29 & HOLDING
This U.S. state officially became the 29th to join the Union in 1846 — its capital is Des Moines.
What is Iowa?
Touchback,
forward progress
What is Football?
After divorcing Cynthia Powell in 1968, this Beatle married Yoko Ono the following year.
Who is John Lennon?
"According to a common household belief, this is the maximum number of seconds a dropped piece of food is considered safe to eat."
What is 5 seconds?"
In 1763 England received Florida from this country in exchange for Havana
What is Spain?
Stock traders remember October 29, 1929, as this grim day that kicked off the Great Depression.
What is Black Tuesday?
Memphis attack,
high post
What is basketball?
After her divorce from playwright Arthur Miller, this actress tragically died in 1962 at age 36.
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
The American Heart Association says that for adults, this should normally be less than 120/80
What is blood pressure?
This colony & New York shared the same governor until 1738, when Lewis Morris was named its governor
What is New Jersey?
This B-29 aircraft that dropped the first atomic bomb was named for the mother of pilot Paul Tibbets
What is the the Enola Gay?
A “birdie” isn’t an animal here — it’s what you hit across the net with a racquet.
What is badminton?
This Tudor king’s marital résumé includes Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, and four other unfortunate wives.
Who is Henry VIII?
To perform this, the Mayo Clinic says an untrained person should do about 100 chest compressions a minute
What is CPR?
In a 1789 Congressional race in Virginia, James Madison defeated this future president by 336 votes
Who is James Monroe?
The 29th element in the periodic table, this conductor was used in the Statue of Liberty’s skin — about 62,000 pounds of it.
What is cooper?
Competitors use thin blades called “foils,” “épées,” or “sabres,” and score by striking electronically sensitive targets.
What is fencing?
This Nobel Prize–winning author of The Old Man and the Sea had four wives, including Hadley Richardson and Martha Gellhorn.
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
"This term describes the level of visual acuity where a person can see clearly at 20 feet what should normally be seen at that distance."
What is 20/20 vision?
This 1794 uprising by western Pennsylvania farmers protested a federal excise tax — and tested Washington’s new government.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
On July 29, 1588, this mighty European fleet first clashed with the English navy in the Channel—and met disastrous winds and defeat.
What is the Spanish Armada?
Played mostly in Scotland, this ancient precision game involves rolling large stones toward a target known as a “tee.”
What is curling?
Before her stormy relationship with Sean Penn, this pop icon was briefly married to actor Sean Penn from 1985 to 1989.
Who is Madonna?
The body mass index (BMI) is a person’s weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared — a “healthy” BMI is generally under this number.
What is 25?
One of these acts passed in 1798 called for the deportation of foreigners considered dangerous
What is the Alien & Sedition Acts?