Colorful References
This national park is located primarily in Wyoming.
Answer: Yellowstone
It was the first national park, and its top attraction is the Old Faithful geyser.
Canada’s Independence Day is celebrated during this month.
Answer: July
July 1 is Canada Day. The holiday commemorates the day in 1867 when Canada’s original three provinces—Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Canada province—were united into one nation
This American international airline epitomized luxury travel during the 1960s and featured flight attendants in baby blue uniforms.
Answer: Pan Am
The heyday of Pan Am is often compared to what the Orient Express meant to train travel.
On road trips or sitting on the bus to summer camp, kids would sing a song about beer that started with this number.
Answer: 99
The title is “99 Bottles of Beer” and it begins: “Ninety-nine bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer. Take one down, pass it around, 98 bottles of beer on the wall...”
On July 1, 1961, Princess Diana was born and later became the Princess of Wales when she married the heir to the British throne. This was her title and name before she married then-Prince Charles
Answer: Lady Diana Spencer
She was known as “The People’s Princess” and tragically passed away in an automobile accident on August 30, 1997.
Roy Orbison was the original performer of this hit 1960s song about a low-lying body of water.
Answer: Blue Bayou
Linda Ronstadt’s late ’70s cover of “Blue Bayou” was also a hit.
These are Canada’s equivalent to U.S. states.
Canada has 10 provinces
This is the national airline of France.
Answer: Air France
The airline was fully state-owned until 2003, when all but 18 percent of the company became privately owned.
“I’m a man of means by no means” is a line from this popular 1965 song by Roger Miller
Answer: "King of the Road"
The song tells of a man who’s left the traditional way of life behind for the freedom of the open road.
On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law this act that provides health insurance to Americans aged 65 and older.
Answer: Medicare
The act amended the Social Security Act, which became law in 1935.
This novel by Alice Walker was made into a movie starring Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, and Oprah Winfrey in 1985.
Answer: The Color Purple
Steven Spielberg directed the film and called it his first serious film.
Canada has this number of territories.
Answer: Three
The three territories are governed by the federal government.
“Fly the friendly skies” was this airline’s famous slogan.
Answer: United Airlines
“Fly the friendly skies of United” was first introduced by United in 1965.
When hiking in a national park, you might run into this bear who warns, “Only you can prevent wildfires.”
Answer: Smokey
The Smokey Bear campaign was inaugurated in 1944, making Smokey and his message 80 years old.
The hottest days of summer in the northern hemisphere occur between July 3 and August 11 and are colloquially known as this.
Answer: Dog days of summer
In addition to heat, these days bring high humidity.
The Kremlin is adjacent to this UNESCO World Heritage Site that has been a gathering place for centuries.
Answer: Red Square
The word red in this case has nothing to do with the color or communism. Krasnyi is the Old Russian word for “red” and also means “beautiful” or “pretty.”
This is the name of Canada’s transcontinental east-west highway.
Answer: Trans-Canada highway
It runs the entire length of Canada, from British Columbia in the west to Newfoundland in the east.
This is Australia’s national airline.
Answer: Qantas
The name stands for “Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services,” and it was first registered as a business in November 1920. The kangaroo has been featured on the airline’s livery since 1944.
The best view of this natural light display in Earth’s polar regions would be far from the lights of civilization.
Answer: aurora borealis (aka "Northern lights")
The lights are caused by the interaction between charged particles (electrons and protons) and Earth’s magnetic field.
This is the easiest way to retain hydration in a garden’s soil during the brutal heat of July
Answer: Mulching
Adding a top layer of mulch also controls weeds.
Salacious, lurid, and/or sensational reporting is sometimes referred to as this.
Answer: Yellow journalism
The term originated during a furious competition between two New York City newspapers. The online equivalent is known as “clickbait,” which uses sensational and often misleading headlines to get readers interested in the story
Name one of the three Canadian territories.
Answer: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, or Yukon
Nunavut was the last territory created by statute in 1999. Previously, it was part of the Northwest Territories.
EL AL is the national carrier of this Middle Eastern country.
Answer: Israel
The airline’s name comes from the book of Hosea and loosely translates to “to the skies.
This overnight train chugs through a vast swath of Middle America on its north-south route and is memorialized by Arlo Guthrie’s 1972 hit tune of the same name.
Answer: The City of New Orleans
Amtrak still runs the route with the same name. The 900-mile (1,448-kilometer) trip takes 19 hours and has 23 stops along the full route.
This national celebration in France happens every July and draws huge crowds to the streets of Paris.
Answer: Bastille Day
It commemorates the storming of the Bastille in 1789, which sparked the French Revolution.