This Day in History
Common Bonds
7-Letter Words
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IT ALL STARTS WITH "U"
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BUT WE REPEAT OURSELVES
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100

1997

U.S. Air Force officials release a 231-page report dismissing long-standing claims of an alien spacecraft crash in this location, almost exactly 50 years earlier.

What is Roswell, New Mexico?

100

Nina

Pinta

Santa Maria

Who is Christopher Columbus?

100

Sauerkraut is fermented this

What is CABBAGE?

100

So you saw an E.T.? Then it must have been piloting this, also called a flying saucer

What is UFO?

100

It's a ballet dancer's skirt & also a type of poisonous plant in New Zealand

What is a TUTU?

200

2022

The US supreme court officially overturned women’s constitutional right to this medical procedure.

What is abortion?

200

Florida

A Piano

A Locksmith

What are Keys?

200

It can mean both clothes to wash & a place to do it

What is LAUNDRY?

200

A '90s dance was named for this "Family Matters" character whose catchphrase was "Did I do that?

Who is URKEL?

200

The Cleveland Clinic says this "refers to 'normal' vision, not 'perfect' vision"

What is 20/20?
300

1964

An announcement was made to say that all packages of these in the US must display health warnings.

What are cigarettes?

300

Socks

Fala

Checkers

What are Presidential pets?

(Clinton, FDR, Nixon)

300

In Judaism, observance of this seventh day of the week begins just before sunset on Friday

What is Shabbat or Sabbath?

300

Everything is perfect in this type of imaginary land

What is UTOPIA?

300

It's the delicious semolina dish of North Africa seen here


What is COUSCOUS?

400

1509

Before he became infamous for marrying six women, this man was crowned King of England.

Who is Henry VIII?

400

A penguin

A turkey

An ostrich

What are birds that can't fly?

400

As the song says, life is a this, a restaurant with booze & live entertainment

What is CABARET?

400

This 4-stringed guitar has a Hawaiian name that means "jumping flea"

What is the UKULELE?

400

Fashion's Gabrielle Chanel went by this first name

What is COCO?

500

1939

Siam’s third Prime Minister decided to officially change the name of the country to this, to reflect what the people called their nation.

What is Thailand?
500

Mary Todd

Nancy Davis

Barbara Pierce

Who are first ladies?

500

This pain reliever went on the market in 1899, long before ibuprofen

What is ASPIRIN?

500

Soba noodles are made from buckwheat; this other 4-letter type is made from wheat

What is UDON?

500

A condiment made of mayonnaise, chopped pickles and relish, caper, and herbs such as tarragon and dill, often served with fried fish.

What is TARTAR?