Classic Hollywood
What was the first color film to win the Oscar for Best Picture?
a) Snow White & The Seven Dwarves
b) Gone with the Wind
c) The Jazz Singer
Gone with the Wind! Not only did it win best picture, it was a 1st for actors, Hattie McDaniel was the 1st African American to win an Oscar! The first movie to take home 10 Oscars!
Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the US, is on what day in June?
65% of Kindergarteners when asked say they want to be a fireman when they grow up
Fiction, the top 3 answers were Doctor, teacher then firefighter
What animal is the closest living relative to a T-Rex?
a) a chicken
b) a alligator
c) a shark
a chicken! all birds are the closest relative to the theropod dinos (3 toes), raptors, t-rex all of those dinos, were most likely feathered
What country is nicknamed "Land of the Rising Sun"
a) Japan
b) China
c) Russia
Japan!
Who was known as the "King of Hollywood?"
a) Clark Gable
b) Frank Sinatra
c) Gene Kelly
Clark Gable, one of Hollywoods most popular actors for his 37 year career! One of the true leading men of Hollywood!
June is named for a Roman Goddess, which one?
a) Mars
b) Juno
c) Jupiter
Juno! or Hera if you are a Greek fan, she is the goddess of marriage and childbirth!
In Disney World, The Tower of Terror is the tallest ride in the park, but to avoid putting aviation lights at the top they built the ride exactly 199 ft tall,
True! If a building is 200 ft or more it needs aviation lights, and Disney world is a no fly zone
Which animal has the thickest fur of any mammal?
a) sea otters
b) wolves
c) bears
sea otters! They have up to 1M hairs per sq in! They dont have a blubber layer like most sea mammals so the thick fur is vital to stay warm
What country is the ancient city of Machu Picchu?
a) Brazil
b) Peru
c) Mexico
Peru!
What 1930s movie, shows a giant gorilla on top of the Empire State Building?
King Kong
Father's Day is always the same sunday in June, which sunday?
a) The first
b) the fourth
c) the third
The Third, Father's Day is always the 3rd sunday in June
In Japan, if you happen to fall asleep at your desk, you won't get in trouble
Fact! In fact, in Japan, it is seen as a sign of hard work! You don't even leave work to nap!
Where do dogs sweat from?
A) Ears
b) their paws
c)their skin
what is the smallest country in the world?
a) Greece
b) Vatican City
c) South Sudan
Vatican City, it only covers 0.5 square miles, and is home to only 1000 people, you are only a citizen of Vatican City if you are working for the Holy See, when your job ends, you are no longer a citizen
An old hollywood trick to get those beautiful eyes to sparkle; some actors would soak their eyes in this;
a) Boric Acid
b) water
c) witch hazel
boric acid, this among other unconventional and unhealthy beauty habits were and some still are common in Hollywood
A famous WWII anniversary is in June, what is the day?
D-Day! Allied troops landing in Normandy on June 6, 1944
Butterflies taste through their wings
Fiction, they taste through their feet!
What is the deadliest creature on Earth?
a) a yellow belly sea snake
b) a hippo
c) mosquitos
mosquitos, they carry and spread many deadly diseases like west nile, yellow fever, zika and malaria, these diseases cause millions of deaths every year
What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
a) 1970
b) 1980
c) 1989
The wall divided west and east Berlin from 1961-1989, a powerful symbol of the Cold War
In Alfred Hitchcock's The Bird, Tippi Hedren was famously attacked in an attic by birds, were they real or fake?
Real, Tippi was told the birds would be fake, they had robotic ones, but they weren't working, so real birds were swapped in and thrown at her. Cary Grant told her "You're the bravest woman I've ever seen."
What major sport has their finals in June?
a) baseball
b) basketball
c) football
Basketball! The NBA Finals! This years teams are a rematch of the 1999 Finals!
People that are "colorblind" can see some colors
True! There are 3 catagories of colorblindless; complete, red-green and blue-yellow. Total colorblindness effects 1 in 100k people, its the rarest where someone only sees shades of grey
a group of parrots is called what?
a) a flock
b) a pandemonium
c) a murder
A pandemonium! It captures the lively nature of parrots since they keep large family groups
what country is known for its wooden shoes, windmills and tulips?
a) Netherlands/Holland
b) England
c) Germany
Netherlands/Holland, The Netherlands are the world's largest tulip exporter, over 2-3 billion bulbs sold a year!