Dec 17th
December 17th, 1903 orchestrated by the Wright Brothers
When did the first airplane take flight?
Adam Conover (1982—) is an American actor/comedian, known for his TV shows: The G Word with Adam Conover, The Crystal Maze, and most famously "Adam _____ Everything,"
What is 'Adam Ruins Everything'?
Broke, at 65 years old, this colonel used a Social Security check to launch his first restaurant in 1952.
Who is the KFC founder, Colonel Harland Sanders?
Karl Benz, famous for building the first automobile, was born in this country.
What is Germany?
In The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly, Blondie says the famous line, " You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: ...."
What is "You see, in this world, there are two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Dec 17th, 1777, is when France saw the United States as this.
What is an Independent nation?
Willis Conover, 1920-1996, was a famous radio broadcaster of the Voice of America for more than forty years and was a producer of this type of concert at the White House.
What are Jazz concerts?
At 69 years old, this famous philanthropist (born in 1910) received a Nobel Prize for her work with the poor.
In 1856, James Harrison produced the first ice-making machine, marking this country as the inventor of the refrigerator.
What is Australia?
What is "Do I feel lucky?"( Well, do ya, punk?)?
Dec 17th, 2011, is when this North Korean leader died.
Who is Kim Jong II ?
Lloyd Conover (1923-2017) was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for inventing this, used for treating acne, cholera, malaria, and more.
What is Tetracycline?
At 70, he was the oldest to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
August Kroph, his wife, and Hans Christian are famous for founding the Nordisk Insulinlaboratorium (known today as Novo Nordisk), where they made major contributions to establishing this country's production of insulin.
In this movie, Joe (played by Clint Eastwood) states, "The dead can be very useful sometimes. They don't talk."
What is "A Fistful of Dollars"?
Dec 17th, 1979 is when Stuntman Stan Burrett unofficially became the first man to break this on land.
What is the sound barrier?
David Conover, 1919-1983, was the photojournalist famously credited with discovering this famous American actress, who was found modeling at a WWII munitions factory.
Who discovered Marilyn Monroe?
At 73 and retired, Peter Mark Roget published this first-of-it's kind book in 1821, and oversaw all of its updates until his death at 90.
What is a thesaurus?
This country is heavily dependent on food imports. To raise the productivity of farms and agricultural land use, they invented the nine-meter-high vertical farming platform.
What is Singapore?
In Cool Hand Luke, Dragline tells Luke, "Nobody can eat fifty ___."
What are Eggs?
Dec 17th, 2003 is when the third and final release of this trilogy came out.
When did The Lord of The Rings, "Return of the King" come out?
Scott Conover (1968—) was an NFL offensive lineman for the Detroit Lions, and appeared in a 2007 weightloss Nutrisystem for Men commercial and spoke this line: "Scott Conover, ___ _____"
What is "Scott Conover, 100 Pounds"?
At 76, this famous American Folk artist (1860-1961) picked up a paintbrush for the first time, and is now most famous for her pieces, "Sugaring Off," "The Burning of Troy in 1862," and "The Thunderstorm."
Who is Anna Mary Robertson Moses, AKA Grandma Moses?
Thanks to this country, we have Velcro, invented by a man who noticed how the hooks from Burdock burrs kept sticking to his clothes after hunting with his dog in the Alps.
What is Switzerland?
John Wayne's Ethan Edwards repeats this phrase: "That'll be..."
What is "That'll be the day"?