The Sunshine State
This was the year Florida officially became a state.
What is 1845?
This 1803 land deal with France doubled the size of the United States and opened the door for westward exploration.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
In this 2015 film, Matt Damon plays an astronaut stranded alone on Mars.
What is The Martian?
This "Queen of Pop" shocked the world with her 1984 MTV VMA performance of "Like a Virgin," launching her into superstardom.
Who is Madonna?
In this rhyme, a mouse runs up something just before it strikes one.
What is Hickory Dickory Dock?
This fragrant blossom is the official state flower of Florida.
What is the orange blossom?
This famous mail system, used in the early 1860s, relied on horseback riders to deliver letters across the American West.
What is the Pony Express?
Baby Houseman falls in love with her dance instructor in this 1987 romantic drama.
What is Dirty Dancing?
This Seattle-based band’s 1991 breakthrough album Nevermind helped bring grunge into the mainstream.
Who is Nirvana?
Little Miss Muffet ate this.
What are curds and whey?
Walt Disney World opened in this year.
What is 1971?
This location marked the Wright brothers’ 1903 achievement of the first successful powered airplane flight.
What is Kitty Hawk, North Carolina?
This 1995 movie became the first fully computer‑animated feature film and earned a Special Achievement Academy Award.
What is Toy Story?
This artist’s 2003 solo debut Dangerously in Love earned her five Grammys and solidified her transition from Destiny’s Child frontwoman to global superstar.
Who is Beyoncé?
This animal "laughed to see such sport" in a famous rhyme.
What is a dog? (Hey Diddle Diddle)
This large, hairy, foul‑smelling creature is said to roam Florida’s forests and swamps.
What is the Skunk Ape?
"The Eagle has landed" was famously said during this 1969 NASA mission that marked the first time humans walked on the moon.
What is Apollo 11?
George Clooney’s character becomes the lead singer of this fictional bluegrass group in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000).
Who are the Soggy Bottom Boys?
Her 2011 hit "Rolling in the Deep" became a worldwide anthem and helped her album 21 become one of the best-selling records of the decade.
Who is Adele?
In this rhyme, a farmer’s wife uses a carving knife.
What is Three Blind Mice?
This author’s influential book, The Everglades: River of Grass, helped spark efforts to protect the Everglades.
Who is Marjorie Stoneman Douglas?
Originally limited to Harvard students in 2004, this social media platform expanded to other universities before becoming a global communication powerhouse.
What is Facebook?
In this 1984 film, one of the three strict rules for caring for a Mogwai is never to feed it after midnight.
What is Gremlins?
This band’s 1986 hit "Walk Like an Egyptian" became a quirky cultural phenomenon and topped the Billboard charts.
Who are The Bangles?
This rhyme tells of a character who runs through town "in his nightgown," ringing a bell to warn of a fire.
What is Wee Willie Winkie?