World Events 1976
This Canadian City hosted the 1976 Olympics.
What is Montreal?
This album, released by a musical icon of the 80's and 90's just one week before Jill turned eight, has evolved into an anthem of the LGBTQ community and (hint) includes her favorite color.
What is Purple Rain by prince.
This type of therapy is a highly effective, evidence-based psychotherapy best known for treating trauma and PTSD ~ and Jill's specialty.
What is EMDR? (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
This actress, born March 22, 1976, won an Academy Award for portraying June Carter Cash in Walk the Line.
Who is Reese Witherspoon?
This former First Lady of the United States is an educator who continued teaching while serving in the White House.
Who is Jill Biden?
This NASA spacecraft became the first U.S. mission to successfully land and operate on the surface of Mars in 1976.
What is Viking 1?
Before massive EDM festivals became mainstream, this city emerged as a premier Southern California hotspot for underground raves... it is also the city where Jill was born. (coincidence?)
What is San Bernardino?
Getting about 7–9 hours of this is strongly linked to better mental health.
What is nightly sleep?
Known for his quick wit both on and off screen, this Canadian actor stars as the title character in the Deadpool films and turns 50 this year.
Who is Ryan Reynolds?
This actress played Claire Kincaid on Law & Order before starring in the medical drama Crossing Jordan.
Who is Jill Hennessy?
Jill's first perfect test score was on this exam.
What is the APGAR test? (Given 1 and 5 minutes after birth.)
This person gave Jill her first "boyfriend" kiss.
Who is Ben Reid?
Jill is a proponent of this practice, which involves paying attention to the present moment without judging your thoughts.
What is mindfulness?
This Irish actor, born in May 1976, won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as J. Robert Oppenheimer in the 2023 film Oppenheimer.
Who is Cillian Murphy?
This American television personality and fitness expert became famous in the 2000s as a trainer on The Biggest Loser.
Who is Jillian Michaels?
In 1976, this American woman became the first woman to win a major-party nomination for Vice President of the United States.
Who is Geraldine Ferraro?
In the 1990s, this insect ~ one of Jill's favorites ~ became an inescapable cultural obsession, dominating both fashion and nature.
What is the butterfly? (butterfly clips, butterfly patterns - and a huge Monarch population.)
Regular physical activity can boost mood in part by increasing these naturally occurring "feel-good" chemicals.
What are endorphins?
This British actor, Jill's Birthday twin, played Sherlock Holmes in the BBC television series Sherlock and later portrayed Doctor Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Who is Benedict Cumberbatch?
This actress became the first American Bond girl when she played Tiffany Case opposite Sean Connery in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever.
Who is Jill St. John?
In 1976, this supersonic passenger aircraft began its first commercial flights, operated by British Airways and Air France.
What is the Concorde?
This phrase describes Jill's generation; the generation born roughly between 1965 and 1980.
What is generation X?
This school has one of the highest regarded programs for Social Work in the country ~ and is Jill's alma mater.
What is Cal State Long Beach?
Born May 31, 1976, this Irish actor starred in The Banshees of Inisherin, The Batman, and the HBO series The Penguin.
Who is Colin Farrell?
Before becoming an actress in films like 22 Jump Street and Brittany Runs a Marathon, this comedian got her start on Saturday Night Live's rival sketch show, MADtv.
Who is Jillian Bell?