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Dr Seuss was dared by his editor to write a book using only 50 words, after his previous book, Cat in the Hat only used 225. With those 50 words, he came up with this classic.
What is Green Eggs and Ham?
100
Technically, fall started last week. September 22, 2024 was the atumnal this, a Latin word that means "equal night."
What is Equinox?
100
This is the joint where your humerus, radius and ulna meet.
What is the elbow?
100
In present day, this phrase is used to describe a holiday tradition of exchanging impractical or useless gifts. But originally, it came from Kings in Siam who would give away large animals to people they did not respect, to force them into the burden of their care.
What is a White Elephant?
100
The mytical minotaur is made up of the body of a human and the head and tail of this animal
What is a bull?
100
Alphabetically, this is the first of the three spokes-characters of Rice Krispies cereal
What is Crackle?
200
Henry III introduced a tax on these in 1535. Refusal to pay the tax meant a public shaming and shaving.
What are beards?
200
This two-word phrase describes people who keep a close eye on the fall foliage report, typically in New England, Appalachia and northern California.
What is Leaf-peeper?
200
This is the term for a series of uncontrollable intakes of air caused by sudden spasms of the diaphragm.
What is a hiccup?
200
During a war or in times when doctors did not have anesthesia, they would distract the patient from pain by asking them to do this, hence the idiom for doing something unpleasant for the greater good.
What is "Bite the bullet."
200
Imelda Staunton, Olivia Coleman and Claire Foy have all played this monarch on The Crown
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
200
Sketched by Dorothy Hope Smith, this advertising character depicts four-month-old Ann Turner and has been selling baby food since 1927.
Who is the Gerber Baby?
300
Native to the Caribbean, the Mountain Chicken is actually this kind of animal, given then name because the actually taste like chicken.
What is a frog?
300
The world's largest one of these is in Dixon, California. They have become popular agritourism attractions in North America, and are a way for farms to generate tourist income. They're usually 2-9 acres in size and have varied and intricate designs.
What is a corn maze? (or a maize maze)
300
The malleus, incus and stapes are tiny bones found in this part of the human body
What is the ear?
300
This idiom is believed to be nautical in nature. When a sailor was feeling ill, he would go beneath the bow, i.e. the front part of the boat. This would hopefully protect him from adverse conditions.
What is Under the Weather?
300
This white marble mausolem in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India houses the tomb of Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal
What is the Taj Mahal?
300
Ernie is by far the most well known of the elves who apparently live and work in a hollowed out tree, baking cookies for this brand.
What is Keebler?
400
What started as a cane circle was transformed by the Wham-O company in the late 1950s. In 1958, Japan and Indonesia banned this fad on the ground of public indecency.
What is the Hula hoop?
400
Organized annual sporting contests exist every fall in California, New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. The World Championships are held every Halloween in Delaware. In it, you use mechanical devices like slingshots, catapults, centrifugals, trebuchets, and pneumatic (air) cannons to fling these for distance.
What are pumpkins?
400
If you are suffering from Glossitis, this is the body part that is inflamed
What is the tongue?
400
This phrase for accidentally spilling a secret comes from fraudulent street vendors who would replace a valuable pig with a less valuable animal, tied up so you wouldn't know till the transaction was complete.
What is "Let the cat out of the bag."?
400
Patented in 1977, this is a terracotta figurine used to sprout a flowering plant from the mint family. The sprouts grow in to resemble the animal's fur or hair.
What is a Chia Pet?
400
Mimsie the Cat pays homage to the MGM lion logo, as she quietly mews in the MTM logo, for this actress and dancer's production company.
Who is Mary Tyler Moore?
500
Based on Scottish surgeon and forensic scientist, Dr Joseph Bell, this character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle lives at 221 B Baker Street in London. 25% of Americans think he is a real person.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
500
This is the name of the autumn constellation that is also a zodiac sign represented by a pair of scales.
What is Libra?
500
This is the first and shortest part of the small intestine. It leads from the stomach. It precedes the jejunum and ileum.
What is the duodenum?
500
This idiom originates from an old English law that ordered any person to be punished for butchering an animal that wasn’t his own; they would get caught if the animal's blood soaked into their skin.
What is "caught red-handed".
500
In French cuisine, these five sauces: Béchamel, Velouté, Hollandaise, Espagnole, and Sauce Tomate are known by this familial name.
What are mother sauces?
500
This character has appeared on television and in print advertising as a fun-loving, gigantic, and joyful anthropomorphic pitcher filled with a cherry beverage. He is typically featured answering the call of children by smashing through walls or furnishings while saying his catchphrase, "Oh, yeah!"
Who is Kool Aid Man?