Rhymes With "Sock"
This time keeping device goes tick tock.
What is Clock
8/21/1959; President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation admitting this state to the Union as the 50th.
What is Hawaii
This 1952 Hemingway novel that begins off the coast of Cuba, & ends on shore 3 days later.
What is The Old Man & The Sea
The "Steel Curtain" was the nickname given to the defensive line of this NFL team that won 4 Super Bowls in the 1970s.
What is Steelers
Wham-O Toys first sold this in 1957 under the original name "Pluto Platter."
What is Frisbee
Bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail.
What is Hawk
8/13/1961; The earliest version of this was built after the country's government began to discourage emigration to the West.
What is Berlin Wall
He wrote a sequel, "Paradise Regained", published 4 years after "Paradise Lost."
Who is John Milton
Fans of the Detroit Lions showed up when the city hosted this NFL event in April 2024, with an estimated attendance of 770,000.
What is Draft
Maxwell House coffee was named after one of these places, a business which was the company's biggest buyer.
What is Hotel
Loose coverall reaching down to the ankles.
What is Smock/Frock
8/16/1977; This celebrity was pronounced dead at the Memphis Baptist Hospital at 3:30 p.m., at age 42.
Who is Elvis Presley
In "Bring Up the Bodies", Hilary Mantel wrote about Thomas Cromwell's role in this woman's downfall.
Who is Anne Boleynn
In the 1998 film "There's Something About Mary" the lead character alleges she is in a relationship with this Packers quarterback, who'd just got off winning 3 MVPs.
Who is Brett Favre
In the Disney film he's alphabetically last of Snow White's seven dwarfs.
What is Sneezy
Seaside pier with vendors and activities.
What is Boardwalk
8/4/1962; This opponent to Apartheid was arrested by security police in South Africa before being tried and sentenced to five years in prison.
Who is Nelson Mandela
The title of this Ian Fleming story for kids about a magical car may have been inspired by the name of an Eton schoolmaster.
What is Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
At the 2024 NFL combine, Xavier Worthy's feet did not fail him as he dashed this many yards in a record 4.21 seconds.
What is 40
This man's 2005 funeral had five kings, four queens plus 70 presidents and prime ministers attend.
Who is Pope John Paul II
Become engaged or intermeshed with one another.
What is Interlock
8/24/79 AD; This active volcano in southern Italy erupted and destroyed the cities of Pompeii, Stabiae and Herculaneum.
What is Vesuvius
Merlin the Magician cast a spell putting this title character to sleep for 1,300 years.
What is A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Between 1946-1994, this team played in Los Angeles. They had a stint in St. Louis from 1995-2015, before sheepishly returning to LA.
What is Rams
This US state's southern border is marked by the original Mason Dixon Line.
What is Pennsylvania