Mish Mash
This is the official residence of the New York City mayor.
What is Gracie Mansion?
It’s also called “The Little White House,” and it allegedly has secret passages within its walls and maybe beyond its walls
Name 1 state that does not have a Chicken-Fil-A restaurant
what is Alaska, Hawaii and Vermont
Ernest Hemingway’s house in Key West, Florida, is now a museum and home to many of what animal?
Cats.
There are currently around 60 polydactyl (six-toed) cats on the premises. Each one is named after a famous person.
1961: This 35th president of the United States was inaugurated earlier that year.
Who is John F. Kennedy? The article describes him as a great leader who supported civil rights, public education, and medical care for the elderly.
What is the oldest European founded city in the United States?
St. Augustine, Florida founded in 1565 by Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles of Spain.
The Celebration of Light takes place in this Canadian city on the Pacific coast.
What is Vancouver?
The celebration is the largest fireworks competition in the world.
What popular item does Burger King offer kids for free?
What is a crown?
This is the city and state for which Earnest Hemingway was born.
What is Oak Park, Illinois?
1968: Astronauts James Lovell, Frank Borman, and William Anders were the Men of the Year after completing this mission.
What is the Apollo 8 mission? Apollo 8 was the first human spaceflight to reach the moon and marked a pivotal point in the space race.
Who did Pocohontas marry?
John Rolfe, a tobacco planter.
What red-coated federal police force has the French motto “Maintiens le Droit” (“Uphold the Right”)? Hint: They are often pictured on horseback.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Mounties were organized by the Canadian Parliament in 1873 with the mission of protecting the Northwest Territories. They were initially named the North-West Mounted Police
What is the 5-word jingle heard on Popeyes commercials?
What is "love that chicken from Popeyes"
What was Hemingway's inspiration?
Nature
1975: American Women were named the Persons of the Year; among the dozen women profiled was this then-First Lady.
Betty Ford
The article noted her enthusiastic support for the Equal Rights Amendment and other humanitarian causes.
What was the first city capital of the United States?
New York City
In what 1969 film did Robert Redford and Paul Newman portray Wild West outlaws Harry Longabaugh and Robert LeRoy Parker, respectively?
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Longabaugh was better known as the Sundance Kid, while Parker was Butch Cassidy. Although the characters portrayed in the film are based on historical people, the storyline is more fiction than fact.
What type of dog was featured in Taco Bell commercials in the 90s?
What is a Chihuahua
Earnest Hemingway found a strange fascination with this act.
What is War?
1963: This reverend and civil rights activist is best
remembered for his “I Have a Dream” speech.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.? His work in civil
rights helped pass the Civil Rights Act of
1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
When did the Revolutionary War end?
September 3, 1783
What 1943 radio crime drama title was also the alias of the main character, Michael Waring? Hint: It’s the name of a bird of prey
The Falcon
The radio series ran until 1954 on three separate networks and had five different actors portray the Falcon, including Les Tremayne.
The 1974 advertising campaign slogan featured a list of the ingredients in a "Big Mac" sandwich...recite the slogan.
what is two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun.
About what TWO countries did Hemingway write poems?
Canada and USA
1971 and 1972: This controversial president was
named Man of the Year twice in a row, notably for opening relations with China.
Who is Richard Nixon?
Interestingly, he would resign
from office only two years later
following the Watergate scandal.
How many slaves were freed at the conclusion of the Civil War?
3.9 million