Food Facts
"Bird" is the Word
Mum's the word
Planes, Trains...
...and Automobiles
400

A variation of poker, called "Heinz", is played with these 2 cards as wildcards.

What are 5 and 7?

400

This cartoon character, voiced by Mel Blanc, was introduced in 1942.

Who is Tweety Bird?

400

Mumbai is the largest city in this country.

What is India?

400

The last car on a train is known as this.

What is a caboose?

400

In 1978 Ford recalled the Mercury Bobcat and this model for possible fires resulting from rear end collisions.

What is the Pinto?

800

The invention of freeze drying food allowed soldiers to carry less weight for their rations with the introduction of the MRE, which stand for this.

What is "Meal Ready to Eat"?

800

This 8'2" anthromorphic character was introduced in episode 1 in 1969 on Sesame Street

Who is Big Bird?

800

Howard Carter unearthed this mummy in 1922.

Who is Tutankhamun?

800

Wilbur and Orville Wright took their first flight in this Outer Banks city.

What is Kitty Hawk?

800

This automobile, first sold in the US in 1985, was famously cheap and imported from Yugoslavia.

What is the Yugo?

1200

Originally called "Refreshing Mints", the name of this product was changed to this, after the distinctive clicking sound made by the pack being opened and closed.

What are Tic Tacs?

1200

The SR-71 spy plane is colloquially known as this.

What is a Black Bird?

1200

This flower, with 'mum' in it's name, is in the daisy family.

What is a chrysanthemum?

1200

This supersonic commercial plane last flew in 2003 and was famous for it's drooped nose.

What is the Concorde SST?

1200

Ralph Nader effectively killed this revolutionary Chevrolet rear-engined vehicle in 1965 with the book "Unsafe at any Speed".

What is the Corvair?

1600

Tracing its roots back as far as the 15th century, this product was sold as "D-Zerta" in 1923. Original flavors were strawberry, raspberry, orange, and lemon.

What is Jell-O?

1600

This man was nicknamed "The Hick from French Lick" and has won 3 MVP awards in the NBA.

Who is Larry Bird?

1600

This star of 199's "The Mummy" is in a new movie called "The Whale".

Who is Brendan Fraser?

1600

This train, introduced in a 1945 book, appeared on TV in 1984 and became a children's staple, launching a famous toy line.

What is Thomas the Train?

1600

Ford named this 1958 model after Henry Ford's son, which sadly has become famous for it's massive failure.

What is the Edsel?

2000

This popular loose meat sandwich earned it's name and popularity from 1917 in Cuba in a restaurant owned by José Abeal.

What is a "Sloppy Joe"?

2000

This pitcher for the Detroit Tigers won Rookie of the Year in 1976.

Who is Mark "The Bird" Fidrych?

2000

This star of 1932's "The Mummy" is also the voice of "The Grinch".

Who is Boris Karloff?

2000

This B29 bomber, famous for dropping the bomb on Hiroshima, was named after the pilot's mother and is on display at a museum just outside Dulles Airport.

What is the Enola Gay?

2000

Ransom Eli Olds created this predecessor the pickup truck in 1915, also lending it's name to a popular music group in the 1970s.

What is the REO Speedwagon?