Sports
In bowling, getting 3 strikes in a row is called this:
What is a turkey?
This iconic event bringing in the new year didn't exist until 1907:
What is the ball drop?
Cats have over 20 muscles which control this body part:
What are the ears?
This was the first official document to name the United States of America:
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This mail service only lasted a year and a half:
What is the pony express?
There is an average of 18 minutes of action in this professional sport:
What is baseball/the MLB?
On New Year's Eve in the Philippines, people wear this pattern to symbolize wealth and prosperity:
What are polka dots?
Cats are unable to taste this flavor:
What is sweetness?
This founding father advocated for the turkey to be America's national bird:
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
These desert animals were used alongside horses as a form of transportation:
What are camels?
This game involving a rope was a part of the Olympics from 1900-1920:
What is tug-of-war?
80% of New Year's resolutions are abandoned by this month:
What is February?
Cats have unique patterns on this body part, not dissimilar to fingerprints.
What are noses?
He was the first president to actually live in the White House:
Who is John Adams?
The bowler and derby versions of this item of clothing were actually more popular than the 10 gallon ones you typically see cowboys wearing:
What are hats?
This protective gear is optional to wear in the NFL and NHL:
What are mouthguards?
Instead of a ball, Miami Florida uses this fruit named Mr. Neon:
What is an orange?
Cat's cerebral cortexes (which deal with cognitive information processing) have 300 million neurons, compared to 160 million in which pets brain?
What is a dog?
This president and founding father kept bears in the white house:
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This pastime was a serious profession in the West, and seats at the tables were reserved for serious sportsmen:
What are card games/gambling?
Golf was banned in England in 1457 because it was considered a distraction from the pursuit of this sport:
What is archery?
These islands are the last inhabited place to ring in the new year:
What is American Samoa?
Cats with this mutation are also called Hemingway cats, due to the author's fondness for them:
What is a polydactyl?
This first lady gave women reporters exclusive access to her weekly press conferences to give them a leg up in the male dominated field:
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
These Eastern states actually had gold rushes before California did:
What are North Carolina and Georgia?