Georgia is the capital of the world for this nut. Hint: It’s not the peanut; peanuts are legumes.
The pecan. Pecans are primarily harvested every other year due to insignificant pollination in alternate years.
100
Texas Instruments invented this receiver based on transistor technology.
Transistor Radio
100
This high school class, which studies plants and animals, includes animal dissection in its curriculum.
Biology
200
What new type of telephone was invented in 1963?
Push-Button Telephone
200
These “satanic” eggs rarely miss a party.
Deviled Eggs
200
You can buy this nut whole, sliced, or slivered, and it often accompanies green beans.
Almonds. Almonds are indigenous to the Mediterranean regions, and after their introduction in America, California became a major producer.
200
This “hand appendage” to control the television was invented in the 1950s.
Remote Control
200
This discipline studies animal life.
Zoology
300
Who delivered the famous "I have a dream" speech in 1963?
Martin Luther King Jr.
300
You can tell whether an egg is raw or boiled by spinning it. In one case it wobbles; in the other case, it spins easily. If it’s raw, it does this.
Wobbles
300
The United States consumes a whopping 90 percent of the world’s production of this kidney-shaped nut.
The cashew. The cashew comes from an evergreen shrub. Its flower turns into an edible fruit, and the cashew forms at the end of the fruit.
300
This surgically inserted device to control the heart through
electric impulses was invented in the Fifties.
Pacemaker
300
When people dig into their ancestry through birth, baptism, marriage, and death certificates, they are using this discipline.
Genealogy
400
What did the U.S. Postal Service add in 1963 that is part of every address today?
Zip Code
400
Egg yolks resemble the sun, and they are the highest known food source of this “sunshine vitamin.”
Vitamin D
400
These seeds, called kernels, come from a giant, yellow
flower that changes positions during the day to track the sun.
Sunflower seeds
400
This amusement park opened in Anaheim, California, in 1955.
Disneyland
400
This study of the stars has been condemned by some as demonic, but most people find it amusing—and some can hardly make it through the day without consulting it.
Astrology. President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan consulted an astrologer.
500
Who was the first African-American named Supreme Court Justice in 1967?
Thurgood Marshall
500
Sunny-side up eggs are cooked on this number of sides.
One side
500
The North American mainland imports most of these nuts
from Hawaii.
Macadamia nuts. These nuts are rare and expensive, but they’re oh, so delicious.
500
These two states were the last to be added to the United
States.
Alaska & Hawaii
500
This discipline studies the human mind and behavior of the individual.