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This famous singer hawked the Psychic Friends Network during the 1990s.
Who is Dionne Warwick?
What kind of dozen has 13 instead of 12?
Baker’s dozen.
Medieval English bakers gave their customers 13 loaves of bread when they ordered a dozen so they wouldn’t be accused of shortchanging their customers.
Founded in 1636, what Ivy League university is the oldest in the U.S.?
Harvard University.
Harvard was initially called New College or the college at Newtowne.
This is the capital of China.
What is Beijing?
Formerly known as Peking, it is the second-largest city, with a population of more than 21 million people. The largest city is Shanghai, with around 24 million people.
What was the name of the television show starring Alan Alda and Loretta Swit that was set in an army hospital during the Korean War?
M*A*S*H.
The show’s 251 episodes aired from 1972 to 1983
He sells his indoor grills on TV.
Who is George Foreman?
What do we warn people with big mouths not to spill when we tell them a secret?
The beans.
We say, “Don’t spill the beans.”
What New England city is known for clam chowder and a distinct accent?
Boston.
Bostonians have a unique dialect, using words like wicked and jimmies.
This German city was once divided by a wall.
What is Berlin? Construction on the Berlin Wall began in 1961, and it came down in 1989. The communist East German government says they built the wall to keep out Western “fascists,” but it is more likely they wished to halt defections to West Germany
What is the main language of Brazil?
Portuguese.
Eight countries speak Portuguese as their official language: Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome, and East Timor. Olá is the word for hello in Portuguese
Chuck Norris, Christie Brinkley, and others have promoted this piece of fitness equipment for decades.
What is Total Gym?
What train are you riding when you receive great pay for little work?
Gravy.
The expression originated in the 1920s when railroad workers referred to easy, high-paying runs as “gravy trains.”
Vermont is the largest U.S. producer of what sweet natural product?
Maple syrup.
Vermont generates over 50 percent of the country’s maple syrup
This is the capital of Iraq.
What is Baghdad?
Baghdad was founded in 762 AD
Cleopatra was the ruler of what country?
Egypt.
She was the last ruler of the Macedonian lineage to rule Egypt. That dynasty held power over Egypt from 323 BCE until her death in 30 BCE.
For more than 40 years, Ron Popeil has sold kitchen counter appliances and small gadgets that clean, slice, dice, cook, etc., under this company name. His signature phrase is “But wait, there’s more!”
What is Ronco?
Another signature phrase is “Set it and forget it.” His father was an inventor, and Ron’s early products were his father’s inventions. He sold the company in 2005 but stays involved as a consultant.
When people go crazy, we say they go the plural of what type of fruit?
Bananas
In what state was John F. Kennedy born?
Massachusetts.
He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard in 1940.
This is a major city in both Alabama and in England.
What is Birmingham?
At one time, both cities shared a large manufacturing and iron-producing base. Today’s English city is a research center and claims one of England’s largest malls—the Bullring
Charles Schulz created a comic strip that is recognized all around the world. What is it called?
Peanuts.
Peanuts has been published in over 25 different languages and at one point graced the pages of more than 2,600 newspapers worldwide.
When the product from an infomercial first hits the shelves, you see this printed on its box in a big, bold logo.
What is “As Seen on TV”?
What type of fruit refers to the easy pickings or easiest target?
Low-hanging.
The expression is “low-hanging fruit.”
What is Rhode Island’s capital?
Providence.
It changed its nickname to “Creative Capital” to draw attention to its educational and artistic offerings.
Victoria is the capital of this Canadian province
What is British Columbia?
The city proper has fewer than 100,000 residents. Victoria has the second-oldest Chinatown. Only San Francisco’s is older.
Who was the female French-Polish physicist who helped discover radium and polonium?
Madame Marie Curie.
Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 and for Chemistry in 1911