By George!
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 out of its 83 weeks on the charts.
He has no heart in The Wizard of Oz.
Who is the Tin Man?
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.
A plastic version of this majestic pink bird is sometimes found in people’s yards.
What is a flamingo? Flamingo juveniles are not pink at all; the pink coloring comes about later and is due to their diet.
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.
Their hits include “Witchy Woman,” “Hotel California,” and “Desperado.”
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.
She plays Mary Poppins in the film with the same name.
Who is Julie Andrews? Andrews was pregnant when she was cast, and they waited to start filming until after she gave birth.
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 type of bird is known for hammering its beak against a tree.
What is a woodpecker? A woodpecker’s tongue is wrapped around its brain for protection from the hammering, which is at a g-force that is 14 times more than what would give a human a concussion!
This boxing heavyweight champion also sells a line of indoor grills.
Who is George Foreman? He also won an Olympic gold medal in boxing.
“I Write the Songs” is one of his hit songs.
Who is Barry Manilow? He co-wrote “Copacabana,” “Dancin’ Fool,” “It’s a Miracle,” and many more.
He is the lead chipmunk in The Chipmunks franchise.
Who is Alvin? Their signature tune is “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.”
April’s weather is the seasonal equivalent of this month’s weather in the southern hemisphere.
What is October? We associate the holidays with wintry weather, while many people south of the equator spend the holidays at the beach.
This type of bird can turn its head 270 degrees in both directions.
What is an owl? Owls move their head to change their view because their eyes are fixed in their eye sockets, which means they can only look straight ahead.
This is the author of the book Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Who is George Orwell? Orwell got arrested on purpose so he could relate to the people he associated with. He hoped to get a prison sentence, but he was released 48 hours later.
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.
Tevye (TEV-ya) is the patriarch in this musical.
What is Fiddler on the Roof? Zero Mostel played Tevye in the original 1964 Broadway musical, and Topol (TOW-paal) plays him in the 1971 film.
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 poet’s most famous poem is about a raven.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe? Poe originally considered having the repetitive bird be a parrot but settled on a raven to match the mood of the poem.
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.
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.
She stars in the 1972 film Cabaret as Sally Bowles.
Who is Liza Minnelli? The character was based on aspiring actress Jean Ross. Minnelli wanted to meet her, but Ross declined because she didn’t like her portrayal in the film.
On April 26, 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 hit Hiroshima.
In general, the bigger the bird, the higher the number of feathers. Someone once counted the feathers on a tundra swan and came up with a total of 25,216 feathers. At least 80 percent were on this part of the swan’s body.
What is the neck? Another research project counted around 80,000 feathers on a single Emperor penguin. That’s nearly 60 per square inch—keeping the penguin insulated and waterproof in harsh climates.