People
What is the name of the person who invented the first widely-available automobile in the U.S.?
Henry Ford.
In the 1960's, which city became the center of rock music in the U.S.?
San Francisco
Marlon Brando and James Dean popularized this item of clothing when they wore it in famous movies in the 1950's.
The t-shirt
heir
noun.
a person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
The SuperBowl, the most-watched sporting event in the U.S., is watched during Thanksgiving weekend.
False
What are the names of the first two U.S. American people to set foot on the moon?
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
What do you call a place where you can drive your car into, park, and watch a movie on a big screen outdoors?
A drive-in theater/ drive-in movie.
Robert Stroud studied and researched what subject while he was in prison?
Ornithology
extravaganza
noun.
an elaborate and spectacular entertainment or production.
In animation, CGI stands for computer-graphic-images.
False.
Larry Page and Sergy Brin
The first motel was built in California in 1923. Where does the word "motel" come from? Originally, how is a motel different from a hotel?
The term “motel” originated from the words “motor hotel” and was initially designed to cater to motorists seeking convenient overnight accommodations. Motels are typically located along highways, making them easily accessible for travelers on road trips.
What was the name of the first mass-affordable car made in the U.S.?
Model T
to seek parole
verb, seek. noun, parole.
to request a prisoner's conditional release from prison before the end of their sentence
Georgia O'Keefe was considered of the most famous photographers in the 1930's.
False.
Who is known as the "Godmother of Rock n' Roll"?
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Where is the Sea of Tranquility located?
The moon.
What is the name of the big football game that has been played in Pasadena, California every New Year's Day since 1902?
The Rose Bowl
barren
adjective.
(of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation.
(of a place or building) bleak and lifeless.
Since 1972, humans have not returned to the moon.
True
Who was Earl Hurd? What was he known for?
He was a pioneer American animator who created the cel animation. This was an animation technique in which illustrations were drawn onto layers of clear sheets of film, which made the animation process much faster.
For the last thirty years of her life, Georgia O'Keefe lived in an adobe house in a tiny village. In which U.S. state was this?
New Mexico
Animation was made easier when an artist discovered he could draw on sheets of film and stack them on top of one another. These clear sheets of film are called:
celluloid
willfull
adjective.
having or showing a stubborn and determined intention to do as one wants, regardless of the consequences or effects
False.