Quotable Women
Broadway Musicals
The 1970's
TV Show Theme Songs
Hidden "Mom"
400
On August 10 1945 this former First Lady wrote "The times now call for mankind as a whole to rise to great heights."
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
400
When in New York take the Behind the Emerald Curtain tour a behind-the-scenes look at this bewitching musical.
What is Wicked?
400
You would not have any trouble putting these jeans on over your boots.
What are bell-bottoms?
400
1964:
"They're creepy and they're kooky
Mysterious and spooky
They're all together ooky"
What is The Addams Family?
400
It's the quantity of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity.
What is momentum?
800
This country star said she's not offended by dumb blonde jokes: "I know I'm not dumb, I also know I'm not blonde."
Who is Dolly Parton?
800
This mane event of all musicals that opened in 1997 is Disney's longest-running show on Broadway
What is The Lion King?
800
He was the last American president of the decade.
Who is Jimmy Carter?
800
1982:
"Making your way in the world today
Takes everything you've got;"
What is Cheers?
800
Feeling feverish? You might determine your temperature using one of these.
What is a thermometer?
1200
Carol Burnett quipped that doing this "is like taking your lower lip & forcing it over your head."
What is giving birth?
1200
DAILY DOUBLE: Big Girls Don’t Cry over Jersey Boys a musical bio of this '60s group that had its peaks & Vallis
What are The Four Seasons?
1200
This scary movie of 1973 had theater patrons vomiting and fainting in the aisles.
What is The Exorcist?
1200
2000:
"Yes, no, maybe, I don't know.
Can you repeat the question?"
What is Malcom in the Middle?
1200
If you're having trouble falling asleep, make yourself a nice cup of tea with this soothing herb.
What is chamomile?
1600
This American poet wrote "You may kill me with your hatefulness, but still like air, I'll rise."
Who is Maya Angelou?
1600
This musical, that debuted on Broadway in 2019, was based on a cross-dressing Dustin Hoffman movie.
What is Tootsie?
1600
This American Thoroughbred won the Triple Crown in 1973 and is widely regarded as the greatest racehorse in history.
Who is Secretariat?
1600
2015:
"They alive damnit. It's a miracle."
What is Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt?
1600
DAILY DOUBLE: Native to South Asia, this herb is known for being citrusy, minty, and spicy, all at the same time.
What is cardamom?
2000
She told Ernest Hemingway "You are all a lost generation."
Who is Gertrude Stein?
2000
The Sound of Music & this 1957 Broadway show each have a song called Maria.
What is West Side Story?
2000
In 1974 this publishing heiress was kidnapped and later arrested by the FBI in 1975.
Who is Patty Hearst?
2000
2001:
"I can't do this all on my own, no I know, I'm no Superman."
What is Scrubs?
2000
It's the scientific study and recording of earthquakes.
What is seismometry?