INSECT AFFIRMATIONS
"I can do hard things. I'm the only insect that can turn its head 180 degrees & I have 5 eyes. Bend a knee to me, the Mantodea!"
Praying Mantis
Kentucky gets this state nickname from its lush groundcover.
The Bluegrass State
What is the name of Fred and Wilma Flintstone’s daughter?
Pebbles
Of her nearly 20 cookbooks written between 1961 and 2000, the one published in 1979 won her a National Book Award.
Julia Child (for Julia Child and More Company)
He was the first US Secretary of State, the second US Vice President, and the third US President.
Thomas Jefferson
"I'm a hard worker. I help recycle dead wood from trees, which is critical in nature. I'm a valued member of the order Blattodea."
Termite
The Bible tells us that God parted this body of water to let the children of Israel flee Egypt; He then sent the waters crashing over the approaching Egyptians.
The Red Sea
Bart, Lisa, and Maggie are the three children in this animated family.
The Simpsons
This book by Alice Walker won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1983. It was made into a film two years later, and received 11 Oscar nominations.
The Color Purple
This Scottish-born Thomas, who starred in seven James Bond films, was best known by his middle name.
(Thomas) Sean Connery
"I know my worth. I'm a speedy '100-legger' & an exceptional predator. I'm a fierce chilopod."
Centipede
Dense fir tree cover gave this area of southwest Germany its name.
The Black Forest
Who is Yogi Bear’s constant companion?
Boo-Boo Bear
This Civil War drama by Charles Frazier won the Fiction Award in 1997. Six years later, the film based on the book won an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award for co-star Renee Zellweger.
Cold Mountain
Most of His first key television role was spent disguised as a woman on Bosom Buddies. For his first key movie role, he fell in love with a mermaid in Splash.
Tom Hanks
"I'm deserving of good things. I'm a large, hairy spider but I am quite docile. I'm proud to be a theraphosid."
Tarantula
The name of this Texas city means yellow in English.
Amarillo
What kind of animals were Rocky and Bullwinkle?
Rocky was a (flying) squirrel and Bullwinkle was a moose.
This post-WWII drama by William Styron won the 1980 National Book Award, and,in 1982 gave Meryl Streep her second Oscar statuette.
Sophie’s Choice
This Thomas was known as “The Wizard of Menlo Park.”
Thomas Edison
"I am unique! I have no legs in my midsection so I move in 'measured' steps by arching my body. I'm a cute geometrid caterpillar"
Inchworm
This Ivy League university in Providence, Rhode Island started out as a Baptist college in 1764.
Brown University
This flat green character and his sidekick, an orange horse named Pokey, were an early example of claymation.
Gumby
Philip Roth won in 1960 for this novella about a doomed romance between a girl from a wealthy Jewish family and a working class Jewish boy. The couple was played by Ali MacGraw and Richard Benjamin in the 1969 film.
Goodbye, Columbus
This Tom was featured on The Bob Newhart Show, along with Suzanne Pleshette. The couple married in real life twenty-five years later, when he was aged 80 and she was 64.
Tom Poston