Famous Dropouts
Who is "Bill Gates"?
This title character attempts to keep a queen's firstborn child unless she can guess his unusual name.
Who is "Rumpelstiltskin"?
Using a fill in the blank format, this classic show asks contestants to provide the same answers given by a celebrity panel.
What is "Match Game"?
When the temperature drops below freezing, this puffy outerwear filled with duck or goose feathers is essential for trapping body heat.
What is "down jacket"?
Bananas fall are considered these, because they develop from a flower with a single ovary and have a fleshy torso.
What are "berries"?
Nicknamed "The Master Of The Stratocaster", this revolutionary guitarist dropped out of high school in the late 1950s, served briefly in the U.S. Army, and went straight to playing backup guitar for soul artists.
Who is "Jimi Hendrix"?
The wicked queen is told by her magic mirror that "this princess is the fairest of them all".
Who is "Snow White"?
This show features couples providing matching answers regarding their relationship and habits.
What is "The Newlywed Game"?
This waterproof footwear, named after a 19th-century British Duke, is perfect for keeping your feet dry during heavy spring showers.
What are "Wellington ( rain ) boots"?
This university is older than the historic Mesoamerican civilization of the Aztecs, which began around 1325.
What is "Oxford"?
This comic and renown film director was a college dropout in the 1950s after being expelled from New York University for failing a motion picture production course.
Who is "Woody Allen"?
In this tale, a poor honest shoemaker receives help overnight from these tiny, naked magical helpers who sew shoes for him.
What is "The Elves and the Shoemaker"?
If a contestant on this classic Groucho Marx show says the "secret word," a toy duck drops from the ceiling with a $100 bill.
What is "You Bet Your Life"?
When dealing with unpredictable spring weather, fashion experts recommend this strategy of combining a clothing base and insulation, along with outer garments.
What is "layering"?
This standard household pest is capable of living for several weeks without its head, eventually dying only of starvation or dehydration.
What is "cockroach"?
Who is "Maya Angelou"?
In "The Frog King", when the princess throws the frog against a wall in disgust, it transformed into this.
What is "prince"?
Hosted by John Daly, this premier 1950s panel show features blindfolded celebrities trying to guess the identity of a "mystery guest".
What is "What's My Line"?
This wide-brimmed hat, tightly woven from the leaves of a specific Ecuadorian palm, is a classic choice for sun protection in the summer.
What is "Panama"?
This marine mammal has skin so thick, unique, and hip that it secretes a pinkish substance that acts as natural sunscreen.
What is "hippopotamus"?
Dropping out of high school at the age of 16, he later became a famous chief anchor and senior editor of World News Tonight on ABC for over two decades.
Who is "Peter Jennings"?
"Town Musicians of Bremen" features four aging domestic animals - a donkey, a dog, a cat, and this type of bird - who leave their cruel master and set off to the city of Bremen to become musicians.
What is "rooster"?
This early 1950s show forces contestants to perform wacky, embarrassing stunts if they fail to answer a trivia question correctly.
What is "Truth or Consequences"?
This French term describes a light, translucent fabric often used in spring dresses and scarves to keep one cool yet stylish.
What is "chiffon"?
By slowing their heart rate, these slowpokes can hold their breath longer than dolphins, lasting up to 40 minutes underwater.
What are "sloths"?