It’s Time to Rhyme
This stretchy candy with a joke on every wrapper came into being in the 1970s.
Laffy Taffy.
The treat was originally called Breich’s Caramels before changing to the catchier rhyme a few years later.
She was Johnny Cash’s second wife.
June Carter.
The country music power couple was married for 35 years, until Carter’s death in 2003.
Rolls Royce: Luxury automobile manufacturer that also makes aircraft engines and marine propulsion systems with headquarters in this country.
England (or the UK).
The company was founded by Frederick Henry Royce and Charles Stewart Rolls.
How many species of giraffe are there?
Four.
It was once thought that there was only one species of giraffes, with various subspecies. Giraffes have since been categorized into four different species: northern, southern, Masai, and reticulated.
What was the first Olympic sport to be opened to women?
Figure skating.
In the 1924 Winter Olympic Games, the first 11 women competed in figure skating in Chamonix, France.
This ’80s TV show with a rhyming name features the mischievous adventures of a young boy who often annoys his neighbor Mr. Wilson.
Dennis the Menace.
The show later spawned a live-action movie in 1993.
The longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere is known as this.
Summer solstice.
It is the shortest day in the southern hemisphere, where it is known as the winter solstice.
The McNugget: First launched at a McDonald’s location in Knoxville, located in this state.
Tennessee.
Its success has been credited to a government push in the late ’70s to eat less red meat, which led to an increase in chicken sales.
What famous New York location traditionally hosts larger-than-life Christmas trees for the holidays?
Rockefeller Center.
In 1931, workers first pooled together their money to buy a 20-foot (six-meter) tree. By 1999, Rockefeller Center presented its tallest tree yet, standing 100 feet (30 meters) tall.
This basketball star with a rhyming name is known for his time with the L.A. Lakers as well as for appearing in films like Kazaam! and Steel.
Shaquille O’Neal.
O’Neal is famously quite tall, standing seven feet, one inch.
Emancipation Day, which falls on June 19, also goes by this name and was recently designated a U.S. federal holiday.
Juneteenth.
It’s also known as Freedom Day.
The Hacky Sack: Created in 1972 in this west coast U.S. state.
Oregon.
Friends Mike Marshall and John Stalberger took an old game and made it new again. Their first commercial Hacky Sack hit the markets in 1974.
What was the name of Mary Shelley’s famous novel about a young scientist who creates an eight-foot-tall creature?
Frankenstein.
While on vacation with friends, bad weather kept the party indoors, and one of Shelley’s friends suggested they have a competition to see who could write the best ghost story. The rest is history. In 1818, five hundred copies of the novel were published, and for a long time, no one knew it was written by a woman.
This rhyming yellow soda was introduced by the Coca-Cola company in 1979 as a response to Pepsi’s Mountain Dew.
Mello Yello.
The soft drink is named for a song from 1966 and is meant to capture whimsy and a free spirit.
D-Day falls on this date in June.
June 6.
Though the term D-Day has long referred generically to the day an operation goes live, the most famous D-Day was June 6, 1944, when Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, during World War II.
Lidl: Grocery chain found throughout the U.S. east coast, opened its first store in 1973 in Ludwigshafen in this country.
Germany.
The first Lidl store had only three employees; now the company employs over 341,000 people.
What country boasts the tallest building in the world?
United Arab Emirates.
Located in the United Arab Emirates, the Burj Khalifa is more than twice the height of the Empire State Building and almost three times the size of the Eiffel Tower.
This is the first name of former French president Chirac, who was elected in 1995.
Jacques.
He was first elected to the National Assembly in 1967 and first ran for president in 1981.
This fruit is the nickname of June’s full moon.
Strawberry.
June’s full moon was named by Indigenous Algonquin Americans because its appearance corresponds with strawberry season.
Ugg Boots: Footwear brand founded in California in 1978 by a surfer from this “down under” nation.
Australia.
Creator Brian Smith was inspired by Australian sheepskin to create these unique boots.
What country has the largest church in the world?
Germany.
The world’s tallest church, the Ulm Minster, stands 530 feet (162 meters) tall and was built in 1890. Amazingly, the Ulm Minister was one building that did not sustain any damage during the bombings of World War II.
This short-lived ’80s sitcom stars twin sisters, whom the title suggests are two times the tumult!
Double Trouble.
Jean and Liz Sagal, younger sisters of actress Katey Sagal, play the title twins.
Bette Davis and Robert Montgomery star in this 1948 movie, which centers around an event in June.
June Bride.
Linda (Davis) hires Carey (Montgomery), a former war correspondent, to work at a women’s magazine. The two then travel to Indiana to cover a June wedding and discover a love triangle.
Kinder Surprise: Chocolate eggs inspired by an Easter tradition in this country, home of creator Michele Ferrero.
Italy.
Ferrero’s idea was to sell a chocolate egg with a surprise toy inside that kids could enjoy year-round.
What is the name of the tallest pyramid in the world, standing at 481 feet (147 meters) tall?
Great Pyramid of Giza.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is both the oldest and only remaining of the seven wonders of the world. It is thought to be constructed of over two million stone blocks, and historians estimate that it took over 100,000 people to build the incredible structure.