The Red Planet
These colorful, sweet treats were the first candy in space
M&Ms
Of the 'Seven Sisters' founded between 1837 and 1889, all but how many still exist today?
One (Radcliffe merged with/was eaten by Harvard in 1999)
The world’s ONLY museum dedicated to phallology is located in this Nordic country
Iceland
This river is New York State’s longest
The Hudson River (306 miles)
Almost named ‘Fruit Scones,’ these popular breakfast treat now come in over 100 flavors
Pop-Tarts
The first MARS bas were handmade, beginning in the early ears of this decade
1930s (1932)
War Criminals Hillary Clinton and Madeline Albright both attended this HWC
Wellesley College
During this war, British Crown Jewels were secretly removed from the Tower of London and stored underground, hidden inside ordinary household biscuit tins
WW2
In the 1700s, Washington Sq Park was a burial ground for this infectious disease
Yellow Fever
Players of this US sporting leage consume a mind-boggling 80,000 Uncrustables annually
NFL
Employees of the MARS candy company refer to themselves as this ‘far out’ creature
Martians
In the 1990s, this trailblazing aviator became the first deafblind person to earn a college degree
Helen Keller, from Radcliffe (Mark Twain was a noted admirer of hers)
In 1901, a three-foot-long erect phallus of this animal was found frozen on the Berezovka River in Siberia
Wooly Mammoth
Contrary to popular (Hunter’s) belief, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory did not take place in the now-Flatiron building, but in this Manhattan neighborhood
Greenwich Village
President Bill Clinton selected this origanlly-banana snack cake as an "object of enduring American symbolism" to be placed in the National Millennium Time Capsule in 1999
Twinkie
This widely-beloved chocolate, nougat, (and more) confection was named after the founding families favorite horse
Snickers
This HWC was the first 'women’s' college in the US to be founded by a woman, as well as the first to offer an engineering degree (extra $100 if you can name her)
Smith College (Sophia Smith)
The decorative precursor to modern crowns, a skull found in Chiapas, Mexico, showed teeth adorned with jade and blue stones dating all the way back to this century
14th century
New York City is home to the 2nd largest population of people of this nationality
Polish (after Warsaw)
Peanut butter-filled pretzels were invented as a mass-produced snack in this decade, using a specialized co-extrusion machinery
1980s
The flashing emergency light seen on top of police cars, fire trucks, and ambulances is called THIS, given its unlikely producer’s name
Mars light
Originally an all-women’s school established in 1861, this HWC became the first of the Seven Sisters to embrace coeducation in 1969
Vassar
The Sovereign's Sceptre features a ____carat diamond, cut from the 3,106-carat Cullinan Diamond, the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found (closest wins unless original guesser is within 10 carats)
530.2
In 1975, a real estate developer purchased Belmont Island (a tiny, protected island in the East River) from the United Nations for this small amount
$10
The crispy cardboard sleeve included with microwaveable pizza pockets is actually called this
Susceptor