Inventions
Alexander Graham Bell invented this in 1876: a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to have a conversation from different locations.
What is a telephone?
Mario's brother, he is taller, thinner, and prefers green to red.
Who is Luigi?
You can own these stinky black-and-white mammals as pets in many states, but they generally have their scent glands removed at a young age.
What are skunks?
"The Happiest Place on Earth" is the nickname of this Orlando, Florida tourist attraction.
This fashion doll was first manufactured in 1959. Since that time she has been sold in a wide variety of outfits, including Marie Antoinette, Medusa, and George Washington.
What is Barbie?
Also known as a notebook, this small personal computer, this device was developed in the 1980s.
What is a laptop?
This game has players used game controllers modeled after musical instruments and microphones to perform songs across a wide range of genres.
What is Rock Band?
Captain Hook might want to stay away from Florida, where it's legal to keep these long animals as a pet.
What are alligators/crocodiles?
The most famous beach in the United States may be Waikiki, located in this Pacific state.
What is Hawaii?
These colored, interlocking, interlocking plastic bricks originated in Denmark.
What are Lego?
A telecommunication device used for transmitting moving images, this invention became widely avaialable in the United States after World War II.
What is television?
This series of mobile games feature open worlds that promote creativity and allow for open-ended play.
What is My Town?
In 15 states, it is legal to own these "sly" dog-sized mammals as pets. Quite the turnaround from this not-so-distant past, when they were frequently hunted for sport.
What are foxes?
Like no other city in the United States, this Louisiana city is known for its cajun and Creole cuisine, its jazz music, and the architecture of its French Quarter.
What is New Orleans?
This wide plastic circle is designed to be twirled around the user's waist, limbs, or neck.
What is a hula hoop?
First demonstrated at the 1933 World Fair, this device now uses electromagnetic radiation to heat up leftovers and cook popcorn.
What is a microwave oven?
He is a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog who can run at supersonic speeds.
Who is Sonic the Hedgehog?
Believe it or not, it is estimated that there are thousands of this striped feline native to Asia -- the largest species of cat -- kept as pets in the U.S.
What are tigers?
This canyon in Arizona is 277 miles wide, 18 miles wide, and over a mile deep.
What is the Grand Canyon?
What is a jack-in-the-box?
The greatest inventor in American history -- Thomas Edison -- invented several devices, including the light bulb, the motion picture camera, and this device, which allowed users to listen to recorded sound on an engraved, rotating disc.
What is a record player (or phonograph or gramophone)?
This gorilla has starred in video games for the past 40 years.
Who is Donkey Kong?
"Ring of Bright Water" is a Scotish book about someone who kept these whiskered aquatic mammals as pets.
What are otters?
This group of three giant waterfalls spans the border between New York and Ontario, Canada.
What is Niagara Falls?
Woody has a duel with this red-and-gray mechanical drawing toy in Toy Story.
What is an etch a sketch?