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In this 2018 blockbuster's famous lobster tank scene, no animals were harmed. Rather, the consumed lobster was made of candy-coated marshmallow with chocolate syrup.
Venom
This U.S. state has more than 100 volcanoes and volcanic fields, making it the highest amount present in all the U.S.
Alaska
This instrument, commonly associated with the 50th U.S. state, was not invented there. Rather, it is believed to have its origin in Portugal.
Ukulele
This card game was created in 1906 by the Parker Brothers as an alternative to standard playing cards for Puritans and Mennonites who considered regular playing cards taboo because of the presence of the face cards and connections to gambling.
Rook
This Beatles song spent the longest time of any of their hits on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart (19 weeks), spending 9 weeks a #1. It was written to cheer up the child of a band member during his parents' divorce.
Hey Jude
"Sometimes I'll start a sentence and I don't even know where it's going. I just hope I find it along the way." is one of the many iconic quotes from this comedy, which first aired on March 24, 2005.
The Office
The Wild Atlantic Way is the longest coastal driving route in the world and is found in this country.
Ireland
The pleats in a chef's hat are more than just aesthetic. Traditionally, the number of pleats signify a chef's mastery of this.
Recipes
Postman William Schaper whittled a fishing lure in 1948 that he later modeled in plastic. A year later he made it the basis of this children's game sharing the slang name of an undesirable visitor to the human body.
Cootie
This song became the first hip hop single to reach the Billboard Top 40 on January 5, 1980. The group that released it was named after a rough neighborhood in Harlem.
Rapper's Delight
The residents of Hawkins, IN are in for an other-dimensional surprise in this highly popular Netflix original.
Stranger Things
The word "geyser" comes from the Old Norse word "geysa" and originated in this country.
Iceland
Ursuline nuns taught local Irish women this needle craft, helping to provide a much-needed source of income during the Irish potato famine.
Thread crochet
This card game was created by barber Merle Robbins in Reading, Ohio in 1971, and originally sold in his barber shop. It has become ubiquitous at family gatherings and parties and is considered as belonging in the “crazy eights” family of card games.
UNO
This Johnny Cash song released in 1957 is the largest selling country hit of all time. He wrote it as a reminder to remain faithful to his wife while he was on tour.
I Walk the Line
This 2021 dark Netflix original took the streaming service and the internet by storm, spawning viral challenges, prompting white slip-on Vans to disappear from the shelves, and in just 28 days skyrocketed to 142 million views, making it the most watched Netflix series to date.
Squid Game
There are more soccer fan clubs in this country than anywhere else in the world.
Germany
In 1872 Mark Twain patented this invention, which earned him $100,000 ($2,146,168 in today's money), only $100,000 less than the total earnings from all his other books combined, making it his most popular book.
Self-pasting scrapbook
This simple game of luck is one of the first board games children learn. It originated in ancient India as “Moksha Patam.” It was brought to the U.K. in the 1890’s, where it adopted another name. It was published in the U.S by Milton Bradley under still another name in 1943.
Snakes and Ladders/Chutes and Ladders
This was Michael Jackson’s biggest hit song, spending 25 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, including 7 weeks at number 1 in 1983.
Billie Jean
There are 33 adaptions of this film, originally based on an 1866 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, which makes it the most adapted novel to film in cinematic history.
Crime and Punishment
This U.S. state is home to a building originally designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Originally designed in 1949, it was intended to be a private home for Marilyn Monroe. However, it wasn't built until 1993 when the archived plans were enlarged and adapted and is now a clubhouse for a private golf club.
Hawaii
During WWII, the Office of Censorship banned people from posting these kinds of patterns abroad in case they contained coded messages.
Knitting
This board game’s history can be traced back almost 5,000 years to Persia. Since then, versions appeared in France and Britain among other countries. It is a 2 player game where each player has 15 pieces to “bear off” (clear the board).
Backgammon
This British/American band was shocked when their name was borrowed to describe a devastating weather event in the U.S. in 2005. Their biggest hit, reaching #9 in the U.S., #4 in Australia, and #8 in the U.K., was “Walking on Sunshine.”
Katrina and the Waves