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On this day in 1981 this musician, "The Soul and Face of Reggae" passed away in Florida.
Who is:
Bob Marley?
Fun Fact: He has achieved a number of accolades posthumously, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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SONG ONE
What is:
"Edelweiss" by Bill Lee & Charmian Carr
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This woman, "The Mother of Modern Nursing", is still remembered today, but her 205th birthday is celebrated tomorrow, May 12.
Who is:
Florence Nightingale?
Fun Fact: Florence was fluent in English, German, French,Italian and had basic understanding of Greek and Latin.
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**DOUBLE POINTS**
Amy Poehler famously played cool mom "Mrs. George" in the movie Mean Girls. But IRL Poehler got her start on this comedy sketch program.
What is:
Saturday Night Live/ SNL?
Fun Fact: Amy Poehler is a Massachusetts native, born in Newton, MA in September of 1971.
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The age of the OLDEST woman to give birth.
What is:
73?
Fun Fact: Erramatti Mangayamma was 73 when she gave birth to her twin girls in 2019.
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On this day in 1659, the Massachsuetts Bay Colony passed a law banning this holiday.
What is:
Christmas?
Fun Fact: The youngest "witch" accused during the colony's Salem Witch Trials was a 4 year old Dorothy Good.
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SONG TWO
**DAILY DOUBLE**
What is:
"Build Me Up Buttercup" by The Foundations
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Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, was titled "The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe" by this infamous dictator.
Who is:
Adolf Hitler?
Fun Fact: He said this was because he viewed her popularity as a threat to German interests following her boom in acclaim after Buckingham Palace was struck by a bomb during The Blitz.
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Natalie Portman played Padme Amidala, Queen, Senator, and mother of Luke and Leia in the Star Wars movies. But IRL, Portman is a graduate of this prestigious university.
What is:
Harvard University?
Fun Fact: Portman was forced to miss the premiere of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace so that she could complete her high school final exams.
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The number of the MOST children born to one mother, Valentina Vassilyeva.
What is:
69?
Fun Fact: Vassilyeva had 16 twins, 7 triplets, and 4 quadruplets. 67 of them survived infancy. Her husband fathered an additional 18 children with other mothers.
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On this day in 1904, this painter was born. He would go on to paint "The Persistence of Memory" and "The Elephants".
Who is:
Salvador Dali?
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SONG THREE
What is:
"The Rose" by Bette Midler
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Marie Curie, known as the “Mother of Modern Physics,” was the first woman and the first person to win two Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields: Physics and this scientific field.
What is:
Chemistry?
Fun Fact: Curie coined the term "radioactive"
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Infamous mother and Golden Era actress Joan Crawford was the inspiration of the 1981 film Mommie Dearest. IRL, Joan Crawford starred opposite this equally iconic actress in "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" in 1962.
Who is:
Bette Davis?
Fun Fact: At the 1963 Oscars, Joan Crawford famously campaigned against Davis, leading to her accepting the Best Actress Oscar on behalf of Anne Bancroft, despite not being nominated herself.
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Lhakpa Sherpa, the only woman to ever climb Mount Everest while pregnant, has climbed Mount Everest more than any woman in the world, ascending the Earth's tallest mountain this many times.
What is:
10 times?
Fun Fact: In 2000, she became the first Nepali woman to climb and descend Everest successfully
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On this day in 1858, this state joined the Union, making it the 32nd US state to do so.
What is:
Minnesota?
Fun Fact: The Mall of America in Bloomington, MN is big enough to hold 32 Boeing 747 airplanes.
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SONG FOUR
What is:
"Sunflower" by Post Malone
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Born as Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, this individual would later gain worldwide recognition for her religious and humanitarian work under a different name.
Who is:
Mother Teresa?
Fun Fact: Mother Teresa became canonized as a Saint by Pope Francis in 2016.
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Meryl Streep, who played Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia, has been nominated for 21 Academy Awards IRL. Name one movie she has been nominated for.
What is:
The Deer Hunter (1978), Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981), Sophie’s Choice (1982), Silkwood (1983), Out of Africa (1985), Ironweed (1987), A Cry in the Dark (1988), Postcards from the Edge (1990), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), One True Thing (1998), Music of the Heart (1999), Adaptation (2002), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Doubt (2008), Julie & Julia (2009), The Iron Lady (2011), August: Osage County (2013), Into the Woods (2014), Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), The Post (2017).
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In 2012, Joanna Krzysztonek of Poland set a record for the longest documented labor, being in labor for how long?
What is:
75 days?
Fun Fact: The average time spent in labor is 12-18 hours.
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On this day in 1972, the Boston Bruins won the Stanely Cup against this NHL team.
What is:
The New York Rangers?
Fun Fact: While engraving the Cup, the team was spelled incorrectly, reading "B Q ston Bruins"
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SONG FIVE
What is:
"Flowers" by Miley Cyrus
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Lady Gaga, or "Mother Monster" , has achieved half of the status of EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony). She only needs these two to join the likes of Audrey Hepburn and Elton John.
What is:
Emmy and a Tony?
Fun Fact: In 2019, Gaga became the first woman to win an Oscar, a Grammy, a BAFTA, and a Golden Globe in the same year for the movie "A Star Is Born"
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Julie Andrews played lovable nun turned nanny turned step-mom in "The Sound of Music" but IRL, she has held record for being the youngest performer in the famous british Royal Variety Performance, acheiving this at this age.
What is:
13 years old?
Fun Fact: Anthony Gatto, a 11-year-old juggler surpassed her record when he performed in the 2023 Royal Variety Performance.
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In 1945, Beulah Hunter of Los Angeles gave birth after carrying her baby for this record-breaking number of days—the longest known human pregnancy.
What is:
375 days?
Fun Fact: The baby was 6 pounds when it was born.