Iconic Dance Moves
This move became a worldwide dance craze in the '60s, and was popularized by the 1960 song of the same name by Chubby Checker.
What is the Twist?
A young girl becomes increasingly aware of the prejudice in her small Southern town in this novel by Harper Lee.
What is To Kill A Mockingbird?
Although Viking explorers had first landed there several centuries prior, this country is considered to have been "discovered" in 1492 by an Italian explorer.
What is America?
This 3-digit number is still used by Americans today to contact emergency services such as law enforcement.
What is 9-1-1?
An animal without a backbone or spine is classified as this.
What is an invertebrate?
Highly popular among flappers in the 1920s, this dance move is characterized by toes-in heels-out twisting steps and could be performed solo or with a partner.
What is the Charleston?
The Joad family travels from the Dust Bowl to California to look for a better life during the Great Depression in this John Steinbeck novel.
What is The Grapes of Wrath?
Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes brought large parts of what is now the mainland of this country under the rule of Spain.
What is Mexico?
Kids (and adults) enjoy popping this material; it is typically used for wrapping fragile items in order to ship them.
What is bubble wrap?
The modern-day city of Istanbul was known by this name in the 13th century.
What is Constantinople?
This dance move was popularized by Michael Jackson, but was originally called "The Buzz" when it was performed in the 1930s by Cab Calloway.
What is the moonwalk?
Heathcliff is hopelessly in love with his foster sister Cathy Earnshaw in this novel written by one of the Bronte sisters.
What is Wuthering Heights?
This sparsely populated northern region was inhabited by Turks and Mongolians before it became part of the Russian empire in the 16th century.
What is Siberia?
Felt-tipped markers had been around for years by 1964, but this invention was the very first pen-style permanent marker.
What is the Sharpie?
The main or central character of a story or movie would be referred to as this.
What is the protagonist?
Madonna released a popular song about this dance involving rigid limb movements and posing, but the style originated in Harlem ballroom culture in the early '60s.
What is vogue?
In this novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the narrator interacts with a mysterious millionaire who is desperate to reunite with his former lover.
What is The Great Gatsby?
The period of British rule of this country lasted from 1858 to 1947 and was referred to as the British Raj.
What is India?
Hippies around the world rejoiced when Edward Craven Walker invented these lamps filled with colored wax in 1963.
What is the lava lamp?
This country shares its coastline with two bodies of water: the Red Sea and the Gulf of Persia.
What is Saudi Arabia?
This dance move involves repeatedly swinging the arms from the back of the body to the front on each side; the move went viral after being performed on Saturday Night Live in 2017.
What is the Floss?
The stories and love lives of Elinor and Marianne Dashwood are told in this 1811 novel by Jane Austen, which was originally published anonymously.
What is Sense and Sensibility?
The Dutch charted the whole of the western and northern coastlines of this island continent during the 17th century, naming it "New Holland."
What is Australia?
Though not approved by the FDA until 1981, this sweetener was discovered by chemist James M. Schlatter in 1965 and given commercial names like NutraSweet and Equal.
What is aspartame?
Synonyms are words that have similar meanings to one another; words that have the opposite meaning to one another are called this.
What are antonyms?