MUSICALS
Disney's first ever Broadway adaptation was this one based on a movie and a fairy-tale. One of the song's
in the film went like.
Be our guest! Be our guest!
Put our service to the test
Tie your napkin 'round your neck, cherie
And we'll provide the rest
Beauty and the Beast.
Diabetes was a death sentence until Frederick Banting discovered how to extract and use this hormone to treat the disease.
Insulin.
It regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and protein by promoting the absorption of glucose from the blood into liver, fat and skeletal muscle cells.
Her first public appearance with Prince Charles was in a charity ball in March 1981 at Goldsmiths’ Hall, where she met Princess Grace of Monaco.
Princess Diana. Diana's activism and glamour made her an international icon and earned her enduring popularity as well as unprecedented public scrutiny, exacerbated by her tumultuous private life.
Every team in the NHL has retired number 99 in honour of this "Great One".
Wayne Gretzky.
What is the second month of the year to have exactly 31 days?
March.
A romance musical, with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson inspired by Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side in the thriving days of the Bohemian East Village, under the shadow of AIDS.
Rent.
When is the sun closest to the earth?
Early January.
So Earth is closest to the sun every year in early January, when it’s winter for the Northern Hemisphere. And we’re farthest away from the sun in early July, during our Northern Hemisphere summer.
In 1981 the world watched as this pair was married in St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Charles and Diane
After they retired Derek Jeter's number 2. in 2017, the only single digit number left for this team was 0.
The Yankees.
What three colors are on a roulette wheel?
Black, green & red.
It is hit Broadway musical that celebrates the music of ABBA, a 1970’s Swedish pop group. It includes over 20 original ABBA songs, the most famous of which ..... (name of the song/musical).
Mamma Mia.
What is a crucible used for in a laboratory ?
For Heating objects.
The Queen & Prince Philip visited the United States in 2007 marking 400 years since the founding of this settlement now in Virginia.
Jamestown. The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located on the northeast bank of the James River about 2.5 mi southwest of the center of modern Williamsburg. I
To honour Jackie Robinson, in 2014 UCLA retired this number in every sport.
The number 42.
What sort of toy was a Cabbage Patch?
A doll.
It is a 2004 jukebox musical with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe, and book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. It is presented in a documentary-style format that dramatizes the formation, success and eventual break-up of the 1960s rock 'n' roll group The Four Seasons.
Jersey Boys
To provide immunity from smallpox, in 1796 British physician Edward Jenner used cowpox to make the first of these. Which is why the word comes from the Latin for cow.
Vaccine.
She is fourth in the line of succession to the British throne.
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge is a member of the British royal family. She is the second child and only daughter of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
The Seattle Seahawks retired this number to honour the extra player, the fans.
The 12th man.
What company just recently launched a running shoe made for women solely?
Lululemon. This approach has traditionally saved brands money and time, but now that women outnumber men in the sport of running, many companies are giving this approach a double-take
Originally a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original French title. It has been turned into a musical and there is a movie dedicated to the production.
Les Misérables
In 1996, a team at Roslin Institute in Scotland used a technique known as somatic cell nuclear transfer to produce a first clone of an adult mammal, a thin Dorset sheep named this..
Dolly. Dolly the sheep was the first mammal to be cloned, not from a cell taken from embryos, but from an adult cell. This was highly significant because it showed that DNA from an adult cell, which has been programmed to express only a distinct subset of its genes, can be used to develop an entirely new organism.
Prince Phillip spent 15 years designing his hearse from this automotive brand. In 2021, it came into use.
Land Rover.
In 2013 Da Bears said this coach's number 89 would be the last number the Chicago NFL team would ever retire.
Mike Dika.
What retirement company has signed a deal to sell 16 Ontario long-term care homes as well as its management platform and another home under development to AgeCare Health Services Inc.
Chartwell Retirement Residence