Shrimp Scampi Facts
Make A Wish Day
Zippery do da day
Is that a poem in your pocket day?
We can dance if you want to
100
Which early American Immigrants developed Shrimp Scampi?
Italian-Americans
100
Make A Wish Day happens every year on this day
April 29
100
This is an early design of a device that is used on pants, boots, jackets, and tents
Zipper
100
Poem in Your Pocket Day is
A day to celebrate poetry on April 29th
100
April 29 was established as International Dance Day in ______ to highlight the amazing diversity and talent of dancers all over the globe.
(Hint it is the same year Paul was born ;) )
1982
200
True or False: Some shrimp are actually capable of glowing in the dark
True
200
Make A Wish Day was start based on the wish of a 7 year old who wanted to be a ____________
200
One of the 1st documented versions of the zipper came in the year ______ from an American inventor, Elias Howe
1851
200
One of the most popular forms of writing short poems is the ______ . Originating from Japan, the ____ has only seventeen syllables. There are three lines containing five, seven, and again five syllables.
Haiku
200
This date was chosen because it marks the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre (1727-1810), the creator of what type of dance?
modern ballet
300
The other word for shrimp in Italian
Scampi
300
How many countries participate in World Make A Wish Day?
48
300
There are ____ billion zippers of all kinds consumed in the U.S. per year. That’s ____ zippers for every American per year.
4.5 billion
14 zippers for every American per year.
300
"The Hill We Climb" is a spoken word poem written by American poet __________ and recited by her at the inauguration of Joe Biden on January 20, 2021
Amanda Gorman
300
A movie about an out of towner ready to cut a little rug and shake "loose" this small town's view of dancing in this 1980's classic dance movie
Footloose
400
Every shrimp is actually born ____, and some develop into ____
Male and Female
400
True or False: Various research on Make-A-Wish concept shows that this idea helps the sick children to fight against their illnesses
True
400
The term ‘zipper’ is said to be derived from the ‘zip’ sound the invention makes when zipping, first used in _____ by the American B. F. Goodrich Company, an aerospace company.
1923
400
________ is the name of the longest poem in the world. It is an Indian epic poem which has around 1.8 million words.
Mahabharata
400
Name the top ten most popular types of dance
1. Ballet
2. Ballroom
3. Contemporary
4. Hip Hop
5. Jazz
6. Tap Dance
7. Folk Dance
8. Irish Dance
9. Modern Dance
10. Swing Dance
500
What is the greek name for shrimp?
(Nephrops norvegicus)
500
Make A Wish Foundation has fulfilled the wishes of more than _____ children in the United States and its territories since 1980.
315,000
500
Every year, YKK produces enough zippers to wrap around the world ________times
50
500
She was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist.
Maya Angelo
500
A world record for the longest conga dance line was set by how many people in Miami in 1988
119,986