WORLD EXTREMES
BARROW, ALASKA HAS THE LONGEST NIGHT. THE SUN SETS ON NOVEMBER 18 AND DOESN'T RISE FOR THIS MANY DAYS.
48 - 56 - 67 -72
67 DAYS. THE SUN RISES ON JANUARY 23RD
THIS FIRST NON-SISTER GIRL GROUP HAD THIS HIT RELEASED ON OCTOBER 1, 1954
MR. SANDMAN BY THE CHORDETTES
HOME PREGNANCY TEST STICKS ARE ONLY USEFUL FOR WOMAN
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE MAN URINATING ON THEM AND THE RESULTS SHOW POSITIVE, IT COULD BE A SIGN OF CERTAIN TYPES OF TESTICULAR CANCER.
IN 2026, TRAVIS GIENGER SET THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR THE HEAVIEST PUMPKIN. WHAT DID IT WEIGH?
598 LBS - 1294 LBS - 2749 LBS - 3058 LBS
2749 LBS
THE OLDEST BROADCAST NETWORK
NBC - CBS - ABC -FOX
NBC. FOUNDED IN 1926. MOVED IN TELEVISION IN THE LATE 40s .
THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE DURING RAIN (119 DEGREES F.) OCCURED ON JULY 24, 2018 IN THIS STATE.
NEVADA - CALIFORNIA - ARIZONA
IMPERIAL, CALIFORNIA
THE BOBBETTES, IN 1956, WERE REGARDED AS THE FIRST "GIRL GROUP" STARTING THE UNIQUE DOO-WOP SOUND WITH THIS SONG
MR. LEE
SCIENCE HAS PROVEN THAT THE FEELING OF SOMEONE WATCHING YOU IS FACTUAL
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE. RESEARCHERS SAY ARE BRAINS COME EQUIPPED WITH AN ANCIENT MECHANISM CALLED "GAZE DETECTION". THEY SUGGEST THAT THIS HAS LIKELY EVOLVED TO HELP US DETECT PREDATORS.
THIS STATE PRODUCES THE MOST PUMPKINS
KENTUCKY - INDIANA - ILLINOIS - MINNESOTA
ILLINOIS
THE FIRST RADIO PERSONALITY TO CROSS OVER TO TELEVISION IN 1948.
JACK BENNY - BOB HOPE -BURNS & ALLEN - MILTON BERLE
MILTON BERLE (When the series debuted, annual median income was $3320 and a TV cost $400, fewer than 2 percent of American households had a television set; when Berle left the air in 1956, TV was in 70 percent of the country’s homes, and Berle had acquired the nickname “Mr. Television.”)
AN AREA ON THIS CONTINENT HAS THE LOWEST PRECIPITATION ON EARTH
ANTARCTICA - AFRICA - ASIA - SOUTH AMERICA
SOUTH AMERICA THE QUILLAGUA, ANTOFAGASTA REGION OF CHILE RECEIVES ABOUT .008 in PER YEAR.
THE SHIRELLES WERE THE FIRST GIRL GROUP TO REACH THE TOP 40 WITH "TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT IN 1960 AND THE FIRST TO REACH #1 WITH THIS CAROLE KING SONG IN 1961.
WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW
BEING SCARED OF CERTAIN THINGS; I.E. SPIDERS, SNAKES, ETC IS AN INBORN TRAITS
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE WE ARE BORN WITH ONLY 2 INATE FEARS, FALLING AND LOUD NOISES. ALL OTHERS ARE LEARNED.
ARE PUMPKINS A FRUIT OR A VEGETABLE
FRUIT
OF THE BIG 3, THE NATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION, THE COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, and AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANY, WHICH STARTED TV BROADCASTING SECOND.
ABC in 1948. WHICH WAS CREATED AFTER ANTI-TRUST SUITS REQUIRED RCA TO SPLIT UP NBC.
THIS MOUNTAIN HOLDS THE RECORD OF THE MOST SNOW IN A 1 YEAR PERIOD IN NORTH AMERICA.
MOUNT DENALI, ALASKA - MOUNT RAINIER, WASHINGTON - MOUNT SHASTA, CALIFORNIA
MOUNT RAINIER - 102 FEET FROM FEBRUARY 19, 1971 TO FEBRUARY 18, 1972
THIS SONG FROM THE MARVELETTES WAS THE FIRST SONG TO HIT #1 IN LATE 1961 THAT WAS RELEASED BY THIS AFRICAN-AMERICAN OWNED LABEL.
MOTOWN
TRUE OR FALSE
ACCORDING TO RESEARCH, 75% OF WOMEN ASK QUESTIONS TO WHICH THEY ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER.
TRUE. IT IMPLIES THAT MANY WOMEN USE QUESTIONS NOT MERELY FOR ANSWERS BUT AS A TOOL TO GAUGE HONESTY AND INTEGRITY.
WHAT YEAR WAS THE SONG "MONSTER MASH" RELEASED.
1962 - 1963 - 1964 -1965
1964
THE LONGEST RUNNING SERIES, THAT STARTED ON RADIO IN 1937 AND MOVED OVER TO TELEVISION IN 1952.
GUIDING LIGHT - GUNSMOKE - DRAGNET - DAYS OF OUR LIVES
GUIDING LIGHT. 15 YEARS ON RADIO AND 57 YEARS ON TELEVISION = 72 YEARS
THE MOST SEVERE OUT BREAKS OF TORNADOES OVER 13 STATES, PRODUCING 7 F5, 23 F4, 34 F3, AND 34 F2 TORNADOES ON APRIL 3–4 OF THIS YEAR.
1971 - 1972 -1972 -1974
1974
MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS HAD A HIT IN 1964 WITH THIS SONG.
DANCING IN THE STREETS
TRUE OR FALSE
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SNEEZE IN YOUR SLEEP.
TRUE. THE BRAIN SHUTS DOWN THE SNEEZE REFLEX
WHAT VEGETABLE WAS ONCE THOUGHT TO HAVE SUPERNATURAL POWERS ON HALLOWEEN.
CABBAGE ( THAT IS WHERE THE NIGHT BEFORE HALLOWEEN IS SOMETIMES CALLED CABBAGE NIGHT. THROWING CABBAGES TO GET RID OF THEM. HOWEVER IT IS BANNED IN MOST ALL TOWNS BECAUSE IT STOPPED BEING CABBAGE AND CAUSED A LOT OF DAMAGE
THE LONGEST RUNNING CHILDREN'S SHOW
ROMPER ROOM - CAPTAIN KANGAROO - SESAME STREET - MISTER ROGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD
SESAME STREET (54 YEARS) ROMPER ROOM (41) MISTER ROGER'S (31) CAPTAIN KANGAROO (29)
THE HEAVIEST HAILSTONE RECORDED HAPPENED IN BANGLADESH ON APRIL 14, 1986, WEIGHING IN AT THIS WEIGHT.
1.35 LBS - 1.78 LBS - 2.25 LBS - 3.15 LBS
2.25 LBS
IN 1963, MOTOWN RELEASED THIS SONG BY THE VELVELETTES WITH THE HARMONICA BEING PLAYED BY A YOUNG STEVLAND HARDAWAY MORRIS, WHO HAS WON 25 GRAMMY AWARDS UNDER THIS PROFESSIONAL NAME
STEVIE WONDER
TRUE OR FALSE
GREY HAIR IS PASSED ON THROUGH YOUR MOTHER
FALSE IT'S ALL DAD'S FAULT
WHATS ANOTHER NAME FOR A LARGE KETTLE OR BOILER?
A CAULDRON
LONGEST RUNNING SKIT/VARIETY SHOW
YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS - THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW - SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
SNL 1975 and still running 48 YEARS - ED SULLIVAN from 1948 to 1971 (23) YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS 1950-1954
THE LONGEST LIGHTING BOLT OCCURED OVER THE SOUTHERN U.S. ON APRIL 29, 2020 STRETCHING THIS FAR.
123 MILES - 278 MILES - 347 MILES - 477 MILES
477 MILES
IN SEPTEMBER OF 1964 THE SHANGRI-LAS HAD THIS HIT
LEADER OF THE PACK
TRUE OR FALSE
EARTHQUAKES PLAY A ROLE IN FORMING GOLD DEPOSITS
TRUE. STUDY REVEALS AS TECTONIC PLATES SHIFHT AND TREMBLE, WATER IN THE EARTH'S CRUST IS FORCED INTO CREVICES, WHERE IT INTERACTS WITH MINERALS. THE INTENSE PRESSURE AND HEAT FROM SEISMIC ACTIVITY CAN CAUSE A CHEMICAL REACTION LEADING TO GOLD.
WHAT HALLOWEEN CANDY WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED "CHICKEN FEED"?
CANDY CORN
THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION WAS BROADCAST COAST TO COAST.
TRUMAN 1948 - EISENHOWER 1952 - EISENHOWER 1956 - KENNEDY 1960
EISENHOWER 1952
THE NORTHERNMOST POINT OF LAND IS ON THIS CONTINENT
NORTH AMERICA - EUROPE - ASIA
NORTH AMERICA - THE NORTH TIP OF KAFFEKLUBBEN ISLAND, NORTH OF GREENLAND (83°40′N 29°50′W)
THIS SONG FROM THE RONETTES WAS INDUCTED INTO THE GRAMMY HALL OF FAME IN 1999.
BE MY BABY
TRUE OR FALSE
YOU CAN WRITE ALL NUMBERS FROM 1 TO 999 WITHOUT USING THE LETTER "A"
TRUE
THE MOST POPULAR CANDY BOUGHT FOR HALLOWEEN.
REESE'S CUPS - M & M - TWIZZLERS - SKITTLES
REESE'S CUP
THE FIRST PARADE TO BE BROADCAST
MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY from NEW YORK - TOURNAMENT OF ROSES from PASADENA - GIMBEL'S HOLIDAY PARADE from PHILADELPHIA
TOURNAMENT OF ROSES 1/1/1947
Macy's started BROADCASTING the following year
THE SOUTHERNMOST POINT OF LAND (OUTSIDE OF ANTARCTICA) IS ON THIS CONTINENT.
SOUTH AMERICA - AFRICA - AUSTRALIA
SOUTH AMERICA CAPE FROWARD, MAGALLANES REGION, CHILE (53°56′00″S 071°20′00″W).
LOVE IS HERE AND NOW YOU'RE GONE WASA BIG HIT FOR THIS GROUP, THE MOST SUCCESSFUL GIRL GROUP.
THE SUPREMES
IN BARROW, ALASKA, THE SUN SETS ON NOVEMBER 18TH AND THEN DOES NOT RISE UNTIL THIS DATE.
DECEMBER 21 - JANUARY 23 - FEBRUARY 13
JANUARY 23 (67 DAYS)
ON AVERAGE, HOW MANY SEEDS ARE IN THE AVERAGE PUMPKIN?
150 - 250 - 375 - 500
500
THE LONGEST RUNNING SERIAL DRAMA
GUNSMOKE - LAW & ORDER - LAW & ORDER SVU - CSI
LAW & ORDER SVU (ENTERING THEIR 25TH SEASON 1999 to present) LAW & ORDER ran from 1990 until 2010 NBC brought it back in 2021
THE FASTEST RECORDED NON-TORNADIAC/CYCLONIC WIND SPEED WAS RECORD ON THIS MOUNTAIN.
MOUNT EVEREST, NEPAL - MOUNT WASHINGTON, NH - MOUNT BLANC, SWITZERLAND
MOUNT WASHINGTON, NH (231 MPH)
THE BLOSSOMS WERE A GROUP THAT HAD MULTIPLE MEMBER CHANGES. ONE EARLY MEMBER (DARLENE LOVE) RECORDED THIS SONG IN 1963 AS A SOLO WITH LITTLE SUCCESS UNTIL DAVID LETTERMAN REQUESTED HER TO PERFORM ON HIS LATE SHOW EVERY YEAR FROM 1986 TO 2014. IT BROKE INTO THE TOP 100 AT 99 ON 12/13/14 AND #50 ON 12/29/18 AND #15 ON 12/31/22
CHRISTMAS (BABY, PLEASE COME HOME)
TRUE OR FALSE
EXPIRATION DATES ON WATER BOTTLES ARE STRICTLY A MARKETING PLOY.
FALSE WATER DOESN'T GOOD BAD, BUT OVER TIME THE BOTTLE CAN DEGRADE AND POTENTIALLY LEACH CHEMICALS INTO THE WATER.
WHAT FOUR COLORS DO PUMPKINS COME IN?
ORANGE, WHITE, GREEN AND BLUE
ON Aug. 26, 1939 , THE FIRST TELEVISED PROFESSIONAL SPORTING EVENT.
BASEBALL - FOOTBALL - OLYMPICS
BASEBALL - CINCINNATI REDS VS. BROOKLYN DODGERS FROM EBBETS FIELD