Kitchen Memories
Great American Landmarks
Sayings and Proverbs
Fun and Games
This day in History
100

Before microwaves, leftovers were reheated on this kitchen appliance.

The Stove

100

This towering green lady welcomes people to New York Harbor.

Statue of Liberty

100

" A penny saved is a..."

Penny earned 

100

You might shout this when you get five in a row in a popular game

BINGO

100

This famous cartoon character, a rabbit who loves carrots, debuted in 1940

Bugs Bunny

200

This gelatin dessert wiggled on many 1950s dinner tables

Jell-O

200

Four U.S. Presidents are carved into this South Dakota mountain.

Mount Rushmore

200

"The early bird..."

gets the worm 

200

This word game involved forming words from letter tiles on a board

Scrabble

200

On August 9, 1974, this U.S. President resigned from office.

Richard Nixon

300

This popular cooking fat, often stored in a tin can near the stove, was saved and reused for frying

Bacon grease or "drippings"

300

This canyon is one of the natural wonders of the world and located in Arizona

The Grand Canyon

300

"Don't count your chickens..."

Before they hatch 

300

A card game where players try to get closest to 21.

Blackjack

300

This planet was officially downgraded to a "dwarf planet" in August 2006

Pluto

400

This slow-cooked, tender Sunday dish was often served with potatoes and carrots

Pot Roast 

400

This famous San Francisco bridge is painted bright orange-red.

Golden Gate Bridge

400

"You can't teach an old dog..."

New tricks

400

A game where you sink battleships by guessing coordinates.

Battleship

400
On this date in 1173, construction of this iconic bell tower started in Pisa, Italy.

Leaning tower of Pisa

500

A kitchen tool used to grind meat or make sausage by hand

Meat Grinder

500

This memorial in Washington, D.C. honors those who served in the Vietnam War.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial 

500

"People who live in glass houses..."

Shouldn't throw stones

500

This outdoor game involves tossing beanbags toward a hole on a slanted board.

Cornhole or Beanbag toss

500

The U.S. dropped the second atomic bomb on this Japanese city on August 9, 1945

Nagasaki