Chronology
Jingles by Manilow
Geography
Science
Comedy/Cartoon Duos
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13.8 billion years old
What is our universe? Cosmologists can determine the age of the universe using two different methods: by studying the oldest objects within the universe and measuring how fast it is expanding.
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"You Deserve a Break Today"
What is McDonalds? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqRH8wEsaVQ 1982
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The smallest continent.
What is Australia?
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93 million miles
What is the distance between the planet Earth and the Sun?
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George Burns
Who is Gracie Allen?
200
4.54 ± 0.05 billion years
What is the age of the planet Earth? This dating is based on evidence from radiometric age-dating of meteorite material and is consistent with the radiometric ages of the oldest-known terrestrial and lunar samples.
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"Grab a Bucket of Chicken" and "Have a Barrel of Fun"
What is KFC? https://youtu.be/lrcuIGypxDg
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The coldest continent.
What is Antarctica?
200
An internationally agreed decimal system of measurement, including meter (length), liter (volume), and grams (mass).
What is the metric system?
200
Jack Benny
Who is Rochester van Jones?
300
September 17, 1787.
What is the day our Founding Fathers signed the Constitution at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, forging a new government for the United States.
300
"Feelin Free." All across the nation, it's a _______ generation.
What is Pepsi? https://youtu.be/TW1VuvGjnSo
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This razor-thin country accounts for more than half of the western coastline of South America.
What is Chile?
300
Generally cylindrical in shape, with a flat bottom. Most also have a small spout (or "beak") to aid pouring. They are available in a wide range of sizes, from one millilitre up to several litres.
What is a beaker?
300
Tweety
Who is Sylvester the Cat?
400
July 20, 1969
What is the date of the first human being to walk on the Earth's moon? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11
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"Give your face something to smile about!"
What is Stridex? https://youtu.be/lNjSXPnrAr0
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Two of the three large bodies of water that make the "fertile crescent."
What is the Nile River, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Persian Gulf?
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Applying Louis Pasteur's advances in microbiology, he championed the use of carbolic acid as an antiseptic, such that it became the first widely used antiseptic in surgery. His name was used for a popular brand of antiseptic mouthwash developed in St. Louis in 1879.
Who is Joseph Lister? Remember Listerine? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Lister
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Bugs Bunny
Who is Yosemite Sam? or Who is Elmer Fudd?
500
The eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month in 1918.
What is Armistice Day? Armistice Day is commemorated every year on 11 November to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I, which took effect at eleven o'clock in the morning—the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918. The date was declared a national holiday in many Allied nations, and coincides with Remembrance Day and Veterans Day, public holidays.
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"Like a good neighbor, _____ _____ is there."
What is State Farm insurance? https://youtu.be/QwyjnLGEvuw
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The only sea on the Earth without a coastline.
What is the Sargasso Sea? The Sargasso Sea is a region in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. Surrounded by ocean currents, it is the only sea on Earth which has no coastline. It is bounded on the west by the Gulf Stream; on the north, by the North Atlantic Current; on the east, by the Canary Current; and on the south, by the North Atlantic Equatorial Current.
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The precise strength of this force varies depending on location. The nominal "average" value at the Earth's surface is 9.80665 m/s2 (meters per second squared)
What is gravity?
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Chico and Harpo
Who are two of the Marx Brothers? https://youtu.be/vJkL_4niC4w
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