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Snap! Crackle! Pop! The mascots of this cereal are known as Cric, Crac, and Croc in France
What is Rice Krispies? In Spain, their names are Cris, Cras, and Cros
This everyday expression includes the colour of Ireland and a word similar to jealousy
What is green with envy? The idiom may have begun with Shakespeare’s writings. He wrote about jealousy in at least two of his plays: In Othello, he refers to “the green-eyed monster,” a phrase we still hear. In Antony and Cleopatra, he uses “the green sickness.”
The word for "snow" in French.
What is la neige? Merci beaucoup! lol
Tie-dye fashions emerged on the scene in this decade.
What is the 1960s? At the time, it was a counterculture statement. It has re-emerged as part of 21st-century “anything goes” fashion and crossed into home furnishings as well, sans the counterculture statement.
This is the largest game bird in North America.
What is The Wild Turkey? These birds can weigh around 20 pounds and have a wingspan of up to five feet.
The English word piano is a borrowed word from this language.
What is Italian? Piano is a shortened version of the Italian pianoforte. Other borrowed words include entrepreneur, which comes from the French, and kindergarten, from the Germans.
This type of light causes wrinkles and ages skin.
What is ultraviolet (or UV)? According to the Cleveland Clinic, too much UV light exposure can cause wrinkles, freckles, skin discolorations, and even cancer.
This marine mammal has two large tusks and was hunted for its blubber.
What is a Walrus?
Umbrellas used by women in the sun were called this.
What are parasols? Around 4,000 years ago, ancient Egypt, Assyria, and China brought us the parasol as we know it. They were made of non-waterproof material and not only shielded women from the sun but also were decorative in nature.
Are chickens flightless birds?
What is No? They can fly a short distance, enough to soar over a fence or make it into a tree’s lower branches.
The New Testament of the Bible was originally written in this language.
What is ancient Greek? It’s also known as Koine Greek. The Old Testament was written in Hebrew.
This New York City store’s shoe floor has its own zip code.
What is Saks Fifth Avenue? The official zip code is 10022-SHOE. The shoe floor features several shoe shops.
This super heavyweight won a gold medal in boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Who is Lennox Lewis?
You couldn’t walk into a soda shop in the 1950s without seeing these trendy circle skirts on girls and young women.
What are poodle skirts? The skirts were usually adorned with appliquéd poodles, but sometimes they featured other themes.
Chickens are a subspecies of jungle fowl from this continent.
What is Asia? Domesticated chickens are descendants of the red jungle
This major world language is one of the three official languages of Fiji.
What is English? The other two official languages are Fijian and Fiji Hindi. Many people in Fiji speak a variant of English with a few Fijian or Hindi words sprinkled in. This is known as Finglish.
When translated, the Italian title of this 1960 Federico Fellini film starring Marcello Mastroianni means “The Sweet Life.”
What is La Dolce Vita? It was filmed in Italy, mostly in Rome and the surrounding area.
What year was slavery abolished in Canada?
A) 1833
B) 1900
C) 1746
What is A) 1833?
King Henry VIII wasn’t just famous for his reign—he also taxed something hairy.
What are beards? King Henry VIII taxed beards in England in 1535, imposing a progressive tax based on a person's social status, though he himself wore a beard at the time.
Will a fresh chicken egg sink or float?
What is Sink? Stale eggs float, making this a good freshness test for store-bought eggs.
This South American country has the most official languages in the world.
What is Bolivia? Their Constitution recognizes 37 different languages on a regional level!
A popular tongue twister that basically describes a female merchant vending "marine carcass coverings" on the beach.
What is “She sells seashells by the seashore”? This popular tongue twister is often used to illustrate alliteration, or groups of words with a repeated initial consonant.
Established in 1970, Greenpeace was originally founded to protest against this.
What is Nuclear Testing?
This straw hat for men was introduced in the 1920s and made in Ecuador.
What is a Panama hat? The hat was made in bulk in Ecuador and sent to a port in Panama. There, they were loaded on ships for distribution to Asia, the Americas, and Europe.
Chicken eggs contain lutein, which helps prevent what eye condition?
What are Cataracts? It also helps prevent macular degeneration.