Dancing Fools
Patrick Swayze danced in this 1987 hit that wasn't clean.
What is Dirty Dancing?
Always on the road working out new material, these two icons of music and comedy respectively teamed up to provide years of laughter.
Who are Bob Hope and Bing Crosby?
American military engineer Percy Spencer, working in his lab testing magnetrons at defense contractor Raytheon, noticed that a candy bar in his pocket had melted. Spencer later invented this.
What is microwave oven?
This person performed the "Chinese Water Torture Cell", in which, with his feet bound, he is lifted upside-down above the stage and then lowered into a tall glass container that is filled with water.
Who is Harry Houdini?
There is no scientific evidence that the motion of stars, planets, and other celestial bodies influences the fates of humans in the field?
What is astrology?
Heaven! I'm i Heaven after finding out that this dancing actress won an Academy Award for Best Actress in "Kitty Foyle" (1940) .
Who is Ginger Rogers?
I don't know, but who knew that these two funny guys after first meeting each other would create what some call "comedy gold".
Who are Abbott and Costello?
This invention, popularized by Johannes Gutenberg, allowed for the mass production of books and other printed materials, revolutionizing the spread of knowledge and information.
What is the printing press?
This daredevil has broken 433 bones in his body, a Guinness world record.
Who is Evil Knievel?
Doing this to a sleepwalker will not hurt them.
What is waking them?
The preeminent male classical ballet dancer of the 1970s and 1980s Mikhail Baryshnikov defected to the home and native land of this country from Russia in order to work with the more innovative Western choreographers.
What is Canada?
This comedy duo team married two traditional elements of vaudevillian comedy: the straight man and the dumb, silly simpleton. So I'll say Goodnight now.
Who are Burns and Allen?
This ancient invention dramatically improved transportation and facilitated trade and movement of goods.
What is the wheel?
In 1974, Philippe Petit tight roped across these two builds in New York.
What are the Twin Towers?
Bulls are not enraged by this color, used in capes by professional bullfighters.
What is red?
Fred Astaire once declared that performance in the film "Stormy Weather" by these brothers, who excelled in a variety of dance techniques, was “the greatest dance number I have ever seen on film.”
Who are the Nicolas Brothers?
These two create comedic sparks with their partnership in such films and "Uptown Saturday Night" and "Let's Do It Again". In life, one was the first African-American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor; the other today is known as being accused by over 60 women of various sex offenses.
Who are Sidney Poitier and Bill Crosby"
This ancient invention played a crucial role in navigation and exploration.
What is the compass?
Annie Edson Taylor was an American schoolteacher who, on her 63rd birthday, on October 24, 1901, became the first person to survive a trip over this using this flotation device? Have a nice trip, see you in the fall!
What is Niagara Falls in a barrel.
Humans cannot catch these from any animals, especially toads.
What are warts?
This American-born dancer and choreographer, who was no yoyo and was a pioneer of modern contemporary dance, died tragically due to a motor vehicle accident.
Who is Isadora Duncan?
This comic duo got lots of laughs in the nightclubs and later films. Hey Laaaaddddddyyyy!!
Who are "Martin and Lewis?
Marconi's invention enabled wireless communication and broadcasting.
What is the radio?
Elizabeth Coleman, an early American civil aviator and daredevil, was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold this type of license.
What is a pilot/international pilot's license?
Almost all commercially mined diamonds were formed in the conditions of extreme heat and pressure about 93 miles below the earth's surface and are not formed by this.
What is coal (compressed)?