Barbie Day
What decade was Barbie's Birthday, the 1940's, the 1950's or the 1960's and which U.S. State did she first appear?
Barbie’s official birthday is March 9, 1959, the day she was unveiled to the toy industry during New York Toy Fair.
What movie featured a fashionable sorority queen that decides to go to school to be a lawyer?
Legally Blonde with Reese Witherspoon
How old (in Decades) was the youngest Oscar winner and how old was the oldest Oscar winner?
Youngest was Tatum O'Neal, who won Best Supporting Actress for Paper Moon (1973) at just 10 years old. Oldest was Anthony Hopkins, who won Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Father (2020) at 83 years old.
How many UFO Sightings were there between the years of 1948 and 1969, 1,618, 5,618, 10,618 or 12,618?
There were a total of 12,618 UFO sightings from 1948-69
Star Trek used a lot of technology, much of which has still yet to be made, true or false?
False, a lot of Star Trek technology became reality, it even inspried it. The communicators are like modern cell phones, the earpieces worn by Uhura and Spock are basically Bluetooth devices, the Universal Translators are echoed by the use of modern voice recognition software, and the use of interactive video screens (telepresence) is akin to current video conferencing.
What outfit did Barbie first appear in, a dress, blouse and skirt, sweater and skirt, or swimsuit?
Barbie first appeared in her iconic black-and-white striped swimsuit.
How many Careers has Barbie had in her life time?
Barbie has had over 200 inspirational careers.In 1965, Barbie traveled into space, four years before man walked on the moon.In 1973, Barbie saved lives as a surgeon, at a time when very few women were in the operating room.In 1985, she took to the boardroom as “Day to Night” CEO Barbie, just as women began to break the glass ceiling.
When was the first Academy Awards held and when was it first televised, (in decades)?
The first Academy Awards were presented in 1929 at a private dinner with about 270 guests. It was first televised in 1953, and the ceremony is now seen in more than 200 countries.
Thousands of Americans have taken out insurance against aliens, true or false?
True, there are a great number of people who have taken out insurance against being abducted by aliens. One insurance broker, Mike St. Lawrence, has been selling this insurance for 34 years. He sells the $10 million alien abduction insurance policy for just $24.95.
The Star Trek Vulcan salute, was inspired by sign language, a joke, a blessing or an ancient symbol used in hieroglyphics?
Star Trek’s Vulcan salute is actually a Hebrew blessing. It was actually borrowed from something Nimoy had witnessed as a child when he was attending a service at an Orthodox Jewish synagogue with his family.
The first Barbie commercial aired during Howdy Doody, Captain Kangaroo, Mickey Mouse Club, or Mr. Wizard?
The first Barbie commercial aired during the Mickey Mouse Club.
Name three James Bond Actors
Sean Connery (1962-1967, 1971, 1983) George Lazenby (1969) Roger Moore (1973-1985) Timothy Dalton (1987-1989) Pierce Brosnan (1995-2002)Daniel Craig (2006-2021)
Who has the most Oscar wins of all time, Martin Scorsese, Jack Warner, Gene Kelly, or Walt Disney?
Walt Disney has the most Oscar wins of all time. In all, he has won 22 competitive Oscars and 3 honorary ones, out of a total of 59 nominations. He was nominated for one Oscar every year between 1942 and 1963.
When was the earliest recorded UFO sighting, in the 1600's, 1700's, 1800's or 1900's?
The earliest recorded UFO sighting in America was in 1639. Puritan John Winthrop, governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, wrote about a strange sighting in the sky in 1639.
Star Trek (2009) director J.J. Abrams glued Zachary Quinto’s (Spock’s) fingers together so he could perfect the Vulcan salute. True or false?
True
How long did it take for Barbie to be joined by ken, upon release, one year, two years or three years?
Barbie was joined by Ken two years after her birthday
What business does Kate Hudson run, a coffee business, a make up business, her own line of perfume or an apparel business?
Kate Hudson runs Fabletics a personalized fitness apparel brand that offers activewear for both men and women that was launched in 2013.
How long is the red carpet, 50 feet long, 100 feet long, 200 feet long, or 500 feet long?
The red carpet is 500 feet long and is 16,500 square feet.
How many still report UFO sightings today and is there a decline in people saying they were abducted by aliens?
The Pentagon got hundreds of new reports of UFOs in 2022 and according to ABC News, a growing number of people are convinced that they have been abducted by aliens. Nearly half of all Americans and millions more globally believe we're not alone, 40 million Americans say they have seen or know someone who has seen a UFO, a growing number believe they've actually met aliens.
NBC asked Gene Roddenberry to get rid of Spock because of his lack of emotional expression, satanic appearance, or looked too goofy to be taken seriously?
Initially, NBC asked to get rid of the “guy with the pointy ears” partly because they were worried about his “satanic” appearance. Luckily, Roddenberry refused to cut Spock.
What is Barbie's full first name, Beverly, Bonnie, Brenda, or Barbara and which state did she fictionally attend school?
Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts and She is from (fictional) Willows, Wisconsin, where she attended high school.
Miss America in 2020 was won by a singer and songwriter, a biochemist, an eco focused traveling blogger, or a computer programmer?
A Virginian biochemist has been named winner of Miss America 2020 after performing a live science experiment that defied stereotypes of the contest. Wearing a lab coat, the 24-year-old impressed judges with a chemistry demonstration in the talent show.
Jennifer Lawrence wore the most expensive dress in Oscars history at the 2013 ceremony, was it 1 million, 2 million, 4 million or 8 million dollars?
Her bluish-pink Dior Couture ballgown valued at a whopping $4 million when it was lent to her.
NASA is actively searching for life on other planets today, true or false?
True, NASA is supporting a new project to search the universe for signs of technology that may provide evidence of intelligent life.The U.S. space agency has approved a financial award for researchers to look for evidence of progressive technology on other planets in the universe. Scientists call such evidence “technosignatures.”
James Doohan who played Scotty, gave the filming crew the middle finger with his right hand, true or false?
False, he did not have a right middle finger. He lost it during WWII.