We All Scream for Ice Cream
One of the world’s favorite flavors of ice cream, its source is a bean pod
What is vanilla?
Vanilla bean pods come from the vanilla orchid, a vine native to Mexico and Central and South America
This American city is known for being windy in more ways than one.
What is Chicago?
While Chicago gets its nickname for its political “wind,” Antarctica is one of the meteorologically windiest places in the world. Antarctic winds consistently exceed 100 miles per hour (160 kph) each winter
This Beatle released the hit song “Imagine.
Who is John Lennon?
When video footage emerged of Lennon crediting Yoko Ono with significant contribution to the song, she was given a songwriting credit for “Imagine”—more than 40 years after the tune’s release
Boeing created a historic automobile, a roving vehicle that in July 1971 went on a mission to explore this
What is the moon?
The lightweight vehicle was able to reach 11.2 miles per hour and is still on the moon today
The 26th Amendment is ratified, lowering the voting age by three years.
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What is the 1970s?
The amendment passed in July 1971, changing the voting age from 21 to 18.
Mama mia! This is the word for ice cream in Italian
What is gelato?
Gelato’s fat content is lower than ice cream’s because it contains less cream and more milk. It is softer with fewer ice crystals and is generally served at a higher temperature than ice cream
While snowstorms blanket the United States and Europe, in the Middle East they have these storms, which also reduce visibility to next to nothing.
What are dust storms?
They’re also known as dust devils. They sound and feel like hailstorms, and they can ground airplanes
What song, released in 1958, is credited as being the first real rock and roll song?
Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and his Comets
Introduced in 1997, this boxy Toyota hybrid vehicle sparked the electric car craze
What is the Prius?
Prius chief engineer Takeshi Uchiyamada later became the chairman of Toyota’s board of directors.
The first use of the written word internet to describe a tech phenomenon is recorded
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What is the 1970s?
The term internet was first used by Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn in their research paper on internetworking, published in 1974
This military genius and king of Macedonia enjoyed a primitive form of ice cream flavored with honey and nectar
Who is Alexander the Great?
On his orders, soldiers would go into the mountains and gather ice and snow to make the delicious treat
This first weather-measuring gadget is still in use today
What is a rain gauge?
It dates to 500 BC, when the ancient Greeks used it
“The Singing Rage” is the nickname of this artist from Oklahoma who is well-known for “The Tennessee Waltz"
Who is Patti Page?
Page was born Clara Ann Fowler in Claremore, Oklahoma. Once, when asked about her greatest regret, Page lamented, “I should never have given up my name
In the 1970s, many carmakers started to include stereos capable of playing these square music storage devices
What are cassette tapes?
Cassettes competed with 8-track tapes because they fit better in glove boxes.
The Cold War is formally ended at Camp David
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What is the 1990s?
President George H. W. Bush met with Russian President Boris Yeltsin to declare an end to the war in 1992
This fruit flavor makes up one-third of Neapolitan ice cream
What is strawberry?
We can thank Italian immigrants from the 19th century for introducing the U.S. to this tri-flavored treat from Naples.
Move over, Florida; the sunniest place in the world is in this U.S. state
What is Arizona?
It averages 11 hours of sunlight per day.
Her album Tapestry contains the hits “It’s Too Late” and “I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet.
Who is Carole King?
Tapestry went platinum more than 14 times
In 1974, the first digital dashboard display debuted in a Lagonda, by this automaker
What is Aston Martin?
The display data included speed, fuel, and temperature readings.
Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns over corruption and tax evasion charges.
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What is the 1970s?
He resigned on October 10, 1973, and Gerald Ford was later nominated and confirmed as his replacement
The inventor of Good Humor Bars also invented these
What are ice cream trucks?
Harry Burt of Youngstown, Ohio, introduced both inventions to the world in the 1920s
They say you are more likely to be hit by lightning if you are this gender
What is male?
Men are four times as likely as women to be struck by lightning. Florida has the dubious distinction of being the “lightning capital” of the country, as over the past 50 years, more than 2,000 lightning strike injuries were reported there
What was the name of the groundbreaking integrated doo-wop group of the 1950s?
The Platters
In 1996, General Motors introduced this “celestial” safety system, which alerts 911 in the event of an accident
What is OnStar?
Today, the system can use a smartphone’s GPS feature to give emergency services the exact location of the vehicle.
Reagan challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down this wall,” opening Eastern Europe to various reforms
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What is the 1980s?
In 1987, the pair signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty to control nuclear weapons
Oh the agony! This is the two-word synonym for ice cream headaches
What is brain freeze?
You can eat your ice cream slower to avoid these headaches, or you can try this scientifically proven method: Prepare your palate by drinking something warm before every few bites of ice cream
Before we had meteorologists, some people relied on this creature to tell the temperature
What is a cricket?
Crickets chirp faster when it’s hot. Dolbear’s law is a formula that calculates the temperature based on the number of chirps per minute
What significant technological innovation in the 1950s changed the way music was consumed?
Introduction of the 45 rpm vinyl record
What division of General Motors was top tier for most of the 20th century with its Vista Cruiser, Cutlass Supreme, and Starfire, and was one of the longest-surviving American auto brands before declining in popularity and shuttering in 2004?
Oldsmobile
While Henry Ford is often credited with revolutionising mass production with the assembly line, Oldsmobile was the first car company to use the assembly line system in 1901, significantly lowering production costs and making cars more accessible.
The Pentagon Papers are published by The New York Times
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What is the 1970s?
These classified documents detailed involvement in the Vietnam War and were first published in June 1971
What country is credited with inventing ice cream?
China.
Buffalo, cow, and goat milk was heated and allowed to ferment. This ‘yogurt’ was then mixed with flour for thickening, camphor for flavor, and ‘refrigerated’ before being served.
What kind of biome is Antarctica?
(Tropical, Desert, Tundra, Grassland, Polar)
A desert!
This continent only gets 2 inches of precipitation each year.
What was the name of the iconic music venue in New York City that hosted famous jazz musicians in the 1950s?
Birdland
The 1967 Indy 500 was paced by a convertible version of which sporty Chevy car that had only just hit the road the year before?
Camaro
The design and production of the Camaro was a well-kept secret, even from Chevy fans, until the name was revealed in June 1966. A different marketing strategy than that used by Ford, which teased the public with show cars and concepts leading up to the Mustang's debut, GM waited until the last minute.
During this decade, the wreckage of the Titanic was located.
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What is the 1980s?
The Titanic sank on her maiden voyage in April, 1912. On September 1, 1985, the wreckage of the Titanic was found in 2 upright pieces on the ocean floor about 13,000 feet underwater.