or Crunch Bar? Nestlé introduced the popular candy bar in 1938.
This country has the largest landmass in the world
What is Russia? It covers more than 6.6 million square miles and 11 time zones, so imagine doing business across the entire nation
This country’s capital city is Cairo
What is Egypt? The Egyptians are building a new capital city 30 miles from Cairo to ease congestion in the city. It is known as the New Administrative Capital, or NAC, and features skyscrapers, light rail, and a park twice the size of New York City’s Central Park. The government began relocating to the NAC in 2022
Luke and Laura were always on the lips of this soap opera’s fans.
What is General Hospital? The long-running character of Luke didn’t end in 2015 when actor Anthony Geary retired in 2015. He was kept alive off-screen in later episodes. Luke and Laura (played by Genie Francis) married, divorced, and remarried before Luke was killed off in 2022, presumed dead from an automobile crash
The average American drinks more than one of these per day.
What is a soda/pop? A Gallup poll reveals that Americans average 2.6 sodas per day. That’s a total of 949 sodas, or around 40 gallons, per year.
This candy bar has the same name as our galaxy
What is Milky Way? It may share the name with our galaxy, but it was named for a popular malted-milk drink when it was released in 1923. Did you know malted milk got its start as an infant formula?
This is the largest cold desert in the world
What is Antarctica? The polar desert covers the entire continent, and it’s also the coldest desert in the world. Experts suspect that some inland areas of Antarctica have not had rain for 14 million years.
This country, which lies at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, has a “cotton castle.”
What is Turkey? Pamukkale (puh-MOO-kayl), which translates to “cotton castle,” is not a building; it’s a natural area of hot springs and thermal pools that includes a five-square?mile area of fluffy-looking white calcite rocks. Pamukkale has been designated a World Heritage Site
Victoria Wyndham, who plays Rachael Davis Cory, a villain turned reformed, beloved character, is known for her role in this daytime soap.
What is Another World? When she married Mac Cory on screen, her real-life father, actor Ralph Camargo, married them. It was the first time the two had acted together.
The average person walks the equivalent to the circumference of Earth at the equator this number of times during an 80-year lifetime
What is five? The math is: 7,500 steps per day X 80 years = 110,000 miles, or five times the circumference of Earth at the equator (24,901 miles)
This treat used to be included in packages of baseball cards
What is bubble gum? The gum was removed from the packages because it was too expensive, took up too much room, and stained the cards. The decision to remove gum marked a change in marketing from targeting children to targeting adults.
We measure travel time across vast distances of space using this unit of measure
What is a light-year? NASA defines a light-year as “the distance light can travel in one Earth year.”
This Pacific Rim country has 20 percent of the world’s earthquakes that measure 6.0 or higher on the Richter scale.
What is Japan? It’s also the country with the densest seismic network in the world
James Earl Jones, Calista Flockhart, and Kevin Bacon all launched their careers on this soap.
What is Guiding Light? It ran for 72 years and holds the No. 1 position for longest-running daytime soap opera.
These adorable little water creatures often hold hands while they sleep
What are otters? Holding hands keeps them from drifting too far and separating from family members, and it makes them less susceptible to predators
This three-letter candy comes in a dispenser.
What is Pez? In 1927, Pez was introduced by an Austrian for use in helping people kick the cigarette habit.
The largest aircraft ever made of wood was commonly known by this name.
What is Spruce Goose? It was built by Howard Hughes during World War II and was made of wood because of a shortage of metal. Known also as Hughes’ Flying Boat, its only flight lasted for 30 seconds, and the craft reached an altitude of 30 feet
One-third of all foreign nurses in the United States come from this country
What is the Philippines? Filipinos make up one-quarter of all overseas nurses worldwide