One Hit Wonders
In this song in 1958, The Royal Teens asked who wore the titular very high cut pants.
What is Short Shorts?
NASA
What is National Aeronautics and Space Administration?
This affectionate phrase is often said when someone is leaving.
What is bye-bye?
This carrot-chomping cartoon rabbit first asked, “What’s up, Doc?” in 1940.
Who is Bugs Bunny?
Before the presidency, this top-hat wearing, tall, bearded lawyer debated Stephen Douglas.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Despite its name, this "bear" is actually a marsupial, not a true bear.
What is a koala?
This 1958 novelty song by Sheb Wooley tells the tale of a strange lavender creature that was one-eyed, one-horned, and flying.
What is Purple People Eater?
CC, often used at the top of memos or emails.
What is Carbon Copy?
This greatest city in the world is so nice, they named it twice.
What is New York, New York?
This beagle is known for his loyalty to Charlie Brown.
Who is Snoopy?
He was the only president whose former career was as an actor.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
While this aquatic animal has whiskers along with its scales and gills, it is not related to felines.
What is a catfish?
The primal lyrics of this 1966 song make The Troggs' "heart sing" and make everything groovy.
What is Wild Thing?
In the military, the “DMZ” refers to an area free of conflict and stands for this.
What is Demilitarized Zone?
This candy "melts in your mouth, not in your hands."
What are M&M’s?
This green canned vegetable high in Vitamin K famously gives Popeye his super-strength.
What is spinach?
Before entering politics, he was a peanut farmer in Georgia.
Who is Jimmy Carter?
Despite its name, this curly-tailed marine creature has no hooves and cannot whinny.
What is a seahorse?
This 1957 song by The Silhouettes urges listeners to join the workforce with its catchy refrain.
What is Get a Job?
SCUBA
What is Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus?
This is one of two children's songs that share a melody with the Alphabet Song.
What are Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, or Baa, Baa, Black Sheep?
This cheerful character debuted in 1929 wearing a bow and dress and eventually became Mickey’s girlfriend.
Who is Minnie Mouse?
He was the first black president of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
This "dog" of the Great Plains is actually a member of the weasel family.
What is a prairie dog?
This 1958 rockabilly song by Bobby Day tells the story of a red-breasted bird who sings all day long in the treetops along Jaybird Street.
What is Rockin’ Robin?
The “ZIP” in ZIP Code stands for this, reflecting its original purpose to improve mail efficiency by regions.
What is Zone Improvement Plan?
This lively ballroom dance, often associated with Spain, has a name that repeats itself.
What is the Cha-Cha?
This mouthy mallard is known for his short temper and sailor's blouse and hat.
Who is Donald Duck?
This founding father worked as an author, diplomat, and lawyer before becoming the second U.S. president.
Who is John Adams?
Actually unrelated to its large black and white Asian namesake, this crimson-masked critter looks similar to a raccoon.
What is a red panda?
This 1963 hit by The Angels warns a rival that her man is back in town — and she's "gonna be in trouble."
What is My Boyfriend's Back?
The “ATM” where you withdraw money stands for this.
What is Automated Teller Machine?
This crazy, insane, nuts, and bonkers film from 1963 follows Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, and Buddy Hackett racing across California in cars, planes, and bicycles to find buried treasure.
What is It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World?
Modeled on The Honeymooners, this stone-age family from the town of Bedrock debuted on prime-time TV in 1960.
Who are The Flintstones?
Well "liked," he was the commanding general of the Allied forces in Europe during WWII before becoming president in 1953.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
This brainless, boneless marine creature would taste terrible with peanut butter.
What is a jellyfish?