Geography
This mountain range is the home of the Continental Divide.
What are the Rocky Mountains? The natural divide separates rivers’ directions toward one of the oceans. To the east of the divide, rivers run from west to east and empty into the Atlantic Ocean. To the west of the divide, rivers run from east to west and empty into the Pacific Ocean. All continents have this kind of divide.
When an advertised special isn’t available, ask for one of these so you can buy it at the advertised discount when it’s back in stock.
What is a rain check? Some stores have retired rain checks, but asking doesn’t hurt.
We will always remember the Wright brothers for this feat, which took place in 1903.
What is the first (motorized) airplane flight? Both were mechanical engineers, and they designed and built their airplane.
Rhinoceros horns are made of the same protein found in one of these two human body parts.
What is hair or nails? The protein is called keratin. Some rhinoceros species have only one horn. Is this where the inspiration for unicorns originated?
Hercule Poirot makes his most famous appearance on a train in this Agatha Christie book.
What is Murder on the Orient Express? The book tells the story of a murder on the luxury train as Poirot travels from Istanbul to Calais. It has been adapted into a play, movie, TV, graphic novel, and video game.
This is the longest river in Africa.
What is the Nile River? Because the Nile has so many rivers feeding into it, pinpointing its exact source is difficult, but generally, it begins just south of the equator. It ends in Egypt, where it flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile basin alone covers 10 percent of the African landmass.
B. J. Thomas sang this song about raindrops.
What is “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”? Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
The birthstone for April has been sold to us as “a girl’s best friend” and as being “forever.”
What is a diamond? Marilyn Monroe performed the song “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” in the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
This specific kind of landslide is defined as “a mass of material, such as snow, rock, or other debris, moving rapidly down a slope.”
What is avalanche? It’s caused by a part of the slope, hill, or mountain becoming unstable, often after a heavy rain or snowfall.
Along with Hercule Poirot, this woman is Agatha Christie’s other most popular character.
Who is Miss Marple? Hercule Poirot gained fame from more than 30 books, two plays, and more than 50 short stories. Miss Marple appears in 12 books and 20 short stories.
This country has the most pyramids.
What is Sudan? Sudan has more than 200 pyramids, and Egypt has only 138. Researchers say Egyptians did not build the pyramids in Sudan
“Rainy Days and Mondays” was a tune by this brother-sister duo.
Who are the Carpenters? In 1971, the song about dreariness and malaise hit the No. 2 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
This Greek philosopher was sentenced to death after a one-day trial.
Who is Socrates? He established the Socratic method, based on asking questions as one of the tenets of critical thinking. His death sentence required him to drink hemlock.
He was the British prime minister during World War II.
Who is Winston Churchill? When he became prime minister, he wrote, “I felt... that all my past life had been but a preparation for this hour and for this trial.” He led Britain to victory during the war
Agatha Christie wrote her first detective novel after a dare from this family member.
What is her sister? Christie wrote The Mysterious Affair at Styles because her sister Madge dared her to write a novel. Six publishers rejected the book before it was accepted for publication.
What is the largest gulf in the world?
Gulf of Mexico. It is the ninth-largest body of water in the world.
She is the female lead in the 1952 film Singin’ in the Rain.
Who is Debbie Reynolds? Gene Kelly plays the male leading role.
Thomas Edison held more than 1,000 patents, but he is best known for improving upon and producing the first commercial version of this.
What is the lightbulb? While Edison didn’t invent the lightbulb, he made significant improvements to early prototypes, finding a long-lasting filament material and improving the vacuum inside the bulb, which made it practical and accessible for everyday use.
You can defrost fish in this liquid to make it more flavorful.
What is milk? Milk contains enzymes that break down protein, making the fish tender and giving it a fresh-caught flavor.
This sport was Agatha Christie’s favorite beach activity.
What is surfing? She and her husband took an extended vacation to far-flung destinations, and their surfing skills improved at each destination. She was among the first British surfers who could ride the board standing up.
What three oceans border Canada?
The Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic. The United States is Canada’s only land border.
In the nursery rhyme “Rain, Rain, Go Away,” this little person wants to play.
Who is (Little) Johnny? It starts: “Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day. Rain, rain go away; Little Johnny wants to play.”
He is best known for winning three heavyweight championships and referred to himself as “The Greatest.”
Who is Muhammad Ali? Ali was convicted for draft dodging during the Vietnam War in 1967, but the Supreme Court overturned his conviction in 1971. In the years between his conviction and the court’s ruling overturning it, he was allowed to remain free on appeal but not to fight professionally.
Fear not, Flipper! Mahi mahi comes from this fish, not the marine mammal.
What is the dolphinfish? Coryphaena hippurus, also known as the dolphinfish, can swim at speeds of up to 57.5 mph (92.6 kph)!
This major American newspaper ran an obituary for Hercule Poirot when he “died.”
What is The New York Times? Poirot was killed off in 1975 in the novel Curtain. The backlash from fans was so great that the paper ran the obituary on its front page.