Happy New Year!
Oh Baby!
"Given Names"
Inventions & Inventors
Potpourri
200

This item drops in Time Square to bring in the New Year!

Ball

200

In 1928, this brand of baby food held a contest to find a face for their advertising campaign.

Gerber

200

Born Doris May Ann von Kappelhoff.  (Hint:  Que Sera Sera)

Doris Day

200

He invented the incandescent lightbulb in 1879.

Thomas Edison

200

The oldest tools were made of this material.

Stone

400

Popular song that is sung on New Year's Eve.

Auld Lange Syne

400

Wrapping a baby snuggly in a blanket.

Swaddling

400

This actress was born Frances Ethel Gumm.  (Hint:  Wizard of Oz)

Judy Garland

400

Johannes Gutenberg invented this item to make copies.

Printing Press

Fun Fact:  The first mass printing done on the printing press was 200 copies of the Bible.

400

This green pigment is produced in plant leaves.

Chlorophyll

600

These are beautiful colored displays, with a bang or pop mixed in, that can be seen in the air.

Fireworks

600

A 1947 classic bedtime story written by Margaret Wise Brown.  (Hint:  It involves a young bunny saying goodnight to the objects and creatures in its bedroom.)

Good Night Moon

600

Actor in Western movies who was born Marion Robert Morrison.  (Hint:  "The Duke")

John Wayne

600

Hoover is known for making this product.

Vacuum Cleaner

600

Another name for a Stork Bite or Angel Kiss.

Birthmark

800

A promise people make to do something differently in the New Year.

New Year's Resolution

800

The common name for the small, soothing device that infants often suck to comfort themselves.

Pacifier

800

Mahammad Ali's given name.

Cassius Clay

800

This invention helps direct traffic on roadways.  (Hint:  It also helps control traffic jams.)

Traffic Light

Fun Fact:  The first traffic light was installed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1920,

800

This national park is known for its geysers.  (Hint:  The most famous geyser is Old Faithful.)

Yellowstone 

1000

People in the southern United States eat these on New Year's Day for good luck and prosperity. 

Black Eyed Peas

1000

The baby brand founded in 1942 that is known for its wide range of baby gear. 

Graco

1000

This actress was given the name Norma Jeane Baker at birth.

Marilyn Monroe

1000

He is the inventor of the cotton gin.

Eli Whitney

1000

The saying "Red sky at night, sailor's delight" means this kind of weather is coming in the morning.

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