At The Stroke of Time
This is the number of rotations Earth makes in a day
What is one? It takes 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4.2 seconds for a complete rotation on its axis.
This is the only acceptable answer when you’re dressed for a special evening and you ask your husband if this dress makes you look fat
What is (an emphatic) “NO”? Otherwise, he’s looking at a very bad evening. There’s a handbook for men titled Does This Dress Make Me Look Fat?: A Man’s Guide to the Loaded Questions Women Ask
Park Avenue, Reading Railroad, Marvin Gardens, and jail
What is Monopoly? The game is still going strong, and there are many new versions as well as the classic version.
Women love to wear fancy hats to this Triple Crown horse race at Churchill Downs.
What is Kentucky Derby? Hats became popular at the Derby in the 1960s.
This citrus fruit is most associated with vitamin C.
What is orange? Would you believe that oranges were originally green? Some grown in Asia are still green.
This round, outdoor timepiece tells time on sunny days.
What is sundial? When a sundial is properly oriented, it is accurate to within five minutes.
You run into someone, and you can’t place them for the life of you. They ask if you remember them, and this is the only acceptable answer.
What is, “Of course I remember you”? You hold your breath and pray that they don’t ask you what their name is.
“Come on down!”
What is The Price Is Right? Longtime host Bob Barker retired in 2007 but returned on April 15, 2015, for a one-day appearance as an April Fool’s prank. Bill Cullen was the first host.
Stetson hats were originally made for these men.
Who are cowboys? Today, they’re popular with ranchers.
This pole has no standard time zone.
What is south? As of 2022, there are 70 research stations on the continent of Antarctica belonging to 29 different countries. Would you believe each country’s station uses the time zone of its home country?
Our calendar is called the Gregorian calendar. It used to be this calendar.
What is Julian? In 1752, the United Kingdom and its colonies—including the United States and Canada—dropped 11 days from the calendar. It took from 1582 to 1923 for all countries to switch to the Gregorian calendar, with countries dropping from 10 to 13 days. Currently, the world is 13 days behind the Julian calendar.
When someone gives you a gift, no matter how you feel about it, this is the only acceptable response.
What is, “Thank you” (or “I love it” or both)? It slides right off your tongue without even thinking.
Colonel Mustard did it with the candlestick in the conservatory.
What is Clue? The board game was made into a film by the same name.
These people wear mortarboards.
Who are graduates? The cap, as it’s called today, dates to the Middle Ages.
Instead of carrying money, this royal’s purse is a communication device.
Who is Queen Elizabeth II? Would you believe she uses it to signal her staff?
People who love happy hour proclaim it’s this time somewhere
What is five o’clock? TV cooking show hosts often use the phrase when they prepare cocktails. It’s also used when people want an alcoholic beverage before five o’clock.
You’re not really listening to what someone is saying, but you know you have to say something, so you say, “That makes [this].
What is sense? Of course, the other person knows it’s a little white lie
“Survey says…”
What is Family Feud? Richard Dawson was the longtime host of the show.
You’ll often see a man wearing this type of hat backward.
What is ballcap or baseball cap? The backward cap started on the baseball field with catchers. They wore it backward to keep the brim out of the way of their masks.
Name one of the two facial/head features that never stop growing.
What is the nose or ears? Would you believe these are two of only four body parts that continue to grow throughout life? Nails and hair are the other two.
This takes time to reach our eyes, so every sunset you see now is in the past
What is light? When you see a sunset, it’s a little more than eight minutes old
When you’re driving somewhere, and you’re late, this phrase is the equivalent of “the dog ate my homework.”
What is “Traffic was horrible” (or “I had a flat tire,” “there was an accident,” or anything similar)? When people are late to work, they blame traffic 51 percent of the time.
Vanna White turns the cards on this show.
What is Wheel of Fortune? Pat Sajak is the host. The show has aired since 1981. Sajak was once a weatherman for WSM TV in Nashville, Tennessee.
This is Charlie Chaplin’s signature hat.
What is bowler, billycock, or derby? Today’s term is bowler hat. The hat was born in 1849 in London, and it was once a symbol of wealth.
In its natural state, this yellow-skinned fruit has seeds in it.
What is banana? Would you believe the bananas you buy at the grocery store have been hybridized over generations so their seeds never mature?