History
After more than 150 years, he’s still the tallest president in U.S history.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The blonde preferred in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
This college coach lent his name to a youth football league.
Who is Pop Warner?
John Lennon and Paul McCartney were in this band.
What is The Beatles?
Based on a myth, this 1913 play became a 1938 movie, a 1956 stage musical and a 1964 movie musical.
What is Pygmalion?
In 1864, this man became a lieutenant general and assumed command of all U.S. armies.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
Creators of Casper say this film’s logo plagiarized one of their characters.
What is Ghostbusters?
Basketball rules made just to hamper this 100-point scorer include you can’t throw an inbounds pass over the rim.
Who is Wilt Chamberlain?
After hearing Elvis live in his hometown of Lubbock, Texas, he switched to singing rock ‘n’ roll.
Who is Buddy Holly?
This city was destroyed in 79 CE because of Mount Vesuvius.
What is Pompeii?
In 1817, Congress divided a territory that became these two states that are practically mirror images of each other.
What are Alabama and Mississippi?
This famous PBS bird has a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.
Who is Big Bird?
his West Coast team is the only one whose team city and name are both in Spanish.
Who are the San Diego Padres?
This Elvis song contains the lyrics: “If you can’t come around, at least please telephone.”
What is “Don’t Be Cruel”?
A flag bearing a white anchor and caduceus on a blue field represents this U.S. government official.
Who is the surgeon general?
In 1945 scientists in this state witnessed the detonation of the world’s first atomic bomb.
What is New Mexico?
The three stars of Rebel Without a Cause who met with untimely deaths.
Who are Natalie Wood, James Dean and Sal Mineo?
Backwards, or a double handoff football play.
What is a reverse?
A massive 1969 gathering on a dairy farm in upstate New York, this three-day music festival featured iconic performances by Jimi Hendrix, The Who, and Santana.
What is Woodstock?
Introduced in the ’70s to replace steel belting on high-speed tires, it’s called stronger than steel and lighter than nylon.
What is Kevlar?
In his teens, this Pittsburgh “pickle king” was running a business to supply grocers with fresh produce.
Who is Henry Heinz?
A Streetcar Named Desire earned this actress her second Oscar, at 38.
Who is Vivien Leigh?
In the NFL, each of these measures 10 yards by 53 1/3 yards.
What is an end zone?
In one of his biggest hits, Frank Sinatra declares that he left his heart in this Northern California city.
What is San Francisco?
He was the 12th President of the United States.
Who was Zachary Taylor?