Shared Last Names
Domestic goddess Martha; and the star of It’s A Wonderful Life.
What is Stewart? (Martha / Jimmy)
This company is Mm-Mm good.
What is Campbell's Soup?
Automobiles and soul music put this US city on the map in the 20th century.
What is Detroit?
This well known portrait painter did not invent the telegraph, but he did invent the system used to communicate via the telegraph.
Who is Samuel B. Morse? (He developed Morse Code in 1837.)
This worldwide dance craze was inspired by a song of the same name recorded by Chubby Checker in 1960.
What is The Twist?
The discoverer of penicillin; and the creator of James Bond.
Who is Fleming? (Alexander / Ian)
It’s there in the morning with this company.
What is Fed Ex?
At more than 20,000 feet, this is the highest point in North America.
What is (Mt.) Denali?
When Sylvester Graham invented this in 1829, he considered it a health food. Today, it’s pretty much considered a cookie.
What is a graham cracker?
Clogging, which once required wearing wooden shoes, originated in this country roughly 700 years ago.
What is the Netherlands?
Actor Alec; and author James, who penned Go Tell It On The Mountain.
Classic ladies find their style with this company.
What is Anne Taylor?
This French city gave its name to a mustard developed in 1856, in which the vinegar was replaced by unripe grape juice, for a more complex flavor.
What is Dijon?
Dr. Georgios Papanikolaou has saved millions of lives globally with the invention of this diagnostic test in 1951.
What is the Pap Smear?
This dance “contest,” in which participants move under a bar that is progressively lowered, originated in Trinidad.
What is the Limbo?
Unrelated fashion designers Anne and Calvin.
What is Klein? (Anne / Calvin)
Do-it-yourself with the help of this company.
What is Home Depot?
After the Napoleonic Wars, Norway was ceded to Sweden, while this country kept the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Iceland.
What is Denmark?
This invention was initially used as a surgical antiseptic, a treatment for minor cuts and wounds, a household cleaner, and a deodorant before it became one of the most successful oral care products in history.
What is Listerine?
(developed by physician Joseph Lawrence and named for Joseph Lister, the famed Father of Antiseptic Surgery)
This dance, now most commonly associated with Jewish weddings, originated in Romania.
What is the Hora?
Former long-time 60 Minutes reporter; and the governor of Alabama for most of the 1960’s, 1970’s, and 1980’s.
Who is Wallace? (Mike / George)
Raise a toast to this company.
What is Anheuser Busch?
At the end of WWII, this German city was bombed to near oblivion by the US and Britain.
What is Dresden?
Developed by two scientists at Caltech, this invention measures the size and intensity of an earthquake.
What is the Richter Scale? (The scientists were Charles Richter and Beno Gutenberg.)
Although this dance form actually began in Italy, the first Academy dedicated to it was opened in Paris in 1661.
What is ballet?