Memorable Lines
“Play it, Sam” is from this film.
What is Casablanca? Almost everyone misremembers this line as “Play it again, Sam.”
Sometime between January 21 and February 21, on the new moon, this country explodes with colorful floats and parades as the celebration of its New Year begins.
What is China? The celebration lasts until the full moon.
This is the newspaper of record in the United States.
What is the New York Times? Its nickname is the “Gray Lady.” The first recorded use of the nickname was in 1951.
March leaves like a lamb, but it comes in like this animal.
What is a lion? Fall and spring are transitional months with huge swings in temperatures. March comes in as winter (lion) and leaves as spring (lamb), but the proverb originally referred to the constellations and astrology—Leo the lion and Aries the lamb.
These concentrated liquid plant extracts, including lemon, lavender, and peppermint, are used in natural cleaning solutions.
What are essential oils? You can find instructions for their use on the internet.
"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” comes from this book, chapter, and verse of the Bible.
What is Genesis 1:1? It’s the very first verse and depicts the very beginning of the universe.
This country’s samba schools prepare for their dazzling competitions, which highlight the country’s culture in parades during the pre-Lenten Carnival.
What is Brazil?
This is England’s broadcaster of state-owned TV and radio networks.
What is BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)?
We sometimes describe heavy rains by saying that it’s raining these two animals.
What are cats and dogs? The expression’s origin is unknown, but some suspect it is a reference to Jonathan Swift’s satirical poem “A Description of a City Shower,” published in 1710.
If you have streaks when you clean windows or mirrors, use these instead of paper towels or cleaning cloths.
What are coffee filters? Cheap, white coffee filters are lint-free, so there’s a double benefit of no lint and no streaks.
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union” is the preamble to this document.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
This desert in Arizona is known for its vibrant, earth-toned colors.
What is the Painted Desert? When you take a scenic drive through the Painted Desert, you will pass through the Petrified Forest. It is believed that some of the fossils in the forest date to 220 million years ago.
This is the best-known American supermarket tabloid.
What is National Enquirer? It was founded in 1926 as The New York Evening Enquirer.
When lightning strikes, it allows this gas to combine with oxygen to help plants grow.
What is nitrogen? When oxygen and nitrogen combine, it helps plants absorb nitrogen better. Nitrogen is a component of fertilizer; it’s the N in NPK, along with phosphorus (P) and potassium (K).
Put an open container of this in your refrigerator to keep it smelling fresh.
What is baking soda? It will absorb smells for up to three months before needing to be disposed of.
“Marley was dead to begin with” comes from this book.
What is A Christmas Carol? Few people remember that Marley is the fourth ghost who is condemned to travel across the earth because of his life of greed. His mission is to warn others before it is too late for them.
Lavender fields in this country provide an endless landscape of majestic purple.
What is France? The countryside of Provence, France, is where you can view the fields.
This major broadcast network is known as the Tiffany Network.
What is CBS? It received its nickname for the high quality of its crown jewel, the news division. The network was the first to announce many breaking news stories, and news anchor Walter Cronkite was called “the most trusted man in America.” 17.
Of lightning and thunder, it’s the one that causes the other
What is lightning (causes thunder)? Lightning heats the air and causes it to expand and contract, creating a sound wave. You see lightning a few seconds before you hear thunder because sound moves slower than light
Place the slices of this citrus fruit in your garbage disposal for a quick way to freshen it.
What is lemon? Run the disposal for a few seconds, and your entire kitchen will smell fresh.
This ancient philosopher said, “He who has never learned to obey can never be a good commander.”
Who is Aristotle?
Of the “ABC Islands,” which are filled with buildings painted in every imaginable color, this is the “C” island.
What is Curaçao? The proper name of the islands is the Netherlands Antilles, and Curaçao is the most colorful of the islands. The other islands consist of Aruba and Bonaire.
This now-respected news anchor was an unknown reporter who happened to be in Dallas when President Kennedy was assassinated and broke the news to CBS Radio.
Who is Dan Rather? A lifelong Texan, Rather had close sources who confirmed the news to him, which he relayed to CBS.
One of the forefathers of meteorology, this ancient Greek wrote Meteorologica around 340 BC.
Who is Aristotle? We generally think of Aristotle as a philosopher, but he wrote the oldest comprehensive book on the subject of weather.
Use this to remove dust from a lampshade easily.
What is a lint roller? It’s much faster than going over the lampshade multiple times with a dust cloth, particularly if you have cats.