Pop Culture People
This actress said, "In the first Harry Potter film, if you watch carefully in some scenes, you can see me mouthing Harry & Ron's lines"
Who is Emma Watson?
The tank respirator Philip Drinker invented helped polio patients & was nicknamed this
What is an Iron Lung?
He was informed April 14, 1789 that back on February 4, the Electoral College had elected him President
Who is George Washington?
This "Quiet Beatle" looked back on his whirlwind pop days & noted, "We were the Spice Boys"
Who is George Harrison?
This singer got a patent for a stage illusion, an anti-gravity effect used for "Smooth Criminal" on tour
Who is Michael Jackson?
SOUTHERN WRITERS:
He said, "My own little postage stamp of native soil was worth writing about... I would never... exhaust it"
Who is William Faulkner?
In 2024 she made news by using her voice to question OpenAI's practices after a new ChatGPT voice sounded an awful lot like her
Who is Scarlett Johansson?
Irish geologist Richard Oldham discovered these have primary & secondary waves
What are Earthquakes?
He signed the Education Act of 1965 in his old elementary school near Stonewall, Texas
Who is Lyndon Johnson?
"It doesn't matter whether you win or lose, it's how good you looked", said this Van Halen frontman in 1984
Who is David Lee Roth?
Bill Nye--yes, that science guy--patented a new type of this anatomical-named footwear for dancers
What are Toe Shoes?
21ST CENTURY BUSINESS:
An early version of this app was called Matchbox but that name was too similar to another company that offered the same service
What is Tinder?
Oh, doctor! When it comes to "The Hangover", he's Mr. Chow, that's his name, that name again is Mr. Chow
Who is Ken Jeong?
In 1974 Sherwood Rowland & Mario Molina showed that these man-made chemicals were destroying the ozone layer
What are CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbons)?
After being sworn in April 12, 1945 he said he felt as if "The moon, the stars, and all the planets" had fallen on him
Who is Truman?
Clapton said, "You never told me he was that...good!" after this lefty guitarist got on stage to jam with Cream
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
This singer & original "American Idol" judge patented a titling microphone stand--take that, Simon!
Who is Paula Abdul?
AMERICAN HISTORY:
The last claim awarded under this act was in 1988, 126 years after it passed, for a parcel of land in Alaska
What is the Homestead Act?
In 2024, he led the American League with 58 homers & 144 RBIs; our verdict--guilty, of being very good at his job
Who is Aaron Judge?
Augustin Jean Fresnel used this treatment of light to make new lighthouse lenses; Edwin Land built a company on it
What is Polarization?
After receiving his B.A. at the university in this New Jersey city in 1771, Madison stayed on to study Hebrew
What is Princeton?
Told "The Police are here!", Keith Richards said, "We panicked, flushed everything...it was Stewart Copeland &" this man
Who is Sting?
This actor loved to drum & developed a new way to tighten the skins
Who is Marlon Brando?
19TH CENTURY FICTION:
In Chapter 9 of an 1851 work, a preacher in a New England port city delivers a sermon about this Old Testament prophet
Who is Jonah?
2 differing Hot 100 tunes in Oct. 2024: Tate McRae's "It's OK I'm OK" & "I Am Not Okay" by this singer with a sponge cake name
Who is Jelly Roll?
Police radar guns owe their existence to the "effect" this Austrian physicist discovered
Who is Christian Doppler?
Before he was shot at the Temple of Music, McKinley spent the day touring this romantic landmark
What is Niagara Falls?
Going through ch-ch-changes at his 50th birthday in 1997, he said, "I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise I won't bore you"
Who is David Bowie?
This one-name comedian patented a new type of slot machine complete with watermelon smashing
Who is Gallagher?
BOOKS of the 1960's:
In 1962 the New York Times said the release of this controversial book "presages a noisy fall"
What is Silent Spring?