1975
This disco-soul group hit #1 with their song “Shining Star.”
Earth, Wind & Fire
In 1853, George Crum invented this popular snack by deep-frying thinly sliced potatoes after a customer complained his were too thick.
Potato Chips
This structure, completed in 1983, serves as the main indoor multi-purpose arena for Fresno, hosting Bulldogs basketball and concerts.
Selland Arena
This is the main reason why a man in Wyoming legally cannot marry his widow’s sister.
He is dead
This fruit is the single most common food that shares approximately 60% of the human DNA.
Banana
This massive blockbuster film directed by Steven Spielberg terrified audiences and made them afraid to go in the water.
Jaws
Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented this durable type of garment in 1873, initially using copper rivets to reinforce stress points.
Blue Jeans
The Fresno Grizzlies are currently the Single-A minor league affiliate of this MLB team.
Colorado Rockies
This eleven-letter word is spelled incorrectly by everyone, no matter how hard they try.
Incorrectly
Named after a British Prime Minister, this popular black tea blend is flavored with oil of bergamont.
Earl Grey
In November, this country’s long-time authoritarian leader, Francisco Franco, died, leading to the transition to democracy.
Spain
Patented in 1888, this device uses a coiled spring to open and close quickly, keeping you dry from the rain.
The Umbrella
This popular area is known for its craft breweries, murals, and independent coffee shops, it shares its name with a famous jazz age and prohibition era.
Tower District
Before Mount Everest was discovered, this was the highest mountain in the world.
Mount Everest
This spice is the dried inner bark of a tree and was once the most expensive spice used in Ancient Egypt.
Cinnamon
The year’s top Billboard Hot 100 Single was “Love Will Keep Us Together“ by this pop music duo.
Captain & Tennille
Patented by pharmacist John S. Pemberton in 1886, the formula for this dark, bubbly beverage was originally a nerve tonic.
This former mayor of Fresno is also known for his acting roles, most notably on the TV show In the Heat of the Night.
Alan Autry
If you enter a dark room with only one match, a candle, and a wood stove, this is the first thing you must light.
The match
Perfect for summer is a Bikini Martini. Made up of Gin, Peach Schnapps, & The blue type of this liqueur.
Curaçao
This computer kit, often cited as sparking the microcomputer revolution, was released by Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS).
Altair 8800
American Inventor Charles Darrow popularized this board game in the 1930s, based on a similar game called ’The Landlord’s Game.’
Monopoly
In Spanish, the word “Fresno” means _____ and is a masculine noun.
‘Ash Tree’
What is in seasons, seconds, centuries, and minutes, but never in decades, years, or days?
The letter ‘N’
This popular appetizer offered by a popular American restaurant chain gained its popularity through social media.
‘The Triple Dipper’