Humble Beginnings
This company that sells Barbie dolls began by selling wooden frames from a garage.
What is Mattel?
Maybe we started pretty small
But take a look at us now
Take a look at us now
Suddenly standing ten feet tall
Take a look at us now.
This is an eight-armed marine animal.
What is an octopus?
The game’s object is to capture this chess piece from your opponent.
What is the King?
Mick Jagger and this band held their first performance
Who are the Rolling Stones?
Two teachers and a writer founded this now-famous coffeehouse at Seattle Pike Place Market. They sold beans, not brewed coffee, and they sold their company to a former employee—Howard Schultz.
What is Starbucks?
They can climb great heights to do what's right
The Spidey team is on the scene
Swinging, spinning, crawling the walls
The Spidey Crew do it all
They're your friendly neighborhood spiders
And their teamwork can't be tired
Fish use these to breathe.
What are gills?
Each player begins with eight of these pieces on the board.
What are Pawns?
He became the first American to orbit Earth.
Who is John Glenn?
A multi-billion-dollar business that runs “the happiest place on Earth,” this company began life as a cartoon.
What is Disney?
Ulf is into mime
Attila's cupcakes are sublime
Bruiser knits, Killer sews
Fang does little puppet shows
And Vladimir
collects ceramic unicorns
This seafood staple found only in brackish or salt water, is often eaten raw on the half shell.
What are oysters?
This word move ends the game.
What is checkmate?
On May 19th this Blonde Bombshell sang Happy Birthday to President Kennedy.
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
This poultry franchise was one of the first fast-food outlets to go international, but it began as “a roadside stop in Utah during the Depression
What is KFC?
I want her paler than the moon
With eyes that shine like stars
My girl will marvel at my strength
adore my battle scars
Only the males of these sea creatures give birth and raise their young.
What are seahorses?
This is the term for attacking the king without capturing him.
What is check?
This iconic landmark in Washington state standing 605 ft high, 138 ft wide, and weighing 9,550 tons was finished just in time for the 1962 Worlds Fair.
What is the Space Needle?
This famous chewing gum company’s owner started by selling baking powder and soap.
What is Wrigley's?
I was there, to match my intellect, on national TV
Against a plumber, and an architect, both with a Ph.D
I was tense, I was nervous
I guess it just wasn't my night
Art Fleming gave the answers
Oh, but I couldn't get the questions right-ight-ight
I lost on Jeopardy
Alt question:
He wiped out your pest
Got kicked in his chest
He's a friend of humanity
So give him the rest
That's my epic tale
Our champion prevailed
Defeated the villain
Now pour him some ale
Answer: Toss a coin to your witcher
The exoskeleton of a crab is made primarily of this material.
What is chitin?
These pieces begin the game on the board’s four corners.
What are Rooks?
In June 1962 this kind, reserved, and clever high schooler turned into an outgoing, talkative, and joke cracking superhero in his debut Marvel Comic Amazing Fantasy #15.
Who is Peter Parker/Spider-man?