Say Cheese!
Archeologists discovered that humans have been eating cheese for a whopping 4,000 years, long before the rise of the Roman Empire, thanks to murals found in the tombs of this ancient civilization.
Who are the Ancient Egyptians?
During the churning process, this free and invisible "ingredient" is continuously whipped into the liquid base to give ice cream its light, scoopable texture rather than freezing into a solid block of ice.
What is air?
Alanis Morissette’s multi-platinum 1995 album Jagged Little Pill launched her to global superstardom with this hit lead single about a bitter breakup.
What is "You Oughta Know"?
To avoid bruising the actor's face, the heavy, metallic "Snyder's" brand paint cans that swung down the stairs to hit the Wet Bandits were actually made of this light material.
What is foam?
This popular casino card game was originally called "Twenty-One" in Europe before American casinos started offering a special ten-to-one payout if a player held an Ace of Spades and a specific dark-suited Jack.
What is Blackjack?
Producing over 3.5 billion pounds annually, this Midwestern state is the top cheese manufacturer in the United States
What is Wisconsin?
Unlike American ice cream, traditional Italian gelato achieves a denser, richer texture and a more intense flavor because it is churned much slower and uses a higher ratio of this liquid than heavy cream.
What is milk?
Elton John famously performed his hit song "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" as a legendary duet with this glamorous puppet superstar on The Muppet Show.
Who is Miss Piggy?
Although he is the titular character and completely steals the show, Michael Keaton only appears on screen for a surprisingly brief total of this many minutes.
What is 17 minutes?
Invented in 1895 by a mechanic named Charles Fey, the very first commercial slot machine featured matching symbols like horseshoes, diamonds, and this iconic American bell.
What is the Liberty Bell?
You can trace its historical roots back to a 1920s recipe published by a woman named Elena Zelayeta, often made with Ro-Tel tomatoes
What is Chile con Queso?
While no single person invented ice cream, the earliest version of a frozen milk-and-rice treat was served thousands of years ago to rulers of the Tang Dynasty in this ancient country.
What is China?
Heavily inspired by George Orwell’s political novel Animal Farm, Pink Floyd’s gritty 1977 concept album divides human society into dogs, sheep, and these animals.
What are pigs?
Sound designers have hidden this iconic, specific stock sound wave of a man screaming in hundreds of movies—from Star Wars to Indiana Jones—originally recorded for a 1951 movie character swallowed by an alligator.
What is the Wilhelm Scream?
Often called "The Devil's Game," a standard roulette wheel gets this eerie nickname because if you add up every single number on the wheel from 1 to 36, they equal this specific sum.
What is 666?
According to legend, this sharp, French blue cheese was accidentally invented when a young shepherd abandoned his bread and sheep's milk curds in a cave to chase after a beautiful girl.
What is Roquefort?
In 1903, an Italian immigrant patented this because his customers kept breaking or stealing the glass dishes he used to serve his ice cream on the street.
What is the Waffle Cone
Pink Floyd’s iconic emotional ballad "Wish You Were Here" wasn't written about a standard romantic breakup, but was actually a tribute to this tragic, original founding member and guitar player.
Who is Syd Barrett?
To get a genuinely tortured reaction out of Bruce Campbell during a rock-pelting scene in Army of Darkness, director Sam Raimi secretly pranked him by throwing these heavy kitchen staples at him instead.
What are potatoes?
In 1992, a famous gambler named Archie Karas arrived in Las Vegas with just $50 and went on a legendary three-year winning streak that turned it into this many millions.
What is 40 million dollars?
The blue veins inside standard blue cheeses get their distinct color and sharp flavor from the introduction of this specific genus of mold spores.
What is Penicillium?
After falling in love with French vanilla ice cream while serving as a diplomat in Paris, this U.S. President penned the first recorded American recipe for the dessert.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
In 1975, the legendary Pink Floyd and Elton John both recorded hit songs sharing this exact two-word celestial title.
What is "Shine On"? (Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and Elton John's "Shine On Through").
To create the iconic vibration that rippled the cup of water as the T-Rex approached, the crew had to feed this through the floor of the car.
What is the sound wave a guitar string
This elite group of math-genius students from a prestigious Boston university used card counting and secret signals to win millions from Vegas casinos in the 1990s, inspiring the movie 21.
Who is the MIT Blackjack Team?