Pure Michigan
HOMES is the acronym for these large bodies of water surrounding our state
What are the Great Lakes?
The largest in our system, this hospital is located on 13 Mile Road
What is William Beaumont University Hospital?
This is the only bird that can fly backwards.
What is a hummingbird?
This scary creature is the only mammal capable of flight.
What is a bat?
A tradition since 1843, these have been sent through the postal service, providing holiday cheer... to the tune of 3 billion each year.
What are Christmas cards?
Graffiti Alley, an iconic chewing gum wall, is located on East Liberty Street in this city.
What is Ann Arbor?
John and his wife, Minnie, named this East Grand Rapids hospital after his mother, Jennie.
What is Blodgett hospital?
This slow moving animal has four noses.
What is a slug?
According to a 2019 poll, consumers spent approximately $9B on this each year, an average of $92 per person.
What is Halloween candy?
While only in our homes for a few weeks, these lit up, bulb adorned holiday mainstays take, on average, 15 years to grow before they're ready to sell.
Ghosts knocking on doors at Yakeley Hall, floating figures and a sealed off fourth floor at Mary Mayo Hall, and a haunted clock tower where sweethearts kiss for luck are all a part of this university's history.
Ground broke in 1974 for this 450+ bed hospital...originally it was 200 beds.
What is Troy hospital?
This breed of dog is the world's fasts - they can run up to 45 mph.
What are greyhounds?
Historically, jack-o-lanterns used to be carved out of turnips, potatoes, and beets, but are now commonly carved out of this orange produce.
What are pumpkins?
What is Jingle Bells?
Elijah E. Meyers is the only architect to design three of these, one of which is located in Lansing.
What is a capitol building?
Grosse Pointe, WBUH, Troy, Blodgett, the Medical Center, Farmington Hills, Taylor, and Trenton all hold this award - something less than 5% of hospitals in the U.S. receive.
What is Magnet Recognition?
These adorable and playful water creatures hold hands when they sleep so they don't float away from each other.
What are otters?
This U.S. state produces up to five times more pumpkins than any other state - 15,000 acres are devoted to pumpkin growing, resulting in more than 500 million pounds of pumpkins annually.
What is Illinois?
In this country, eating Kentucky Fried Chicken for Christmas dinner is the tradition...orders must be placed two months in advance.
What is Japan?
Second only to Alaska in this, Michigan boasts 3,288 miles of this.
What is freshwater coastline?
This is the month and year that Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health signed a letter of intent to join together and create Corewell Health.
What is June 2021?
These oceanic creatures know how to party! While considered highly intelligent, these animals deliberately handle pufferfush, enjoying the hallucinogenic effects of their toxins.
What are dolphins?
This iconic (and VAT fave) Halloween movie almost was a much darker and freakier flick, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Leo turned it down for What's Eating Gilbert Grape and teenage heartthrob Max Dennison was recast.
What is Hocus Pocus?
This 2018 animated film is the highest grossing Christmas film of all time, knocking out 1990's Home Alone.
What is "The Grinch?"