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100

Founded in the 1960s, this sandwich shop became a franchise in 1974 and still encourages customers to “Eat Fresh” today.

Subway

 The founder opened his first location to pay off his college tuition.

100

This 1,063-foot-tall attraction was built for the Exposition Universelle, the 1889 World’s Fair in Paris.

Eiffel Tower

At the time, it was the tallest structure in the world.

100

This cruciferous vegetable has an ornamental version that adds color to the fall garden.

kale

It adds green, white, pink, and/or purple to the garden. Ornamental kale is not edible

100

This is the meat ingredient in pigs in a blanket.

hot dog

Instead of the hot dog being inside a bun, a crescent roll is wrapped around it

100

This disco dance of the ’70s was popularized by Van McCoy’s hit song and combined mambo, salsa, and swing

the hustle

 The dance originated in the South Bronx among young Puerto Rican dancers. .

100

This professional applies horseshoes to horses.

farrier 

Most people know that horses wear horseshoes to protect their hooves, but they don’t necessarily know horseshoes increase traction and/or provide shock absorption. 

100

This flower is a symbol of harvest season.

chrysanthemum

 They’re harvest season’s most prolific flower, blooming everywhere in bold, beautiful colors—red, yellow, gold, green, purple, pink, maroon, and white. Globally, they are the second-largest harvest in the ornamental category, after roses.

 

200

This bite-sized McDonald’s favorite was introduced nationally in 1982 and is still a dippable bestseller today

McNuggets

 A classically trained French chef created the recipe for the nuggets

200

This famous bridge in San Francisco opened in time for the 1939 World’s Fair.

Golden Gate Bridge

The Bay Bridge opened at the same time, and they sit atop Treasure Island, which was built for the World’s Fair

200

When planted in October, this delicious, white, cruciferous vegetable overwinters and is ready for harvest in early summer

cauliflower

Snowball is a popular variety that is easy to grow. Its tough outer leaves protect it from the cold. Some varieties are ready for harvest in as little as three to five months.

200

This animal’s “wings” are standard happy hour appetizer.

chicken

Buffalo wings with a side of blue cheese dressing is a classic wing dish.

200

Though this dance has roots in early tap routines, it was popularized (and some say perfected) by Michael Jackson in his Motown 25 TV performance in 1983

The moonwalk

The original dance move was reportedly created by tap dancer Bill Bailey around 1955

200

This breakfast and brunch dish consists of toasted English muffins, Canadian bacon, poached eggs, and hollandaise sauce.

Eggs Benedict

200

Cranberries are harvested by doing this.

flooding the fields

 When the fields are flooded, the cranberries float to the top, making harvesting easier.

300

In 1995, this chain introduced its stuffed crust pizza, advertised as a crust so good you “eat it backwards.

Pizza Hut

The chain also boasts the first outer-space pizza delivery to the International Space Station.

300

Seattle’s most famous structure, it was built for the 1962 World’s Fair.

Space Needle

When the Space Needle opened, the revolving restaurant at the top was powered by only one horsepower.

300

October is the perfect month to start this sweet Italian herb indoors to provide a year-round supply for making pesto.

basil

It is an annual plant, and it won’t last after a frost. Its seeds are easy to sprout, and there are many varieties other than Genovese, the most common basil

300

This Italian cheese is cut into sticks, coated with breading, and then deep fried.

mozzarella

It is often served with marinara sauce for dipping. 

300

With its roots in the mid-1950s, this complex clapping and hand-shaking dance was popularized by the movie Grease.

hand jive

The dance is associated with rhythm and blues music.

300

This U.S. state shares the longest border with a foreign country.

Alaska

Its border with Canada stretches 2,475 km. You might have thought Texas has the longest border with another country, but its border with Mexico stretches only 1,997 km.

300

This city is the home of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.

Hollywood, California

Today, the theater’s official name is the TCL Chinese Theatre, but no one calls it that

400

This chain discontinued its McDeluxe (aka the McDLT) burger in the 1990s because of its complex packaging.

McDonald’s

 The unique burger came in a two-sided Styrofoam container, which did not meet the company’s new environmentally friendly standards.

400

In 1964, this Ford classic car, which is still in production, was introduced at the New York City World’s Fair.

Mustang

The car was displayed for the first time at the Ford Pavilion, aka the Wonder Rotunda.

400

You will likely only eat the red and green stalks of this vegetable in a pie mixed with strawberries.

rhubarb

While you can prepare the stalks in a variety of dishes, it’s not a favorite vegetable. The leaves are poisonous whether raw or cooked.

400

Sour cream and a package of onion soup or dip mix have been the two ingredients of this standby dip since at least the 1960s.

French onion dip

It was initially called California dip after an unknown cook in Los Angeles, California, invented it

400

This popular party dance reached the top of the American pop charts in 1996 as a remix of a Spanish-language rumba

macarena

 Recorded by Los del Río, the song “Macarena” was inspired by a beautiful flamenco dancer.

400

This is an ancient Chinese discipline of meditative movements practiced as a system of exercises

tai chi

it was originally a martial art, but today it is a gentle exercise that focuses on postures and controlled breathing. It helps improve balance, which can reduce slips and falls. 

400

The United States and Canada are both home to this natural attraction

Niagara Falls

It’s the collective name of three separate falls, and it’s Earth’s second-largest falls.

500

In November 1970, this chain introduced the first modern drive-thru, serving square patties and Frosty desserts through a window

Wendy’s

The drive-thru concept was so new that customers needed instructions on how to order.

500

On the way to JFK Airport, you will see this well-known structure from the New York World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park.

Unisphere (or globe)

It’s made of stainless steel, and when it was built, it was the largest globe in the world.

500

This flowering shrub is used to produce a popular facial astringent (tighten and shrink the appearance of pores)

witch hazel

It’s indigenous to the American Northeast, and it remains in bloom after most of the garden has gone dormant. It attracts butterflies but is resistant to deer.

500

Wrap this around pineapple or water chestnuts and secure with a toothpick for a quick, baked appetizer.

bacon

You can also wrap it around shrimp and coat it with barbecue sauce.

500

We bet you know this dance craze just by the band who performs it: the Village People.

YMCA

The dance became a hit after their performance on American Bandstand.

500

This legume is treated as a nut and often mistaken for one.

peanut

It is processed into a popular nut butter, and a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter requires around 500 peanuts.

500

This is the home of the first Madame Tussauds wax museum

London

 Madame Marie Tussaud was born in France and learned wax modeling from a French sculptor who bequeathed his two museums to her. Today, there are 24 locations worldwide.