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What famous actress sang “Happy Birthday” to President Kennedy?
Marilyn Monroe
The dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in the minute-long performance was originally purchased for $12,000 and auctioned off in 2016 for $4.8 million dollars.
What is the world’s highest (tallest) mountain?
Mount Everest
Almost everyone has heard of Mount Everest; however, only a small portion of the population has summited the incredible mountain. As of December 2023, a documented 6,664 people have made it to the top.
This is a crunchy movie theater favorite.
Popcorn
Popcorn without a topping is a low-calorie snack, but who eats it without butter?
“I Whistle a Happy Tune,” “Getting to Know You,” and “Shall We Dance?” come from this Broadway musical and subsequent movie.
The King and I
Yul Brynner plays King Mongkut of Siam in the original Broadway version as well as the first revival. He also stars in the 1956 movie.
What sport are sunflower seeds associated with?
Baseball
Sunflower seeds started to appear in Major League Baseball games around the 1950s as a way to replace chewing tobacco. By the 1980s, the seeds were synonymous with baseball.
What element is used in balloons to make them float?
Helium
Helium is the second-lightest element on the periodic table and the only gas that cannot be solidified by traditional cooling processes.
What U.S. state boasts the tallest known tree in the world?
California.
The current record holder for tallest tree is a Coast redwood that measures 380 feet (116 meters) tall and is located in California’s Redwood National Park. It is off-limits to visitors, and the park has warned that anyone caught too close to the tree will face up to six months in jail and a $5,000 fine.
Brands like Cadbury, Hershey, and Godiva are known for this sweet treat.
Chocolate
It’s eaten as a stand-alone snack or used as an ingredient or a garnish in a variety of recipes. Chocolate is also delicious paired with salty foods, such as bacon dipped in it, or with peanut butter.
Audrey Hepburn sang “Moon River” in this 1961 movie.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
The studio hated the song. Hepburn was not trained in singing, but she put her foot down and insisted that the song remain in the film. Andy Williams subsequently released it on an album and is the performer most associated with the tune.
Which boat is powered by paddles to move across the water?
Canoe
The canoe was one of the first kinds of boats, and it has long been used all around the world. There are three basic forms of canoe: bark canoe, skin canoe, and dugout canoe.
What breed of dog holds the current Guinness World Record for being the tallest dog in the world?
Great Dane
The world record for the world’s tallest dog was set by Zeus, a Great Dane who measured in at a whopping three feet 5.18 inches (1.04 meters) at the withers and seven feet, four inches (1.62 meters) when standing on his hind legs.
Sour cream, ranch, and other dips are popular with these snacks made by the likes of Lay’s and Pringles.
Potato chips
Did you know that the salt in potato chips releases dopamine, which causes pleasure and satisfaction?
“Lara’s Theme,” also known as “Lara Says Goodbye to Yuri,” is a song from this 1965 film starring Julie Christie and Omar Sharif.
Doctor Zhivago
The film is set during the dead of winter in Russia during World War I and the subsequent Russian Revolution. It is a love story between a doctor-poet and a married political activist.
What is the primary ingredient in most baked goods?
Flour
Most flour is made from wheat. The Romans were the first to create flour by grinding wheat seeds.
Who is the famous green mascot associated with a well-known vegetable company?
The Jolly Green Giant
The story of the Jolly Green Giant begins in 1925 with a company called the Minnesota Valley Canning Company. He was named after a particularly large variety of pea that the company sold at the time. Then in 1950, the Minnesota Valley Canning Company turned into the Green Giant Company we know today.
Tollhouse brand is known for making this classic cookie.
Chocolate chip
Part of our addiction to these sweet treats is the emotional attachment many of us have through our memories of them in our childhoods.
“Sunrise, Sunset” and “If I Were a Rich Man” are songs from this Broadway musical and film.
Fiddler on the Roof? “Matchmaker” and “Sabbath Prayer” are other songs from Fiddler.
Which type of plane has an open cockpit and two wings?
Biplane
The first successful biplane was created in 1903 by the Wright brothers. On the plane’s first flight, it remained airborne for 12 seconds.
What famous retail store’s annual parade features floats that can be up to 60 feet (18 meters) tall?
Macy’s
The iconic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade started in 1924 in hopes that it would attract customers to the store during the holidays. Initially, the floats were inspired by the animals in the Central Park Zoo.
This can be ordered thin crust or deep dish.
Pizza
It is rated the No. 1 addictive food due to the combination of fat, salt, and refined carbs—a combination not found in nature.
“Oh! What a Beautiful Mornin’,” “The Surrey with the Fringe on Top,” and “Kansas City” are all from this musical.
Oklahoma!
Gordon MacRae and Gloria Grahame star in the 1955 movie version.
Which type of shark has a distinct, T-shaped head?
Hammerhead shark
The hammerhead shark uses the unique shape of its head to trap stingrays. The sharks range in size from 13–20 feet and weigh 500–1,000 pounds.
What species of whale grows the longest?
Blue whale
The blue whale is documented to be the largest animal to ever live on Earth, with adults reaching up to 100 feet (30 meters) in length. With this in mind, it may be less of a surprise to find out that a blue whale can eat up to 40 million pounds of krill in a day.
This breakfast carbohydrate is often eaten with milk.
Cereal
Fun fact: One of the most sugary cereals of the 1950s was Kellogg’s Sugar Smacks. It has since been rebranded as Honey Smacks and can still be found in stores today.
We learn this new, lengthy word in Mary Poppins, and that word is the title of a song in the movie.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Other songs on the soundtrack include “A Spoonful of Sugar” and “Let’s Go Fly a Kite.”