On the Move
This North American city has the largest subway system by ridership and transit stations.
What is New York City?
The NYC subway system opened in 1904. Its tracks, if laid in a straight line, would stretch from New York City to Chicago.
“I’m Looking Over” one of these.
What is a four-leaf clover?
The tune is “I’m Looking Over a FourLeaf Clover.”
Marilyn Monroe and this MLB player wed.
Who is Joe DiMaggio?
They married in January 1954. The press called it “the marriage of the century,” but the couple divorced later that year.
The national anthem of the United States.
What is “The Star-Spangled Banner”?
Who wrote The Tale of Peter Rabbit?
Beatrix Potter.
Potter published The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1902.
This is a vessel that travels under the sea.
What is a submarine?
Connecticut inventor David Bushnell designed the first submarine before the American Revolutionary War
“Yellow Rose of” this state.
What is Texas?
“Yellow Rose of Texas” was first released in 1836, and it remains a popular folk song.
Before becoming one of the first TV celebrity chefs, she enrolled in Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris in 1950.
Who is Julia Child?
She worked for what is now the CIA and attended Le Cordon Bleu on the G.I. Bill.
Star that heats Earth
What is sun?
Its heat comes from hydrogen that converts to helium.
What is the largest known species of frog?
Hint: It is named after the giant in the biblical story of David and _______.
The Goliath frog.
They live in West Africa and can grow up to 12.5 inches in length and weigh up to 7.2 pounds.
These flat-bottom boats run through the canals in Venice, Italy.
What are gondolas?
They were one of the major forms of transportation for local Venetians. Today, they serve as a popular tourist attraction, but locals also use them as water taxis
“You Are My” this.
What is sunshine?
The tune is “You Are My Sunshine.”
Charlie Brown and friends debuted in this comic strip in 1950.
What is Peanuts?
The characters’ appearances changed around 1957.
According to the World Atlas, this is the “study of the influence of stars and planets on human lives.” Quick takes can be found in daily horoscopes.
What is astrology?
Jeane Dixon became famous for predicting President John F. Kennedy’s death.
What is a term that means a genre of music and a stone?
Rock.
Rock is a popular form of music that emerged in the 1950s.
This is the term for a kitchen on a ship or an airplane.
: What is galley?
Other than those found on a cruise ship or a large naval vessel, galleys do not have all the conveniences of home kitchens.
“Tiptoe through [these] with Me.”
What are the tulips?
Tiny Tim sang a different arrangement of “Tiptoe Through the Tulips with Me,” accompanied by his ukulele.
J.D. Salinger released this classic featuring Holden Caulfield in 1957.
What is Catcher in the Rye?
During the mid-to-late 20th century, it was required reading in high school.
Another name for a meteor.
What is shooting star or falling star?
They’re easier to spot during a meteor storm when many fall at once.
Jamaica was claimed by what country after Christopher Columbus landed there in 1494?
Spain.
He did so during his second voyage to the New World.
This American auto company received a loan by the U.S. government in 1979.
What is Chrysler?
It received another government bailout in 2008 before selling the company to Fiat in 2014
Mitch’s last name
What is Miller?
Sing Along with Mitch aired from 1961–1964.
While living in Cuba, this American author won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954 after the release of The Old Man and the Sea.
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
According to the Nobel site, he won the prize “for his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea, and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style.”
The scientific study of stars and other celestial bodies.
What is astronomy?
It is one of the oldest scientific areas of study.
What country colonized Australia?
Britain.
Captain Arthur Phillip led a fleet of 11 British ships carrying convicts to the New South Wales colony in 1788.