Plant Life
This is the fastest growing woody plant.
What is bamboo? There’s no need to fertilize bamboo; it self-fertilizes. Its leaves act as a mulch when they drop, and as they decompose, they return nutrients to the soil.
Old-style analog phones use this feature to input the phone number.
What is a dial? The dial was invented in 1891. These phones are called rotary phones.
This tennis tournament begins in June.
What is Wimbledon? It’s the oldest tennis tournament, part of the Grand Slam, and played on grass.
In 1950, this agency released the first 10 Most Wanted list.
What is the FBI? The previous year, the International News Service ran a story on “the worst of the worst” fugitives, and a tip from someone who saw a photo led to the conviction of a three-time murderer.
his insurance company's mascot says, "Like a good neighbor..."
What is State Farm?
During the 1600s, these bulbs were worth more than gold.
What are tulips? At the peak of Tulipmania, the price for one tulip bulb was around 5,200 guilders. In today’s dollars, the bulb sold for around $250,000.
This is the United States’ emergency phone number.
What is 911? It’s easy to remember, and it was introduced in 1968.
This is June’s most common birthstone.
What is pearl? The other two are Alexandrite and moonstone.
This western TV show starred Clayton Moore as a masked hero.
What is The Lone Ranger?
This battery brand's mascot keeps going and going and going.
What is Energizer?
This South American country is named after a tree.
What is Brazil? The Brazil nut tree is one of the tallest trees in the rainforest.
This invention inspired the telephone.
What is the telegraph? Telegraphs were used for written messages. Western Union delivered its last telegram in 2006.
This is one of June’s two birth flowers. (Name one of them.)
What is rose or honeysuckle? The primary birth flower is the rose, but people can choose the one they prefer.
This family TV show featured Jim and Margaret Anderson.
What is Father Knows Best?
This fast-food chain's famous slogan was "Where's the Beef?"
What is Wendy's?
Saffron comes from this plant.
What is the crocus? Specifically, it comes from the stigma of the fall-blooming crocus. It is hand-harvested, and the stigma is also removed by hand, which contributes to its high cost.
Before callers could complete calls themselves, they relied on these women to make the calls for them.
Who are switchboard operators? As automatic switching took over, the number of switchboard operators declined. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 1,460 operators remained in 2019.
June was once this number month of the year.
What is fourth? Before Julius Caesar moved June to the sixth month, the calendar had only 10 months.
This famous TV host became known for "This Is Your Life."
Who is Ralph Edwards?
Debuting in 1969 and running for decades, this brand’s most famous commercial features an owl asking, “How many licks” to the center of this sweet treat.
What is a Tootsie Pop? This is one of the longest-running commercials in TV ad history and is often aired around candy-centric holidays like Halloween.
Ferns and mosses are two common plants that reproduce through these.
What are spores? Most plants reproduce via seeds. Spores travel through the air to procreate. Algae are marine plants that reproduce by releasing spores that are carried by water.
Alexander Graham Bell suggested this greeting when answering the phone.
What is “ahoy”? Thomas Edison suggested “hello,” and it’s the most common greeting in English-speaking countries.
This is the name for June’s full moon.
What is strawberry moon? The Algonquin tribe named it for the month during which wild strawberries were harvested.
Home entertainment was transformed with the introduction of this electronic.
What is color TV? RCA was the first to invent and bring color TV to market. Color was first broadcast in 1953 but became more widely adopted in the 1960s.
In the 1990s, a famous commercial for this soft drink featured Cindy Crawford simply walking to a vending machine.
What is Pepsi? The commercial first aired during the 1992 Super Bowl.