Inventions that Changed History
This invention preserved and stored food, improving public health by preventing spoilage and reducing foodborne illnesses.
What is the refrigerator?
This striped animal is related to the horse.
What is a zebra?
Strangers in the ____ exchanging glances
Wondering in the night, what were the _____?
We'd be sharing love before the night was through
Something in your ____ was so inviting
Something in your smile was so exciting
Something in my heart told me I must have ____
Strangers in the night exchanging glances
Wondering in the night, what were the chances?
We'd be sharing love before the night was through
Something in your eyes was so inviting
Something in your smile was so exciting
Something in my heart told me I must have you
Strangers in the Night
Frank Sinatra - 1966
This is the most common eye color in humans.
What is Brown?
King Henry VIII has this many wives.
What is 6?
This invention enabled people to send and receive messages instantly across long distances. Developed in the early 1970s, it quickly replaced traditional mail.
What is email?
This spiny mammal curls into a ball for protection.
What is a hedgehog?
That's ____ (that's ____)
That's what all the people say
You're riding high in ____, shot down in May
But I know I'm gonna change that ____
When I'm back on top, back on top in June
I said that's life (that's life)
And as funny as it may seem
Some people get their ____
Stomping on a ____
But I don't let it, let it get me down
'Cause this fine old world, it keeps spinnin' around
That's life (that's life)
That's what all the people say
You're riding high in April, shot down in May
But I know I'm gonna change that tune
When I'm back on top, back on top in June
I said that's life (that's life)
And as funny as it may seem
Some people get their kicks
Stomping on a dream
But I don't let it, let it get me down
'Cause this fine old world, it keeps spinnin' around
That's Life
Frank Sinatra - 1966
This organ can regenerate itself, making it unique among human organs.
What is the liver?
This was the main language spoken in the Roman Empire.
What is Latin?
Dating back to around 3500 BC. Originally used for pottery, this invention soon found application in transportation, revolutionizing human mobility?
What is the wheel?
This South American animal looks like a llama but produces softer wool.
What is an alpaca?
And now, the ____ is near
And so I face the final ______
My friend, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's ____
I traveled each and every highway
And more, much more than this
I did it ___ way
And now, the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
My friend, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I traveled each and every highway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way
My Way
Frank Sinatra - 1969
This the human body's largest organ.
What is skin?
This is the name of the Islamic holy month of fasting.
What is Ramadan?
In 1895 the physicist Wilhelm Röntgen discovered this method of seeing bones while keeping skin intact.
What is an x-ray?
The largest species of shark, which feeds on plankton, is this gentle giant.
What is a whale shark?
Start spreading the news, I'm _____ today
I want to be a part of it: ___ _____, ___ _____
These vagabond shoes are longing to stray
Right through the very heart of it: ___ _____, ___ _____
Start spreading the news, I'm leaving today
I want to be a part of it: New York, New York
These vagabond shoes are longing to stray
Right through the very heart of it: New York, New York
Theme from New York, New York
Frank Sinatra - 1980
This is what are human nails made out of.
What is Keratin?
This was the UK’s longest serving female Prime Minister?
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
Fungal spores that drifted through windows in central London led Alexander Fleming to discover what?
What is penicillin / antibiotics?
This rodent's teeth never stop growing, which is why it must constantly gnaw.
What is a beaver (or a rat/mouse)?
Fly me to the ____
Let me play among the ____
Let me see what's spring is like
on a _______ and Mars
Fly me to the moon
Let me play among the stars
Let me see what's spring is like
on a Jupiter and Mars
Fly Me to the Moon
Frank Sinatra - 1964
This is the smallest bone in the human body.
What is the stirrup? (Small as a grain of rice deep in your ear)
This was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Who is Marie Curie?