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This George was a member of the Beatles.
Who is George Harrison? He wrote the tune "Something," and he organized the Concert for Bangladesh.
They released their Abbey Road album in 1969.
Who are the Beatles? It was No. 1 in the United States, and it held that spot for 11 our of its 83 weeks on the charts.
April showers are said to bring these.
What are May flowers? April is rainy, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association says June is the wettest month of the year in the United States.
This is the name for deer meat.
What is venison? The term is commonly applied to deer meat, but it also applies to all game meat, including elk, moose, caribou, antelope, and pronghorn.
This Ivy League school was founded by Ben Franklin and sounds like a state university.
What is the University of Pennsylvania? It was founded in 1740 and was one of the first in the United States to admit women as students.
This composer and pianist wrote the opera Porgy and Bess.
Who is George Gershwin? He also composed the songs "Someone to Watch over Me," "Rhapsody in Blue," "Embraceable You," "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," and "They Can't Take That Away from Me."
Who are the Eagles? The band broke up in 1980 but reunited in 1994. The photo on their Hotel California album is of the Beverly Hills Hotel.
On April 23, 1985, Coca-Cola released this disaster of a product to replace its legacy flagship beverage.
What is New Coke? We've all heard the marketing axiom "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". After 79 days, Coke held a press conference announcing the return of its original Coke formula and apologizing for its mistake.
This is a term for a minor crime.
What is a misdemeanor (or petty)? Examples include shoplifting and disorderly conduct. Penalties can include jail (not prison) time of up to one year.
When the Ivy Leagues refused to admit women, the top seven women's colleges were collectively known as this. They were the equivalent of Ivy League schools for women.
What are the Seven Sisters? The seven schools were primarily liberal arts colleges, and were comprised of Vassar, Wellesley, Smith, Bryn Mawr, Barnard, Radcliffe, and Mount Holyoke.
This Australian actor and former model plays James Bond in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
Who is George Lazenby? It was the only film in which he played the British secret agent.
Who is Barry Manilow? He co-wrote "Copacabana," "Dancin' Fool," "it's a Miracle," and many more.
On April 15, 1912, this ship sank.
What is the RMS Titanic? The ship was billed as unsinkable, but it sank on its inaugural voyage after hitting an iceberg.
This actress was Ronald Reagan’s first wife.
Who is Jane Wyman? Reagan was her third husband. Wyman was an award winning actress.
Brown University is in this state.
What is Rhode Island? Brown is in Providence, which holds an annual Halloween spooky concert at midnight complete with costumes as the preferred attire.
This boxing heavyweight champion also sells a line of indoor grills.
Who is George Foreman? He also won an Olympic gold medal in boxing.
They recorded "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" and "There's a Kind of Hush."
Who are Herman's Hermits? They frequently hit the top of the charts from 1964 to 1967.
On April 16, 1986, a nuclear plant exploded in what is now this country.
What is Ukraine? At the time, Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union. Known as the Chernobyl disaster, the explosion released 400 times the radiation of the nuclear bomb that his Hiroshima.
This country awards the Nobel Peace Prize.
What is Norway? The Norwegian Nobel Committee awards Alfred Nobel’s Peace Prize, while the Swedish Nobel Committee awards the rest of the prizes, as instructed by Alfred Nobel’s will. No one knows the exact reason Nobel singled out Norway to award the most coveted Nobel Prize.
Four recent presidents, starting with President Gerald Ford, have graduated from Yale. Name of of the other three.
Who is George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush? The fifth president who attended Yale was President William Taft. Ford and Clinton graduated from Yale Law. The Bushes and Taft went there for their undergraduate studies.
He is known for his comedy routine Seven Dirty Words and his line "It's a big club, and you ain't in it."
Who is George Carlin? "It's a big club" has more meaning today than when he first uttered it, so you might hear it from people who have no idea where it originated.
This man co-wrote the song "Tutti Frutti" in 1955.
Who is Little Richard? He wrote the song while he was working as a dishwasher at a Greyhound bus station.
April is the fourth month on the Gregorian calendar; it was this month on the Roman republican calendar.
What is the second? In 1572, Pope Gregory adopted the Gregorian calendar because the first day of spring and Easter were falling too early in the year.
There are bumps on these two keys on computer keyboards.
What are F and J? The reason is so that users can feel where to place their index fingers. This is especially helpful for touch typists who change keyboards or use multiple keyboards throughout the day. Each keyboard has different spacing, and you can tell by touch that your hands are correctly positioned.
This is Brooke Shields' alma mater.
What is Princeton? Her majors were Romance languages and literature, and she graduated with honors.