Odd one out
Then & Now
Common Phrases
1950s-Present
General Knowledge
100
Apple , Orange, Tomato, Carrot
Carrot- it's a vegetable
100
What household item was once commonly used to remove wrinkles from clothing before electric irons became widespread?
A flat Iron
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100
"Don't count your _____ before they hatch"
Chickens
100
Which decade saw the first televised broadcast of the Academy Awards?
1950s
100
What Element has the Chemical symbol AU?
Gold
200
Venus, Earth, mars, Juipter
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
200
What did people traditionally use to wake up before alarm clocks become common?
A rooster
200
"A blessing in ____"
Disguise
200
Which famous passenger liner sank in 1956?
Andrea Doria (The famous passenger liner that sank in 1956 is the SS Andrea Doria. On July 25, 1956, it collided with the Swedish liner Stockholm off the coast of Nantucket, resulting in the deaths of 51 people)
200
What is the 2nd hardest natural substance on Earth?
Cubic boron nitride
300
Hockey, baseball, Soccer, Golf
Golf- it is not normally played as a team sport.
300
What technology replaced many handwritten letters for quick communication?
The telephone
300
"The Ball is in your_______"
Court
300
In which year did the Berlin wall fall?
1989
300
Which Mathematician is credited with introducing the concept of Zero to the mathematical world in ancient India?
Brahmagupta
400
Gold, Iron, Aluminum, Mercury
Mercury- it is lquid at room temperature
400
What was the main purpose of a phonograph?
Playing recorded sound
400
" Let the ___ out of the bag"
Cat
400
Who was the first person to win a Nobel Price Twice?
Marie Curie (She won 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics and 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry )
400
What is the only sea in the world with no coastline?
Sargasso Sea
500
Shakespeare, Dickebs, Austen, Beethoven
Beethoven - He was a Composer, not a writer.
500
What device was commonly used to make a telephone call before modern touch- tone phones?
A rotary telephone
500
"When It rains, it_____"
Pours
500
In what year did the first iphone go on sale?
2007
500
What is the only letter that does not appear in the name of any U.S. state?
Q